Dancin' with no lights on.

"Lights Out (Extended Dance Mix)" - Peter Wolf

The 1st single off his 1st solo LP for the J. Giels Band's former singer. The song hit #12 on Billboard's Hot 100 and #11 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts. TT: 6:17 and remixed by Francois Kevorkian. This song is not about failure to pay your monthly power bill.

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Screams of terror

The Screams Of Passion (Extended Version) - The Family

Prince's first sign to his newly-formed Paisley Park Records in 1985. Edit: (Because I had a huge brainfart when I originally wrote this) The band featured Susannah Melvoin (Wendy's twin) and ex-Time members Jellybean Johnson, Jerome Benton and Paul Peterson. The band was led by Paul Peterson (renamed St. Paul for this project). Except for the track "River Run Dry", the band's debut LP was written and performed entirely by Prince. Melvoin's and St. Paul's vocals were added in later along with a few other tweaks. The Family dissolved after this record only to reunite in 2003 briefly and announced the recording of a new CD early last year. This version runs 6:48 and is not about screaming from a kidney stone.

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P.S.: Unfortunately, as you've noticed, I'm not going to be able to update this site as regularly as I used to for a while. I'll still post as much as I can and thank you to each and every one of you who have visited so far.

It's passed on.

"Hello Again (Remix Version)" - The Cars

I know it's been a while, but I'm back. Let's get right to it: After the huge success of the LP "Shake It Up" in 1982, The Cars went on hiatus and frontman Ric Ocasek and keyboardist Greg Hawkes both recorded solo records. They reunited 2 years later for the mega-smash, "Heartbeat City". The 1st single, "You Might Think", earned The Cars "Video Of the Year" at the very first MTV Video Music Awards and "Drive" was a big charter as well. "Hello Again" peaked at #20 the week of December 22, 1984 on the Hot 100 and this mix was done by Arthur Baker. TT: 5:54.

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Romancin' and dancin'

"Romancing The Stone (Extended Version)" - Eddy Grant
An even longer jam than the version on the LP, "Going For Broke", which was edited for the 7". Since the song barely even made an appearance in the movie it was commissioned for, I'm barely going to mention the movie here: "Romancing The Stone" starred Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas and Danny DeVito about a big jewel. There. Now that that's out of the way let me say that it is a damn tragedy that the song only made it to #54 in 1984 on the Billboard Hot 100. I freaking love this song and Eddy Grant. The movie was ehhhh - but a box-office success. Had the song played a bigger part in it, it might have been better received. Silence! It does no good to ponder these things. Just enjoy the track here in it's 9 minute form.

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Man-E Moons Ago.

"Cry (Extended Version)" - Godley & Creme

Kevin Godley and Lol Creme were both in the band 10cc ("I'm Not In Love") and later joined forces for a duo career in 1977. In 1985 they released "The History Mix - Volume 1" which was meant to be a tribute to both for 25 years of recording together. It was co-produced with Art Of Noise's J.J. Jeczalik and remixed samples of older tunes by the duo to produce new songs. Godley & Creme directed more than 50 videos during the 80's working most notably with Duran Duran, The Police, Herbie Hancock, Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Sting. It's no wonder then that the video for "Cry" was one of the coolest things I'd ever seen at the time and still holds up pretty good today. It utilized analog cross-fading with Man-E-Faces (ha!) long before Michael Jackson did it with "Black Or White". You can view the video here. "Cry" was their biggest hit here in the USA , peaking at #16. In the UK it reached #19. It was also featured at the end of one of the best Miami Vice episodes, "Definitely Miami", featuring Ted Nugent in a starring role. This version is a little different from the LP extended cut and it runs 6:32.

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Heavy as a Chevy.

"Misled (Remix)" - Kool & The Gang

Another fix for you funk junkies out there. I'm Uncle Mike. Welcome to Jackass. Another track from "Emergency". "Misled" reached #10 on the Hot 100 and #3 on the R&B Charts circa 1984. The bassline and drums hit much harder in this longer mix and it runs 5:35.

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Wanna scream but you keep it all inside.

"Don't Mean Nothing (Extended Rock Mix)" - Richard Marx

#3 hit for Richard Marx from 1987 featuring then former Eagles Randy Meisner and Timothy B. Schmit on background vocals and The Man, Joe Walsh on lead guitar. After he finally got a recording contract with EMI/Manhattan Records, Marx contacted his friend Fee Waybill of The Tubes and Fee pulled Walsh and Co. into the mix for the self-titled debut LP. It went on to sell 4 million copies and produced 3 other top-5 hits with the last, "Hold On To The Nights", hitting #1. He was nominated for a Grammy with this track for Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male in 1988. This is a terrific mix and far superior to the original in my opinion. TT: 6:17

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