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THE OTHER TWO        Whatever happened to the other two members of New Order who no one remembers the name of now (Stephen Morris & Gillian Gilbert)? They became The Other Two, that's what, and rather surprisingly, they sound even better than New Order! How does that feel?

1992: The Other Two - The Other Two and You - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_koPjHDx9Zn8iZtxeSmTNtZ-d-5gv5aNqk
1999: The Other Two - Super Highways - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ngm46TxA7CwInZbvshOKVIjljNU8JAP3w



Edited by Psychedelic Paul - June 26 2025 at 01:06

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ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK       An outstanding synth duo formed in Liverpool by Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys. "Messages" was their big breakthrough single in 1980 and the song OMD are still best remembered for, which was swiftly followed by the even greater success of "Enola Gay", which went down a bomb.

OMD!! Sowing the Seeds of Love with Walking on the Milky Way, a Universal Song of Love that's even more Beatlesque than Paul McCartney.



1980: OMD - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mNLlvHvNXlVeMYDEkkP89Oa-vFVys0_0c
1980: OMD - Organisation - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mwQNCjWqs_zmRpHGgDx1Zn5WVwFYJ5ZM0
1981: OMD - Architecture & Morality - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_llnjyPTsTwxqfDKPqv9lgfi5o2EcyhxWk
1983: OMD - Dazzle Ships - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_knhgvKa011WtzsnPtbwS_V0j3hQc1u6bQ
1984: OMD - Junk Culture - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mGhEbpAqk6gwigQOv9WKY_ONcRmdLHNFw
1985: OMD - Crush - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lZCzsp24VygdKFt0uT0PmlCytOgBF_Vms
1986: OMD - The Pacific Age - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kWvUfW9aEtBB4QfjwV7h6JD2XWCdhfYbc
1991: OMD - Sugar Tax - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n_2u5cc0w9fO4mnJOiwilcUtTPbpYo4h8
1993: OMD - Liberator - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_me7FlQQdKZu-LpTGir-7PrD2_cjzi_1pA
1996: OMD - Universal - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lZsxMJhr98NY0loOccGFY2SOODU6M-usQ
2008: OMD - Messages: OMD Greatest Hits - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKN_RenfPlUlAuDaf5ypLYcPydTBa_zBY
2009: OMD - Electricity: Live in Liverpool - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wuSgegC8SU
2010: OMD - History of Modern - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_movyUlD7hndqlRojWk7W7UwNKZd-LkODI
2013: OMD - English Electric - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l6_G-UBWIo_MQNHzGNKa0YmR0Dn_vlSh4
2017: OMD - The Punishment of Luxury - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kK7I_AYSaH8CQXfeZv3ktMee7_TJDy9EQ
2023: OMD - Bauhaus Staircase - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lvizBNGeZ2Ozv934inOCFAbdif43XDiIM

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - June 24 2025 at 14:14

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GARY NUMAN       Korma chameleon..... Androgynous android and keen aviator Gary Numan first took to the airwaves with Tubeway Army and "Are Friends Electric" in 1979, swiftly followed by his first solo single "Cars", both of which ascended to number one in the UK singles chart. Gary later took to the air in a light aircraft in an attempted round-the-world flight in 1982, but his plans (and plane) were grounded in India when he had to curry favour with the Indian authorities after being arrested on bogus spying charges. Instant korma maybe.

1978: Gary Numan & Tubeway Army - Tubeway Army - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLijPiy4xM0heo_Srh0dTC4x4Dif_gVmek
1979: Gary Numan & Tubeway Army - Replicas - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m_dKyKQiiZMVQw_oVVfC716UK6I49CseY



1979: Gary Numan - The Pleasure Principle - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjIuADMrDKIZcaH6j6jRK1MWzwwB1PrKD
1980: Gary Numan - Telekon - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l52Swi37xoVQnlnsGOa3VC3Y7n1-16yr8
1981: Gary Numan - Dance - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhimz2c0mcY06vMY8zkPMyzMNmy9Oe4gB
1982: Gary Numan - I, Assassin - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nXckZVjpF90QojuEoV5ceFh6eouI-lRjw
1983: Gary Numan - Warriors - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYK8kU55wt5_lXOul-QenzjOG-Tdx9jyB
1984: Gary Numan - Berserker - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiLZXEOEc9rBqAZQfYfnA1OeRiS0G9RD2
1985: Gary Numan - The Fury - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJj4faQFUBvk_IOd5pslvLTSWEiXcS8Ac
1986: Gary Numan - Strange Charm - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUVnq7KR1iViQB5ytbaFkIA0G5RElWzFN
1988: Gary Numan - Metal Rhythm - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ntj1X7_sNRWKJKSjV6mZaxvW5YSUYuWjU
1991: Gary Numan - Outland - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nWBNCoDSxGlbAs6dlOLTCKis-4LXHBPdU
1992: Gary Numan - Machine + Soul - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nLJbjdk3JGJUScrxhHWIlcCqkHY_VPERA
1994: Gary Numan - Sacrifice - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCDC6042026F5092B
1995: Gary Numan & Michael R. Smith - Human - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcNalx_J_Wc
1997: Gary Numan - Exile - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kVT78BWFLj1FhbQzxzGYjmvFx9uuTqiBk
2000: Gary Numan - Pure - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l9gXK8oIESf_fYu5Nji0IqML-IN4lbqlk
2006: Gary Numan - Jagged - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ml8u778uya_AfBptIjI2cAMAIdtPo-7s0
2011: Gary Numan - Dead Son Rising - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nE9JNo-pfrW24UwVAEkyon2CPMKcKtP_I
2013: Gary Numan - Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind) - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kD2neakjf4pEwhDyNP-cU1tmF-BxDkhdg
2017: Gary Numan - Savage (Songs from a Broken World) - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kOQ1bvt5ApKAPQFGazmRi9ie1YsT_lpS4
2021: Gary Numan - Intruder - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kfxXX9Y-Xsl99LZnbxM6-ocjJ65nqpDjc



Edited by Psychedelic Paul - June 23 2025 at 01:52

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NEW ORDER       A band who emerged from the joyless old order of Joy Division, following the suicide of lead singer Ian Curtis. New Order brings you ten albums of highly danceable tunes, which even Theresa "Maybot" May and other politicians can dance to, although they're unlikely to give up their day jobs, apart from Barack Obama - the coolest president ever - who has all the right moves in the video below.

1981: New Order - Movement - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ngEtMc_bwAoqIxvdgisujRZAD5MRHPO68
1983: New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kag21ttevXQka1GpdQK5j8ivV1wrfc4Nc
1985: New Order - Low-Life - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mvB5fmXl155zaYVbUzZ0OHBuPJfbjq7Wo
1986: New Order - Brotherhood - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mvYVEu5NJyFmFIj_aJjyVIzMA52TLBOgs
1989: New Order - Technique - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nsVAl6yox0WZ89YCG99aQzKzKuJdm-qLY
1993: New Order - Republic - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n5RLbhPuQtftOK-LVUj0tzG2rgzkAwTsI
2001: New Order - Get Ready - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_meEotbSlfhlwoJ21jfVPg-eTUs2-JTHXI
2005: New Order - Waiting for the Sirens' Call - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nQo6lKMuOfiAO6h6Tt3mbynwywX3045uA
2013: New Order - Lost Sirens - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nQPn7LgjF5FvX_GcJqtDzCEz2AHdN7Tr4
2015: New Order - Music Complete - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYPsRgFn5c4vwr5C9KxvKuXxVdnJXFkkH





Edited by Psychedelic Paul - May 20 2025 at 13:12

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NEW MUSIK      The numbers all add up for New Musik, a Synth-Pop band led by top producer Tony Mansfield and promoted on BBC Radio One by guest DJ Frank Zappa. Zoot Allures!

1980: New Musik - From A to B - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mXNf3UAguuR9bnw2qfpnpMu9J9xOyOj5Y
1981: New Musik - Anywhere - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m3yOWpPsYNfbhFmcwamF7_crXgf6isqFs
1982: New Musik - Warp - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mCyRJosHanzZfRyclsD4vXp0BeV55mUV4



Year        Pos.       Weeks     Complete UK Hit Singles

1979          53            5          New Musik - Straight Lines - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ysr0A14o24
1980          13            8          New Musik - Living by Numbers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viOAiUH0T1Q
1980          31            7          New Musik - World of Water - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo-vioeJRNM
1980          31            7          New Musik - Sanctuary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoslVgOTW74

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NAKED EYES       You may not remember Synth-Pop duo Naked Eyes (Who does!?), but there's always something there to remind you.

1983: Naked Eyes - Naked Eyes - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISUy4KuDP1A
1983: Naked Eyes - Burning Bridges - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nihQ2aq3rtflA6HOx3wit1K5HokH9hSs4
1984: Naked Eyes - Fuel for the Fire - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC73mKK9MbA
2007: Naked Eyes - Fumbling with the Covers - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nZJajcExS_3oWftkbTnJfaNFEuUyCUMKE
2021: Naked Eyes - Disguise the Limit - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mcOPO7lHNa6WoPrZySotRy06kv1wzIer0

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THE MOOD      An upbeat Synth-Pop trio for your enjoyment, as The Mood takes you.

1983: The Mood - Passion in Dark Rooms - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mv2j4d8v6TDWFwtyD_u1K5Rzpz8NlyApk



Year        Pos.       Weeks        Complete UK Hit Singles

1982          59            4            The Mood - Don't Stop - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR9av6Epl5k
1982          42            5            The Mood - Paris is One Day Away - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSUJOVBkY0M
1982          74            1            The Mood - Passion in Dark Rooms - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MB51Pxw4ek

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MIRRORS       Looking and sounding like a more animated version of Kraftwerk, Mirrors were signed to Skint Records, which may be a sad reflection on the state of the band's finances at the time.

2010: Mirrors - Lights and Offerings - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nY4_9b0xlyaNMxzC_UNSfTz0GeYzRlJCs



Edited by Psychedelic Paul - May 16 2025 at 00:18

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MARILYN     Gender-bending singer (real name: Peter Robinson) and friend of Boy George.

1985: Marilyn - Despite Straight Lines - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmc0zeNFhBslsBtJ9CE5Lqm7Ta1EKLfkX



Year      Pos.     Weeks      Complete UK Hit Singles

1983        4          12           Marilyn - Calling Your Name - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7Z1AxM4_kw
1984       31           6           Marilyn - Cry and Be Free - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnGrBw9d1aw
1984       40           7           Marilyn - You Don't Love Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy6flAFWZmc
1985       70           1           Marilyn - Baby You Left Me (In the Cold) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ear2Nb4dVb0

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M      Not Judi Dench but English Pop Muzik singer Robin Scott.

1979: M - New York, London, Paris, Munich - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIuNbRgjG1w
1980: M - The Official Secrets Act - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mb4RUzRtPQE1B6boChoHKXusROytBLJ0c



Year      Pos.     Weeks      Complete UK Hit Singles

1979        2          14           M - Pop Muzik - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPoiv0sZ4s4
1979       33           9           M - Moonlight and Muzak - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSqfW-1e7oQ
1980       45           5           M - That's the Way the Money Goes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX7aLk81UVg
1980       64           2           M - Official Secrets - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNRNijzMsQU