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

Before it became an anthem, a rallying cry, and a song synonymous with a nation, “You’re the Voice” was a gamble born of desperation. Imagine John Farnham in the mid-1980s: once a teen idol, “Johnny Farnham” and his novelty hits like “Sadie the Cleaning Lady”…

The photograph on the 1989 European 7-inch single of Phil Collins’ “Another Day in Paradise” is a direct, unsmiling close-up of the artist’s face. It was a deliberate choice, signaling that the light, dance-pop sound of his previous work was over. The cover, taken by…

It’s hard to remember a time when “Thriller” wasn’t a Halloween staple. The song and its iconic video feel as permanent a fixture in pop culture as trick-or-treating itself. But what if I told you that the song was never meant to exist, its music…