Off The Tracks

Off The Tracks
  • Blog
    • Interviews
    • Miscellany
    • Special Guests
    • Reviews
  • Podcasts
  • The Vinyl Countdown
  • Back Catalogue
  • About
    • About
    • About the banner image
    • On Song
May 28, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: The Other 80s (DJ Set)

other89I’ve had this idea in my head for year – and I’ve had a few goes at translating it – an eighties DJ set that doesn’t include all the obvious (“pop”) moments; so it has blues and jazz and it has some of the lesser known acts, or lesser known cuts from the bigger acts. Of course, this isn’t quite realistic and when you start playing it on vinyl people ask you for certain requests. U2, R.E.M, that sort of thing, maybe Madonna or Cyndi Lauper too…so I add those in but try to play the lesser known or less obvious stuff, or at the least the things I like…

Not sure if it’s a thing that really works, or if it’ll really ever catch on, but I like it. I call it The Other 80s – the less obvious songs and artists from the 1980s. I’m a fan of the 1980s, I love all the big dumb pop singles, and have done stock-standard “eighties nights” too…just so you know…

Anyway, I think this is from the first time I tried an “Other 80s” night. So give it a go, see what you think. A few weird and wonderful selections, a few oddities, and some lesser known stuff…and then, of course, some of the big, bad, brilliant (stock-standard) eighties things too…

Click here to check it out.

Click here to check out any of the other playlists on Off The Tracks.

DJ Derek 003 copy

Posted in Blog, Miscellany and tagged with 1980s, 80s, DJ, DJ Set, DJing, Eighties, EP, LP, Other 80s, Playlist, Playlist: The Other 80s (DJ Set), Record, Records, Singles, Spotify, The 80s, The Eighties, The Other 80s, Vinyl. RSS 2.0 feed.
« The Art Of Incongruity: A Chat with Daniel Ash from Bauhaus
The Vinyl Countdown # 551 »

One Response to Playlist: The Other 80s (DJ Set)

  1. Pingback: Playlist: Vinyl Friday 1980s DJ Set (240611)

Popular

  • The Best Guitarist in The World: # 8 – Mark Knopfler
  • Janna Lapidus Leblanc: Four Years In Pictures
  • The Sad Story of Bob Welch: Fleetwood Mac’s Most Undervalued Member
  • Sweetman Podcast: Episode 73 – Janna Lapidus Leblanc
  • The Best Guitarist in The World: # 11 – Lindsey Buckingham
  • Neil Peart Was The World’s Most Overrated Drummer
  • David Bowie’s Most Underrated Album: 1. Outside
  • Time Casts Its Spell: When Silver Springs Became The Secret Weapon It Had Always Threatened To Be
  • A Very Benign And In-Character Midlife Crisis: I’m Back Buying CDs
  • Retro Record Reviews by Toby W. McWilliams: # 2 – Supertramp, Breakfast in America

Archives

Tags

Album Review Auckland Blog Book Book Review Chat Compilation DJ Drums DVD DVD Review EP Film Film Review Gig Gig Review Guest Blog Guitar Interview Jazz Live Live Gig LP Movie Music NZ Podcast Poem Poetry Record Records Simon Sweetman Soundtrack Spotify Stub Stubs Sweetman Podcast The Vinyl Countdown Vinyl Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron Wellington Wgtn Writing You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron [OST]

Categories

  • Back Catalogue
  • Blog
  • Interviews
  • Miscellany
  • Mixtapes
  • Playlists
  • Podcasts
  • Reviews
  • Scene Of The Day
  • Special Guests
  • The Vinyl Countdown

Off The Tracks is the home of Sweetman Podcast, a weekly interview/chat-based pod. It's also home to my reviews across film, TV, music and books and some creative writing as well.

Off The Tracks aims to provide quality reviews and essays, regular blog updates about the shows, albums, books and movies you should be experiencing.

It's a passion project. Your support will help to keep Off The Tracks online.

All content © 2022 by Off The Tracks. WordPress Themes by Graph Paper Press