The 1950s were fun, the 1960s were wild, and the 1970s were decadent. But the 1980s? The ’80s were big — big hair, big shoulder pads, big, booming music, and big changes. MTV, compact discs, and digital sampling were brand new, and FM radio blasted the hits of the day to nerds, preppies, and punks alike. Now, with the first new volumes of our flagship series since 2012, Eric Records embraces the ’80s in a big way. Just as we’ve done with the ’60s and ’70s, ’80s Essentials & Beyond (Hard To Find 45s on CD, Vol. 15) brings you the best of the ’80s and early ’90s in rich, audiophile-quality sound. Many tracks appear in rare radio edits and hit single versions for the first time, including the S.O.S. Band’s funky “Take Your Time (Do It Right)” and Cliff Richard’s soaring “We Don’t Talk Anymore” — both making their U.S. CD debuts. But that’s just the start of the ultimate ’80s experience. Fully packed with 78 minutes of music and five #1 hits, Hard To Find 45s on CD, Vol. 15 includes favorites like Tracey Ullman’s girl-group gem “They Don’t Know,” Charles & Eddie’s pop-soul duet “Would I Lie To You” (radio edit), and Baltimora’s dance-floor oddity “Tarzan Boy” (rare single version). You’ll also hear heartfelt pop ballads such as Glenn Medeiros’s “Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You,” Richard Marx’s #1 hit “Right Here Waiting,” and the epic single version of Meat Loaf’s comeback smash “I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That).” The ’80s were big — but they were also the last era when we all listened to the same songs. Before the internet splintered music into niches, radio and MTV videos united us. It was a time when The Proclaimers’ stomping “500 Miles” could play beside UB40’s reggae groove “Red Red Wine” and Roxette’s sweeping “It Must Have Been Love.” With ’80s Essentials & Beyond, Eric Records recaptures that spirit — and the sound quality is the best you’ll ever hear! Don’t take our word for it: check out the sound samples below. Includes a 12-page booklet with complete song-by-song annotation and liner notes by Greg Adams. ALL TRACKS TRUE STEREO / ORIGINAL 45 RPM SINGLE VERSIONS
— DIGITALLY REMASTERED FOR HIGHEST QUALITY SOUND —

Track	Title	Artist	Chart Peak	Chart Debut

1	RED RED WINE	UB40	#1	10/88
2	IT MUST HAVE BEEN LOVE	Roxette	#1	6/90
3	I'M GONNA BE (500 Miles)	The Proclaimers	#3	8/93
4	TAKE YOUR TIME (Do It Right) (Part 1) SINGLE VERSION U.S. DEBUT	The S.O.S. Band	#3	8/80
5	STEPPIN' OUT RARE SINGLE VERSION	Joe Jackson	#6	12/82
6	THEY DON'T KNOW RARE ON CD	Tracey Ullman	#8	4/84
7	TARZAN BOY RARE SINGLE VERSION	Baltimora	#13	3/86
8	WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE SINGLE VERSION DEBUT	Cliff Richard	#7	1/80
9	MOONLIGHT SHADOW BIG UK & EUROPEAN HIT	Mike Oldfield	#4/UK	7/83
10	NOTHING'S GONNA CHANGE MY LOVE FOR YOU	Glenn Medeiros	#12	6/87
11	ONE MORE TRY	Timmy -T-	#1	3/91
12	JOEY	Concrete Blonde	#19	11/90
13	NIGHTSHIFT	Commodores	#3	4/85
14	PASS THE DUTCHIE	Musical Youth	#10	2/83
15	SATURDAY LOVE RARE SINGLE VERSION	Cherrelle with Alexander O’Neal	#26	4/86
16	WOULD I LIE TO YOU? RARE RADIO EDIT	Charles & Eddie	#13	11/92
17	AFTER ALL (Love Theme From Chances Are) RARE RADIO EDIT	Cher & Peter Cetera	#6	5/89
18	INTO THE NIGHT RARE RADIO EDIT	Benny Mardones	#11	9/80
19	RIGHT HERE WAITING	Richard Marx	#1	8/89
20	I'D DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE (But I Won't Do That) RARE SINGLE VERSION	Meat Loaf	#1	11/93

Track Listing — Disc #1 · 20 Songs · Various Artists · Eric Records