The Bluebells - Sisters (1984) | Second (1992)

The Bluebells were a Scottish pop group in the 1980s. They performed jangly guitar based pop not dissimilar to their Scottish contemporaries Aztec Camera and Orange Juice. They had three Top 40 hit singles in the UK, all written by guitarist and founder member Bobby Bluebell (real name Robert Hodgens) - "I'm Falling" , "Cath" , and their biggest success "Young at Heart". The latter was co-written with Siobhan Fahey of Bananarama (and originally recorded on Bananarama's album Deep Sea Skiving) and made it to number 8 in the UK Singles Chart on its original release in 1984. The band also released one EP, The Bluebells, and one full-length album, Sisters.

The band split up in the mid 1980s, but enjoyed an unexpected revival in 1993 when "Young At Heart" was used in a Volkswagen television advertisement. Re-issued as a single, it was number one for four weeks and led to the band reforming temporarily to perform the song on BBC Television's Top of the Pops. A compilation album followed, The Singles Collection, which peaked at #27 in the UK Albums Chart in April 1993.

The band reformed in late 2008, with original members the McCluskey brothers and Bobby Bluebell, to support Edwyn Collins at a show in Glasgow on 23 January 2009.

Sisters
1984 London Records
THE BLUEBELLS

TRACKS 1. "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" 2. "Young At Heart" 3. "I'm Falling" 4. "Will She Always Be Waiting" 5. "Cath" 6. "Red Guitars" 7. "Syracuse University" 8. "Learn To Love" 9. "The Patriot Game" 10. "South Atlantic Way" BONUS 11. "Sugar Bridge (Single Version)" 12. "Some Sweet Day" 13. "Happy Birthday (Turn Gold)" 14. "H.O.L.L.A.N.D." 15. "Tender Mercy" 16. "Cath (Extended Remix)" 17. "Everybody's Somebody's Fool (Extended Remix)" 18. "Young At Heart (Extended Remix)" 19. "Sugar Bridge (Extended Remix)"

HIGH RESOLUTION INLAYS

Second
1992 London Records
THE BLUEBELLS

TRACKs 1. "Sweet Jesus" 2. "A Thousand Times" 3. "Scared" 4. "Orange County" 5. "God Forgives You" 6. "Hey Is It True" 7. "Mr Joyce" 8. "Jimmy Wonderful" 9. "Callander Green" 10. "Any Day Now" 11. "Better Days" 12. "Three Sisters" nWU BONUS 13. "Forevermore" The Bluebells - Forevermore/Aim In Life London Records LON14 7"                     FOREVERMORE (Lyrics) forever yours, forever mine time will tell, how far we'll go what roads we'll take, whose heart we'll break when we were young, oh hoh so young we had such dreams, that i could be forever yours, forever mine forever yours, forever mine and ever mine forever yours, forever mine forever, forevermore forever, forevermore forever, (and ever) forevermore

THE BLUEBELLS LINE UP

Bobby Bluebell (born Robert Hodgens, 6 June 1959, Scotland) (Guitar)

David McCluskey (born 13 January 1964, Scotland) (Drums)

Ken McCluskey (born Kenneth McCluskey, 8 February 1962, Scotland)(Vocals / Harmonica)

Lawrence Donegan (born 13 July 1961, Stirling, Scotland) (Bass)

Craig Gannon (born 30 July 1966, Manchester, England) (Guitar)

Russell Irvine (Guitar)

Neal Baldwinbas (Bass)

Modern English - Stop Start (1986 | 2010 Remastered)

Yeah, this was never one of Modern English's best selling albums back in the day when it was issued on tape and vinyl because of advertising, but MAN how the years have progressed and this sounds even BETTER than before!

Fans have long waited for this to be reissued on CD!!!! It's FINALLY here and as CRISP and CLEAR as ever! You can hear the subtle keyboards, fading in and out, sounds I haven't heard before, pounding drums, clean vocals, etc. I got tired of listening to my old worn on cassette tape and vinyl.

Over the years my tape broke and the vinyl got scratched! I was shocked to see this was reissued! Your in for a REAL TREAT if you order this now and hear it either for the first time or again; even after listening to your crusted tape and melted vinyl a million times, you'll still want to hear this remastered!

With this Newly REMASTERED and REISSUED classic 1986 CD; the sound has never been any better!? Long awaited fans and newbie's alike will totally enjoy this from Modern English! If you don't have this CD in your collection yet your really missing out! If you passed this up the first time back in 1986, well now's your chance to go get it in 2010 before possibly never seeing this classic CD again!? Let's hope not!? Check it out, you won't be disappointed!

These Guys have a New Website and are going on tour this summer too! Go check this one out and the new album too! Then go see them on tour! (Amazon by COSMOS)

Modern English will held a concert on Manila on January 2012. 

Stop Start
MODERN ENGLISH
2010

Tracklist

1. "The Border" - 4:08
2. "Ink and Paper" - 3:58
3. "Night Train" - 3:07
4. "I Don’t Know The Answer" - 3:10
5. "Love Breaks Down" - 5:24
6. "Breaking Away" - 4:04
7. "The Greatest Show" - 4:52
8. "Love Forever" - 3:30
9. "Start Stop – Stop Start" - 5:47

 

STOP START LYRICS

Propaganda - Present The Nine Lives of Dr. Mabuse (1984)

The third ZTT release, Propaganda Present the Nine Lives of Dr. Mabuse by the Dusseldorf group Propaganda, represented the next stage in this master plan of raiding the (early, European) twentieth century. "The children of Fritz Lang and Giorgio Moroder" is how NME's Chris Bohn tagged Propaganda. Inspired by Lang's expressionist trilogy of movies about a shadowy master criminal, "Dr. Mabuse" was epic Eurodisco, for which Horn and engineer Steve Lipson constructed a monumental edifice of arching synths and percussion as imposing as marble colonnades.

Propaganda's conceptualist, Ralf Dorper, justified this "very bombastic sound" to ZigZag. "The character Mabuse was symbolizing something extraordinary, something more or less unreal, so we had to have an unreal production." Formerly in metal-bashing pioneers Die Krupps, Dorper was a fanatic cinephile who preferred movies to music. "Cinema is much more inspirational to me," he declared. "It's much more multi-leveled: you have to have a storyline, a setting, a soundtrack."


Present The Nine Lives of Dr. Mabuse
PROPAGANDA
1984
Bit rate: 320kbps

TRACK LISTING

A. Das Testament Des Mabuse
B1. Femme Fatale (The Woman With The Orchid)
B2. (The Ninth Life Of...) Dr. Mabuse

FEMME FATALE LYRICS

Wenn wir entweder ob wir es so d’rauf lassen
Oder ob wir direkt mit dem Stück
Bis reinkommt... mit dem ersten Takt anfangen

[If we either… If we leave it so…
Or shall we directly with the track…
Until it comes in… Start with the first beat]

Before you start you already bleed
Before you start you already bleed
Before you start...

April Showers - Abandon Ship (1984) + Lyrics

April Showers were a short-lived Glaswegian pop duo comprised of Jonathan Bernstein and Beatrice Colin. Releasing their only known single “Abandon Ship” on Big Star, a subsidiary of Chrysalis, in 1984 it quickly gained a cult following due to it’s sparkling production from Anne Dudley (Art of Noise) and string-heavy arrangements. This quality was echoed on B-side “Everytime We Say Goodbye” with the 12-inch featuring an instrumental of Abandon Ship. - Tunesbag

At the time Abandon Ship was released, she was the girlfriend of James Grant who was then part of Friends Again and later the lead in the acclaimed Love & Money - thevinylvillain

Beatrice Colin is also a novelist who also writes for radio. Her novel, The Luminous Life of Lilly Aphrodite (John Murray), has been published in the UK in July 2008 and in the US as The Glimmer Palace (Riverhead).

Beatrice was born in London and moved to Scotland as a child. After graduating from the University of Glasgow, she worked as a journalist for the arts and features pages of publications including The Scotsman, Sunday Herald and The Guardian. Her first novel, Nude Untitled, (Toby Press, 2000) was short-listed for a Saltire Award. Her second, Disappearing Act (Toby Press, 2001) was published in the US. She has written six plays and dramatised three novels for BBC Radio 4, and her short stories have been broadcast and published in anthologies and literary magazines such as Ontario Review and The London Magazine.

She has taught creative writing for Strathclyde University’s English Studies Dept and for Glasgow University’s Department of Adult and Continuing Education, and completed her doctorate in 2008. She currently works at Strathclyde University as a Royal Literary Fund Fellow. She lives in Glasgow with her two children.

Abandon Ship 7″
1984
APRIL SHOWERS
Jonatahn Bernstein/Beatrice Colin

TRACK LISTING

Side one: Abandon Ship .

Side two: Everytime We Say Goodbye .

Beatrice Colin of April Showers

NWU Bonus

1. "Abandon Ship [Abandon Ship 12" 1984]
2. "Abandon Ship (Instrumental) [Abandon Ship 12" 1984]
3. "Abandon Ship (Extended)"
4. "Contrary To Pular Belief (..I Beg To Differ)" [While The City Sleeps]
5. "Alone Means Perfect" [While The City Sleeps]
6. "Wide Awake:Asleep All Day" [While The City Sleeps]

ABANDON SHIP

Midnight bells are ringing now,

Another year dissolves,

While everybody's hand in hand and singing now,

I don't feel too involved.

Clinging to my seat as others,

Laugh all long and loud,

Oh would you send me someone somewhere,

Who can help me escape from the crowd?

Abandon Ship,

Before my troubles,

Starts to rise above me,

Abandon Ship,

Why don't you come on in?

The water's lovely.

Take my hand and dance with me,

And please don't say a word,

All you have to do is take a chance with me,

I don't know if you've heard?

I might not be here tomorrow,

Might you surely plead,

So why not spend the time that isn't ours to borrow,

And before you speak.

Abandon Ship,

Before my troubles,

Starts to rise above me,

Abandon Ship,

Why don't you come on in?

The water's lovely.

Follow me I know a place where we could be,

All alone for a million years.

We could be,

It only take with destiny,

Close the door,

Make sure that no one hears.

Then one year and out the other,

We're running all our rest,

While everyone around me seems to run for cover,

I can't get out of bed.

Meet me here,

This time next year,

We must do this again,

While everybody else,

Is drowning in their tears,

I still remember when.

Abandon Ship,

Before my troubles,

Starts to rise above me,

Abandon Ship,

Why don't you come on in?

The water's lovely.

Abandon Ship,

Before my troubles,

Starts to rise above me,

Abandon Ship,

Why don't you come on in?

The water's lovely.

Propaganda - 1234 (1990)

1234 is a 1990 album by Propaganda. Michael Mertens was the only member remaining in the group from their previous album A Secret Wish, though Suzanne Freytag made guest appearances on two tracks, and the album included some songs co-written by Ralf Doerper prior to the breakup of the original group.

1234
1990
PROPAGANDA
Michael Mertens,Andreas Thein,Ralf Dörper, Susanne Freytag
[Enjoy]

Track listing

1. "Vicious Circle" 4:54
2. "Heaven Give Me Words" 5:11
3. "Your Wildlife" 6:31
4. "Only One Word" 5:51
5. "How Much Love" 5:51
6. "Vicious (reprise)" 1:36
7. "Ministry Of Fear" 7:18
8. "Wound In My Heart" 5:41
9. "La Carne, La Morte E Il Diavolo" 5:52

nWu BONUS

"Heaven Give Me Words" (Honey In Heaven Mix)
"Heaven Give Me Words" (The Beat) - 7:05


HEAVEN GIVE ME WORDS
Take these words they come out wrong
They won't express this old emotional thing
If you could see inside my mind
You'd know the love and feel this passionate thing

You stepped into my locked out world
I felt your touch on my shoulder
You turned my mind right over
Like a child before it learns to speak
I turn to stone, I turn to stone

Heaven give me words to tell you
How I am feeling
What I am needing
Heaven let this message reach you
This desperation
Will stop my heart from beating

I won't be giving in
I'll die if I don't tell you just how I feel
I'll make you truly understand
What kind of man could live with feelings
Of steel

I used to be so self contained
When I thought about love
A conversation heart to heart
I must confess this old emotional thing

Before you think that I'm a fool
There's a flame that burns here
Here's a feeling that's so rare
It's my nightmare when I go to speak
I turn to stone, I turn to stone

Heaven give me words to tell you
How I am feeling
What I am needing
Heaven let this message reach you
This desperation
Will stop my heart from beating
Heaven give me words
Heaven give pride
Heaven let this message reach you

You've seen a heart worn on my sleeve
I must express this old emotional thing
Please be a witness to my dreams
Or I'll wake up and say now
Can this be real?
Before you think that I'm a fool
There's a flame that burns here
Here's a feeling that's so rare
It's my nightmare when I go to speak
I turn to stone, I turn to stone

Heaven give me words to tell you
How I am feeling
What I am needing
Heaven let this message reach you
This desperation
Will stop my heart from beating

Heaven give me words to tell you
How I am feeling
What I am needing
Heaven let this message reach you
This desperation
Will stop my heart from beating

Heaven give me words
Heaven give pride
Heaven let this message reach you

General Public - All The Rage (1984)

After the 1983 break-up of The Beat (known as The English Beat in North America), Wakeling and Roger decided to continue working together in a new venture. They joined up with keyboardist Mickey Billingham (ex-Dexys Midnight Runners), guitarist Mick Jones of The Clash, bassist Horace Panter (The Specials) and drummer Stoker (ex-Dexys Midnight Runners/The Bureau) to form a quasi-"supergroup" of the UK punk/ska/mod scene. The band was dubbed General Public, and was signed to Virgin Records in the UK and I.R.S. Records in North America.

The band recorded and released the album All the Rage in 1984. Jones left General Public part way through the recording process, but is listed in the album's inner sleeve credits as a group member (although he did not appear in any of the band photographs). Jones' replacement, guitarist Kevin White also played on the album, and was also listed an official group member. White's picture also appeared on the album's back cover.

In the UK, General Public had a minor hit with the eponymous track called "General Public", which reached # 60 in the UK Singles Chart in 1984. As well, the B-side "Dishwasher" (an instrumental mix of "Burning Bright" from All The Rage) became a surprise top 40 in the Netherlands, after its use as a theme tune to the then popular pop radio show Avondspits.

Later in the year, the band fared even better in North America, where their second single "Tenderness" was a Top 40 hit in Canada (#11), and the U.S. (#27). It was also featured in the movies Weird Science, Clueless, and Sixteen Candles.

For the follow-up album, White and Stoker were replaced by brothers Gianni and Mario Minardi on guitar and drums, respectively. Hand to Mouth was significantly less successful than their debut album, and the band split up.

Their song "Taking The Day Off" was featured in the 1986 comedy film, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, by film director John Hughes.

Roger and Wakeling worked on various solo projects for the next few years, before reuniting as General Public in 1994 to perform a cover version of The Staple Singers hit , "I'll Take You There" for the Threesome film soundtrack. The song was a Top 40 hit in the U.S. and Canada, and a minor hit in the UK (#73).

The duo (now the only members of General Public) stayed together to release the album Rub It Better in 1995, recorded with the aid of record producer Jerry Harrison. Sales were poor, and Roger was tired of travelling to America, and they soon broke up again.

Since 2004, Dave Wakeling has toured the U.S. as The English Beat, and he often performs General Public tracks in his set list with a full backing band

All The Rage 1984 GENERAL PUBLIC Dave Wakeling,Ranking Roger,Justine Carpenter,Micky Dillingham,Horace Panter,Andy "Stoker" Growcott,Kevin White,Mick Jones [Enjoy] Tracklist Mick Jones - guitar (on “Tenderness”, “Where’s the Line”, “Never You Done That", “Hot You’re Cool”, “As a Matter of Fact”) 1. "Hot You're Cool" - 3:47 2. "Tenderness" - 3:34 3. "Anxious" - 4:19 4. "Never You Done That" - 4:08 5. "Burning Bright" - 4:30 6. "As A Matter Of Fact" - 5:22 7. "Are You Leading Me On?" - 3:09 8. "Day-To-Day" - 3:28 9. "Where's The Line?" - 4:09 10. "General Public" - 4:22 nWu Bonus 1. "Tenderness" (Longer Version) 2. "Tenderness" (Remix) 3. "Never You Done That" (12" Extended Version) 4. "So Hot You're Cool" (Hot Dance Mix) 5. "Tenderness" (Live) 6. "Day-To-Day" (Live) 7. "Where's The Line?" (Live) GENERAL PUBLIC 12" (1984) 1. "General Public" 2. "Dishwasher" 3. "General Public" (12 Inch Version)

TENDERNESS (Long Version) i don't know where to start or when to stop my lucks like a button i can't stop pushing it my head feels light but i'm still in the dark seems like without tenderness there's something missing tenderness where is the tenderness where is it i don't know where i am but i know i don't like it open my mouth and out pops something spiteful words are so cheap but they can turn out expensive words like conviction can turn into a sentence (i held your hands) rings but none on that finger (we danced and danced) but i was scared to go much further with it (just half a chance) make sure that one night you're here but (next night you're not) it always leaves me searching for a little tenderness where is the tenderness tenderness where is the tenderness when you're sick to death of second best there's no morning find you unimpressed where's the tendereness don't cry hopeless without love and affection don't cry hopeless without love and affection it always leaves me searching for a little tenderness where is the tenderness tenderness with tenderness whistling in the graveyard calling up your girlfriend just trying to make her understand you're squeezing the telephone like it was her hand no question, (so many questions) shes going to catch you out boy it all seems so underhand now she's the only thing that ever made you feel like a man mad mad madman tenderness where is the tenderness tenderness tenderness where is it (i held your hands) rings but none on that finger (we danced and danced) but i was scared to go much further with it (just half a chance) make sure that one night you're here but (next night you're not)  it always leaves me searching for a little tenderness tenderness where is the tenderness tenderness when you're sick to death of second best pet why should the morning always find you unimpressed? is your love like a button? you can stop pushing it? oh this all night longing can be such a long time

The Sound - Shock of Daylight | Heads and Hearts (1996 Re-issue)

The Sound were an English post-punk band, formed in 1979 disbanding in 1988. The band was fronted by Adrian Borland and evolved from his previous band, The Outsiders. They shared record labels with groups such as Echo & the Bunnymen and The Chameleons, and shared stages with Echo & the Bunnymen, the Comsat Angels, the Au Pairs, Modern Eon, Felt, Medium Medium, U2, Public Image Ltd., Eyeless In Gaza, The Stranglers, China Crisis, Thompson Twins, and Aztec Camera.

Founded from the remnants of The Outsiders, the original lineup of The Sound consisted of Adrian Borland (vocals, guitar), Graham Bailey (bass), Mike Dudley (drums) and Benita "Bi" Marshall (keyboards, saxophone, clarinet). In 1979, the band signed a contract with Korova Records, a small label under Warner Brothers, to produce three albums. They debuted with Jeopardy, which received favorable reviews

Shock of Daylight 1984 THE SOUND Track listing 1."Golden Soldiers" 2."Longest Days" 3."Counting the Days" 4."Winter" 5."A New Way of Life" 6."Dreams Then Plans" nWu BONUS 1. "Blood and Poison" 2. "Steel Your Air"

Heart and Sound 1985 THE SOUND Track listing 1."Whirlpool" 2."Total Recall" 3."Under You" 4."Burning Part Of Me" 5."Love Is Not A Ghost" 6."Wildest Dreams" 7."One Thousand Reasons" 8."Restless Time" 9."Mining For Heart" 10."World As It Is" 11."Temperature Drop"

Fruits Of Passion - Kiss Me Now 7" (1986)

LYRICS Just say the word and I’ll dance again I’ll be in all your dreams show you what love means I’ll be everything you’re by my side Keeping me warm and satisfied Don’t stop keep me in your arms Babe, don’t stop moving give me every chance Just say the word ’coz I’m always there Thinking about the love we could share Oh, kiss me now Tell me that you love and show me how Oh, kiss me now You need somebody we need each other now Do you see what I see Do you think too much When you’re watching me Just say the word ’Coz I’m always there Thinking about the love we could share Oh, kiss me now Tell me that you love and show me how Oh, kiss me now You need somebody we need each other now Oh, I know that it’s easy in a place like this To mistake heaven for just one night to live I know that it’s easy to take a look at my face We can be stronger we can make a world out of space Oh kiss me now I’ve given you all your dreams I’ve shown you what love means I’ve given you everything If you can make the same I’ve given you all your dreams I’ve shown you what love means You need somebody we need each other now Oh, kiss me now Tell me that you love and show me how Oh, kiss me now  You need somebody we need each other now

Kiss Me Now 7" 1986 FRUITS OF PASSION Sharon Dunleavy,Glen Gibbons,Davey Fullerton.Stephen Alexander [Enjoy] Tracks 1. "Kiss Me Now" - 4:04 2. "A Place In The Heart" - 3:10 nWu Bonus "Kiss Me Now (Extended)" - 7:49 Videos "Kiss Me Now" - Music Video "Loves Glory" - Music Video "All I Ever Wanted" (Live at Glasgow)

The Bible - Walking The Ghost Back Home (1986)

The Bible were a UK band with lead singer Boo Hewerdine, best known for their hits "Graceland" and "Mahalia". The band released two critically acclaimed albums in the mid 1980s.

In 1985 Hewerdine and his bandmate Kevin Flanagan from earlier ensemble The Great Divide, formed The Bible, recruiting jazz drummer Tony Shepherd (who had previously drummed for Freddie Starr) and bassist Clive Lawson. The band released the mini-LP Walking the Ghost Back Home in 1986 on the independent record label, Backs Records, giving them a top-ten hit on the UK Independent Chart, staying in the chart for ten weeks. This was followed by the first release of "Graceland" as a single, which gave them a minor hit in the UK, after which Lawson was replaced by Leroy Lendor. After follow-up single "Mahalia", which reached number 15 on the UK Independent Chart, Flanagan left, to be replaced by Dave Larcombe, with guitarist Neil MacColl (brother of Kirsty MacColl and formerly a member of The Roaring Boys) also joining. The album was well received by music pundits, and this brought the band to the attention of Chrysalis Records. Signing to Chrysalis, "Graceland" was re-released as a single in February 1987, but only charted slightly higher than the original release. Greg Harewood joined on bass guitar, replacing temporary member Constance Redgrave, and in January 1988, the band's second album, Eureka, was released. It peaked at number 71 on the UK Albums Chart. Two singles taken from the album failed to chart, but a re-recorded "Graceland" gave them their highest charting single, reaching number 51 in the UK in April 1989. "Honey Be Good" gave them a second hit later that year, reaching number 54.

In 1989, Hewerdine decided to leave the group and pursue solo projects. The remainder of the group renamed themselves Liberty Horses. In 1993, The Bible reformed for a tour and released the Dreamlife EP in 1994.

Walking The Ghost Back Home
1986
THE BIBLE
Boo Hewerdine, Kevin Flanagan, Tony Shepherd, Clive Lawson

Tracks

1. "Graceland" - 3:25
2. "Mahalia" - 4:57
3. "Walking the Ghost Back Home" - 3:57
4. "Kid Galahad and the Chrome Kinema" - 4:09
5. "King Chicago" - 5:08
6. "Sweetness" - 3:31
7. "Spend Spend Spend" - 3:07
8. "(Talk to Me Like) Jackie Kennedy" - 3:18
9. "She's My Bible" - 3:54
10. "High Wide and Handsome" - 5:34

nWu Bonus

"Honey Be Good" (From Eureka Album)
"Honey Be Good" (Acoustic Version)

Honey Be good (Lyrics) To the girl with the gun I leave my loneliness To the boy in your arms I leave you When you go and you must My tongue will turn do dust And goodbye won't mean a thing CHORUS On a day like today I'll believe anything you say Who'll be there when your heart Hits the ground? Now that I'm not around Be good, and if you can't be good Be good at being bad like Every girl should, honey be good Now that I stay at home listening to The Temptations Singing I wish it would rain CHORUS Now that I'm not around

Graceland (Lyrics) Would I give you money? I don't know the free-est things in life are best and so, put me to the test now... And when I die will you build the Taj Mahal? wear black every day of your life? I doubt it You will never see Graceland... All my wanting, all my waiting, all my working all my wickedness for all my yearning, inside I'm shutting down You will never see Graceland... So what am I doing without you? Love at second sight would see me through but not this time You will never see Graceland... All my wanting, all my waiting, all my working all my wickedness for all my yearning, all my yearning, all my yearning You will never see Graceland...

The Ocean Blue (1989)

The Ocean Blue, formed in Hershey, Pennsylvania in 1986, is an American indie pop band that combines melodic guitars and synthesizers. Its core original members included David Schelzel on lead vocals/guitar, Steve Lau on keyboards/saxophone, Bobby Mittan on bass guitar and Rob Minnig on drums and vocals.

Its current line-up includes David Schelzel on lead vocals/guitar, Oed Ronne on keyboards/guitar/vocals, Bobby Mittan on bass guitar and Peter Anderson on drums.

The band's sound may be best described as jangly guitar-based modern rock. Influences include such bands as The Smiths, Cocteau Twins, The Chameleons, Echo & the Bunnymen and New Order. The Ocean Blue's earliest shows always consisted of a healthy dose of covers by these bands. To this day, The Smiths and New Order covers still punctuate concert encores.

The Ocean Blue are practically masters of sweet, gentle, vaguely British pop, combining sparkling, jangly guitars with crisp, sweet vocals and thoroughly melodic songwriting. Their self-titled debut lays down the blueprint for this sound, which remained largely unchanged through releases like Cerulean (which sported slightly dreamier production and songwriting) and Beneath the Rhythm & Sound (the band's most polished and pop-oriented effort), falling somewhere between the squeaky-clean pop of the Housemartins and the gorgeous melodic elements of the Cocteau Twins. While its songwriting occasionally falters, and it lacks the sonic cohesion of its two successors, The Ocean Blue delivers on what makes all of the band's work so appealing: simple, beautiful hooks and melodies.

The Ocean Blue
1989
THE OCEAN BLUE
David Schelzel (v/g), Steve lau (k/s/v), Bobby Mittan (b), Rob Minnig (d)

Track Listing

1. Between Something And Nothing
2. Vanity Fair
3. Drifting, Falling
4. The Circus Animals
5. Frigid Winter Days
6. Just Let Me Know
7. Love Song
8. Ask Me Jon
9. Awaking To A Dream
10. The Office Of A Busy Man*
11. Myron
12. A Familiar Face

THE OCEAN BLUE LYRICS

BETWEEN SOMETHING AND NOTHING  Words that form a sentence Words that form a phrase In a poem or a letter Could not convey the meaning Of what this man has done In a painting On canvas As the colors fading They dictate my mood Can you see me Are you near me I find myself on canvas I find myself on stage Can you see me Are you near me And I long to know you're real And I long for you to be part of me I long to know you're real And I long for you to be a part of me In the fading twilight I sit and stare at her In all her beauty Her beauty You know I have to wonder Why all great men must die And leave their treasure They leave their treasure VANITY FAIR  Walking strolling down Down the gallery of memory Pictures painted there And it hangs on the wall Calling out to me Down the corridor to the left Pilgrim walk away Just walk away Pilgrim beware of Vanity Fair Pilgrim beware Window shopping now Window shopping down at Vanity Fair Shall we go inside Go inside and look around Would you like to buy The Red Man kindly asks me Pilgrim walk away Just walk away Pilgrim beware of Vanity Fair Pilgrim beware Singing, calling out Echoes of the truth somewhere A sea of sinking souls They can't really understand Vain, it's calling vain Watch them take another drink again Pilgrim walk away Just walk away Pilgrim beware of Vanity Fair Pilgrim beware DRIFTING, FALLING  You may find you're all alone All around you not a sound Drifting, falling on your own again The walls of cold and grey surround They surround You may find you're by yourself Friends have all grown up and gone away Drifting, falling you can't stop yourself The walls of cold and grey surround They surround Drifting, falling Watching all your dreams roll by They roll by Somewhere out there She sees you and she sighs My, my, my, my, my You may find you're all alone All around you not a sound Drifting, falling on your own again The walls of cold and grey surround They surround Drifting, falling Watching all your dreams roll by They roll by Somewhere out there She sees you and she sighs My, my, my, my, my THE CIRCUS ANIMALS You, the writer, knew You, the writer cared Sold, are things once told Old, are things once bold The diamonds and the gold They are for real Depending on the way they make you feel We can touch the sky You, oh you and I I can count to two But we can count to three I line them up and they stare back at me Creations in the mind and soul of me Drift Fall Blue Call You, the writer, knew You, the writer, cared The diamonds and the gold They are for real Depending on the way they make you feel Frigid Winter Days Mr. Jones lives down the lane He lives alone with his wife Jane You know his car won't start on frigid winter days He shovels snow so high on frigid winter days blow by the, blow by the snow Professor John gives an exam Try to pass it if you can You know he'll send you out to frigid winter days Out with an 'F' you go to frigid winter days blow by the, blow by the snow Ba ba e ya um ba ba bae ya um ba a Mrs. Smith has gotten old Her family's gone or so I'm told You know she stays inside on frigid winter days she turns her heat up high on frigid winter days twenty below So quietly I walk back home So glad that I am not alone I love the blue of night on frigid winter days I love the crystal light of frigid winter days blow by the blow by the snow Ba da da da da da da um ba da um ba e ya Ba da da da um ba da um ba a JUST LET ME KNOW First she came right into my life You know my life wasn't much of a life Couldn't believe this could happen to me Who, oh who, could ask for more Just let me know Just let me know What you want from me You were a friend when I hadn't a friend One on whom I could always depend Couldn't believe this could happen to me Who, oh who, could ask for more Just let me know Just let me know What you want from me Wish I knew what you were thinking deep inside Feel, those feelings that you hide Wish in you I could confide All my hopes, my fears, my love First she came right into my life You know my life wasn't much of a life Couldn't believe this could happen to me Who, oh who, could ask for more Just let me know Just let me know What you want from me >

LOVE SONG I'm in love My friend's in love We're both in love For real Singing ya oh oh Ya oh oh Ya oh oh Love is kind It does not boast It is not proud At all Singing ya oh oh Ya oh oh Ya oh oh And love always protects And love always hopes all things And love always trusts And love always is there Ya oh oh Ya oh oh Ya oh oh I'm in love My friend's in love We're both in love For real ASK ME JON Ask me, ask me Jon Ask me, ask me Jon How I got here How I got up here Jon How I got here I'm in the bright light now I'm in the bright light now Ask me, ask me Jon Ask me, ask me Jon How I got here How I got up here Jon How I got here If you don't come my way Then you don't come my way I'm in the bright light now I'm in the bright light now Ask me, ask me Jon Ask me, ask me Jon How I got here How I got up here Jon How I got here If you don't come my way Then you don't come my way AWAKING TO A DREAM No way in No way out I'm caught in this limbo-land Can't go on Can't go back I cannot get out of here Can't go on Can't go back I'm caught in this limbo-land Camera's on Camera's of I cannot get out of here No way in No way out I cannot get out of here Camera's on Camera's off It's out on the radio THE OFFICE OF A BUSY MAN This is the office of a busy man Can you hold the line? In pipes the music you can't understand Can you change the station? Is there a message, he's on with L.A. Big deal in L.A. You see his time is his money, and his money is time Can you hold the line? Do you know who I am? Do you know who I am? Do you know who I am? This is the city of a busy man It's New York, New York There's millions of people and it's dog eat dog Can you taste the smog? You've got to rush here and you've got to rush there Don't ask me why It's the city of dreams, it's the right kind of place For a busy man Do you know who I am? Do you know who I am? Do you know who I am? This is the office of a busy man Can you hold the line? He is the music you can't understand Can you change his station? Do you know who I am? Do you know who I am? Do you know who I am? MYRON As night was falling down His horse so swiftly flew The wind, it beat him down His outcried words they blew He cried Myron Where are you hiding He cried Myron Where are you hiding The rain, it beat him down The tears from heaven fell He had to wonder why But all he did was cry He cried Myron Where are you hiding He cried Myron Where are you hiding He went looking for the truth He went looking for his mom He went looking for his dad He went looking for himself He cried Myron Where are you hiding He cried Myron Where are you hiding A FAMILIAR FACE Back in the spring When I thought of those things I dodged the questions I ducked the clouds There were shadows in my heartland Back in the fall when I knew it all The wrong seemed right And the right seemed wrong There were shadows in the backyard Listen boy when he talks to you Listen to what he says He wore a familiar face I know Wake up and take a feel A familiar face I saw Wake up and take a feel Back in the fall when I knew it all I dodged the questions I ducked the clouds There were shadows in my homeland Back in the spring I thought of those things In my mind Listen boy when he talks to you Won't you listen to what he says He wore a familiar face I know Wake up and take a feel A familiar face I saw Wake up and take a feel

DAVID SCHELZEL

Lyrics

DAVID SCHELZEL and THE OCEAN BLUE

Music

All songs © 1989 SBK/Blackwood, Inc./Flat World Music BMI

DAVID SCHELZEL

Vocals and Guitars

STEVE LAU

Keyboards, Saxophone and Vocals

BOBBY MITTAN

Bass guitar

ROB MINNIG

Drums

Produced by Mark Optiz except * produced by John Porter

Engineered by Mike Dignam

Additional Engineering, John David and David Leonard

Assistant Engineer, Derek Fischer

Mixed by Mark Optiz, Mike Dignam, and Rob Minnig

"Between Something And Nothing" and "The Office Of A Busy Man" remixed by Bob Rosa at Electric Lady Studios, NYC

*Engineered by Kenny Jones

Recorded at Eden Studios, London, England

*Recorded at Matrix, London, England

Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk, NYC

Management, Peter Freedman Entertainment, NYC

The Ocean Blue, P.O. Box 363, Hershey, PA 17033

Design, art direction T.O.B./T+CP Assoc.

London; Los Angeles

Photography Laura Levine

© 1989 Sire Records Company for the U.S.

THE OCEAN BLUE LINE UP

David Schelzel - Lead Vocals, Guitar (1986-Present)

Bobby Mittan - Bass Guitar (1986-Present)

Oed Ronne - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals (1993-Present)

Peter Anderson - Drums (2000-Present)

Rob Minnig - Drums, Vocals (1987-2001)

Steve Lau - Keyboards, Saxophone (1986-1994)

Scott Stouffer - Drums (1986-1987)

The Three O'Clock - Vermillion (1988)

It's said that Prince signed the Three O'Clock to his Paisley Park label after they were dropped by IRS having never heard a note of their music but knowing that they were friends of the Bangles, for whom he had previously written "Manic Monday." It seems like the Three O'Clock's paisley underground pop would have been a perfect fit for Prince's suitably-named label, especially since Around the World in a Day had shown that the two camps shared several influences, but for some reason, 1988's Vermillion completely drops the group's previous association with psychedelia, leaving them a mediocre, slightly bubblegummy pop band. There are a couple of good songs here, especially Michael Quercio's gentle ballad "Through the Sleepy Town" and Jason Falkner's "Love Has No Heart," but they're overshadowed by inoffensive at best, painful at worst trifles like "Love Explosion" and "World on Fire." Ian Ritchie's production is horrible, over-synthesized, and sequenced to within an inch of its life, but the nadir is Prince's contribution, the gimmicky "Neon Telephone," which sounds like it took less time to write than it does to listen to. Vermillion was the Three O'Clock's final album, and it's a shame that they had to go out on such a bum note. ~ Stewart Mason, Rovi

Vermillion 1988 THE THREE O'CLOCK John Blazing, Michael Quercio Track listing 1. "Vermillion" 2. "Love Explosion" 3. "To Be Where You Are" 4. "When She Becomes My Girl" 5. "World on Fire" 6. "Neon Telephone" 7. "On Paper" 8. "Ways of Magic" 9. "Time's Going Slower" 10. "Love Has No Heart" 11. "Through the Sleepy Town" nWu Bonus 12. "On Paper" (McDoc Evo XR Mix)

ON PAPER so many questions have a reason so many reasons for what we should do but longer than the wordsabout to answer a contract of love is nothing new to you around you baby im on fire, everywhere that we go around you baby i desire, all the things that we know it'll only goes to show, that we don't have to know Till its on paper (till its on paper), till its on paper now is the time for a decision now is the time decide it one or two but longer than the mouth well end up breaking a contract of love is nothing new to you so simplify by calling to your eyes right now and tell me that ourlove is something new hoo-who-ho, ahahaha till on its paper.... it'll only goes to show, that we will never know Till its on paper (till its on paper), till its on paper

Camouflage - The Remix Collection (1998)

Camouflage is a German New Wave trio consisting of Marcus Meyn, Heiko Maile and Oliver Kreyssig. Their only Billboard Hot 100 hit was "The Great Commandment" which climbed to #59 in 1988, though it did spend three weeks at #1 on the US dance chart. They also had two additional minor dance hits in 1989.

BIO

In 1983, Heiko Maile, Marcus Meyn, Martin Kahling and Oliver Kreyssig, four friends from Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany, formed the band Licenced Technology. It was short lived, as Martin Kahling left in 1984. Soon after, the remaining three members renamed themselves "Camouflage", inspired by a Yellow Magic Orchestra song of the same name. The three young musicians set up their first studio in the basement of Heiko's parents' house, calling it "Boy's Factory". Their first live gigs at local music clubs soon followed. In 1985, Camouflage recorded two demo tapes at their studio, and the following year, the group won a local radio music contest, after a friend of theirs handed one of the demos in. A small Frankfurt music label, "Westside", showed interest in taking Camouflage on. There, the song "The Great Commandment" was recorded to be presented to bigger music companies. After considering offers from several record companies, Camouflage decided to sign a contract with Metronome.

The Remix Collection
1998
CAMOUFLAGE
Marcus Meyn, Heiko Maile, Oliver Kreyssig

Tracks

1. "Handsome" (Psycho-ray-mix) - 6:31
2. "Handsome" (Mosaic Remix) - 6:13
3. "The Great Commandment" (Extended Radio Mix) - 5:57
4. "Love Is a Shield" (12" Us Orbit Mix) - 8:08
5. "Kling Klang" - 3:49
6. "Love Is a Shield" (12" Mix) - 5:20
7. "The Great Commandment" (12" Mix) - 6:10
8. "Close (We Stroke the Flames)" - 4:02
9. "They Catch More Secrets" (Edit) - 4:32
10. "X-ray" (Transformer Single Mix) - 3:34
11. "Suspicious Love" (G.R.D. Mix) - 5:31
12. "Heaven I Want You" (Club Too Mix) - 5:06
13. "Neighbours" (Extended Long Mix) - 6:17
14. "Strangers Thoughts" (Longer Mix) - 5:58
15. "The Great Commandment" (Dub Mix Edit) - 6:53
16. "The Great Commandment" (Justin Strauss Remix) - 7:20
17. "Winter" - 5:08

The Great Commandments (Lyrics) Some people suppress you they partch you and reap a disaster Reeducation for the infants who demanded for an innocent instance The great commandment shows the contempt between the world and their embarrassing pavement Believe the scholars read the readings realize the man who says anything The great commandment The needies believe you they treat you like survivor disaster Reeducation for the infants who demanded for an innocent instance The great commandment. Heaven (I Want You) (Lyrics) When I look into your eyes, then I know that life's worth living, just without you, more or less, there's nothing left to tell. All the years we shared our time, all the things we had in common, all the crisis, more or less, we've nothing left to tell. All excuses, all your plights, all your nice ideas, effusions of your mind, but I'll tell you for a thousand times: I want you going down just for one time. I want you going down going down to the place where you belong to. When I woke up in your arms and I felt myself, I'm freezing thats unusual, more or less, there's nothing left that's warm. All the years we shared our dreams, now I know it was a nightmare, of your loving, more or less, there's nothing left to loose. All excuses, all your plights, all your nice ideas, effusions of your mind but I'll tell you for a thousand times: I want you going down, just for one time. I want you going down going down to the place where you belong to.

CLOSE (We Stroke The Flames)(Lyrics) We stroke the flames, we stroke the flames We stroke the flames, we stroke the flames They're creeping on through your mind, Won't you think it over. We know the scenes, they're marching on with torches, peeping from inside. with evil's eyes, the ferris wheel is turning, the tale is told again. And if we don't care we end up all the same. We stroke the flames, we never quenched all those years, we should have learned from things which may come close. We need to talk, time has come, don't play it down, it's over. We know their themes, it's creeping on with caution, peeping from inside, with evil's eyes, the ferris wheel is turning, the tale is told again. And if we don't care we end up all the same. Stranger Thoughts (Lyrics) In the last few hundred years some people lost their place on earth they never had a chance to stay just like they were I can't understand why should this happen here we should accept and learn how to live together. These are just some strangers thoughts The reason for the pain is always based on history the madness in some minds has started to do this all I can't understand why should this happen here we should accept and learn how to live together. These are just some strangers thoughts.

The Soup Dragons - This Is Our Art (1988)

The Soup Dragons were a Scottish alternative rock band of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Named after a character in the 1970s children's television show Clangers, the group is best known for its cover of the Rolling Stones' song "I'm Free."

Many bands would kill for a song as immediately lovable as the Soup Dragons' "Soft As Your Face" from This Is Our Art; however, while the track reveals the group's ability to craft clever, hummable pop, the rest of the LP unveils the band's lack of punch. "Soft As Your Face," with its jaunty acoustic guitars and warm harmonies, outshines almost everything else on the album. On "Kingdom Chairs," vocalist Sean Dickson tries to imitate the snarl of a '60s garage rocker; unfortunately, he isn't convincing, and the group sounds anemic, unable to unleash the raw power necessary to make the song crackle. The Soup Dragons aim for the punk-pop of the Buzzcocks on "Great Empty Space," but the lyrics fail to make an impact. The band cranks up the amps even louder on "Passion Protein," veering closely to heavy metal, and they seem as if they're trying too hard to show that they're not a wimpy new wave act. The Soup Dragons are far more effective when they're gorging themselves on bubblegum like the sweet jangle pop of "Soft As Your Face" and "Turning Stone." The Soup Dragons bite off more than they can chew on This Is Our Art; nevertheless, "Soft As Your Face" and "Turning Stone" melt in the mouth like the most delicious candy.

This Is Our Art
1988
THE SOUP DRAGONS
Sean Dickson (v/g), Jim McCulloch (g), Ian Whitehall, Sushil K. Dade (b), Ross Sinclair (d)

Track Listing

1. "Kngdom Chairs" - 5:20
2. "Great Empty Space" - 3:00
3. "The Majestic Head?" - 3:34
4. "Turning Stone" - 2:47
5. "Vacate My Space" - 3:39
6. "On Overhead Walkways" - 2:25
7. "Passion Protein" - 5:22
8. "King of the Castle" - 2:46
9. "Soft As Your Face" - 3:39
10. "Family Ways" - 4:38
11. " Another Dreamticket" - 2:57

History

The Soup Dragons formed in Bellshill, a town near Glasgow, in 1985.The line up was Sean Dickson (vocals, lead guitar), Jim McCulloch (guitar, second voice) who replaced Ian Whitehall and Sushil K. Dade (bass). The original drummer, Ross A. Sinclair, left the group after the first proper album, This Is Our Art, to pursue a career in art, and was replaced by Paul Quinn. Most of their songs were written by Dickson, while some were co-written with McCulloch