Japan - Adolescent Sex b/w Sometimes I Feel So Low (1978)

"Adolescent Sex" is a song by English new wave band Japan, released as a single from their debut album of the same name in 1978. It was the band's only single to chart in Europe outside of the UK and Ireland, as it was a Top-40 hit in the Netherlands and Belgium.

The song was first released in Spain in April 1978, with the B-side being the band's previous single "Don't Rain on My Parade". This version of "Adolescent Sex" was the same as found on the Adolescent Sex album, which was also released in April. 

In Spring 1978, Japan re-recorded the song, making it sound punchier. This version was then first released in August as the other side of a double A-side single with "The Unconventional" in the UK. 

It was then released with the B-side "Sometimes I Feel So Low" in Germany in October. 

This single was then released in the Netherlands, Australia and France in 1979. The re-recorded version was also released in Italy in April 1979 with the B-side "Transmission".

A - Adolescent Sex  (3:43) 

      Written-By – David Sylvian

B - Sometimes I Feel So Low  (3:44) 

       Written-By – David Sylvian

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Ariola Eurodisc GmbH
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Hansa Productions Ltd.
• Pressed By – Sonopress
• Published By – Intro

Credits

• Producer [Produced By] – Ray Singer
• Written-By – David Sylvian

Adolescent Sex: taken from the album "Adolescent Sex" LP-NR. 26 091 OT

Sometimes I Feel So Low: Taken from the Album "Obscure Alternatives" LP-NR. 200 166-320

Notes

Released:  1978

Format:   Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo

Genre:  New Wave, Alternative Rock 

Label:  Hansa International Records

Catalog#  100 072

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HUYVk0UjVPrFfc0171oDuje_WH1ScyNe/view?usp=drive_link

Boston - More Than A Feeling b/w Smokin´ (1976)

"More Than a Feeling" is a song by the American rock band Boston, released as the lead single from the band's 1976 debut album by Epic Records in September 1976, with "Smokin'" as the B-side. 

Tom Scholz wrote the whole song. The single entered the US Billboard Hot 100 on September 18 and peaked at number five. 

The track is now a staple of classic rock radio, and in 2008, it was named the 39th-best hard rock song of all time by VH1. 

It was included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame list of the "500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll" and is ranked number 212 on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time", updated from its previous position of number 500 on the 2004 version.

"More than a Feeling" took Scholz five years to complete. Scholz wrote the lyrics based on the idea of losing someone close, and on the way in which music can connect a person to memories of the past.

Though not based on any specific event in Scholz's life, he did take the name Marianne from his cousin. 

It is one of six songs (five of which eventually appeared on the Boston album) that he worked on in his basement from 1968 to 1975, before Boston got its record contract. 

The drum parts were originally developed by Jim Masdea, although Sib Hashian played the drums on the official release. The song is in compound AABA form.

A - More Than A Feeling  (3:25)

       Written-By – T. Scholz

B - Smokin'  (4:20)

       Written-By – B. Delp, T. Scholz

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – CBS Inc.
• Produced For – Great Eastern Gramophone
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
• Copyright © – CBS Inc.
• Published By – Pure Songs
• Pressed By – CBS, Haarlem

Credits

• Producer – John Boylan, Tom Scholz

Taken from the Epic Lp: ”BOSTON” EPC 81611

Notes

Release: 1976

Format:  Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo

Genre:  Hardrock

Label:  Epic Records

Catalog#  EPC 4658

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VHp5FzGnqIEvfx9QQSIrvpGMpKSVPAZp/view?usp=drive_link

The Wiz Stars - A Brand New Day b/w Liberation Ballet - A Brand New Day (1979)

"A Brand New Day", also known as "Everybody Rejoice", is a song from the 1974 Broadway musical The Wiz written by American R&B singer and songwriter Luther Vandross. (In 1976 Vandross recorded a version of the song for his album Luther, on Cotillion Records.) 

In the play, the song is sung to celebrate after Dorothy has killed Evillene, the tyrannical Wicked Witch of the West. Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, and the Scarecrow sing the song with the newly freed Winkies, who were ruled and enslaved by Evillene. 

It was later featured in the 1978 film version, sung by cast members Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, and Ted Ross (credited as The Wiz Stars). Given the all-Black cast of The Wiz, the song's many references to freedom and new possibilities (especially as sung by African American characters who had just been freed from enslavement) certainly invoked the struggles and history of Blacks in America. 

In the onscreen version of the song, Nipsey Russell can even be heard exclaiming "Free at last!"—a reference to civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. (His impromptu addition to the song is not heard on the soundtrack album version, instead replaced by sung vocals by Diana Ross.) 

The song's opening line is sung by Luther Vandross, the song's composer (Vandross' line was to represent one of the Winkies singing and dancing on a table while throwing up an item in the film). 

A - A Brand New Day  (2:40)

       Written-By – L. Vandross

B - Liberation Ballet - A Brand New Day  (4:23)

       Written-By – Quincy Jones

Companies, etc.

• Licensed From – MCA Records, Inc.
• Made By – EMI Records Holland B.V.
• Distributed By – EMI Records Holland B.V.
• Lacquer Cut At – Bovema / EMI Studios – 40861
• Lacquer Cut At – Bovema / EMI Studios – 40862

Credits

• Featuring – Diana Ross, Michael Jackson
• Lacquer Cut By – HN

Taken From The Album Soundtrack "The Wiz" 138-61828/9

Notes

Release: 1979

Format:   Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo

Genre:  Disco, Stage & Screen

Label:  MCA Records

Catalog#  5C 006-63106

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xfClgsfjoK8rEAC0dD6geUaAXGD60R_l/view?usp=drive_link

Marvin Gaye - I Want You (Vocal) b/w I Want You (Instrumental) (1975)

"I Want You" is a song written by songwriters Leon Ware and Arthur "T-Boy" Ross and performed by singer Marvin Gaye. It was released as a single in 1976 on his fourteenth studio album of the same name on the Tamla label. 

The song introduced a change in musical styles for Gaye, who before then had been recording songs with a funk edge. Songs such as this gave him a disco audience thanks to Ware, who produced the song alongside Gaye.

The song also stood to be one of Marvin's most popular singles during his later Motown period followed by his sabbatical following the release of 1973's Let's Get It On. The song eventually reached number fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot Selling Soul Singles chart.

A - I Want You (Vocal)  (3:30)

       Written-By – A. Ross, L. Ware

B - I Want You (Instrumental)  (4:50)

       Written-By – A. Ross, L. Ware

Credits

• Arranged By – Coleridge Taylor Perkinson
• Producer – T. Boy Ross, Leon Ware
• Written-By – A. Ross, L. Ware

Companies, etc.

• Published By – Almo Music Corp.
• Published By – Jobete Music Co., Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Motown Record Corporation

From the album "I Want You" 1975

 

Notes

Release:  1975

Format:   Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM

Genre:  Soul / Funk

Label:  Tamla Motown Records

Catalog#  5C 006-97.148

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tuugRN9e9h3vq5u3Q1aBLNFEKtXDEExE/view?usp=drive_link

The Temptations - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone (Vocal) b/w Papa Was A Rollin' Stone (Instrumental) (1972)

"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" is a song originally performed by Motown recording act the Undisputed Truth in 1972, though it became much better known after a Grammy-award winning cover by the Temptations was issued later the same year. This latter version of the song became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" was written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong in 1971. Whitfield produced the original Undisputed Truth version, which was released as a single in May 1972. This version of the song peaked at number 63 on the Pop Charts and number 24 on the R&B Charts. The song was included on the Undisputed Truth's album Law of the Land (1973).

Later in 1972, Whitfield cut a different version of the song, turning it into a 12-minute track for the Temptations. This version was included on their 1972 album All Directions. The edited 7-inch single release of this Temptations track was issued in September 1972, and this version was a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and won three Grammy Awards in 1973. While the original Undisputed Truth version of the song has been largely forgotten, the Temptations' version of the song has been regarded as an enduring and influential soul classic. The full-length album version was ranked number 169 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, one of the group's three songs on the list. In retrospect, the Temptations' Otis Williams considers the song to be the last real classic the group recorded (it would be the Temptations' last number one hit and would win them their second and final Grammy Award in a competitive category). 

A - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone (Vocal)  (6:58)

       Written-By – N. Whitfield-B. Strong

B - Papa Was A Rollin' Stone (Instrumental)  (4:49)

       Written-By – N. Whitfield-B. Strong

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Motown Record Corporation
• Published By – Stone Diamond Music Corp.
• Pressed By – American Record Pressing Co.

Credits

• Arranged By, Conductor – Paul Riser
• Producer, Written-By – N. Whitfield
• Written-By – B. Strong

from the album "All Directions" G 962L

Notes

Release:  1972

Format:   Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single

Genre:  Soul / Funk

Label:  Tamla Motown Records

Catalog#  5C 006-93908

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17H6c1Cn9HdYD_yv2FZXxn6xsPxK2WQX9/view?usp=sharing

Santana - Let The Children Play b/w Carnaval (1977)

"Let The Music Set You Free" has a wild ryhtm, although the funky orientation is not really my cup of tea. From "Festivál" their eighth studio album.

After his metaphysical phase - if one may use that expression - Santana released some commercial, fun material, and this is about as commercial and fun as they come. No message, just uptempto dance music, though with a great riff.

A - Let The Children Play  (3:17) 

      Written-By – Leon Patillo

B - Carnaval  (2:14) 

       Written-By – Tom Coster

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – CBS Inc.
• Copyright © – CBS Inc.
• Published By – Light Music
• Pressed By – CBS, Haarlem

From the CBS L.p.: 'Festival' - CBS 86020

Credits

• Producer – David Rubinson, Tom Coster
• Producer, Written-By – Devadip Carlos Santana

Notes

Release:  1977

Format:   Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo

Genre:  Latin Rock

Label:  CBS Records

Catalog#  5005

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FDDNHhgx-cDGf_JJXT4_hiSc2hze_lTC/view?usp=drive_link

David Lee Roth - California Girls b/w California Girls (Remix Version) (1985)

"California Girls" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1965 album Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!). Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, the lyrics detail an appreciation for women across the world, but how they don't compare to women from California, the band's home state.

In 1984, David Lee Roth recorded a cover version that also peaked at number 3.

A - California Girls  (2:50)

       Written-By – Brian Wilson

B - California Girls (Remix Version)  (3:10)

       Written-By – Brian Wilson

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – WEA International Inc.
• Copyright © – Diamond Dave Enterprises, Inc.
• Published By – Irving Music, Inc.
• Manufactured By – Record Service GmbH
• Made By – WEA Musik GmbH
• Pressed By – Record Service Alsdorf

Credits

• Art Direction – Pete Angelus, Vigon Seireeni L.A.
• Engineer – Jeff Hendrickson
• Management – Noel Monk
• Photography By – Kazuyoshi Miyoshi, Neil Zlozower
• Producer – Ted Templeman
• Written-By – Brian Wilson

From the forthcomming Warner Bros. EP Crazy From The Heat 925 222-1

Notes

Release: 1985

Format:   Vinyl, 7", Single, 45 RPM

Genre: Rock

Label: Warner Bros. Records

https://drive.google.com/file/d/18yyC3btNv0YiDGNcEmMfpaSE_BSdZLOu/view?usp=drive_link

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (Vocal) b/w The Message (Instrumental) (1982)

 Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were an American hip hop group formed in the South Bronx of New York City in 1978. The group's members were Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel, Kidd Creole (not to be confused with Kid Creole), Keef Cowboy, Scorpio, and Rahiem. 

The group's use of turntablism, breakbeat DJing, and conscious lyricism were significant in the early development of hip hop music. 

"The Message" is a song by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. It was released as a single by Sugar Hill Records on July 1, 1982, and was later featured on the group's debut studio album of the same name.

"The Message" was an early prominent hip hop song to provide social commentary. The song's lyrics describe the stress of inner-city poverty. 

In the final verses a child born in the ghetto without prospects in life is lured away into a life of crime, for which he is jailed until he commits suicide in his cell. The song ends with a brief skit in which the band members are arrested for no clear reason.

"The Message" took rap music from the house parties of its origin to the social platforms later developed by groups like Public Enemy and KRS-One. 

Melle Mel said in an interview with NPR: "Our group, like Flash and the Furious Five, we didn't actually want to do 'The Message' because we was used to doing party raps and boasting how good we are and all that."

The song was first written in 1980 by Duke Bootee and Melle Mel, in response to the 1980 New York City transit strike, which is mentioned in the song's lyrics. Melle Mel's verse, starting with the line "A child is born with no state of mind, blind to the ways of mankind" was taken from the early Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five track "Superrappin'" from 1979 on the Enjoy label.

A - The Message (Vocal)  (4:33)

       Written-By – J. Chase, E. Fletcher, M. Glover, S. Robinson

B - The Message (Instrumental)   (3:15)

       Written-By – J. Chase, E. Fletcher, M. Glover, S. Robinson

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sugar Hill Records Ltd.
• Copyright © – Sugar Hill Records Ltd.
• Distributed By – Vogue P.I.P.
• Made By – Disques Vogue P.I.P.
• Pressed By – Manufacture De Productions Phonographiques Vogue
• Printed By – P.P.P.
• Record Company – Sugar Hill Records Ltd.

Credits

• Featuring – Duke Bootee, Melle Mel
• Photography By – Hemu Aggarwal
• Producer – Jiggs Chase, E. Fletcher, Sylvia Inc
• Written-By – J. Chase, E. Fletcher, M. Glover, S. Robinson

Taken from the album "The Message" - 540040

Notes

Release:  1982

Format:   Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single

Genre:  Hip-Hop

Label:  Sugar Hill Records

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T1g_H0KsxKvjXkwNxlW8H6qOE2-25YSg/view?usp=sharing

Kim Wilde - Cambodia b/w Watching For Shapes (1981)

"Cambodia" is the fourth single by British singer Kim Wilde. It was released at the end of 1981—a year in which Wilde had already obtained three highly successful hit singles and a best-selling debut album. 

The single was another international success, topping the charts of France, Sweden and Switzerland and reaching the top 10 in several other nations. The song was not released in North America.

"Cambodia" was released on the 7-inch format but also as a 12-inch single in West Germany, although not in a remixed or extended version. 

The B-side of both releases is an exclusive non-album track called "Watching for Shapes". "Cambodia" was later included on Wilde's second album, Select, which was released six months after the single, in May 1982.

"Cambodia" was written by Marty Wilde and Ricki Wilde and has a length of seven minutes and thirteen seconds; on the album, it is teamed with a more uptempo instrumental version of the song called "Reprise". Musically and lyrically, "Cambodia" showed a change in direction for Kim Wilde from the new wave feel of her debut album. The song was mainly synth-driven, with east Asian-sounding percussion. According to Wilde:

It's a tragic love song. It's about someone who loses her lover in sad circumstances. It wasn't written as a commentary on the Cambodian situation, more like a 'song mystery'

A - Cambodia  (3:56)

       Written-By – M. Wilde, R. Wilde

B - Watching For Shapes  (3:40)

       Written-By – M. Wilde, R. Wilde

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – RAK Records Ltd.
• Marketed By – EMI
• Manufactured By – EMI
• Distributed By – EMI
• Record Company – EMI Records Ltd.
• Pressed By – EMI Electrola GmbH

Credits

• Illustration [Front Cover] – Rod Vass
• Producer – Ricky Wilde

Notes

Released: 1981

Format:  Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo

Genre: Electronic-pop

Label:  EMI Electrola Records

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16SXns92-p5kXUPBN2Cs5srEzCvpLe3Y2/view?usp=drive_link

Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It b/w It's Getting Late In The Evening (1986)

"Life's What You Make It" is a song by the English band Talk Talk. It was released as a single in 1985, the first from the band's album The Colour of Spring. 

The single was a hit in the UK in January 1986, peaking at No. 16, and charted in numerous other countries, often reaching the Top 20.

Artist James Marsh created the single's cover illustration. The track was re-released as a single in 1990, charting for a second time. 

The song was one of the last to be conceived for The Colour of Spring, following concern from the band's management at the lack of an obvious single among accumulated work. Initially unwilling, Mark Hollis and Tim Friese-Greene, the principal source of original material for the band, accepted the task as a challenge. 

Friese-Greene: "I had a drum pattern loosely inspired by Kate Bush's 'Running Up That Hill' and Mark was playing 'Green Onions' organ over the top."

 

A - Life's What You Make It  (4:25)

       Written-By – Mark Hollis, T. Friese-Greene

B - It's Getting Late In The Evening  (5:47)

       Written-By – Mark Hollis, T. Friese-Greene

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – EMI Records Ltd.
• Copyright © – EMI Records Ltd.
• Marketed By – EMI
• Manufactured By – EMI
• Distributed By – EMI
• Printed By – EMI Services Benelux B.V.

Credits

• Producer – Tim Friese-Greene
• Written-By – Mark Hollis, T. Friese-Greene

Notes

Released: 1986

Format:   Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo

Genre: Synth-pop

Label:  EMI Records 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17b7vVRtoWLPnqIZ91LxvdGS7k89OhJJJ/view?usp=drive_link