You can hear a short clip of the track on the popjustice link, Tracy.

VINCE CLARKE, THOMAS DOLBY and HOWARD JONES have all done remixes of tracks from Space Cowboy's 'Digital Rock Star' album for release as a special downloadable EP entitled the 'Electro Pioneers EP' which is released in the US this week. See NEWS for the EP tracklisting.

THE HUMAN LEAGUE have reportedly recorded around fifteen new songs and are currently looking at producers for their new album which is expected for release later this year on the Wall Of Sound label...

SAMANTHA FOX has announced that she will play a UK tour in May and is expected to announce dates shortly, meanwhile Wounded Bird Records have recently released expanded editions of her ‘Touch Me, ‘Samantha Fox’ and ‘I Wanna Have Some Fun’ albums featuring the original albums alongside a selection of bonus tracks. See NEWS for the full tracklistings of all three albums.

BOY GEORGE will appear onstage with Lady GaGa at her show at London's O2 Arena in February. Lady GaGa was a huge fan of George in her teens and has recently spoken about how she was bullied at school for dressing like him...

SALT-N-PEPA have lined up live appearances in the USA, Australia and the UK in February and March, see GIGS for all the dates.

MADONNA has started work on a new album with producers A-Trak and Brendan O'Brien apparently signed up for the record, Madonna's first for her new label Live Nation.

JOAN ARMATRADING will see her 1981 album 'Walk Under Ladders' reissued on January 25th in an expanded edition that will feature three tracks previously only available on vinyl. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

NITZER EBB will release a new album 'Industrial Complex' at the end of January via the German label Major Records. The album will be released in Europe on January 22nd with a UK release date to be announced shortly. The band are also playing a trio of UK shows around their appearance supporting DEPECHE MODE at London's O2 Arena on February 20th, see GIGS for all the dates.

SIMPLE MINDS' frontman JIM KERR is working on a new project entitled Lost Boy and one track is already available for online preview, see NEWS for more details.

ANNE MARIE HURST - previously of SKELETAL FAMILY and GHOST DANCE - will play a one-off London show at The Scala in Kings Cross on February 19th with support from Rubella Ballet and Lilygun.

THE LIGHTNING SEEDS have announced UK dates for April, see GIGS for all the shows announced so far.

PETER GABRIEL has announced a second night at London's O2 Arena in support of his upcoming 'Scratch My Back' album which features orchestral versions of songs made famous by artists such as DAVID BOWIE, Radiohead and Arcade Fire. Gabriel will play at the O2 on March 27th and 28th and 'Scratch My Back' will be released on January 25th.

DURAN DURAN and MICK KARN both feature on a new tribute album dedicated to DAVID BOWIE that will be released on January 26th. The album has been put together in support of the War Child charity and also features MGMT, Soulwax and A Place To Bury Strangers. See NEWS for the album tracklisting.

STATUS QUO's RICK PARFITT and FRANCIS ROSSI have been awarded OBE's (Orders of the British Empire) in the Queen's New Year's Honours list for their services to charity and the music industry.

A-HA have announced an Argentinian show at Buenos Aires' Luna Park on March 4th, the latest of the band's South American shows to go onsale. See GIGS for all the gigs booked so far.

GEISHA will release a new album on January 15th. 'Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow' will feature the band's singles released between 1985 and 1987 as well as two new songs - 'Birthday' and 'Mystery Writer' - plus covers of tracks by The Beatles and The Small Faces. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

KAREL FIALKA, best known for his 1987 hit 'Hey Matthew', will play a one-off London show - his first ever show in London - at Camden's Purple Turtle on January 29th with Mechanical Cabaret, The Modern, Cassette Electrik and Cult With No Name also on the bill.

PAUL YOUNG, TOYAH, CAROL DECKER, BROTHER BEYOND and THE CHRISTIANS will appear across two special 48 HOUR PARTY events taking place at the Southport and Camber Sands Pontins sites in March, see the event website for all the details!

REM's classic single 'Everybody Hurts' has been chosen by Simon Cowell to be covered by a host of artists to benefit those affected by the recent earthquakes in Haiti.

DURAN DURAN and SPANDAU BALLET are both the subject of rumours that they will be appearing at this year's Glastonbury Festival in June...

A-HA have confirmed four more shows in Brazil and shows in Belgium and Holland as part of their forthcoming 'Ending On A High Note' farewell tour. See GIGS for all the dates.

SIMPLE MINDS will see 'Collector's Editions' of their classic 'New Gold Dream' and 'Sparkle In The Rain' albums released in April.

UB40 will release the fourth in their 'Labour Of Love' series of albums on February 8th.

VISAGE are to be the subject of a new compilation entitled 'The Very Best of Visage' which is scheduled for release on March 8th. The collection will feature all the influential band's best known hits alongside original and new remixes. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

MARIAH CAREY is to release a remix edition of her 'Angels Advocate' album on March 9th, featuring mixes from Swizz Beatz, R. Kelly and T-Pain among others.

PAUL WELLER and BRUCE FOXTON have collaborated together on two songs which will appear on Weller's forthcoming 'Wake Up The Nation' album. The recordings are the first time the duo have worked together since THE JAM split.

THE SPECIALS will release a live DVD on March 1st. The release will feature a show at Wolverhampton's Civic Hall, recorded during last year's reunion shows alongside backstage footage of the band, rehearsal footage and interviews with fans. See NEWS for the full live tracklisting.

DURAN DURAN will continue their catalogue album reissue series with 3-disc (2-CD and 1-DVD) editions of 'Big Thing' and 'Notorious' scheduled for release in April, following the previously reported editions of 'Duran Duran' and 'Seven & The Ragged Tiger' which will be released on March 15th.

THE CURE's ROBERT SMITH has covered 'Very Good Advice' for the soundtrack to Tim Burton's forthcoming adaptation of Alice In Wonderland which will be in cinemas on March 5th. The soundtrack album will be available from March 2nd and also contains tracks recorded by Avril Lavigne, Franz Ferdinand and Tokio Hotel among others.

MADNESS are to follow their recent 'One Step Beyond' album reissue with expanded editions of their 'Absolutely' and 'Seven' albums on April 12th. Both releases will feature a host of extra content including live tracks, b-side, videos and radio session versions. The series will continue in June with 'The Rise & Fall' and 'Keep Moving' and August with 'Wonderful' and 'The Madness'. See NEWS for the full tracklisting of 'Absolutely' and 'Seven'.

PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED, THE SPECIALS, GARY NUMAN, DEVO, FAITH NO MORE, ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN and GRACE JONES have all been confirmed for the bill of the forthcoming Coachella Festival in the US.

SPANDAU BALLET are to release special expanded 2-CD editions of their 'Diamond' and 'Journeys To Glory' albums on March 1st with 3-disc editions (2-CD and 1-DVD) of 'True' and 'Parade' scheduled for May release.

TEARS FOR FEARS' CURT SMITH will release a new solo single entitled 'All Is Love' this week. In addition to touring with Tears For Fears this year Smith will be playing solo shows throughout 2010 starting with a show at LA's Cornonet in March. See NEWS for more details.

808 STATE will reissue four albums on March 22nd. '808:90', 'Ex:El', 'Gorgeous' and 'Don Solaris' are all coming out in remastered editions, each with a bonus disc of rare and previously unreleased tracks.

THE PIXIES have announced live dates in Australia, New Zealand and Europe starting in March. See GIGS for all the dates announced so far.

GO WEST frontman PETER COX will release a new solo albumm 'The S1 Sessions' on March 22nd.

LEVINHURST - the band LOL TOLHURST started with his wife after leaving THE CURE - have announced a run of European shows in March to support their third album 'Blue Star' and featuring former Cure bassist MICHAEL DEMPSEY in the line-up. See GIGS for all the dates.

TRACIE YOUNG's 1984 album 'Far from the Hurting Kind' will be reissued, with bonus tracks, later this year.

JASON DONOVAN is set to star in a stage adaptation of The War Of The Worlds which is scheduled to tour through Holland, Belgium and the UK in November and December 2010.

Pauline wrote:

SIMPLE MINDS will see 'Collector's Editions' of their classic 'New Gold Dream' and 'Sparkle In The Rain' albums released in April.

Sounds like they could be possibly be going down the same road as Duran Duran which could be good news!

Pauline wrote:

VISAGE are to be the subject of a new compilation entitled 'The Very Best of Visage' which is scheduled for release on March 8th. The collection will feature all the influential band's best known hits alongside original and new remixes. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

Is this a CD/DVD set?  If so bring it on I'd certainly consider nabbing a copy!

Pauline wrote:

THE SPECIALS will release a live DVD on March 1st. The release will feature a show at Wolverhampton's Civic Hall, recorded during last year's reunion shows alongside backstage footage of the band, rehearsal footage and interviews with fans. See NEWS for the full live tracklisting.

Interesting to hear this

Pauline wrote:

DURAN DURAN will continue their catalogue album reissue series with 3-disc (2-CD and 1-DVD) editions of 'Big Thing' and 'Notorious' scheduled for release in April, following the previously reported editions of 'Duran Duran' and 'Seven & The Ragged Tiger' which will be released on March 15th.

Pleased to hear this, thanks for the info

Pauline wrote:

MADNESS are to follow their recent 'One Step Beyond' album reissue with expanded editions of their 'Absolutely' and 'Seven' albums on April 12th. Both releases will feature a host of extra content including live tracks, b-side, videos and radio session versions. The series will continue in June with 'The Rise & Fall' and 'Keep Moving' and August with 'Wonderful' and 'The Madness'. See NEWS for the full tracklisting of 'Absolutely' and 'Seven'.

I welcome this as my three disc set, something I previously mentioned elsewhere I found in Oxfam bookshop, has developed a seemingly terminal fault which can't be cured by cleaning the discs.

Pauline wrote:

SPANDAU BALLET are to release special expanded 2-CD editions of their 'Diamond' and 'Journeys To Glory' albums on March 1st with 3-disc editions (2-CD and 1-DVD) of 'True' and 'Parade' scheduled for May release.

Finally my prayers have been answered, that for me is the best news in your entire posting Pauline, thanks very much!

Yeah so I agree with Kevin, disappointed by no THL announcement but I'm sure it won't be too far away.

The latest from www.remembertheeighties.com

Arrrgggghhhhh i NEED to go to this !!

BOY GEORGE and TONY HADLEY with special guests GO WEST and ABC will headline the Saturday and Sunday line-ups of the second 80s REWIND FESTIVAL which will take place in Henley On Thames in August. Other artists on the bill include RICK ASTLEY, LEVEL 42, MARC ALMOND, JIMMY SOMERVILLE, THE WEATHER GIRLS, MIDGE URE, KID CREOLE AND THE COCONUTS, KAJAGOOGOO, HEAVEN 17, IMAGINATION, HAZEL O'CONNOR, ALTERED IMAGES, MODERN ROMANCE, JOHNNY HATES JAZZ and THE BEAT. See NEWS for more details.

A-HA have announced US dates in New York and Los Angeles in May as part of their farewell tour, see GIGS for all the dates.

THE SPECIALS have announced a New York show at Terminal 5 on April 21st, shortly after their appearance at the Coachella Festival on April 16th, the band's first US shows since 1980.

SAMANTHA FOX has announced tour dates across the UK in May and June with more dates expected to be confirmed soon. See GIGS for all the dates.

VINCE CLARKE and MARTYN WARE have created a special installation for the forthcoming 3D Soundclash event at London's Royal Albert Hall on February 18th. The 3D Audioscape will allow performers to manipulate sound in three dimensions...

PIXIES frontman FRANK BLACK will release a new solo album, 'NonStopErotik', on April 5th. See NEWS for the album tracklisting.

MARC ALMOND has been added to the bill of the forthcoming Camp Bestival Festival in Dorset this summer. He joins a bill that also includes sets from THE HUMAN LEAGUE, MADNESS, BILLY BRAGG and THE FALL.

GEORGE BENSON and MARTI PELLOW have announced UK dates together in May and June, see GIGS for all the dates.

SADE will make a rare live appearance at the German Echo Music Awards on March 4th when she will perform her new single 'Soldier Of Love' taken from her new album of the same name which will be released on February 8th.

FOREIGNER will release a new album on March 1st. 'Can't Slow Down' will be their first studio album release for fifteen years and features thirteen new tracks.

CROWDED HOUSE have announced live dates in the UK in May and June, see GIGS for all the dates.

SHAKATAK will continue their 30th anniversary celebrations with two special shows at Maidstone's Pizza Express Music Room on February 26th and 27th.

EURYTHMICS' single 'Love Is A Stranger' has been sampled in 'I Want U', the new single from Dirty Vegas mainman Paul Harris, which is currently topping the UK club charts.

808 STATE have confirmed the tracklistings for the 2-CD reissues of their '808:90', 'Ex:El', 'Gorgeous' and 'Don Solaris' albums which are all due for release on March 22nd, each accompanied by a disc of rare and previously unreleased tracks. See NEWS for the full tracklisting of all four albums.

BANANARAMA will release 'Love Don't Live Here Anymore' as their next single accompanied by 'The Runner'. Both tracks have been remixed for the single and a release date is expected shortly.

THE COLOURFIELD will see their 'Virgins And Philistines' and 'Deception' albums reissued in expanded editions on March 22nd. See NEWS for the full tracklisting of both albums.

JAKI GRAHAM will collaborate with the BBC Big Band in a show entitled 'Gershwin and Soul', featuring the best of Duke Ellington along with Cotton Club classics. The show, at Birmingham's Symphony Hall on March 12th, will also be recorded for BBC Radio 2's Big Band Special.

HAYWOODE is to see her 1986 debut album 'Arrival' reissued with bonus tracks on February 15th. The seventeen track special edition will be digitally remastered and feature expanded sleeve notes which will include brand new interviews with Haywoode herself. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

AC/DC will headline this summer's Download Festival, topping a bill that will also see sets from MOTORHEAD and MEGADETH as well as Them Crooked Vultures, Deftones, Bullet For My Valentine, Stone Temple Pilots and Wolfmother.

The latest scop.................

PAUL YOUNG, TOYAH, CAROL DECKER, BROTHER BEYOND and THE CHRISTIANS will appear across two special 48 HOUR PARTY events taking place at the Southport and Camber Sands Pontins sites in March, see the event website for all the details!

THE HUMAN LEAGUE, GARY NUMAN and GRACE JONES will all play special shows at a new temporary venue, the 5DX dome, in Miami and London in March and April. The venue will offer '3D Surround Sound, 360-degree visuals as well as dining facilities, with five-course meals for guests' and Gary Numan is quoted as describing the experience as 'the entertainment equivalent of walking into a laptop - the audience are immersed in a 360 degree digital environment unlike any experience known before'. See GIGS for all the dates.

HAPPY MONDAYS will headline the Saturday night of this year's Wychwood Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse on June 5th. Mondays' frontman SHAUN RYDER also this week revealed plans to reform Black Grape for live shows this year.

THE HUMANS have confirmed that they will play a short set at a forthcoming Haiti Earthquake Fundraiser organised by THE KLF's BILL DRUMMOND which will take place at The Roundhouse in London on Thursday February 25th.

UFO have announced a headlining tour of the UK for April, see GIGS for all the dates.

THE GODFATHERS will play their annual 'Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre' show at London's ULU on February 14th.

KILLING JOKE have announced US shows in New York and Los Angeles in May and June to support the April release of their new album 'Feast Of Fools'. See GIGS for all their dates.

DOLLAR's albums 'The Paris Collection' and 'Dollar' will both be reissued on February 22nd in expanded editions featuring bonus tracks. Dollar frontman DAVID VAN DAY meanwhile is working on his autobiography which is scheduled for publication in 2011. See NEWS for the full tracklisting of both albums.

MARI WILSON has announced a series of UK shows in February, March, April and May. See GIGS for all the dates.

RECOIL will release a new album, 'Recoil Selected', on April 19th featuring remastered versions of classic Recoil tracks edited into what the band's ALAN WILDER describes as ' a cohesive and total listening experience'. The release will be available as a single CD or as a special 2-CD edition featuring a second disc containing new remixes and alternative versions. There will also be a series of live events taking place across Europe and the USA between March and May to promote the releases. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

BLONDIE will play an outdoor show in the UK as part of The Forestry Commission's annual series of outdoor concerts. The show, at the Westonbirt Arboretum in Gloucestershire will take place on June 20th.

LEVINHURST - featuring LOL TOLHURST and MICHAEL DEMPSEY, formerly of THE CURE - have added more dates to their forthcoming 'Wednesday In Warsaw' tour which will see them play shows in Holland, Germany, Poland and Italy in March. See GIGS for all the dates.

SLASH will release his new solo album 'Slash' in April featuring thirteen tracks including collaborations with IAN ASTBURY, ALICE COOPER, LEMMY, OZZY OSBOURNE and IGGY POP. See NEWS for the full list of collaborations and the album tracklisting.

A-HA have added an extra LA show, at Club Nokia on May 16th, to their upcoming 'Ending On A High Note' tour. See GIGS for all the dates.

THE WOODENTOPS will release a new single 'Third Floor Rooftop High' to coincide with a series of European shows in February and March, the single will be the first new material from the band for twenty years. See GIGS for all the dates.

MARTHA AND THE MUFFINS are offering a free download of 'Don’t Say Anything', a track from their new album 'Delicate', at the ReverbNation website, see NEWS for more details.

THE SPECIALS have added more shows to their upcoming US tour with the announcement of shows in Los Angeles and Toronto in April. The band have also announced a show at London's Royal Albert Hall on March 29th as part of the Teenage Cancer Trust concerts. See GIGS for all the dates.

MEN AT WORK have been ordered to compensate an Australian music publisher representing the late Marion Sinclair after a court ruled that the Men At Work hit 'Down Under' infringes the copyright of her song 'Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree'...

WE ARE THE WORLD, 1985's all-star famine relief single, has been remade by a host of contemporary artists - including JANET JACKSON who performs the parts taken by her brother Michael in the original version - to benefit earthquake relief efforts in Haiti.

U2, THE POLICE, THE CLASH, THE STRANGLERS, THE SPECIALS, THE BEAT, THE PRETENDERS, SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES and THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS are among artists featured in a new exhibition of photographs taking place in Toronto between March 3rd and April 1st. The exhibit, 'Toronto Calling', will take place at the Steam Whistle Brewery on Bremner Boulevard and features a host of images, taken in Toronto between 1979 and 1981, which have never been displayed before.

BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE will release a remastered and expanded edition of their 1985 album 'This Is Big Audio Dynamite' on April 27th featuring the original album plus an additional CD of remixes, dub versions, edits, outtakes and single b-sides. See NEWS for the album tracklisting.

BELOUIS SOME's 1985 album 'Some People' has been reissued by Cherry Red in an expanded edition featuring bonus tracks. See NEWS for the full album tracklisting.

PMSL

This is like a newsletter for HMVs Bargain Bin. Hilarious!

Pauline wrote:

ULTRAVOX fans have organised a special pre-show fan party and concert in advance of Ultravox's forthcoming show at London's Hammersmith Apollo on Sunday April 11th. The 'Return to Eden Part II' event will take place at the 100 Club between 3pm and 7pm and will feature two live acts, Messengers and Party Fears Three. See NEWS for more details.

Hurrah! A mention on the legendary Remember The Eighties mailout!

Ta for that

Having weighed up the evidence presented in this thread regarding a number of potential opportunities to purchase one or more of these forthcoming special edition 're-releases', I must say I would have to agree that it would appear that perhaps a great deal has indeed been discovered by our friend, DJ Ian Aitch. It would seem that congratulations are in order in relation to the excellent and most welcome savings from which you have found you were able to benefit when diligently researching and subsequently placing an 'online' order for these musical treasures by the Kemp brothers and of course their colleagues, who we must remember also made significant contributions to the legacy of Spandau Ballet.  If I might be so bold, I would like to suggest and even recommend that you use the savings of £4.01 that you have been able to secure in your recent transaction by facilitating a celebration of this happy occasion in which the purchase and subsequent drinking and enjoying of a pint of beer (or, if you prefer, another type of beverage), perhaps in a bar or possibly a nightclub or restaurant, occurs.

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Not sure I'll be buying any of them - maybe in the sales.

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sarah t wrote:

Well done on getting an additional saving on the Spandau Ballet CDs DJ Ian Aitch!

I only mentioned HMV because of the websites I have ordered from before and have recieved prompt reliable service (which include CDWOW, play.com and Amazon) they have come out the cheapest.

I am vaguely aware that there are price comparison services for CD's on the internet but I guess I just stuck with sites I know from past experience.

Whilst looking around the online world last night my joy was unlimited when I discovered internet based retailer Amazon, initially known merely as a vendor of books but now a seller of books, compact discs, digital versatile discs, toys, games, clothing, downloads, jigsaws and more (check them out sometime!) had reduced their price on Duran Duran's 3rd long-playing compact disc set Seven And The Ragged Tiger to an amazing £8.95!

With all this money I am saving from Amazon's "misprices" I think I might be able to go out this weekend and give myself some sort of treat.