Podcast appearances and mentions of rusty egan

Today's episode of Electronically Yours features an old friend of mine and electronic music legend Rusty Egan. Rusty (together with Demon Records) has just released a fantastic compilation of music played originally at the one and only Blitz Club, a powerhouse of connections and inspiration for a generation of electronic pop music creators. So - let's find out what made the Blitz club tick - here he is, the man himself, Rusty Egan... If you can, please support the Electronically Yours podcast via my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/electronicallyours

Kommt mit auf eine Reise in den Blitz Club im London der Jahre 1979 und 1980. Wo Steve Strange und Rusty Egan all jene um sich scharten, die den Straßenpunks nicht mehr folgen wollten. Der Sound von David Bowie und Roxy Music war stattdessen angesagt. Erweitert um Glam und elektronische Klänge. Kraftwerk lief genauso wie The Sweet, Iggy Pop wie Giorgio Moroder. Und es war nur eine Frage der Zeit, bis Bands wie Spandau Ballet und Visage im Blitz Club entstanden. Ebenso wichtig wie die Musik war der Style. Denn es waren die fantastischen und fantasievollen Outfits der Blitz-Club-Gäste, die ihnen die Bezeichnung "New Romantics" einbrachte. Sie selber nannten sich aber viel lieber Blitz Kids. Bier: Lille Pils und Lille Lager (Kiel) Abonniert diesen Podcast und folgt uns auf ⁠⁠Facebook ⁠⁠und / oder ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, Kontakt: prost-punk@web.de

Rusty Egan - former drummer with The Skids and The Rich Kids, founding member of Visage and DJ at The Blitz Club in London, sits down with us for a discussion on the post punk scene, the New Romantics and Club Culture in the early 80's. Rusty Egan's Mix Cloud page: https://www.mixcloud.com/rustyegan/ Rusty Egan's Sound Cloud Page: https://soundcloud.com/rusty-egan The Known Pleasures YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYXJiCDDsOZYrE6DV_tOIvg The Known Pleasures Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063297726030 The Known Pleasures Instagram Page:  Twitter: @pleasuresknown    

Coming up on this week's show - Royksopp, Malcolm Mclaren, Rusty Egan, Leftfield and Suicide.

This week on POP; The History Makers with Kevin Hegge, Doc. Director of TRAMPS!: The Death of Punk. The New Romantics. The Art of Survival - it's about the fashionistas who had clearly been impacted by the punk movement of the late 1970s, and who have themselves had a long-lasting impact - their influence on fashion, music, film, and the club scene, is still felt today. fashionistas who had clearly been impacted by the punk movement of the late 1970s, and who have had a long last influence on fashion, music, film, and the club scene, and whose impact is still felt today. ⁠⁠The film features Judy Blame, Scarlett Cannon, Duggie Fields, Princess Julia, John Maybury, Philip Sallon, Mark Moore, Christine Binnie, Sue Carrington, Les Child, Michael Costiff, Andrew Czezowski, Jeffrey Hinton, David Holah, Andrew Logan, Stevie Stewart. ⁠More information here:⁠https://www.mixedbloodmedia.com/⁠Insta: @theekevinhegge⁠Twitter: @theekevinhegge⁠FB: Kevin Hegge ⁠⁠Follow me on Instagram: steve.blameAnd if this interview interests you then look out for Sue Tilley's, or Rusty Egan's interviews- both online. And also Stefan Holm Mardo's interview. He talks about how London of that era also influenced Sweden during the 1990s.Thanks to POP; The History Makers insanely wonderful talent booker: #ArchieCMichaelSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pop-the-history-makers-with-steve-blame/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sue Tilley was a regular on the nightclub scene in London during the 1980s and early 1990s. She was friends with Leigh Bowery who became a fashion designer, artist, and muse, and Boy George described him probably the best as 'modern art on legs'. Leigh introduced Sue to artist Lucian Freud who he also sat for. One of the two paintings of her. titled Benefits Supervisor Sleeping - was at the time of its sale for 33.6 million dollars, the most expensive painting sold at an auction in history.Sue was in many ways a witness to the fascinating culture of the 1980s, the wild times with Leigh Bowery, and eventually the attention of the world for being the muse of Lucian Freud. A fascinating, almost normal tale, of a woman who was happy to hang out with others who were making cultural history and who eventually became part of that herself.Sue's Instagram is here; suetilley1Mine is; steve.blameAnd if this interview interests you then look out for Rusty Egan's interview.Thanks to POP; The History Makers insanely wonderful talent booker: #ArchieCMichaelSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pop-the-history-makers-with-steve-blame/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On retrouve Jean-Pierre Trevisan, pour la rentrée de La Voix du Lézard. Bonne écoute !  Tracklit :   Spandau Ballet - Chant n* 1 (Edit) London Cowboys - Night Shift ABC - The Look Of Love (Part 3 Remix) Visage - Frequency 7 (Dance Mix) Scars - Everywhere I Go Adam & The Ants - Antmusic Duran Duran - Girls On Film Japan - Swing Yukihiro Takahashi- Grand Espoir The Human League - The Sound Of The Crowd Soft Cell - Sex Dwarf Ronny - If You Want Me To Stay B-Movie - Nowhere Girl (Long) Ultravox - Mr X Gary Numan - She ´s got claws Kraftwerk - The Model David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes (single version)

On retrouve Jean-Pierre Trevisan, pour la rentrée de La Voix du Lézard. Bonne écoute !  Tracklit :   Spandau Ballet - Chant n* 1 (Edit) London Cowboys - Night Shift ABC - The Look Of Love (Part 3 Remix) Visage - Frequency 7 (Dance Mix) Scars - Everywhere I Go Adam & The Ants - Antmusic Duran Duran - Girls On Film Japan - Swing Yukihiro Takahashi- Grand Espoir The Human League - The Sound Of The Crowd Soft Cell - Sex Dwarf Ronny - If You Want Me To Stay B-Movie - Nowhere Girl (Long) Ultravox - Mr X Gary Numan - She ´s got claws Kraftwerk - The Model David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes (single version)

Rusty Egan's influence on New Romantic music is often overlooked and underplayed. He was the drummer in Rich Kids where he met Midge Ure, and after collaborating in a few other bands, he eventually formed Visage with him. He brought on board Steve Strange and Billy Currie who was in Ultravox with Midge joined. They were the seminal fashion/music band of the early 80s, combining a heavily styled look and electronic music. Their hits included ‘Fade to Grey', ‘The Dancer', and ‘Night Train'. When Visage was in their early phase, Rusty and Steve Strange opened 'Blitz', the legendary London club which became the focal point of the New Romantic movement. Boy George worked on the coat check, Steve Strange on the door, and the later fashion and film director luminaries were the regulars, who used to dance to Egan's choice of music that in itself had an impact on the music that was to come to prominence and be influential in Britain during that era.Rusty is a fascinating, entertaining, and opinionated character. He doesn't hold back on his views of that time, and his role in the music of the 1980s.Rusty Egan's; Blitzed - an album of tracks that reference that time, written for a 2021 documentary about the club for Sky Arts is here:https://www.junodownload.com/products/rusty-egan-rusty-egan-presents-blitzed/5009773-02/Connect with me on Instagram; steve.blameIf you like this podcast then look out for the interviews with Kevin Hegge on his documentary Tramps about the New Romantic era, and also an interview with Sue Tilley.Also, the interview with Wolfgang Flür, formerly of Kraftwerk, might interest you. And thanks to POP; The History Makers insanely wonderful talent booker: #ArchieCMichaelSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/pop-the-history-makers-with-steve-blame/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Kirk and Paul talk about New Romantic, the early-80s London club/fashion/music scene pioneered by Steve Strange, Rusty Egan and the Blitz Kids. What does and doesn't count as New Romantic is up for debate, so don't expect any hard answers but do expect some great music.

I chatted with Rusty in a cafe within the grounds of a London cemetery in Feb 2020 to talk creating the legendary Blitz Club, signing Soft Cell, co-creating Visage with Midge Ure, his complicated relationship with Steve Strange, dental difficulties, perseverance, "Fade To Grey", hating America, keeping perspective amidst life’s disasters, rent boy clubs, music business horrors, losing it all & rebuilding, Mike Chapman, the movie of your life, and more! Listen & subscribe to "Chrissy & Craig", my new series with Chrissy Chlapecka! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chrissy-craig/id1561827264 For More Rusty: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rustyegan Twitter: https://twitter.com/DJRustyEgan Mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/rustyegan Head over to https://www.patreon.com/CraigAndFriends to support the show and get hours and hours of exclusive content, including early & ad-free versions of ‘regular’ episodes, bonus episodes, Listener Questions and Movie Club episodes. Craig’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/CraigAndFriends Help End Anti-Asian Hate! https://caasf.org/stop-aapi-hate For ways to help fight the fascists and support Black Lives Matter & Black Trans Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co https://blacktranslivesmatter.carrd.co Check out GoodKids MadCity https://www.gkmcenglewood.com/?fbclid=IwAR3i91q6nn9xThmsjUzizZdxrgW9MKSwu0vAF6jmdUrlda7HS1j80wHpGKI

Rusty is a constant thread throughout the history of electronic music in the UK. Since the early days with the Rich Kids, and then Visage, his drive, invention and talent has helped to create a template for glamorous synthesised pop music. He also established the importance of the DJ tastemaker influence on the ‘scene' at the famous Blitz club. Just as important, he has always been at the beating heart of music business interaction throughout his career, connecting people with his relentless bonhomie. And man, can he talk... Ladies and gentlemen, the one, the only, the lovable Rusty Egan...

Over two hours of synth chocked tracks. personal new discoveries from TV priest, Page. Yard Act and Motorama amongst others Live music from Ultravox, Gary Numan, Japan and Thomas Dolby Tenek's Peter Steer's hand in a selection of tracks throughout his musical career Also mixes from Rusty Egan, famous artists that delved into synths with Peter Gabriel, Roxy Music, The Stranglers and Robert Palmer Plus an excellent Gary Numan covers from Tim Eilers and Vanilla Coffee

Join me on a trip back to 1979 for a night at the Blitz Club in London, with Rusty Egan on the decks and Steve Strange on the door. Playing early synth pop and European electronica, including La Dusseldorf, Giorgio Moroder, The Human League, Visage and Space.

Episode 104, and this week singer songwriter David Vaughan popped in for a fireside chat about trying out for two 80s synth pop bands, finding his own sound, and working with Rusty Egan. We also have a whistlestop visit from show stalwart Beckett with an exclusive play of his new Christmas track, and scene mainstay Mike Mendoza to talk about his new Xmas compilation on his Retro Promenade label. We also play a world exclusive double-header from Yatte, as well as new exandroid, jacket. feat Maya Camara, Runaway Droid, Lazermortis, NOBANDWIDTH, and Sonic Gap. Come and get some.

Another mixture of Synth, New wave, Punk and Alternative tracks. This week show includes Punk acts comprising of Ian Dury and the Blockheads, The Vibrators, The Vapors, Generation X and Angelic Upstarts Live Music from Gary Numan, ULtravox, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bauhaus and Depeche Mode Electronic/Synths from Client, Ladytron, Miss Kittin and The Golden Filter A selection of mid 80s bands that never quite made it Some fillers of Duran Duran, Talk Talk, Blancmange, an excellent dance track from Rusty Egan and plenty more

Last fall Rusty Egan stopped by while in Vienna to play us some cuts off his new record Welcome to the Remix Vol 2.

HeavensGate Deep 395 Neil Moore 01. Adrian Roman - Timanfaya (Weird Sounding Dude Remix) [Deepwibe Underground] 02. Brett Gould ft Rion S - The One (Original Mix) 03. Cuneyt Cilingiroglu - Bohoo (Derun Remix) 04. Ed Lee - Down The Rabbit Hole (Original Mix) [33 Music] 05. Dan McKie - Her (These Machines Remix) [33 Music] 06. Runge - Funky One (Extended Mix) 07. Jay Kay & Scott J - Movements (@defunktrec Traxx) 08. Rusty Egan ft Shimmer Johnson - Breaking (Extended) 09. Simon Doty & Ezequiel Arias - Sonoma [@Anjunadeep] 10. Philipp Straub, Nilseus - Everything Is Happening 11. Vanilla Ace - Wildin (Original Mix) [@UNDRtheRADR_] 12. Mr. Oz - Move Your Feet (Original Mix) [@DeepTechLA] 13. Noble North - Ronnie Mo (Dan McKie Remix) [33 Music] 14. Litmus - Hygiene (Phreaks of Visions Dirty Remix) 15. Luca Guerrieri, Stefano Scalzi - Iberican Soul (Original Mix) [Clap Records] 16. Kured - Molly (Extended Mix) [@armadasubjekt] 17. Mafia B - The Beginning (Original Mix) [@slc6music] 18. MoonDark & Lujan Fernadez - Take Control (Original Mix) [ @TwistedFunk305 ] 19. Ramsey Neville - In The Music [@Snow_N_Stuff] 20. Rick Eckboch - Tomate y Perejil (Original Mix) 21. Sabani - Astral Walk [Conceptual] 22. Sasha Epstein - Clarion (Original Mix) [Epstein records]

An extraordinary episode of the The StageLeft Podcast with legendary drummer and DJ Rusty Egan.  Here we discuss the (lack of) recognition that comes with the industry, discovering Madonna, Rusty shares his personal views on the motivations of Apple & Spotify yet offers a viable solution to musicians to ensure they earn the money they deserve by directing us to Blockchain & Ujo.  https://media.consensys.net/consensys-ujo-and-capitol-records-bring-blockchain-innovation-to-music-319f2c649790 Check out Rusty's new album https://rustyeganpresents1.bandcamp.com/album/rusty-egan-present-welcome-to-the-remix-vol-2 @djrustyegan

THURSDAY'S (BI-WEEKLY) 11AM-1PM EST 4PM-6PM BST 8AM-10AM PDT Artefaktor Radio AND Bombshell Radio JOIN FORCES! The Electro Wave Show w/ Stuart Calder #electronica, #synthpop, #synthwave, #electronicmusic, #electronicadancePLAYING TRACKS BYAnalogue Electronic Whatever, LegPuppy, Clan Of Xymox, Buzzing Sound Candy, Analogue-X and more.#electronica, #electronic music, #electronica/dance ,#synthpop, #electro popElectronic radio show, playing the best in new and classic synth music from around the world with tracks from Ultravox, Rusty Egan, The Human League, LgPuppy, Buzzing Sound Candy, Alice Hubble, Howard Jones, Blancmange and many more!

11PM-1PM EST 4PMM-6PM BST 8AM-10AM PDTArtefaktor Radio AND Bombshell Radio JOIN FORCES!The Electro Wave Show w/ Stuart Calder #interviews We Are Brando#electronica #synthpop #synthwave #electronicmusic #electronicadance #wearebrandoManaged by Boy George, he has given them permission to be interviewed by Artefaktor Radio!Talking about their music, plans and Boy George, the show will be broadcast from 8pm (UK time) as I Interview Joe Lewis and Luke Begley from the band.As well as the interview, I'll also be playing a few tracks from the boys as well as classic electronic music and also the best in new music.Tracks by…….VieonBuzzing Sound Candy with a Cristabel Christo remixLloyd PriceB-MovieDebby GruppCHVRCHESProjekt Ich feat Erik SteinAvec SansJonathan BreeSolomon GreySimple Minds OfficialDepeche ModeCharlotte Someone feat Lokka Vox with Rusty Egan remix……and plenty more!!

Original Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock, whose 45-year career includes a wealth of experience with countless other bands and artists, will release his solo album Good To Go on Mighty Village Records.The project was recorded in London and New York, and features his longtime friends and collaborators Earl Slick, best known for his work with David Bowie, and Slim Jim Phantom of the Stray Cats.Matlock was only 16 when he joined the Pistols, and co-wrote such iconic punk songs of theirs as Pretty Vacant,Anarchy In The UK and ‘God Save The Queen. By the release of their seminal Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols album.Matlock went on to work with an extraordinary array of musicians including Iggy Pop, the Dammed, Primal Scream, Mick Jones, Midge Ure, Gary Kemp, Ronnie Wood and such punkn contemporaries as Rusty Egan, Mike Peters, Tom Robinson and Kirk Brandon. When it comes to music, I like some actual music in the music!” says Matlock of the album. I’m pleased with it, It’s Good To Go.  It’s quite personal, but there are some tongue-in-cheek funny bits in it. I didn’t set out to write a Sex Pistols album and fail miserably. In my live show I do a bit of everything to keep everybody including myself happy. On record I’m a long way from that.”

00:21 | 2018 | Arctic Sunrise - Stars (Schoenborn 25 Remix) (1)04:46 | 2017 | Rusty Egan (ft. Andy Huntley) - Hero08:18 | 2018 | Alex Braun - Wonderful Life (2)+(3)12:31 | 2017 | Defeat - The Fatalists15:53 | 2018 | Projekt Ich (ft. Erik Stein) - This Time I'm Over You (Hoof Remix) (4)19:23 | 2018 | Blume - Spleen22:56 | 2018 | AlterRed - Wait For The Recoil26:48 | 2017 | Mechanical Moth - House Of Glass29:32 | 2018 | Dive - Let Me In (Attacke Remix)34:41 | 2004 | Throbbing Gristle - HotHeelsUnited (Carter Tutti Remix)39:47 | 2018 | Individual Totem - Fire (5)42:38 | 2014 | Stiff Valentine - Faith In Our Machines (Toronto Mix by Deathproof)46:57 | 2018 | Cyberaktif - Face To Face (6)50:36 | 2018 | Lederman/De Meyer - Dots, Circles And Lines(1) Single (Stars) release date: August 3(2) EP (Eiskalt) release date: August 10(3) Original Song: Black (1986)(4) Single (This Time I'm Over You) release date: July 27(5) Album (Electrostatic) release date: September 7(6) Album (Tenebrae Vision) reissue date: September 7

We are pleased to announce Generating Steam Heat have been added to our Bombshell Radio line-up!Starts today 4pm EST 9pm BST 1pm PDTWe have teamed up with Canada's Bombshell Radio who will be broadcasting Generating Steam Heat from next Monday 2nd April across the world wide web at 4 p.m EST (9 p.m GMT)The station is already home to some ace shows including one of our faves 'Addictions and Other Vices'. DJs on the station include Andy Barker from 808 State and ex The Skids and Visage member Rusty Egan. And there’s more…We will soon have our own page on the station website where you’ll be able to subscribe to GSH via Apple podcasts, Stitcher and other podcasting apps (yes-people have asked us for this!)In the meantime check out Bombshell Radio here…http://bombshellradio.com#GeneratingSteamHeat#Postpunk #punk #newmusic#60sClassics #Ska #60sGarage #StitcherRadio #Itunes #BombshellRadio

Today 10am-1pm EST 3pm-5pm BST 7am-10am PDT bombshellradio.com The Synth Wave Show #synthwave #synthpop #NewWave #indie #newmusic #TheSynthWaveShow #BombshellRadio Interview With Rusty Egan

Today 1pm-3pm EST on Bombshell Radio We are very proud to announce legendary DJ Rusty Egan The Electronic Family Tree joins the Bombshell Radio Airwaves tomorrow courtesy of Artefaktor Radio bombshellradio.com Repeats Monday 11am-1pm EST and Tuesdays 3am-5am EST

00:21 | 2017 | nTTx - MoveDark04:54 | 2017 | Digital Energy - Trust (Single Edit)08:18 | 2016 | Orbicide - Mea Culpa12:31 | 2017 | Suicide Commando - The Pain That You Like (Orange Sector Remix)17:43 | 2014 | Too Dead To Die - Nothing Left To Lose20:27 | 2014 | Armageddon Dildos vs Bezirk02 (feat. Denise Kanka) - The Baby Screams (1) 23:49 | 2017 | Elektrostaub (feat. Henrik Iversen) - Unforgotten (Monotronic Remix)27:00 | 2017 | Rusty Egan (feat. Andy Huntley) - Hero30:32 | 2017 | Future Lied To Us - Born In Silence34:47 | 2017 | Electro Spectre - The Secret Path37:42 | 2017 | Loewenhertz - Wer Sind Wir (Projekt 26 Remix)41:04 | 2014 | Amnistia - Anti#Versus (Cryo Remix)43:49 | 2017 | Third Realm - Prisoners Of Life48:22 | 2013 | First Aid 4 Souls - Fortress (Selfmix)53:36 | 2017 | Droid Sector Decay - National Union Of World Murder (2)57:22 | 2013 | Noisuf-X - WTF [What The Funk](1) Original Song: The Cure (1985).(2) EP (National Union Of World Murder) release date: August 19.

1. Tempted - Waterlillies 2. World in My Eyes (Safar Mix) - Depeche Mode 3. Neighbors (Extended Version) - Camouflage 4. So in Love (Brand New Extended Mix) - Orchestral Manoeuvers In The Dark 5. In Love with Love (Razormaid! Mix) - Debbie Harry 6. Always on My Mind / In My House - Pet Shop Boys 7. You Spin Me Round (Murder Mix) - Dead Or Alive 8. Witchcraft (Extended Mix) - Book Of Love 9. Don't Stop (Razormaid! Mix) - The Mood 10. Anvil (Night Club School) - Visage 11. Let's Go to Bed - The Cure 12. The Beach - New Order 13. Chorus (Fishes in the Sea) (Aggressive Trance Mix by Youth) - Erasure 14. Cry Wolf (Extended Mix) - a-ha 15. Hold It (Extended Mix) - Tin Tin   Notes and other random things: I don't know about you, but I've had about enough of the triple digit temperatures. In my part of the world, at least, it's so hot that sweat sweats, stadium vendors are selling "luke warm" dogs and Paris Hilton has changed her catch phrase to "That's cold." And August has just begun! I'm afraid it's going to get a lot worse before it gets better. Thankfully the opposite is true for this podcast. This week, CRC continues its new wave hangover from the previous episode with great old tracks from The Mood, Visage, The Cure and New Order among the selections. The Mood were from York over in the UK. They formed in 1980 and, like so many other groups, members John Moore, Mark James Fordyce, Steve Carter, John Dalby and Eric James Logan met in a local music store they frequented. This particular establishment was called Track Records. As it was with Fad Gadget, Depeche Mode appeared as The Mood's supporting act for several early live gigs. (Funny how DM eventually surpassed so many of the groups for whom they opened.) The song here, Don't Stop, was released in 1982 and peaked at number 59 on the UK singles chart, but did reach the top spot on the UK dance chart, which had recently been introduced. Between their formation and dissolution in 1984, the band released 5 singles, but none did well enough for their label RCA to support a full album, though a 5-track mini-album was released in the US. A deal with EMI never materialized after the group left RCA and they split up in 1984.     OMD have appeared several times before on CRC. Though mostly remembered for If You Leave, their bittersweet contribution to the awesome Pretty in Pink soundtrack, Andy McClusky and Paul Humphries strung together an amazing collection of pop hits throughout the 80s. The song here, So in Love, originally appeared on the Crush album, which was released in 1985. The album was the first that producer extraordinaire Stephen Hague (Pet Shop Boys, New Order and others) produced on his own. Though a little nervous, he and the band got along splendidly. The tracks for the album were recorded at Manor Residential studios in Oxford, an isolated locale which led to "long work days and a heroic amount of drinking," according to Stephen. As for the remix that appears here, Andy said that it "... was recorded with some live drums and most of the other instruments were from the Fairlight CMI sequencer, but all put to tape. Therefore, the 12" was made of a series of dub runs of the multi-track onto two track tape, then all spliced together like the good old analogue days." OMD recently released another studio album and have been touring quite liberally over the past year.  It's not often cover songs show up on this podcast, but in the case of Always on My Mind, I made an exception. Here, the Pet Shop Boys do their thing to Brenda Lee's 1972 country music hit, though Willie Nelson's version from ten years later may be fresher in most minds. Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe released this particular mix of the song in 1988 for their six-song album Introspective. They originally recorded the track for an ITV television special in Britain commemorating the 10-year anniversary of Elvis Presley's death (he covered the song as well). The song was such a sensation that the duo released the track as a single. The version here melds the original track with an acid-house track called In My House, which you will hear in its partiality before giving way to Dead Or Alive. A little trivia: In 2004, The Daily Telegraph slotted PSB's version of Always on My Mind at number two on their list of the 50 greatest cover songs of all time. It is a dandy, indeed.  Speaking of cover tunes, one of Visage's earliest demos was a cover of Zagar and Evans' In the Year 2525, a haunting tune about man's inquisitive, yet self-absorbed and self-destructive nature. Formed by Steve Strange, the ubiquitous club kid, Visage were a distinctive zag(ar?) to the zigging of the post-punk movement going on at the end of the 70s. With ex-Rich Kids members vocalist Midge Ure and Rusty Egan already in tow, Ultravox's Billie Currie and bassist Barry Adamson, guitarist John McGeogh and keyboardist Dave Formula from the band Magazine joined forces with the group and released their first single, Tar - probably not the best choice, but it was material leftover from Strange's time in his previous band The Photons. Still, the difference between making your mark or not in the music biz often boils down to timing and for the next release, the group, now on Polydor instead of the tiny Radar Records, released their most successful song, Fade to Grey. It went on to sell massively throughout Europe and the single jump-started what would become the New Romantic movement. A few other notes: In case you hadn't figured it out, The Beach is more or less the instrumental version of New Order's phenomenal dance track Blue Monday; mad props to the guys at Razormaid! for their absolutely killer mix of Debbie Harry's In Love With Love. My advice after hearing this version? Don't ever think about listening to the original on the Rockbird album - it's completely lifeless by comparison; a couple of episodes ago, you heard Snappy, the b-side to the Chorus single from Erasure. Well, here is the actual single, in a trance remix form you may never have heard before; finally, though it's far from my favorite track by Book of Love, band member Ted Ottaviano provides one of the better quotes you'll hear about a song. He said of Witchcraft, "While writing our second album I came up with this unrequited love song. The recipe is pretty clear: 1 part Greek Mythology, 1 part Nick at Night and a dash of JJ Fad." Good stuff! That's it for this episode. Please support the artists, for they make this all possible. Check back very soon for another new episode and thanks to everyone for listening! Cheers!