Been a while since I last posted but here are a few 80's tunes....

1. I Can Love You Better - Cliff Dawson
2. I Specialize In Love - Sharon Brown
3. This Beat Is Mine - Vicky D
4. You've Got It Coming - Michael Wycoff
5. We'll Make It - Mike & Brenda Sutton
6. I'm Down For That - Jerry Knight
7. I Like (What You're Doing To Me) - Young & Company
8. Never Gonna Let You Go - Savanna
9. Tell Me What You Want - Loose Ends
10.Behind The Groove - Teena Marie
11.I Am Somebody - Glenn Jones
12.Groove Control - Dynasty
13.You Can't Hide Your Love - David Joseph

1. The Temptations - Aiming At Your Heart
2. Dayton - Promise Me
3. TS Monk - Candidate For Love
4. Central Line - (You Know) You Can Do It
5. Jeffery Osbourn - So Much Love
6. Cameron - Magic Of You
7. Hubert Laws - Family
8. Candy Bowman - Since I Found You
9. Kinky Foxx - So Different
10.Tomorrow's Edition - U Turn Me On
11.Jeff Lorber - Think Back And Remember
12.Bloodstone - My Kind Of Woman

1. Tony! Toni! Tone! - Me And You
2. Burrell - I'll Wait For You
3. Freddie Jackson - Don't It Feel Good
4. Marc Dorsey - If You Really Wanna Know
5. Jharris - Be My Girl
6. Miles Jaye - Heaven
7. Omar - Outside
8. Tease - Firestarter
9. Lynden David Hall - Do I Qualify
10.Eric Benet - Georgy Porgy
11.Niteflyte - If You Want It
12.David Joseph - Joys Of Life
13.Coolies Hotbox - Take Me Home Tonight

1) Tom Brock - Thats The Reason Why(I'll Love You Until The Day I Die)
2) Vernon Burch - Lovely Lady
3) Don Cello - Dance
4) Active Force - Give Me Your Love
5) Jeff Perry - I've Got To See You Right Away
6) Khemistry - I Got A Feeling
7) Change - Miracle
8) Mystic Merlin - Mr Magician
9) One Way - Didn't You Know It
10)Crown Heights Affair - Somebody Tell Me What To Do
11)Koffee Brown - Weekend Thing
12)Gene Dunlap - Party In Me

Another mix of 80’s tunes, inspired by a recent thread on the Essential Modern Soul forum.

1) If You Only Knew – Robert Brookins
2) I’m In Love – Lillo Thomas
3) 2 A.M. – Teddy Pendergrass
4) It’s Your Turn - Delegation
5) Just Call – Sherrick
6) Let’s Start Over – Miles Jaye
7) Never Give You Up – Sharon Red
8) Sweeter As The Days Go By - Shalamar
9) Love Loving You – Chapter 8
10)If You’re Ready – Beau Williams
11)Love Town – Booker Newbury III
12)Never – Leon Bryant
13)Warm Weather – Pieces Of A Dream

Back in about 1987, when I was still at school, and Kiss 94FM was still a pirate radio station, the rare groove scene was created. Named after Norman Jay’s 'The Original Rare Groove Show' on Kiss FM, which showcased hard to find funk/soul and disco from the 70’ & 80’s.

1) Action Speaks Louder Than Words – Chocolate Milk
2) Pass The Peas – The JB’s
3) Dancing Girl – The Rimshots
4) I Don’t Know If I Can Make It – Dawson Smith
5) Fog – Cymande
6) I Don’t Know What It Is, But It Sure Is Funky – Ripple
7) (I Got) So Much Trouble On My Mind – Sir Joe Quarterman
8) Want Ads – The Honey Cone
9) Black Water Gold (Pearl) – African Music Machine
10) Just Kissed My Baby - The Meters
11) Yes It’s You – Sweet Charles
12) Wanted Dead Or Alive – Voices Of East Harlem
13) Last Night Changed It All – Esther Williams
14) Tropical – African Music Machine
15) Freddie’s Dead – Curtis Mayfield

For all you soul connoisseurs out there! Enjoy!

1) You Only Live Once – Imperial Wonders
2) Beware Or The Stranger – Hypnotics
3) It Really Hurts Me Girl – Carstairs
4) Come Get To This – Marvin Gaye
5) Do It To My Mind – Johnny Bristol
6) Gonna Love You More – George Benson
7) Heaven In The Afternoon – Lew Kirton
8) It’s Got To Be Mellow – Leon Haywood
9) I’ve Got To Come In – Jean Battle
10) Love, Love, Love – Donny Hathaway
11) Get To This (You’ll Get To Me) – Leroy Hutson
12) Much To Much – 9th Creation
13) Saturday Night, Sunday Morning (12”) – Thelma Houston
14) Tell Me Why – Life
15) We Got Love – Ben E King
16) Why Can’t You And Me Get Together – The Temptations
17) Work To Do – Main Ingredient