''So80s'' are a series of compilation albums curated by deejay/producers
Blank & Jones featuring
1980s music
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. They were released on CD and some in digital formats from 2009 to 2019 and included 24 albums.
Background
Frustrated with finding 80's
12" mixes on CD's Black and Jones set out on a mission to releases 80's 12' compilations of their favorite tunes.
The series had 13 compilation volumes (1-13) of various artists, 2 more compilations of various artists, including ''So80s presents Formel Eins'', ''So80s Presents
ZTT'' and 10 compilations dedicated to specific artists, including
Kajagoogoo,
,
Heaven 17,
Billy Idol,
Culture Club
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Falco,
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Alphaville,
and
OMD.
Some of the albums are only sold from the Black and Jones website. In 2016, the physical issues of the first 5 volumes were discontinued as their licenses expired. However, the first 4 volumes are available only in digital format via
EMI, which have only EMI artists.
In 2016, a limited edition box set featuring volumes 1-10 was also released.
Discography
Various artists
* So80s (3 CDs) (2009)
* So80 2 (3 CDs) (2010)
* So80s 3 (3 CDs) (2010)
* So80s 4 (3 CDs) (2011)
* So80s 5 (3 CDs) (2011)
* So80s 6 (3 CDs) (2011)
* So80s 7 (3 CDs) (2012)
* So80s 8 (3 CDs) (2013)
* So80s presents Formel Eins (2013)
* So80s Presents ZTT (A Remixed Obstacle In The Path Of The Obvious) (2014)
* So80s 9 (3 CDs) (2015)
* So80s 10 (3 CDs) (2016)
* So80s 11 (3 CDs) (2018)
* So80s 12 (2 CDs) (2019)
* So80s 13 (2 CDs) (2019)
Specific artists
* So80s Presents
Kajagoogoo (2011)
* So80s Presents
Ultravox (2011)
* So80s Presents
OMD (2011)
* So80s Presents
Heaven 17 (2011)
* So80s Present:
Hubert Kah (2011)
* So80s Presents
Billy Idol (2012)
* So80s Presents
Culture Club
Culture Club are an English pop band formed in London in 1981. The band comprises Boy George (lead vocals), Roy Hay (guitar and keyboards), Mikey Craig (bass guitar) and formerly included Jon Moss (drums and percussion). Emerging in the New ...
(2012)
* So80s Presents
Falco (2012)
* So80s Presents
Sandra (2012)''
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*
So80s presents Alphaville (2014)
References
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External links
Black & Jones So80sofficial website
Various artists albums
Compilation album series