Advice on 80 s tunes

[wayne]

After some advice on 80s compilations out there I love this era but don't really have much any suggestions please?

 

[siman91]

A very exiting era for electronic music. What genre are you wanting, electro, synth, pop, Chicago, Detroit, new beat, acid house etc etc etc?

The best album for house is http://http://www.discogs.com/Various-The-House-Of-Hits-The-History-Of-House-Music/release/118987 and http://http://www.discogs.com/Various-The-House-Story-So-Far-The-PastPresentFuture/release/223198. This is pretty cool too http://www.discogs.com/Various-The-History-Of-The-House-Sound-Of-Chicago/release/57624

I've got all 3 and can vouch for each of them

S

 

[djperkins]

now...y'don't find those amongst the Max Byegrave boxsets in charity shops ... audio gold there S.

 

[djperkins]

http://www.discogs.com/Various-The-House-Sound-Of-Chicago-Vol-1/master/164216
http://www.discogs.com/Various-The-...ious-The-House-Sound-Of-Chicago/master/151357
http://www.discogs.com/Various-The-House-Sound-Of-Chicago-Vol-II-Chicago-Trax/master/68881

a few cheaper options to look out for which you will find in charity shops or similar outlets mate, the key to quality,if your unsure, is to go for the stuff which is on or licenced from the best labels, difficult to find without help tho I admit, early US is way harder to find that Italo House/Disco...

some Uk released comps are just fkn stupidly cheap...

http://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Greatest-Hits-Of-House/master/110498

...but not all are a quality cut!! I have one comp in particular, this...

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Jumpin-Pumpin-Volume-1/master/110507

...pukka tracklist but sounds like it has been mastered using a spade and stick of ruhbarb, if the vinyl looks smooth and flat like a mirror on the run-out, then should be a quality cut, can be iffy if the vinyl looks slightly wibbled ... tech term that