#ItaloDisco singer #EvelynBarry scored a huge European club hit 1984 ‘s “Take It As A Game” but her 1985 follow up “Living In The Sun” fizzled. Critic #MagdaVerdi said, “no one can duplicate the success of ‘Take It As A Game’ it’s once a life”- it was a Starck fave #1980s youtu.be/mceq3eUWh7Y?...

Belgian #Synth Pop singer #Nathalie was a successful model before UK #NewWave artist #PeterGodwin & #GeorgKajanus of UK #SynthPop band #Data helped shape her singing career- her 1983 Godwin/Kajanus helmed “Mon Coer Qui Craque” was an early Starck fave #80sMusic #1980s youtu.be/YjI-KkaZcbw?...

Dutch #SynthPop band #TimeBandits had modest success in Europe & remain virtually unknown in the USA but in #Australia they were huge & had 6 Top10 hits- their 1983 single “I’m Only Shooting Love” reached #1 in AU & NZ- it was a Starck fave #SophistiPop #80sMusic #80sRetro youtu.be/ROTspvgashc?...

#Industrial music pioneers #ExecutiveSlacks met at the #Philidelphia College Of Art & took their name from a magazine ad- they liked the play of being slackers & also having the nickname ‘EX-Slacks’- their 1986 cut “Say It Isn’t So” was a #StarckClub fave #Darkwave #Goth youtu.be/1gI3pCxoivY?...

Born Viviana Andreattini, #ItaloDisco singer #VivienVee was discovered at age 18 on the catwalks of Milan modeling for #Gucci & #Valentino before singing on dozens of Euro Club Hits- Starckers loved her 1989 12” “Cross My Heart” #80sMusic #1980s #80sRetro #80s youtu.be/63onUF-s0g0?...

#NYC producer #MickeyGarcia’s Micmac Records specialized in #House & #Freestyle music with an emphasis on breaking local artists- they had 70% of their releases chart like the 1989 #StarckClub fave “Touch Me With Your Heart” by #EileenFlores (#21 Dance) #Vinyl #Vinylsky youtu.be/oAAY9rZmqjQ?...

Trevor Thornton of Record Mirror Mag called German #SynthPop band #CetuJavu’s 1988 single “Have In Mind” ‘a remarkable pop song that creates a bewitching and insatiable need to re-play its intoxicating rhythms over and over”- it was a beloved #StarckClub classic #80sMusic youtu.be/4zjQQbqCBa4?...

Formed in West Berlin, #ElectroJazz group #HongKongSyndiKat sang their 1st album in German but switched to English hoping to gain a wider audience- it worked & their 1985 single “Too Much” became a big European club hit & Starck Club favorite #SophistiPop #80s #80sMusic youtu.be/Nz7R7K1MwIc?...

Despite being from #LosAngeles, brothers Ron & Russell Mael’s band #Sparks were more popular in the UK with 12 Top40 hits. Their biggest USA hit was a 1983 #NewWave collab with #GoGos guitarist #JaneWiedlin “Cool Places”- it was a Starck favorite #80sMusic #80sRetro #1980s youtu.be/iWFGBC8nVlc?...

Drag superstar #Divine is best known for distasteful antics in the #CultFilms of #JohnWaters, but he also had a successful music career helped by #HiNRG producer #BobbyOrlando- his 1983 ‘Blue Monday inspired’ “Love Reaction” was an early #StarckClub fave #80sMusic #1980s youtu.be/8QFBs_94K1c?...

Shockingly, “Original Sin” was Australian #AltRock group #INXS’ only song to ever reach #1 in their home country which it did in 1984. Cash Box Mag called it “a politically clever track which dreams of a racially equal and peaceful world”- it was a Starck fave #AT40 #80s youtu.be/PTULqzrhBWA?...

A CD bonus track on their 1987 album OFFICIAL VERSION, Belgian #Industrial band #Front242’s 12” cut “Agressiva” was called by Intrusive Signals zine “a brash banging boost of energetic thrust and mayhem sure rock your socks”- it was a Starck favorite #AltElectro #80sMusic youtu.be/VZxLGeOT1z0?...

French #Pop group #Images was founded in #Toulouse & their 1986 single “Les Demons De Minuit” was a huge European club hit & spent a whopping 13 weeks at #1 in #France. Music critic #SallySmith called it “an Euro classic still loved today”- it was a Starck fave #80sMusic youtu.be/kjVeown7umM?...

Deemed “Single of the Week” by NME Mag & Sounds newspaper, #SiouxsieAndTheBanshees 1986 track “Peek-A-Boo” was described by Melody Maker Mag as “a brightly unexpected mixture of black steel and pop disturbance"- it was a Starck favorite #Darkwave #80sMusic #1980s #80sRetro youtu.be/gGH_16SICL0?...

Hey all you gorgeous Starckers & #80sMusic lovers! Today we have faves by #Bananarama #NewOrder #Colourbox #PaulHaig #ModernEnglish #BookOfLove #InformationSociety #Front242 #TheCure #Xymox & more in a brand new #StarckClub Megamix made just for you!😎 Dance!💃🏽🪩🕺Enjoy!❤️ youtu.be/ebUGue8J4uc?...

A re-work of their 1985 hit “Legs,” UK #ArtPop group #ArtOfNoise released “Legacy” in 1986 to promote their RE-WORKS OF ART OF NOISE album. Critic Tobias Neuman called it, “a fresh take on a treasured favorite… exuberant and gratifying”- it was a Starck classic #80sMusic youtu.be/4qDwnpgi2VU?...

#Chicago DJ #FastEddie was instrumental in breaking new #ChicagoHouse music on radio stations WGCI & WBMX. He left radio to concentrate on producing in 1988 & scored a huge hit “Acid Thunder”- a classic #AcidHouse track & beloved Starck fave #80sMusic #House #1980s #80s youtu.be/kbHtUpD1U80?...

“Love of the Common People” was 1st recorded in 1967 by #The4Preps followed by #WayneNewton & then #TheEverlyBrothers. But it was the 1984 version by UK singer #PaulYoung featured in the teen comedy film SIXTEEN CANDLES that same year that was an early Starck fave #80s youtu.be/SVmjKHkgxis?...

Formed in #Seattle by sisters Ann & Nancy Wilson, #Rock band #Heart have sold over 50 million albums worldwide. Their 1987 single “There’s The Girl” (with rare lead vocals by Nancy instead of Ann) was a Top40 hit in the USA & UK- the 12” remix was a Starck fave #80sMusic youtu.be/b5qmy6IEpGk?...

#Sheffield UK #AltElectro group #CabaretVoltaire was praised by NME Mag’s #AndyGill in 1978 saying, ‘Cabs will turn out to be one of the most important emerging new bands this year… wait and see.” He was right- their 1983 single “Just Fascination” was a Starck fave #1980s youtu.be/2ij5DGxYi2k?...

The 2nd single from UK #SynthPop duo #Erasure’s 1989 album WILD! “You Surround Me” became their 10th consecutive single to enter the UK Top20. ALL MUSIC critic #NedRaggett called it, “another flat-out winner!”- it was a beloved #StarckClub favorite #80sMusic #80sRetro #80s youtu.be/rLqKiqaS-DU?...

In 1984 #SynthPop band #DepecheMode released their first double A sided single “Blasphemous Rumours/Somebody” as treat for devoted fans. To achieve the vocal frailty he desired, #MartinGore sang “Somebody” in the studio nude- they were both Starck faves #Darkwave #1980s youtu.be/o3EAzf5fDpY?...

The vid for UK #AltRock band #TheCure’s 1985 single “Close To Me” lands at #17 on Australian TV show 20 TO 1 featuring “Most Distinctive Music Videos Of All Time.” #RobertSmith said, ‘shooting that I was truly dying a slow, painful death’- it was a beloved Starck classic youtu.be/BjvfIJstWeg?...

UK #SynthPop duo #Yazoo formed in #Basildon & weren’t afraid to experiment creating sounds, riffs & melodies that had tremendous influence on modern music. Smash Hits Mag called their 1982 cut “Goodbye 70’s” “fresh, innovative, superb”- it was an early Starck fave #80s youtu.be/yFimHGt2Nco?...

#Atlanta #Funk band #Brick’s 1976 single “Dazz” went to #3 on the USA Top10 & spent 4 weeks at #1 on the #RnB Chart. Rapper #IceCube sampled it for his 1991 cut “No Vaseline” which many consider to be the greatest diss track of all time-“Dazz” was a Starck #Flashback fave youtu.be/Mbe5wyI4N80?...

#PinkFloyd’s #DavidGilmour produced UK #AltPop band #TheDreamAcademy’s 1985 debut single “Life In A Northern Town” which became a huge worldwide hit- but it was 1986’s “The Love Parade” (the only album track not produced by Gilmour) that Starckers adored #SophistiPop #1980s youtu.be/UoQvD4rd_j0?...

German musician #AndreasFroese aka #TronE aka #BlindVision experimented with #EBM #Industrial & #Electro music saying, “sometimes success comes from risks and mistakes- don’t be afraid to try the new”- #BlindVision’s 1989 #NewBeat track “Bestialic Beat” was a Starck fave youtu.be/ma34KX3J0UQ?...

Featured on the SDTK of the 1986 #SciFi adventure film FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR, #London #SynthPop band #Blancmange’s 1985 single “Lose Your Love” fizzled stalling at #77 in the UK but hit #2 on the USA Dance Chart- It was a beloved Starck favorite #80sMusic #1980s #80s youtu.be/Y9Io-80f82U?...

The 2nd single from L.A. #HiNRG singer #StaceyQ’s 1986 debut album BETTER THAN HEAVEN, “We Connect” stalled at #35 on the USA Hot100 (“Two Of Hearts” went to #3) but both went to #1 on the Dance/Electronic Singles Chart- it was a Starck favorite #80sMusic #1980s #80sRetro youtu.be/wJN6uzWsn54?...

UK #SophistiPop band #LivingInABox is considered a one hit wonder- their self titled 1987 single reached #5 in the UK & #17 in the USA- at #StarckClub however, it shot straight to #1 in the hearts of Starckers who made it a much beloved classic #80sMusic #80sRetro #1980s youtu.be/mHzfhU8t5i8?...

#London #House group #TheBeloved began as a #PostPunk band with #NewWave tendencies. They embraced a dance sound after continually listening to #Miami #Freestyle records & #AcidHouse in local clubs- their 1989 #AmbientHouse cut “The Sun Rising” was a Starck fave #GoGoMike youtu.be/HNMNUMS-Q5c?...

UK #NewWave band #Ultravox’s 1982 single “Reap The Wild Wind” was their only charting song on the USA Hot100 peaking at #71 & it went to #12 in the UK. Zig Zag Mag called it “a spirited and luminous transport to ethereal realms”- it was an early Starck fave #SophistiPop youtu.be/SeR9OtIOajc?...

Their first Top10 hit, #Georgia #NewWave group #TheB52s 1986 single “Summer Of Love” peaked at #3 on the USA Dance Chart & was featured in the 1988 #comedy film EARTH GIRLS ARE EASY- the 12” remix was a much beloved Starck favorite #80sMusic #1980s #80sRetro #80s youtu.be/b9vqHewX0JM?...

Formed in #Barnsley UK, #Goth rockers #TheDanseSociety had little chart success but amassed a worldwide cult following & sold more records after their breakup than when they were together- their 1984 single “Heaven Is Waiting” was a Starck fave #Darkwave #80sMusic #1980s youtu.be/2kT_XJtLwOo?...

#Toronto #NewWave group #ParachuteClub produced 3 Top10 albums in Canada but failed to chart elsewhere- #JohnOates of #HallAndOates was a fan & did guest vocals on one of their tracks- their 1985 single “Sexual Intelligence” was a #StarckClub favorite #Vinyl #Vinylsky #80s youtu.be/NidocNzkW1U?...

Music critic #NormanCorbett said UK #SynthPop artist #BelouisSome’s 1987 single “Animal Magic” was “not sharp enough to pierce big time success... pleasant but lacks bite” Starckers strongly disagreed & it became a much beloved fave #NewWave #80sMusic #80sRetro #1980s #80s youtu.be/IQcBPBqjUF8?...

#NicoletteLarson was born on a farm in Helena Montana & had a few modest hits in the #70s. She returned to her roots in 1985 & scored a Top10 #Country hit but it was her 1978 #NeilYoung written #SophistiPop single “Lotta Love” that was a beloved Starck #Flashback classic youtu.be/vpFfjWdhROU?...

Best known for voicing character Tommy Pickles on #RUGRATS & playing #PeeWeeHerman’s girlfriend Dottie in his 1985 BIG ADVENTURE film, actress #EGDaily also sang in the #80s & Starckers loved her debut 1986 #1 Dance single “Say It Say It” #80sMusic #1980s #80sRetro youtu.be/KW2LOaCHhOg?...

Copies of #MrFlagio’s #ItaloDisco hit “Take A Chance” were such a hot commodity in #80s nightclubs that some hired bodyguards to protect turntables after records were stolen. Critic #BreeOliver called it “an #Italo classic with enduring power”- it was an early Starck fave youtu.be/MM1Rjk2uhWM?...

Comprised of struggling session musicians, German #SynthPop band #MotiSpecial took their name from an inexpensive spicy Indian dish served at the #London curry house where the band formed- Starckers loved their 1985 cut “Don’t Be So Shy” #80sMusic #1980s #80sRetro #80s youtu.be/_LlfdB1ZVcU?...

#GabiDelgadoLopez of German #EBM duo #DAF died in 2020. In 2021, band mate #RobertGori re-worked some old material producing the album NUR NOCH EINER (Just One More) in homage of Lopez- their 1985 cut “Absolute Body Control” was a beloved Starck fave #NeueDeutscheWelle #80s youtu.be/XBwgnDXc8F8?...

It was tracks like 1987’s “Can’t Get Enough” that helped #ChicagoHouse singer #LizTorres earn the title of “Queen Of House Music” with Rolling Stone Mag crediting her with pioneering the sub-genre of #DivaHouse- the Spanish version was a beloved Starck fave #HouseMusic #80s youtu.be/z738JBh_ZfQ?...

Inspired by the arduous plight of #NelsonMandela, ex #SexPistols frontman #JohnLydon included an English translation of an old #Irish blessing “go n-eiri an bothar leat”-‘may the road rise with you’- in #PIL’s 1986 single “Rise”- it was a Starck fave #80sMusic #80sRetro youtu.be/jPj-8_wOZcA?...

UK #SynthPop group #KissingThePink scored big in 1987 when their single “Certain Things Are Likely” not only reached #1 on the USA Dance Chart but was also featured in the hit 1987 #PatrickDempsey #Comedy film CAN’T BUY ME LOVE- it was a much beloved #StarckClub classic youtu.be/tAlYP1Ymh-Y?...

DJ & producer #CiscoFerreira taught himself mixing & sound engineering- after several years at #London’s legendary Jack Trax he moved to #Belgium- one of his first #AcidHouse tracks, #TC’s 1988 cover of #TheDoor’s “Hello I Love You” became a Starck fave #80sMusic #NewBeat youtu.be/4Q4AfxuUKVo?...

Known for playing #Catwoman in #60s TV series #Batman, vocalist #EarthaKitt’s 1955 single “Bridges Of Paris” failed to chart, but her next single 1984’s “Where Is My Man” cracked the Top10 dance charts in the USA, UK, France, Belgium & Sweden- it was an early Starck fave youtu.be/atZS2PNi0pU?...

UK sibs Adrian & Derek Smith made sparse #Ambient tunes akin to #BrianEno until they bought a used #Synthesizer that morphed their music into a more commercially viable direction- #ClickClick’s 1988 #ElectroSynth track “Yakutska” was a Starck fave #vinyl #1980s #VinylSky youtu.be/Jwiqcf7d8jU?...

After leaving #SkinnyPuppy in 1986, #BillLeeb formed #Canadian #Industrial band #FrontLineAssembly releasing over 20 albums since inception including 2021’s MECHANICAL SOUL- Starckers loved their 1989 track “No Limit” #Vancouver #Canada #1980s #80sMusic #80sRetro #80s #EBM youtu.be/SHboQgjqsao?...

Born in #Boston, prolific #NYC producer #ArthurBaker had many aliases including #ArthurArgent #CriminalElementOrchestra #PleasurePump #TheMixBusters & #BlindTruth- Starckers loved his 1987 #House cut as Jack E Makossa “The Opera House” #HouseMusic #80sMusic #1980s #80s youtu.be/_IxlRuZlgOg?...

#NewJersey singer #GwenGuthrie sang back-up for #BillyJoel #ArethaFranklin #StevieWonder & #Madonna. Her 1983 #SlyAndRobbie produced & #LarryLevan (#ParadiseGarage) mixed single “Padlock” was a much beloved #StarckClub classic #80sMusic #80sRetro #1980s #80s #vinyl youtu.be/qPil0Pt6M5E?...