... And you might be looking ... instead of listening ... to Recursive Rock!
That's the core of these two compilations. The songs all reflect a bit of media awareness. They're about toys, or rock music itself, or TV or magazines ...
01 - Rock Show - Excel - 1980 (3:30)
02 - I Slept in an Arcade - Black Randy & the Metrosquad - 1979 (2:28)
03 - Caught on Tape - Zom Zom - 1985 (1:49)
04 - I'm in the Charts - The Radio Rhythm Boys - 1980 (2:36)
05 - Townshend Nose - Mikes House - 1987 (2:29)
06 - Kill the Bee Gees - The Accidents - 1979 (2:52)
07 - James Bond - Ralph and the Ponytails - 1980 (2:22)
08 - Television Screen Heroes - MI5 - 1980 (4:06)
09 - Late Show - The Dark - 1981 (3:46)
10 - Disneyland (live) - Come On - 1980 (1:53)
11 - Parasites - The Tyros - 1980 (3:15)
12 - Adventures in Modern Recording - The Buggles - 1981 (3:39)
13 - Sorry About That, Chief - Spiny Norman's Mind Games - 1981 (2:16)
14 - The TV Made Me Do It (Blame It on the Quasar) - Lip Service - 1982 (3:59)
15 - TerrorVision - The Fibonaccis - 1986 (3:42)
16 - American Bandstand - The Seat Belts - 1981 (2:06)
17 - (Let's Get Let's Get) Tammy Wynette - The Maggots - 1980 (1:33)
18 - New Heroes - Noise Annoys - 1981 (1:28)
19 - November 22, 1963 - Destroy All Monsters - 1989 (4:18)
20 - Dead Rock n' Rollers - Detention - 1983 (1:37)
21 - I'm in Love with the Girl on the Manchester Virgin Megastore Checkout Desk - The Freshies - 1980 (2:49)
22 - Beatiful Pictures - Fatal Microbes - 1979 (1:49)
23 - I Wanna Kill James Tailor - Ivan and the Executioners - 1979 (2:49)
24 - (I Work for) K.A.O.S. - The Spliffs - 1987 (2:57)
25 - Disco Pop Stars - Altered Images - 1982 (2:35)
26 - Jackie Onassis - Human Sexual Response - 1980 (3:45)
27 - Modern Time's Pop - Mad Tea-Party - 1980 (2:10)
28 - Elvis Impersonator Blues - Beasts of Bourbon - 1988 (2:54)
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01 - Please Stand By - The Shivvers - 1980 (3:13)
02 - Pornography - The Revenge - 1978 (2:33)
03 - Amplitude Modulation - The Modulators - 1980 (2:54)
04 - Scratched Blue Vinyl - Juveniles - 1980 (2:21)
05 - Stuck on the Grid - Martha and the Muffins - 1986 (4:12)
06 - Stop the Presses (from Tabloid) - The Signal - 1989 (2:46)
07 - Sound of the 80s - Peer Pressure - 1978 (2:19)
08 - Media Junkie - 63 Monroe - 1982 (3:14)
09 - On the Phone - Stryker - 1980 (2:50)
10 - TV Commercial - Johnny Parker and the Zirkons - 1962 (2:29)
11 - Waiting for Stardom - The Shy Tots - 1980 (2:10)
12 - Neil Young - John Bartles - 1992 (1:35)
13 - Record Man - The Ferrets - 1987 (3:08)
14 - Just a Camera - The Keys - 1980 (3:56)
15 - Recorded in England - Rod Bernard - 1986 (2:21)
16 - Disco's Dead - Sgab from the Planet Zed - 1980 (2:11)
17 - TV Patrol - Art Kritics - 1987 (3:09)
18 - Gimme Mick (live) - Candy Slice & the Slicers - 1979 (4:11)
19 - When the Phone Stops Ringing - Eighth Wonder - 1987 (3:58)
20 - Songs Like These - The Crew - 1981 (2:15)
21 - Raggedy Ann - Margaret Lewis - 1964 (2:15)
22 - Child Star - The Diodes - 1977 (1:57)
23 - Sitting in a Disco - Kirsty and the Husbands - 1980 (1:49)
24 - Shakespeare Rock - The Eligibles - 1958 (1:49)
25 - TV on Tap - The Limps - 1980 (3:10)
26 - One More Record - The Relations - 1980 (3:08)
27 - I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape - The Teenage Filmstars - 1980 (2:58)
Maybe these songs can help YOU escape for awhile -- at least until Thursday. See you then!
