80sography - 80s music interviews

And we have returned after a little break at 80sography Towers to indulge in more
80s goodness with Engineer, Producer and 12" Mixmaster John 'Tokes' Potoker.

Before we enter the realm of the extended…

Interview with one of the chief architects discussing simply one of the best songs of the 80s; Ultravox keyboard player/violinist, Billy Currie on the making of Vienna.


www.billycurrie.com

Support the …

Antiques! Do we have a special episode for you, or what? (answer: not 'what')

Only an audio commentary of one of the very best albums of the 80s (if not all time)
Prefab Sprout's Steve McQueen, with pr…

Another day, another part of the ZTT story,  another member of the Art of Noise and another great guest, Mr JJ Jeczalik.



1980 : Yes-Drama (LP)

1981: Kate Bush - Sat In Your Lap

1982: ABC - The Lexicon o…

Another audio commentary and another Hugh Padgham to add to the collection.
Following The Police and Phil Collins we had to have a Genesis one and why not their most successful and (IMHO) their best,…

Pt II of chat with Kevin Godley on his music video career in the 80s.

So many great videos of great songs so delay no more and dive in...

1984

The Police - Synchronicity Live Video
Yes - Leave It
Frankie …

Pt 1 of chat with 25% of original 10cc line up and 50% of Godley & Creme, the 100% Kevin Godley. The discussion focuses exclusively on his music video directing career (bar the opening chat around a …

Audio Commentary time with the wonderfully effervescent debut LP by Voice of the Beehive, Let it Bee analysed by singer/songwriter and Queen Bee, Tracey Belland aka Tracey Bryn.

Lots covered beyond th…

Pt 2 of the Dave Bascombe interview and much success with Tears For Fears and Depeche Mode plus mega hits with Danny Wilson & Red Box. Plus Peter Gabriel, Danny Wilson and Val Doonican. Not enough of…

Part 1 of a My 80sography chat with  the great Producer/Engineer/Mixer, Dave Bascombe, and what an eclectic mix it is;

PRE-80'S

Maida Vale studios
BBC sessions/Top of The Pops recordings

1980

Tony Banks -…

Another episode, another audio commentary for a great album and another great guest in singer/songwriter and 50% of Go West, Peter Cox.

Peter goes through the debut Go West album, called, er, Go West …

Hello again. What better way to start a new season of 80sography than with a Random Questions with a man who defined the 80s more than anybody, the great producer Trevor Horn.

It was a great pleasure …

Part 2 of the interview with the great musician/producer/arranger/songwriter, Rob Mounsey and so much to discuss; A couple of Simon's, a couple of hugely iconic No 1 power ballads, Billy, Brian, Aret…

We end season 5 (cripes, we nearly up to season 6??) with a two-parter with massively talented musician/producer/songwriter/horn & string arranger, Rob Mounsey.

With the iconic likes of Diana Ross, St…

It's only taken 23 years but 80sography has finally reached the 50th episode milestone! Hurrah to all and sundry! (sorry, don't know why I typed that...)

Why not celebrate with another Anatomy of a So…

This feels like a very special episode.

Engineer Toby Scott takes us track-by-track through the 80s behemoth that is Bruce Springsteen’s Born In The USA.

Toby goes through the working process on one of…

Hello shoes, I'm sorry but I'm going to have to stand on you again...

Unique episode as we enter the world of comedic pop with the wonderful neil (always lower case) and his epic 80s cover of the Traf…

A Brucie bonus!

For background, I was lucky to chat to legendary engineer, Toby Scott on his time in the
80s with Mr Bruce Springsteen - the majority of which will be in a future episode.

These are the…

Next up on the 80sography odyssey is Carol Decker, lead singer and co-writer of T’Pau and an Anatomy of a Song episode on their worldwide smasheroonie, Heart and Soul.

We do side-track venture into Ch…

Aaaaaaand we are back with part 2 of the interview with the infectious energy and enthusiasm of songwriter/musician Martin Page.

So many songs and artists to cover (and enjoy) so delve on in...


1985 (2…