The Tracks Quest –
Documenting the 80s Vinyl Hits From Swedish Radio Show Trackslistan

Let’s turn back the clock to 1985, a year that saw the Swedish rock band Europe on the verge of something big. Before they became the global icons known for “The Final Countdown,” they were a hungry, self-sufficient band with a hard rock anthem that…

When we think of Kim Wilde, her iconic 1981 debut “Kids in America” often springs to mind. But three years later, in 1984, she found herself at a crossroads. Having left her long-time label, Rak Records, she signed with the corporate giant, MCA Records. The…

In early 1989, Europe was the only place in the world where you could walk into a record shop and buy a new Michael Jackson single called “Leave Me Alone”. This wasn’t just the eighth single from his colossal Bad album campaign, nearly eighteen months after the…