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'A place for pictures, videos, quotes, or anything that brings you back to a time that you fondly remember or are trying hard to forget. The 80s will get their share of knocks, but every decade had its goofy fashions, bad songs, and fleeting trends.'

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A great album...

~ November 2, 2007 at 11:13 by Capnkirk (Views: 42)

Back in 1986 I worked for a record store called Record Town, located at the Methuen Mall in Methuen, MA. There were a whole lot of great artists around the year I worked there, one of them being The Outfield and the had a kick ass record called Play Deep. I'm listening to it now and it still stands up just fine. Definite 80's vibe, but great none the less.


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The Outfield

A trio of Tony Lewis (vocals), John Spinks (guitar) and Alan Jackman (drums), Outfield formed in the East End of London, England, in the mid-80s. However, all of their success would come in the USA. Signed to Columbia Records, they recorded the bland…

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comment by
FatDan ~ November 2, 2007 at 12:48
"You got me all screwed up ..."
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tiramisu ~ November 3, 2007 at 21:12
I remember Record Town! There was one in the mall near me, too. At first I thought I didn't know The Outfield, but after listening to the song clips, I realized that I'm quite familiar with their music, especially Say It Isn't So and Your Love.

I also realized I mix them up with OMD, which led me to If You Leave, another grand 80s tune I listened to over and over, but haven't thought of in years.
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chongita ~ November 3, 2007 at 21:28
I loved the Outfield.... I gotta find out what happened to thse guys! I cant listen to these links on a Mac though :(
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FatDan ~ November 4, 2007 at 5:47
There's a thingie called flip4mac that you need to install to hear the 30 second clips on a Mac. If you want the whole song, try the Napster link. You may have to fiddle with security settings, but if you want your tunes, ya gotta set your computer freeeeee.

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