Alternative Eighties

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1Rock the Casbah
engineer:
Bob Clearmountain
producer:
Guy Stevens
mixer:
Glyn Johns
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
remixer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite)
music videos:
Rock the Casbah by The Clash (70s–80s British punk rock band)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 58)
recording of:
Rock the Casbah
writer:
Topper Headon, Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
The Clash4.63:46
2The First Picture of You
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista Records, LLC (holding company - file NO releases here!) (in 1983)
recording of:
The First Picture of You
writer:
Jeremy Kelly, Peter Coyle and Ged Quinn (Keyboardist)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
The Lotus Eaters33:42
3Pretty in Pink
engineer:
Will Gosling and Phil Thornalley
producer:
Steve Lillywhite
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1981) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1981, in 1986)
recording of:
Pretty in Pink
writer:
John Ashton, Richard Butler (singer), Tim Butler (co‐founder of The Psychedelic Furs), Vincent Paul Davey, Duncan Kilburn and Roger Morris (UK guitarist for The Psychedelic Furs)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30) and EMI Songs Ltd.
The Psychedelic Furs4.654:02
4Brilliant Mind
engineer:
John Brough, Renny Hill (engineer) and Seb (Engineer)
producer:
Mick Glossop (producer & engineer)
bass:
Sally Still
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Hamilton Lee
guitar and background vocals:
Tim Whelan
keyboard:
Maya Gilder (Keyboardist)
saxophone:
Larry Whelan (Saxophonist)
strings:
Tim Beaton and Charlie Buchannon
lead vocals:
Jim Irvin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Townhouse 3 in Battersea, Wandsworth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Sarm East (1973–2013, fka Sarm Studios from 1973–1982) in Aldgate, Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 86)
recording of:
Brilliant Mind
writer:
Jim Irvin, Hamilton Lee, Sally Still and Tim Whelan
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. (renamed as Warner Chappell Music Publishing Ltd. since 2019‐05‐16)
Furniture3.353:44
5Love Is a Wonderful Colour
producer:
David Lord (British composer, engineer and producer)
mixer:
Hugh Jones (UK producer)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Chris Sharrock
electric bass guitar [bass guitar]:
Chris Layhe
guitar and keyboard:
Ian McNabb
vocals:
Ian McNabb
recording of:
Love Is a Wonderful Colour
writer:
Ian McNabb
The Icicle Works4:15
6Life in a Northern Town
additional producer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)
producer:
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), Nick Laird-Clowes and George Nicholson (engineer, producer)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 54)
recording of:
Life in a Northern Town
writer:
Gilbert Gabriel and Nick Laird-Clowes
dedicated to:
Nick Drake (English singer‐songwriter)
The Dream Academy4.34:20
7Blue Monday
producer:
New Order (UK synth pop band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Factory Communications Ltd. (holding company – file no releases here!) (in 1983, in 1987)
samples:
Uran by Kraftwerk
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock, Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 61) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 235)
recording of:
Blue Monday
writer:
Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris (New Order) and Bernard Sumner
publisher:
Fractured Music (publisher), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
New Order3.77:33
8The King of Rock ’n’ Roll
producer:
Thomas Dolby
mixer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer)
keyboard:
Thomas Dolby
lead vocals:
Paddy McAloon
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.)
recording of:
The King of Rock ’n’ Roll
lyricist and composer:
Paddy McAloon
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
Prefab Sprout44:26
9I’m in Love With a German Film Star
producer:
Peter Wilson (UK Producer)
bass:
David Agar
drums (drum set):
Richard Williams (UK drummer for The Passions)
guitar:
Barbara Gogan and Clive Timperley
vocals:
Barbara Gogan and Clive Timperley
recording of:
I’m in Love With a German Film Star
lyricist:
Barbara Gogan
composer:
David Agar, Clive Timperley, David Wardill and Richard Williams (UK drummer for The Passions)
publisher:
America Eaton
The Passions44:01
10Digging Your Scene
additional recording engineer and additional mixer:
Michael Baker (producer)
producer:
Peter Wilson (UK Producer)
strings arranger:
Peter Wilson (UK Producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA/Ariola Ltd. (in 1986) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1986)
recording of:
Digging Your Scene
lyricist and composer:
Robert Howard (pop songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., RCA Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1986) and Trashsongs (publisher) (in 1986)
The Blow Monkeys3.754:09
11Ziggy Stardust
engineer:
Mike Robinson (engineer)
producer:
Bauhaus (UK gothic rock band) and John Sparrow (UK recording engineer and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet (in 1982)
cover recording of:
Ziggy Stardust
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
BMG RM Chrysalis Music France, Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Chrysalis Music Group Inc., Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Chrysalis Songs, Éditer à Paris, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Fleur Music Ltd. (publisher), Jones Music America, Mainman Saag (New York), RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Tintoretto Music, フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Bauhaus3.853:17
12Birthday
producer:
Danny Birkett, Derek Birkett and Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
bass guitar:
Bragi
drums (drum set):
Siggi
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Siggi Baldursson
guitar:
Thor
keyboard:
Björk and Einar Melax
trumpet:
Einar Örn (musician)
vocals:
Björk and Einar Örn (musician)
music video for:
Birthday (English) by Sugarcubes (Icelandic alternative/post-punk rock band)
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 48)
recording of:
Birthday
writer:
The Sugarcubes (Icelandic alternative/post-punk rock band)
translated version of:
Ammæli (Icelandic Birthday)
The Sugarcubes4.154:02
13Another Girl, Another Planet
assistant engineer:
Kevin Dallimore (engineering) and Andy Lyden
engineer:
Robert Ash (sound engineer)
assistant producer:
Robert Ash (sound engineer)
producer:
The Only Ones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1978)
recording of:
Another Girl, Another Planet
lyricist and composer:
Peter Perrett
publisher:
Domino Publishing Co. Ltd.
The Only Ones4.353:02
14E=mc²
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1985) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1985)
recording of:
E=mc²
writer:
Dan Donovan (keyboards (Big Audio Dynamite/Dreadzone)), Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Don Letts
publisher:
B.A.D. Songs, Big Audio Dynamics Music, Inc., BMG Songs, Inc., Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
Big Audio Dynamite34:31
15Never Never
producer:
The Assembly (synthpop)
guitar:
Clem Clempson
vocals:
Feargal Sharkey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Splendid Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Never Never
lyricist and composer:
Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
publisher:
Sonet (Scandinavia) (in 1983)
The Assembly53:47
16Crash
mixer:
Mark Wallis (in 1988)
bass guitar:
Steve Dullaghan
guitar:
Paul Court (of "The Primitives")
vocals:
Tracy Cattell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1988)
recording of:
Crash
writer:
Paul Court (of "The Primitives"), Steve Dullaghan and Tracy Louise Spencer
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
The Primitives4.652:35
17World Shut Your Mouth
producer:
Ed Stasium (US record producer & audio engineer)
recording of:
World Shut Your Mouth
lyricist and composer:
Julian Cope
Julian Cope4.53:38
18There’s a Ghost in My House
producer:
Grant Cunliffe and Grant Showbiz
acoustic bass guitar:
Steve Hanley
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Simon Wolstencroft
guitar:
Craig Scanlon and Brix Smith
keyboard and background vocals:
Marcia Schofield
piano, tape and lead vocals:
Mark E. Smith (late lead singer of British post‐punk band The Fall)
vocals:
Brix Smith
publisher:
Jabete Music (U.K.) Ltd.
cover recording of:
There’s a Ghost in My House
lyricist:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team)
composer:
Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland (Motown producer & songwriter) and R. Dean Taylor (Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer)
The Fall2:40
19Are ‘Friends’ Electric?
assistant engineer:
Harvey Ishiki
engineer:
Jon Caffery (producer and engineer)
producer:
Gary Numan
mixer:
Jon Caffery (producer and engineer), Gary Numan and Rikki Sylvan
bass guitar:
Paul Gardiner
drums (drum set):
Jess Lidyard
guitar, keyboard and lead vocals:
Gary Numan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Beggars Banquet (in 1979) and Beggars Banquet Records Ltd. (for copyrights purpose) (in 1979)
recording of:
Are ‘Friends’ Electric?
lyricist and composer:
Gary Numan
publisher:
Beggars Banquet Music Ltd., Momentum Music Ltd., Numan Music Ltd., Andrew Heath Music (from 1979 to present) and Beggars Banquet (from 1979 to present)
Tubeway Army3.65:28
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1She Sells Sanctuary
producer:
Steve Brown (engineer/music producer)
recording of:
She Sells Sanctuary
writer:
Ian Astbury (vocalist for The Cult) and Billy Duffy
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
The Cult3.54:15
2The Killing Moon
recording engineer and producer:
David Lord (British composer, engineer and producer)
mixer:
Echo & the Bunnymen and Gil Norton (British record producer)
arranger:
Adam Peters
recording of:
The Killing Moon
writer:
Pete de Freitas, Ian McCulloch (Echo & the Bunnymen), Les Pattinson and Will Sergeant
Echo & the Bunnymen4.255:47
3Boys Don’t Cry
engineer:
Mike Hedges (UK producer/recording engineer)
producer and mixer:
Chris Parry
bass guitar:
Michael Dempsey
drums (drum set):
Lol Tolhurst
guitar and lead vocals:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Fiction Records Ltd. (not for release label use! please use “Fiction” for that instead)
recorded at:
Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Boys Don’t Cry by The Cure
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 242)
recording of:
Boys Don’t Cry (in 1979)
lyricist:
Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure)
writer and composer:
Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith (UK guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for The Cure) and Lol Tolhurst
publisher:
APB Music Co.
The Cure4.552:42
4Party Fears Two
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 8)
recording of:
Party Fears Two
writer:
Billy MacKenzie (Scottish tenor singer & songwriter) and Alan Rankine
The Associates35:14
5Liberator
Spear of Destiny3:43
6Reward
producer:
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
recording of:
Reward
composer:
Julian Cope and Alan Gill
The Teardrop Explodes4.52:44
7(Feels Like) Heaven
producer:
Peter Wilson (UK Producer)
arranger:
Chic Medley and Kevin Patterson (songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1983), Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1983) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1983)
recording of:
(Feels Like) Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Eddie Jordan (songwriter) and Kevin Patterson (songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp.
Fiction Factory43:31
8Young at Heart
producer:
Bob Andrews (keyboardist and producer) and Colin Fairley
cover recording of:
Young at Heart (Bananarama song)
writer:
Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Robert Hodgens and Keren Woodward
The Bluebells2.53:27
9I Could Be Happy
recording of:
I Could Be Happy
lyricist and composer:
Tich Anderson, Clare Grogan, Tony McDaid, Johnny McElhone and Jim McKinven
Altered Images53:32
10Pearly‐Dewdrops’ Drops
recording engineer and engineer:
John Madden (UK producer/engineer)
producer:
Cocteau Twins
recorded at and engineered at:
Rooster Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Q50 – December 2005 (number: 42)
recording of:
Pearly-Dewdrops’ Drops
writer:
Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins), Robin Guthrie (guitarist in Cocteau Twins) and Simon Raymonde
Cocteau Twins4.654:12
11Sometimes
producer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
mixer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis), Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records) and Mike Pela
trumpet:
Guy Barker
part of:
Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 107)
recording of:
Sometimes
writer:
Andy Bell (singer / songwriter for Erasure) and Vince Clarke (member of Erasure, Depeche Mode, Yazoo,…)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Erasure2.73:40
12This Is the Day
recording engineer and mixer:
Paul Hardiman
producer:
Paul Hardiman and Matt Johnson (English singer/songwriter for “The The”)
accordion:
Wix (UK / Paul Wickens)
drums (drum set):
Andy Duncan (UK drummer and producer)
fiddle:
Paul Boyle
instruments and vocals:
Matt Johnson (English singer/songwriter for “The The”)
keyboard and percussion:
Matt Johnson (English singer/songwriter for “The The”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1983)
recording of:
This Is the Day
lyricist and composer:
Matt Johnson (English singer/songwriter for “The The”)
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd. and Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (USA, ASCAP affiliated)
The The3.74:58
13Sonic Boom Boy
recording of:
Sonic Boom Boy
writer:
Bob Derwood Andrews, Nick Burton (UK techno producer/artwork/photography) and Elizabeth Westwood
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Westworld2:56
14Living on the Ceiling
producer:
Mike Howlett
sitar:
Deepak
tabla:
Dinesh
remixer:
John Williams (English A&R executive, producer, songwriter...) and Dennis Weinreich
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 1982)
recording of:
Living on the Ceiling
writer:
Neil Arthur (singer, songwriter, producer) and Stephen Luscombe
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
Blancmange54:01
15Lost Weekend
producer:
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1985)
recording of:
Lost Weekend
lyricist:
Lloyd Cole
composer:
Neil Clark (Scottish guitarist, The Commotions), Lloyd Cole and Lawrence Donegan (Scottish musician and journalist)
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions43:14
16Everyday I Write the Book
producer:
Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (English record producer)
bass guitar:
Bruce Thomas
drums (drum set):
Pete Thomas (drummer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Elvis Costello
keyboard:
Steve Nieve
background vocals:
Afrodiziak
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Genetic Studios in West Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Everyday I Write the Book by Elvis Costello
recording of:
Everyday I Write the Book
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
Elvis Costello & The Attractions43:55
17Shout to the Top
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (aka Polydor Ltée, Canadian manufacturer and distributor from 1966–1978, may show maple-leaf logo) (in 1984)
recording of:
Shout to the Top
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Stylist Music Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
The Style Council4.353:20
18Always the Sun
engineer:
Owen Morris
producer:
Mike Kemp (UK recording engineer) and The Stranglers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1986)
music videos:
Always the Sun by The Stranglers
recording of:
Always the Sun
writer:
Brian Duffy (UK drummer Brian Duffy, member of The Stranglers), Jean‐Jacques Burnel, Hugh Cornwell (English rock musician) and Dave Greenfield
publisher:
CBS Songs Ltd., Complete Music Ltd., EMI April Music Inc., EMI Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Limited (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Ltd. and Plumbshaft-Ltd.
The Stranglers3.754:06
19Dirty Old Town
engineer:
Nick Robbins (engineer) and Paul Scully
producer:
Elvis Costello
recorded at:
Elephant Studios in Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Dirty Old Town
lyricist and composer:
Ewan MacColl (folksinger, songwriter, actor) (in 1949)
publisher:
Albert Music Publishing, Cooking Vinyl Ltd. (use “Cooking Vinyl” for release label), Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Francis, Day & Hunter (publisher) and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
The Pogues4.83:46
20A New England
producer:
Steve Lillywhite
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Stiff Records Ltd. (in 1985)
music videos:
A New England by Kirsty MacColl
cover recording of:
A New England
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Chappell Music Ltd.
Kirsty MacColl43:52