Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Hit Mix 86 - continuous mix of 1986 hits



I probably chose to post this mostly because of the design of the cover. I do love 80's groove, but most of these tracks are a bit too cheesy for me. And unfortunately, each track doesn't last very long. But for a good image of 1986 charts, it's quite excellent. I particularly like the moment where Colonel Abrams' Trapped mixes into The Whispers' And the Beat Goes On. I have listed at the bottom of this post mp3s for some of the tracks I prefer from this mix as standalone tracks.

Side A Mix
1 Sly Fox-Let’s Go All The Way
2 Nik Kershaw-Wouldn’t It Be Good
3 Paul Hardcastle-Don’t Waste My Time
4 Amazulu-Too Good To Be Forgotten
5 Princess-Say I’m Your Number One
6 Belouis Some-Imagination
7 Thompson Twins-You Take me Up
8 Samantha Fox-Touch Me, (I want your body)
9 Baltimora-Tarzan Boy
10 Kate Bush-Running Up That Hill
11 David Grant & Jaki Graham-Could It Be I’m Falling In Love
12 Kajagoogoo-Too Shy
13 Nik Kershaw-I Won’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me
14 Shalamar-A Night To Remember
15 David Grant-Watching You, Watching Me
16 Phil Fearon-I Can Prove It
17 Paul Hardcastle-Just For Money
18 Break Machine-Street Dance
19 MC Miker ‘G’ and DJ Sven-Holiday, (rap)
20 Boris Gardner-I Want To Wake Up With You
21 Latin Quarter-Radio Africa

Side B Mix
1 Ruby Turner-If You’re Ready, (come go with me)
2 Wally Badarou-Chief Inspector
3 The Real Roxanne with Hitman Howie Tee-Bang Zoom, (let’s go go)
4 Whistle- (nothin’serious), - Just Buggin’
5 Change-Let’s Get Together
6 Kenny G-What Does It Take, (to win your love)
7 Run DMC-King of Rock
8 Midnight Star-Headlines
9 The Real Thing-Can’t Get By Without You
10 Jaki Graham-Set Me Free
11 Skipworth & Turner-Thinking About Your Love
12 B B & Q Band-Dreamer
13 Rah Band-Clouds Across the Moon
14 Grace Jones-Pull Up To the Bumper
15 The Real Thing-You To Me Are Everything, (remix)
16 Millie Scott-Prisoner of Love
17 Aretha Franklin-Who’s Zoomin’ Who
18 The Three Degrees-The Heaven I Need
19 Pointer Sisters-Automatic
20 Colonel Abrams-Trapped
21 Whispers-And the Beat Goes On
22 Colonel Abrams-I’m Not Gonna Let You
23 Dhar Braxton-Jump Back


I would love to post The Real Thing - Can't Get By Without You if anyone wants to send it to me.

And another treat not from the mix that is in a similar vein (from 1988) which I just discovered:

Womack & Womack - Teardrops (Jeansbjorn & Fisken mix)

15 comments:

Unknown said...

Nothing to be proud of, but I'm certain that I have that album somewhere.....

dalston shopper said...

I love Hits in the Car.

http://stytzer.blogspot.com/

Thanks for the comment. Which album are you referring to? There's no shame in anything as long as it's clear what it's place is in life :)

Tom said...

There is only one tape from 1986 that I will play :)

Unknown said...

I was thinking of the Hit Mix 86. I have the vinyl(s) somewhere I'm sure. And you're right! It served its purpose 20 years ago, so no reason to be embarrassed :)

Oh - and thanks for the nice words on Hits In The Car :))

Tom - impossible to guess what tape you're thinking of ;)

tox said...

daltson, love this blog. such a unique idea in the over-subscribed world of mp3 blogging. i'll link u up asap :)

Anonymous said...

A mix by Les "LA MIX" Adams including such gems as Sly Fox, Run DMC, The Real Thing, The Whispers and Paul Hardcastle is "Nothing to be proud of"? Are you kidding!?

Anonymous said...

thankyou for hit mix 86,been after it for ages,reminds me of my youth.
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@Simon_Constable said...

If anyone can find the other half of Hit Mix '86 it'd be great.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for digging this up. I used to have it on tape, but lost it. Great stuff, brings back a flood of memories!

Anonymous said...

Hey cheers for that...takes me back years..great nostalgia
You dont happen to have sides C and D do you?

Anonymous said...

OMG!! Ive been searching for this to listen to again for years!!!

Wow... what memories.

Your a saviour!! Thank you soooo much!!

Anonymous said...

quality! quality! takes me back am off searching for a mk1 capri now! thanks!

Anonymous said...

Thanks, thanks, thanks for uploading this!

Anonymous said...

This got me into djing all those years ago.. Classic album and thank you for uploading x

Anonymous said...

Have u still got hitmix 86 cd if u have how much is it