So80s

So80s are a series of compilation albums curated by deejay/production duo Blank & Jones featuring 1980s music. They were released on CD and some in digital formats from 2009 to 2019 and included 24 albums.[1]

Background

Frustrated with finding '80s 12" mixes on CDs, Black and Jones set out on a mission to release '80s 12" compilations of their favourite tunes.[1]

The series had 13 compilation volumes (1-13) of various artists, 2 more compilations of various artists, including So80s presents Formel Eins, So80s Presents ZTT[2] and 10 compilations dedicated to specific artists, including Kajagoogoo,[3] Ultravox, Heaven 17, Billy Idol, Culture Club, Falco,[4]Sandra,[5] Alphaville,[6][7][8][9] Hubert Kah and OMD.[10]

Some of the albums are only sold from the Black and Jones website. In 2016, the physical issues of the first 5 volumes were discontinued as their licenses expired. However, the first 4 volumes are available only in digital format via EMI, which have only EMI artists.

In 2016, a limited edition box set featuring volumes 1-10 was also released.[11]


Discography

Various artists

  • So80s (3 CDs) (2009)
  • So80 2 (3 CDs) (2010)
  • So80s 3 (3 CDs) (2010)
  • So80s 4 (3 CDs) (2011)
  • So80s 5 (3 CDs) (2011)
  • So80s 6 (3 CDs) (2011)
  • So80s 7 (3 CDs) (2012)
  • So80s 8 (3 CDs) (2013)
  • So80s presents Formel Eins (2013)
  • So80s Presents ZTT (A Remixed Obstacle In The Path Of The Obvious) (2014)[2]
  • So80s 9 (3 CDs) (2015)[12]
  • So80s 10 (3 CDs) (2016)[13]
  • So80s 11 (3 CDs) (2018)[14]
  • So80s 12 (2 CDs) (2019)
  • So80s 13 (2 CDs) (2019)

Specific artists

References

  1. ^ a b "Blank & Jones on curating so80s – SuperDeluxeEdition". 6 June 2016. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  2. ^ a b "so80s presents ZTT / review – SuperDeluxeEdition". 6 May 2014. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  3. ^ a b "So80s (SoEighties) Presents Kajagoogoo - Kajagoogoo | Release Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  4. ^ a b So80s (SoEighties) Presents Falco - Falco | User Reviews | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-05-21
  5. ^ a b "Was macht Sandra? Das musikalische Comeback der 80er-Jahre Ikone". Schweizer Illustrierte (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  6. ^ a b "so80s presents Alphaville – SuperDeluxeEdition". 23 October 2014. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  7. ^ a b postpunkmonk (2015-11-05). "Record Review: Alphaville – So80s [part 1]". Post-Punk Monk. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  8. ^ a b postpunkmonk (2015-11-06). "Record Review: Alphaville – So80s [part 2]". Post-Punk Monk. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  9. ^ a b "Alphaville, aufpoliert von Blank & Jones – amusio.com" (in German). Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  10. ^ a b Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark So80s (SoEighties) Presents OMD Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-11
  11. ^ "Blank & Jones / so80s box set – SuperDeluxeEdition". 9 June 2016. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  12. ^ "Blank & Jones / so80s 9 track listing – SuperDeluxeEdition". 9 January 2015. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  13. ^ "Blank & Jones announce so80s 10 – SuperDeluxeEdition". 10 May 2016. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  14. ^ "Blank & Jones announce So80s 11 / 2CD set of 12" extended mixes from the '80s – SuperDeluxeEdition". 6 December 2017. Retrieved 2022-06-11.