# Alternative 80s **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [10 January 2024 10:59 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/alternative-80s/1482 "2024-01-10T10:59:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![joeyiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@joeyiz](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/joeyiz)\ **Post date:** [13 January 2024 17:13 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/alternative-80s/1482/23 "2024-01-13T17:13:37Z")
[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/b/b83abc58482e12f42ff519525a96ab65ed6be60a.jpeg "Bronski Beat - Signs (and Wonders)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTaMr-l3JWw) ---
**Author:** ![MusicForHangovers](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/musicforhangovers/32/2254_2.png) [@MusicForHangovers](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/MusicForHangovers)\ **Post date:** [14 January 2024 11:42 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/alternative-80s/1482/24 "2024-01-14T11:42:08Z")
An old cult classic, now largely forgotten I think?: [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/6/6b230b701719382248cdf11618a0816ed0b95b9b.jpeg "FRANK CHICKENS We Are Ninja") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXZanbZ6PWs) ---
**Author:** ![Supersquishee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/supersquishee/32/92_2.png) [@Supersquishee](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Supersquishee)\ **Post date:** [14 January 2024 14:48 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/alternative-80s/1482/25 "2024-01-14T14:48:03Z")
@musicforhangovers If nothing else, quite the marvelous combination of words ---
**Author:** ![MusicForHangovers](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/musicforhangovers/32/2254_2.png) [@MusicForHangovers](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/MusicForHangovers)\ **Post date:** [14 January 2024 15:32 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/alternative-80s/1482/26 "2024-01-14T15:32:29Z")
They started out as a performance art duo, and were named after a Japanese brand of pencil, iirc. We Are Ninja topped the indie charts for a while in the early 80s. The original 12" had an instrumental version on the flip, but I can’t find it on YT. ---
**Author:** ![chiz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/chiz/32/1180_2.png) [@chiz](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/chiz)\ **Post date:** [14 January 2024 15:36 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/alternative-80s/1482/27 "2024-01-14T15:36:34Z")
I love this record! Here’s the dub: [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/7/7b1828674129e4f072fb3cbce06324ba49c5d6a1.jpeg "Frank Chickens - Ninja Dub") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBQ1L4be0fA) ---
**Author:** ![joeyiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@joeyiz](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/joeyiz)\ **Post date:** [14 January 2024 18:25 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/alternative-80s/1482/28 "2024-01-14T18:25:31Z")
[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/f/f2ccb55ae11a41d4cfc73a56943ce936c8d3ef1c.jpeg "Paul Haig-The Only Truth 1984") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AETHjjYXkYg) ---
**Author:** ![MGG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/mgg/32/782_2.png) [@MGG](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/MGG)\ **Post date:** [14 January 2024 21:24 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/alternative-80s/1482/29 "2024-01-14T21:24:33Z")
That reminds me: [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/b/b8b5bfea51dfc4f702fa165bdb261611471d832c.jpeg "Crack Master Bones - Karate Man '85") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_HL17dVrb4) ---
**Author:** ![hans](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/hans/32/406_2.png) [@hans](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/hans)\ **Post date:** [15 January 2024 06:38 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/alternative-80s/1482/30 "2024-01-15T06:38:08Z")
> [@GrimsbyRiviera](#): > > There’s Zulu good edit on this one, [https://www.discogs.com/master/406865-Super-Value-Special-Edits-05](https://www.discogs.com/master/406865-Super-Value-Special-Edits-05) that’s not yours though is it? I always assumed this was Italian like It’s A Small World stuff… Sharks Are Cool, Jets Are Hot seemed to have some great bits in between some less great bits. ---
**Author:** ![GrimsbyRiviera](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/grimsbyriviera/32/9_2.png) [@GrimsbyRiviera](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/GrimsbyRiviera)\ **Post date:** [15 January 2024 09:20 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/alternative-80s/1482/31 "2024-01-15T09:20:20Z")
No that’s not mine. I think it may have come out on vinyl, though, let me have a dig around. ---
**Author:** ![GrimsbyRiviera](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/grimsbyriviera/32/9_2.png) [@GrimsbyRiviera](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/GrimsbyRiviera)\ **Post date:** [15 January 2024 09:28 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/alternative-80s/1482/32 "2024-01-15T09:28:14Z")
I can’t find so maybe it didn’t. My memory is now what it was. Here you go, I’ve re-upped for a month. > **[THE QUICK – Zulu (Fat Camp Edit).wav](https://billbrewster.wetransfer.com/downloads/810a89e547bc489537e6ff73d8dc0f7320240115092532/006161)** > > 1 file sent via WeTransfer, the simplest way to send your files around the world ---
**Author:** ![Supersquishee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/supersquishee/32/92_2.png) [@Supersquishee](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Supersquishee)\ **Post date:** [15 January 2024 20:41 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/alternative-80s/1482/33 "2024-01-15T20:41:56Z")
A rich thread. Thanks one and all. @Rodney-Bennett Disco Crass certainly raised a puzzled look from the dog ---
**Author:** ![Jesse3enne77](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/jesse3enne77/32/116_2.png) [@Jesse3enne77](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Jesse3enne77)\ **Post date:** [16 January 2024 14:07 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/alternative-80s/1482/34 "2024-01-16T14:07:53Z")
1985 [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/7/7b424e56144546cd2e1a9a4912d2d695ee933b38.jpeg "The Jungle") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ5qKiOc-Bg) [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/7/7b424e56144546cd2e1a9a4912d2d695ee933b38.jpeg "As the Worm Turns") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEMpXWVibFs) ---
**Author:** ![MusicForHangovers](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/musicforhangovers/32/2254_2.png) [@MusicForHangovers](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/MusicForHangovers)\ **Post date:** [17 January 2024 12:07 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/alternative-80s/1482/35 "2024-01-17T12:07:30Z")
Here’s a quirky dubby funky post-punk-pop thing from 1981. Notoriously hard to find (like all the best cult classics, natch), it got a reissue on Trunk a few years ago. [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/5/59674ea91829b4672c285e7e4783be9319852d59.jpeg "The Jellies - Jive Baby on a Saturday Night") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV2vzfbxkQ4) Edit: bouyed by the knowledge that I currently have about £500 of store credit, I just looked at current prices of original copies of this… Suffice to say that they seem to go for far more than £500…!! ---
**Author:** ![SmashedAtoms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@SmashedAtoms](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/SmashedAtoms)\ **Post date:** [17 January 2024 22:23 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/alternative-80s/1482/36 "2024-01-17T22:23:29Z")
A reasonably big hit at the time, but i like this edit (if edits are allowed). [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/0/063eb5fa04720a8c37675358e993c637d3808a4d.jpeg "Belouis Some - Imagination (Mr Rossi False Opposition Edit)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7gVCDeMLZM) ---
**Author:** ![Rodney-Bennett](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/rodney-bennett/32/1109_2.png) [@Rodney-Bennett](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Rodney-Bennett)\ **Post date:** [18 January 2024 09:40 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/alternative-80s/1482/37 "2024-01-18T09:40:08Z")
[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/4/48eb888bf115657ff86e720857598407a0204818.jpeg "The Flying Lizards - Steam Away") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro622k4JtJI) ---
**Author:** ![TimIndulge](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/timindulge/32/154_2.png) [@TimIndulge](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/TimIndulge)\ **Post date:** [18 January 2024 14:05 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/alternative-80s/1482/38 "2024-01-18T14:05:55Z")
A couple of faves from my mobile disco days [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/6/62eb0473cda417ba771387343f56683f2d309097.jpeg "The Farmer's Boys - For You 12" HQ") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUhXMegNPvM) [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/8/8647442271a88a73121eb8bcf1d7de00ea5f35a6.jpeg "THE HIGSONS - Music to watch boys by") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KRVqokhMZw) ---
**Author:** ![MusicForHangovers](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/musicforhangovers/32/2254_2.png) [@MusicForHangovers](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/MusicForHangovers)\ **Post date:** [19 January 2024 14:39 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/alternative-80s/1482/39 "2024-01-19T14:39:07Z")
I was really into Defunkt bitd. They played a sort of punky jazz-funk hybrid. This was from 82ish I think, still sounds good imo. Pretty sure they were on an independent label and featured in the indie charts of the day. [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/8/8d44998b09d38ce336cc175b210a16bfddb930a8.jpeg "Defunkt "The Razor's Edge" 12 inch version") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfxgOMVGPms) ---
**Author:** ![MusicForHangovers](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/musicforhangovers/32/2254_2.png) [@MusicForHangovers](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/MusicForHangovers)\ **Post date:** [19 January 2024 14:46 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/alternative-80s/1482/40 "2024-01-19T14:46:56Z")
From 1981, a crazy latin-rock-rap thing from NY released on a tiny independent label. I still have my original import 7" and 12" copies. Great track, but then they vanished without trace - why, I wonder?? [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/a/a77363f3ff3c7232d2ace1d648e5b8ab86bfe250.jpeg "J Walter Negro & the Loose Jointz ~ Shoot The Pump ~ Zoo York Records") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XxF4WPh3ME) ---
**Author:** ![RichieHavers](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/richiehavers/32/335_2.png) [@RichieHavers](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/RichieHavers)\ **Post date:** [19 January 2024 21:00 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/alternative-80s/1482/41 "2024-01-19T21:00:38Z")
Cracking thread. [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/6/6aff217e315a07d76b8c1d99999313c85a75b186.jpeg "The Blue Nile - Tinseltown in the Rain (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q5CGLHJ-54) This is a belter but maybe suits a pub set on a rainy day with a small crowd of broken hearted hedonists looking to dance and cry at the same time. [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/d/d709842ef9bfaa2efba83901899a267b1ec9718e.jpeg "Inbetweenies: Ian Dury and The Blockheads") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2y8SSsoYUw) Im surprised I haven’t seen edits of this tbh. (I haven’t really looked/maybe I’ve missed?) [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/e/eb2da9af0c35323133802d98a0a139a26f23417b.jpeg "Lijadu Sisters - Come On Home") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myEv3Qr3Efo) This is lush, cheery and mellow https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=3821694406/size=large/tracklist=false/artwork=small/ and I think this is surprisingly well known. Hope it goes well ---
**Author:** ![GrimsbyRiviera](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/grimsbyriviera/32/9_2.png) [@GrimsbyRiviera](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/GrimsbyRiviera)\ **Post date:** [20 January 2024 07:46 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/alternative-80s/1482/42 "2024-01-20T07:46:57Z")
It was John Hammond’s label. The band made an album, some of which has seeped onto the internet. I’ve been trying to exhume it for the past 15 years. [Previous page](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/alternative-80s/1482.md?page=1) [Next page](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/alternative-80s/1482.md?page=3)