Giorgio - Knights in White Satin

Any disco funk geek knows too well that Giorgio Moroder is not a great singer, and this is obvious on this album, but what we get is some fab instrumentation and arrangements, like we have always heard.

In Square Circle – Stevie Wonder

This record is one of my favorite Stevie Wonder offerings of all time. Stevie is a genius on this album and ‘In Square Circle’ brings out the singer in him to the core. The album is the twentieth studio album by the American singer-songwriter which was released in 1985.

Flowing Rivers – Andy Gibb

The world lost an angel on 10th March, 1988. In 1977, when the Bee Gees were becoming one of the biggest-selling artists of all-time, we were introduced to their baby brother, Andrew Roy Gibb, better known to everyone as Andy Gibb as he came to be known. The Bee Gees that was made up of Maurice, Robin and Barry jumpstarted Andy's singing career and produced his recordings. They wrote many of those songs as well. Andy got a contract with RSO (Robert Stigwood Organization) Records through the Bee Gees.

Top Gun – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – Various Artists

With the ongoing Ukraine – Russia conflict, warplanes, bomb attacks and shelling, ‘Top Gun’ is one war movie we just cannot forget at this time. While with sympathize with all those who are in Ukraine and hope that everything irons out soon and that Russia pulls out of Ukraine, this fortnight we pick a war movie of the 80s, that we probably have seen once or maybe twice. A film that has action and romance all in one. Who does not remember those moments in the movie with Tom Cruise.

A Different Light – The Bangles

This is the album that launched the Bangles to superstardom with the singles Manic Monday originally written by Prince and the wonderfully quirky Walk Like An Egyptian, a song that got dance steps in a jiffy and everyone wanted to learn the Tutankhamen dance.

Whitney Houston –Whitney Houston

This is the debut album from Whitney Houston released in 1985, an album that probably has her best work because the song structures were simple and it helped to launch her career into new heights.

LongPlay Album - Stars on 45 (Vol II) - Various Artists

This was the second album by the Dutch sound-alike studio group Stars on 45 released on the CNR Records label in The Netherlands in August 1981. In India it was released under the label MIL (Music India Limited) and received critical appreciation for the music and non – stop continuity.

Sun City - Artists United Against Apartheid - Various Artists

Artists United Against Apartheid was a 1985 protest group founded by Little Steven aka activist and performer Steven Van Zandt and record producer Arthur Baker to protest against apartheid in South Africa.

Stars on 45 –The Album - By Star Sound - Various Artists

Bringing back the 80s sound, this is one of my oldest LPs in my collection. This was also the very first LPs I had when I first started collecting vinyl back in the 1990s, and I played it constantly, because of it funky beat and non – stop melody, not forgetting the Beatles selection all over it. I loved this album the very first time I heard it.

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band – John Lennon

This was the end of swinging 60s and the world’s biggest band, The Beatles had split at the peak of their career and their fighting best. (In fact, while I write this, Peter Jackson’s documentary on the subject ‘Get Back’, has just been released). And the members started on their individual journeys. John Lennon, the founder of the band released his first solo album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band on 11th December 1970.