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The influence that 80s gay nightlife had on electronic music, pop music in general and the evolution of clubbing for subsequent generations is pretty much incalculable. In spite of the shadow of AIDs and reactionary political and media forces both at home and in the USA, the period 1980 ndash 1990 bore witness to a dazzling explosion of dance music that artfully drew a line from the peak of late70s disco to the emergence of house and its 90s glory days. The art of the 12 single, the thrill of the remix, the rise of the superclub, the electronic spark of chart pop, the challenging of gender barriers… all had their origin in the gay clubs. Its not unreasonable to make the claim that by the end of the 80s, virtually ALL chart pop music sounded like it had its origins on the dancefloors of Heaven nightclubOver 5CDs Box Of Sin strives to tell the story of that decade across 54 tracks, and to tease apart the strands of 80s gay clubbing to show a period of unrivalled creativity and disco diversity. Via the boxs themed discs it shows how highenergy became house, how genderbending synth bands took over the pop charts, how pop stars the whole world over found a route to fame via the gay clubs, and how the eras biggest producers aimed their masterworks purely at the dancefloor. High energy, deep house, Eurobeat, synthpop, divas, acid house… all combine to paint a picture of a rich and vibrant lifestyle. Along the way, Box Of Sin unearths some overlooked gems rarely compiled today meanwhile some of the decades biggest names in club music gather to get into the picture ndash from Whitney Houston to Dead Or Alive, Bananarama to Bronski Beat, Aretha Franklin to Inner City.Based on the actual club charts at the time and with a stunning design package inspired by the small ads section of 80s gay press, Box Of Sin comes fully annotated and with an introduction by renowned gay author Paul Burston. Throughout, its illustrated with photography documenting 80s gay clubbers in action, provided for Demon by The Bishopsgate Institute, the UKs LGBTQ archive. The project also resurrects the muchloved brand Disco Discharge, a recognisable hallmark of quality among collectors and aficionados of club music heritage.5CD Boxset TracklistingCD1 HIGH ENERGYDeluxe Drama From The Decades Divas1. High Energy Extended VersionEvelyn Thomas19847.512. I Like You Extended Version ndash Phyllis Nelson19857.213. The Boys Come To Town Extended Version ndash Earlene Bentley19838.074. In The Evening Original 12 VersionSheryl Lee Ralph19846.165. Jump For My Love 12 Long Version ndash The Pointer Sisters 19846.286. Body Rock Dance MixMaria Vidal19846.307. Another Night Dance MixAretha Franklin19856.408. They Say Its Gonna Rain The Zulu Mix ndash Hazell Dean19857.119. Tell It To My Heart Club MixTaylor Dayne19876.4610. Love Will Save The Day Extended RemixWhitney Houston19887.5911. This Time I Know Its For Real Extended RemixDonna Summer19897.23CD2 PASSIONBoys Towns Bona Bonus Beats1. Passion Full Length Album VersionThe Flirts19825.042. The Male Stripper Original Extended U.S. RemixMan 2 Man Meet Man Parrish19877.513. Love Reaction 12 VersionDivine19835.344. So Many Men So Little Time Extended VersionMiquel Brown19838.145. Give Me Your Love Ultimix Sisley Ferreacute19877.146. Midnight Lover 12 Version People Like Us19857.347. Rocket To Your Heart RemixLisa19839.358. Heartbeat One Two Three Mix ndash Vivien Vee 19876.569. Tonight Italo Remix ndash Ken Laszlo19876.5310. Cant Take My Eyes Off You 12 VersionBoys Town Gang19819.31CD3 RELAXAlternative Joys amp Boys With Toys1. No G.D.M. Dedicated To Quentin Crisp 12 VersionGina X Performance19815.552. Memorabilia Non Stop Ecstatic Dancing Version Soft Cell19825.273. Why 12 VersionBronski Beat19847.484. Relax New York MixFrankie Goes To Hollywood19837.265. You Spin Me Round Like A Record Murder MixDead Or Alive19848.016. Endless Road High Energy Dance Mix Time Bandits19857.337. Obsession 12 Dance Mix Animotion19856.078. No Memory Extra Sensory Mix Scarlet Fantastic19878.169. Dont Drop Bombs Extended Remix Liza Minnelli19895.5710. Dont Leave Me This Way Sanctify Gotham City Mix 2 The Communards with Sarah Jane Morris198611.08CD4 YOU CAMEBouncing Bops At Poppers O Clock1. New Beginning Mamba Seyra Ian Levine Remix Bucks Fizz19869.282. Love In The First Degree Jailers MixBananarama19876.023. Fascinated Club MixCompany B19867.334. Oh LAmour The Extra Beat Boys 12 Mix Dollar19876.535. Nothings Gonna Stop Me Now Club Mix Samantha Fox 19877.006. You Came The Shep Pettibone MixKim Wilde19887.367. Shattered Glass Extended Version Laura Branigan19877.148. Call Me Viva Mix Spagna19875.409. Im Your Man Club Mix Barry Manilow19856.1110. In Private 12 VersionDusty Springfield19897.1611. HitThatPerfectBeatInstantMixBronskiBeat19858.28CD5 TOUCH MEFuture Shock From The New Kids On The Block1. Break 4 Love Drop The Panties Raze ndash 19885.252. Someday Club Mix CeCe Rogers19877.173. Promised Land Club Mix Joe Smooth 19885.094. Its Over Now Basement Boys Mix Ultra Nateacute 1989 7.485. Wait Long Robert Howard amp Kym Mazelle 19896.456. No Clause 28 Emilio Pasquez Space Face Full ReMix Boy George19886.217. Burn It Up 12 Version Beatmasters with P.P. Arnold19896.198. Big Fun Original 12 Mix Inner City19887.419. Theme From S Express 12 VersionS Express19885.5810. Helyom Halib Part One Cappella19896.3211. Touch Me Sexual Version The 49ers 19895.5412. And Im Telling You Im Not Going Jennifer Holliday19824.06 Various Artists T-Shirt is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £70 +P&P