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

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 1986, the Italian Italo Disco group Scotch released their high-energy track “Mirage,” a song that performed respectably in its home country, but whose biggest, most enthusiastic audience turned out to be nearly two thousand kilometers away, up in Scandinavia. In Sweden, “Mirage” was a smash…

Imagine the mid-1980s. Eurythmics, the dynamic duo of Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart, are already global stars, but a shift is brewing. They’re shedding some of the electronic sheen of their earlier work, leaning into a more robust, live “rock band” sound. And at the…