Sandra - The Very Best Of

One of my biggest idols, German pop singer Sandra, is releasing the new compilation album "The Very Best Of" on June 3. She has released many collections over the years, but this one includes many rare single versions, plus "Japan Ist Weit" – the German version of Alphaville's hit "Big In Japan" – and the B-side "Sekunden" from 1984, almost impossible to find on CD. It also includes a DVD with music videos.

Pre-order your copy now from Amazon UK and Amazon DE. I also recommend the compilation "So80s Presents Sandra 1984-1989" and the amazing comeback album "Stay In Touch".

"The Very Best Of" tracklist - CD 1:

1. (I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena (Single Version)
2. Everlasting Love
3. We'll Be Together ('89 Remix)
4. In The Heat Of The Night (Single Version)
5. Hiroshima (Single Version)
6. Little Girl
7. Hi! Hi! Hi!
8. One More Night
9. Such A Shame
10. Maybe Tonight
11. The Night Is Still Young
12. All You Zombies
13. La Vista De Luna
14. Don't Be Aggressive (Radio Edit)
15. Innocent Love (Single Version)
16. Japan Ist Weit
17. Sekunden

"The Very Best Of" tracklist - CD 2:

1. Secret Land
2. Stop For A Minute
3. Heaven Can Wait
4. Johnny Wanna Live (Single Version)
5. Loreen
6. Around My Heart
7. You And I (Edit)
8. Infinite Kiss
9. Forever
10. Nights In White Satin (Radio Edit)
11. Stay In Touch
12. You'll Be Mine
13. Just Like Diamonds
14. (Life May Be) A Big Insanity
15. Midnight Man
16. Secrets Of Love (Club Mix Radio Edit)
17. In The Heat Of The Night (Tropical Future Remix 2016)

"The Very Best Of" tracklist - DVD:

1. (I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena
2. In The Heat Of The Night
3. Little Girl
4. Innocent Love
5. Hi! Hi! Hi!
6. Loreen
7. Midnight Man
8. Everlasting Love
9. Stop For A Minute
10. Heaven Can Wait
11. Secret Land
12. We'll Be Together
13. Around My Heart
14. Hiroshima
15. (Life May Be) A Big Insanity
16. One More Night
17. Don't Be Aggressive
18. I Need Love
19. Johnny Wanna Live
20. Maria Magdalena '93
21. Nights In White Satin
22. Secret Land '99
23. Forever
24. The Night Is Still Young
25. Infinite Kiss
26. Secrets Of Love

"I've been waiting for this night"

New additions to my record collection: "Get Weird (Deluxe Edition)" and "Salute (Deluxe Edition)" by Little Mix, "#BLCK" by Donny Montell who is competing in this year's Eurovision, "Make Up Your Mind" by City Girls, "The Boy Does Nothing" and "Let's Get Excited" by Alesha Dixon, "Fastlife" by Joe Jonas, "Reflection (Japanese Edition)" by Fifth Harmony and finally "Mr. Put It Down" by Ricky Martin which includes the wonderful party track "Come With Me".

My Sergey Lazarev CD collection

I look forward to seeing Russian pop singer Sergey Lazarev compete in the Eurovision Song Contest. I've been a fan of his music for years now. This is my Sergey CD collection so far:

Monthly Chart - April 2016

1. Austin Mahone - Dirty Work
2. Nicole Scherzinger - Killer Love
3. Samantha Jade - Soldier
4. Infernal - Redefinition
5. Alexandra Prince - Rising High
6. Eduard Romanyuta - Nightmare
7. Infernal - Downtown Boys
8. Nicole Scherzinger - Wet
9. Eduard Romanyuta - Betray
10. Anton Ewald - Brand New
11. Eduard Romanyuta - Reckless
12. Saraha - Kizunguzungu
13. Nicole Scherzinger - Poison
14. Alphaville - Forever Young (Special Dance Version)
15. Nicole Scherzinger - Say Yes
16. Sakis Rouvas - Shake It (Marsheaux Radio Mix)
17. Salem Al Fakir - Split My Personality (Bassflow Remix)
18. Modesty - Say A Prayer
19. Jon Nørgaard - Turn The Lights Off
20. Eduard Romanyuta - Conspiracy
21. Alphaville - Big In Japan (Remix '88)
22. Rihanna - Work
23. Anton Ewald - Can't Hold Back
24. Samantha Fox - I Only Wanna Be With You (Extended Version)
25. Alcazar - Young Guns (Go For It) (7th Heaven Club Mix)

This list shows which songs I've listened to the most this month, on my computer and my iPod. A regularly updated list of my all-time favourite songs can be found here.

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"Boom boom boom, let's go back to my room"

New CD's in my collection: Eurovision Song Contest 2016, "9 Lives (Japanese Edition)" and "Inside Out (Japanese Edition)" by Kat DeLuna, "Yours Truly", "My Everything" and "The Remix" by Ariana Grande, "Boom Boom (Let's Go Back To My Room)" by Paul Lekakis, "Contrast" by Conor Maynard and finally "Janet" by Janet Leon.

Flight Of The Amazon Queen (20th Anniversary Edition)

As you might know, I'm a big fan of classic point-and-click adventure games from the eighties and nineties. The entertaining "Flight Of The Amazon Queen" was originally released in 1995 and inspired by the "Monkey Island" and "Indiana Jones" series. Now, this classic has been remastered and rereleased, including extras. You can get your copy now from Apple Store, Google Play, Amazon UK and Amazon US.

A legal copy of the original version of the game can be downloaded for free at ScummVM.

Dance-pop galore

New CD's in my record collection: "This Is Our Night" by Sakis Rouvas, "Euphoria (Deluxe Edition)" and "Sex And Love (Deluxe Edition)" by Enrique Iglesias, "So80s Presents Alphaville" by Alphaville, "MoveMeant" and "Universe" by Mohombi, "Roulette (Deluxe Edition)" by Blue and "The Alesha Show - Encore" and "The Entertainer" by Alesha Dixon.

Shawn Hook - Sound Of Your Heart (Jump Smokers Remix)

Sometimes a remix of a song is better than the original version. For me, this is the case with "Sound Of Your Heart (Jump Smokers Remix)" by Canadian pop singer Shawn Hook. The original version is okay, but a bit too slow for my taste, so the remix turns the track into a danceable house track right up my alley.

The remix is available now on iTunes, Beatport, Spotify, Amazon UK and Amazon US.

"Shine brighter than a rain of falling stars"

New CD's in my record collection: "Dance In The Rain" and "Brand New Day (Japanese Edition)" by Ricki-Lee, "The Secret" by Austin Mahone, "San Ena Oniro (Euro Edition)" by Ivi Adamou, "Parafora" by Sakis Rouvas, "Now!" by France Joli, "Musica + Alma + Sexo (Deluxe Edition)" by Ricky Martin, "Rasmus Seebach" by Rasmus Seebach and "V" by Anna Abreu.

Austin Mahone - Dirty Work

So much pop music, so little time. Song of the day is "Dirty Work" by the American singer Austin Mahone. I really like the dance-pop track, especially the electronic sound produced by The Monsters And The Strangerz. The video is nice too, check it out down below.

The track is available on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon UK and Amazon US.

Donna Summer - Crayons (Re-relese)

In December 2014, seven Donna Summer albums were remastered, expanded and reissued. On May 20, Donna's final studio album "Crayons" is being reissued as a three disc deluxe edition. The original album was released in 2008 and included the singles "Stamp Your Feet", "Fame (The Game)", "I'm A Fire" and "It's Only Love".

This fan is a must for Donna Summer fans, especially the ones who like remixes. The reissue of "Crayons" can be pre-ordered now from Amazon.

"Crayons" tracklist - CD 1:

1. Stamp Your Feet
2. Mr. Music
3. Crayons
4. The Queen Is Back
5. Fame (The Game)
6. Sand On My Feet
7. Drivin' Down Brazil
8. I'm A Fire
9. Slide Over Backwards
10. Science Of Love
11. Be Myself Again
12. Bring Down The Reign
13. It's Only Love

"Crayons" tracklist - CD 2:

1. I'm A Fire (Craig C's Burnin' Club Vocal Mastermix)
2. I'm A Fire (Craig C's Burnin' Club Mix)
3. I'm A Fire (Craig C's Mixshow)
4. I'm A Fire (Matty's Soulflower Club Mix)
5. I'm A Fire (RedTop's Burning Extended Vocal Mix)
6. I'm A Fire (Rod Carrillo's Leave It On The Floor Mix)
7. I'm A Fire (Baggi Begovic & Soul Conspiracy Original Mix)
8. I'm A Fire (Solitaire Club Mix)

"Crayons" tracklist - CD 3:

1. Stamp Your Feet (Discotech Mix)
2. Stamp Your Feet (Escape/Coluccio Club Mix)
3. Stamp Your Feet (Granite & Sugarman Club Mix)
4. Stamp Your Feet (Jason Nevins Radio Mix)
5. Stamp Your Feet (Jason Nevins Extended Mix)
6. Stamp Your Feet (Ranny's Radio Mix)
7. Stamp Your Feet (Ranny's Big Room Mix)
8. Fame (The Game) (Ralphi Rosario Club)
9. Fame (The Game) (Dave Audé Radio)
10. Fame (The Game) (Dave Audé Club)
11. Fame (The Game) (Dan Chase Radio)
12. Fame (The Game) (Dan Chase Full Vocal)

Rare Eurovision, dance-pop and disco records

Many new CD's in my collection: In the top row we have the rare promo single "I Min Värd" by Pernilla Wahlgren, the rare album "Conspiracy" by Eurovision cutie Eduard Romanyuta and the promo single "By Your Side" by Evan.

The other ones are "Turn It Up Louder" and "Young Foolish Happy" by Pixie Lott, "Shake That" and "Soldier" by Samantha Jade, "Insatiable" by Nadine Coyle and "Time Of Trust" by Tove Naess.

Kylie Minogue & Dannii Minogue - 100 Degrees (Still Disco To Me)

In 2015, two of my biggest idols, Australian pop sisters Dannii and Kylie Minogue, released the epic Christmas song "100 Degress". However, it feels a bit strange to listen to the track when it's no longer Christmas, but this has now been fixed. They just released a new version of the song, with updated lyrics and a new title: "100 Degrees (Still Disco To Me)".

So we can finally listen to this lovely disco track all-year-round. You can hear one of the remixes from the maxi-single down below. The new edition is out now on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon UK and Amazon US.

"100 Degrees (Still Disco To Me)" tracklist:

1. 100 Degrees (Still Disco To Me)
2. 100 Degrees (Still Disco To Me) (Steve Anderson Extended Disco Mix)
3. 100 Degrees (Still Disco To Me) (7th Heaven Club Mix)
4. 100 Degrees (Still Disco To Me) (Boney Remix)

Steps - Stomp All Night: The Remix Anthology

Fans of PWL and British pop group Steps have something big to look forward to. On May 6, Demon Music Group will release a three disc compilation called "Stomp All Night: The Remix Anthology". It will include remixes of some of their biggest hits, included some really rare material, plus a new retro remix by Matt Pop.

This is so much better than the low budget compilation "5, 6, 7, 8: The Collection" released back in December 2015. As a huge fans of the group, I can't wait to get my hands on this collection. You can pre-order your copy now from Amazon.

"Stomp All Night: The Remix Anthology" tracklist - CD 1:

1. Stomp (W.I.P. Mix)
2. Last Thing On My Mind (W.I.P't Up In The Disco Mix)
3. One For Sorrow (W.I.P. Remix)
4. Tragedy (W.I.P. Reception Mix)
5. Better Best Forgotten (W.I.P. '99 Cream Of Manchester Mix)
6. Love's Got A Hold On My Heart (W.I.P. Off The Wall Mix)
7. After The Love Has Gone (W.I.P. Mix)
8. Summer Of Love (W.I.P. Remix)
9. Deeper Shade Of Blue (Sleazesisters Anthem Mix)
10. It's The Way You Make Me Feel (Sleazesisters Anthem Mix)
11. Here And Now (Sleazesisters Anthem Mix)
12. Chain Reaction (Xenomania Club Mix)

"Stomp All Night: The Remix Anthology" tracklist - CD 2:

1. Say You'll Be Mine (Matt Pop's Old Skool Mix)
2. Better The Devil You Know (2T's 2 Go Mix)
3. You'll Be Sorry (W.I.P. Bach To Classics Mix)
4. 5, 6, 7, 8 (W.I.P. Remix)
5. Too Busy Thinking About My Baby (W.I.P. Mix)
6. Baby Don't Dance (W.I.P. 12" Pushing It Mix)
7. Deeper Shade Of Blue (W.I.P. Mix)
8. One For Sorrow (Sleazesisters Anthem Mix)
9. Words Are Not Enough (Sleazesisters Anthem Mix)
10. You'll Be Sorry (Sleazesisters Anthem Mix)
11. Chain Reaction (Almighty Mix)
12. I Know Him So Well (Almighty Mix)

"Stomp All Night: The Remix Anthology" tracklist - CD 3:

1. Stomp (Dance Man's Cosmic Funk Mix)
2. Summer Of Love (Tour Mix)
3. One For Sorrow (Soul Solution Extended Vocal Mix)
4. Chain Reaction (Kool De Sac Remix)
5. 5, 6, 7, 8 (Euro Step Mix)
6. Heartbeat (Simon Hill Mix)
7. One For Sorrow (Tony Moran Underground Club)
8. Summer Of Love (D-Bop's Tequila Sunrise Vocal Mix)
9. Chain Reaction (Hit Squad Mix)
10. Deeper Shade Of Blue (Blockster Dirty Blue Klub Mix)
11. One For Sorrow (Pimp Juice's Summer Fung 12")
12. 5, 6, 7, 8 (W.I.P. 2002 Remix)
13. Stomp (Stomp'n Remix)

My favourites: Modesty - One More Broken Heart (1987)

It's time for another one of my favourite tracks: "One More Broken Heart" by Swedish pop band Modesty. The trio was formed in the town of Gävle in the early eighties and consisted of Peter Ericson, Joakim Sundström and Pelle Nylén. I first heard about them in the early two-thousands, after discovering and falling in love with eighties pop music. A friend lended me an old VHS tape where their music video was included.

I instantly fell for the catchy synthpop track and the band's cool eighties look. It didn't hurt that Peter, the lead singer, was so good looking. Not long after, I managed to track down a CD copy of the band's first and only album, "Pieces Of Modesty". Some of my other favourites from that album are "Say A Prayer", "Big Beat" and "Too Late".

"One More Broken Heart" was released as a single in 1987 and charted on the Swedish music show "Listan". The song was written by Peter who still works as music producer and technician. Pelle is a songwriter and has written tracks for Steps, Carrie Underwood and Westlife, while Joakim lives in London and has worked as a sound editor on many international movies and TV series.

Check out the music video down below. The whole album is now available digitally on iTunes and Spotify. The CD edition can quite easily be found on Ebay. If you like eighties pop in the vein of A-ha and Johnny Hates Jazz, give Modesty a listen!

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