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“The Lost Boys: Hard-To-Find ’80s Albums” gives you exactly what the title implies: a rare or out-of-print album from the ’80s in its entirety. Some will be from CD, but most will have been lovingly transferred from pristine vinyl culled directly from the Analog Kid’s vast collection. Whatever album I choose, it will be one that you can’t easily find a physical copy for sale on Amazon or in your local record store (if you even have one anymore). Death…by stereo!

 

I’ve never seen the 1982 British film Party Party— in fact, I wouldn’t even know of its existence if I hadn’t stumbled upon a vinyl copy of the soundtrack at Waterloo Records in Austin in the late ’80s. Movie soundtracks are often the source of some great rare material, and the Party Party soundtrack is a pure goldmine for lovers of ’80s new wave music.

Bananarama turning a Sex Pistols classic into fun dance music? Check.

Sting (making his solo debut) ripping through some classic ’50s material from Little Richard and Little Willie John? Check.

Midge Ure tearing through David Bowie’s “The Man Who Sold The World” long before Nirvana made it hip to do so? Check.

Most of the tracks on Party Party are cover songs, but there are a couple of original tunes. Madness hit the U.K. Top 5 with “Driving In My Car,” a song that was never released on a Madness record in the United States. The true rarity on Party Party, though, is the title track from Elvis Costello & The Attractions. Costello must really really hate the song, as it has never been released on any of his (multiple!) album reissues. “Party Party” is one the true obscurities of the Costello catalog, so I did my best to clean it up and make it sound pretty for you. This is an old piece of vinyl, though, and I used to play the LP all of the time back in college. Maybe someday I’ll actually get around to watching the movie– if Party Party is half as good as its soundtrack, it’s a keeper.

 

Party Party: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

A&M Records, 1982

Vinyl rip courtesy of the Analog Kid

 

1. Elvis Costello & The Attractions: “Party Party” (Elvis Costello)

Party Party

2. Dave Edmunds: “Run Rudolph Run” (Johnny Marks/Marvin Brodie)

Run Rudolph Run

3. Altered Images: “Little Town Flirt” (Del Shannon/Maron McKenzie)

Little Town Flirt

4. Bad Manners: “Yakety Yak” (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)

Yakety Yak

5. Sting: “Tutti Frutti” (Richard Penniman/Dorothy LaBostrie)

Tutti Frutti

6. Bananarama: “No Feelings” (Glen Matlock/John Lydon/Paul Cook/Steve Jones)

No Feelings

7. Madness: “Driving In My Car” (Mike Barson)

Driving In My Car

8. Modern Romance: “Band Of Gold” (Edythe Wayne/Ron Dunbar)

Band Of Gold

9. Bad Manners: “Elizabethan Reggae” (Ronald Binge)

Elizabethan Reggae

10. “No Woman, No Cry” (Vincent Ford)

No Woman, No Cry

11. Sting: “Need Your Love So Bad” (Little Willie John)

Need Your Love So Bad

12. Midge Ure: “The Man Who Sold The World” (David Bowie)

The Man Who Sold The World

13. Chas And Dave: “Auld Lang Syne” (Traditional; Arranged By Hodges Peacock)

Auld Lang Syne

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Bonus Tracks!

The first rule of The Analog Kid blog is that if you write about a song on the Analog Kid blog, you share the song on the Analog Kid blog.

 

Sex Pistols: “No Feelings” (Glen Matlock/John Lydon/Paul Cook/Steve Jones)

From the album Never Mind The Bollocks Here’s The Sex Pistols

Virgin Records, 1977

No Feelings

 

David Bowie: “The Man Who Sold The World” (David Bowie)

From the album The Man Who Sold The World

Mercury Records, 1970

The Man Who Sold The World

 

Freda Payne: “Band Of Gold” (Edythe Wayne/Ron Dunbar)

From the album Band Of Gold

Invictus Records, 1970

Band Of Gold

 

Bob Marley & The Wailers: “No Woman, No Cry” [Live] (Vincent Ford)

From the album Legend

Island Records, 1974

No Woman, No Cry [Live]

 

The Coasters: “Yakety Yak” (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)

From the album Greatest Hits

Atco Records, 1958

Yakety Yak

 

Del Shannon: “Little Town Flirt” (Del Shannon/Maron McKenzie)

From the album Little Town Flirt

Big Top Records, 1962

Little Town Flirt

 

Little Richard: “Tutti Frutti” (Richard Penniman/Dorothy LaBostrie)

From the album Here’s Little Richard

Specialty Records, 1955

Tutti Frutti

 

Little Willie John: “Need Your Love So Bad” (Little Willie John)

From the album Fever

King Records, 1956

Need Your Love