Synth pop was one of the defining musical trends of the 1980s. The first half of the decade saw an explosion of synthesiser duos, from Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark to Blancmange, Yazoo and the Pet Shop Boys, as a new generation of electronics allowed one musician to create a broad range of sounds while another focused on vocals.
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Thanks Ady.
I have this album in my library and, coincidentally, I played it yesterday for the first time in many years.
It evoked all sorts of memories…
how much fun I had/the music I enjoyed…
in London during the hedonistic 80’s…
and surprised me…
in so far as how good it still sounds today!
