# So80s

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'''''So80s''''' are a series of compilation albums curated by deejay/production duo [Blank & Jones](/source/Blank_%26_Jones) featuring [1980s music](/source/1980s_in_music). They were released on CD and some in digital formats from 2009 to 2019 and included 24 albums.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Blank & Jones on curating so80s – SuperDeluxeEdition |date=6 June 2016 |url=https://superdeluxeedition.com/feature/blank-jones-on-curating-so80s/ |access-date=2022-06-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Background ==
Frustrated with finding '80s [12"](/source/Twelve-inch_single) mixes on CDs, Black and Jones set out on a mission to release '80s 12" compilations of their favourite tunes.<ref name=":0" />

The series had 13 compilation volumes (1–13) of various artists, 2 more compilations of various artists, including ''So80s presents Formel Eins'', ''So80s Presents [ZTT](/source/ZTT_Records)<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=so80s presents ZTT / review – SuperDeluxeEdition |date=6 May 2014 |url=https://superdeluxeedition.com/reviews/so80s-presents-ztt-review/ |access-date=2022-06-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>'' and 10 compilations dedicated to specific artists, including [Kajagoogoo](/source/Kajagoogoo),<ref name=":32" /> [Ultravox](/source/Ultravox), [Heaven 17](/source/Heaven_17), [Billy Idol](/source/Billy_Idol), [Culture Club](/source/Culture_Club), [Falco](/source/Falco_(musician)),<ref name=":12" />[Sandra](/source/Sandra_(singer)),''<ref name=":02" />'' [Alphaville](/source/So80s_presents_Alphaville),<ref name=":22" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=postpunkmonk |date=2015-11-05 |title=Record Review: Alphaville – So80s [part 1] |url=https://postpunkmonk.com/2015/11/05/record-review-alphaville-so80s/ |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=Post-Punk Monk |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=postpunkmonk |date=2015-11-06 |title=Record Review: Alphaville – So80s [part 2] |url=https://postpunkmonk.com/2015/11/06/record-review-alphaville-so80s-part-2/ |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=Post-Punk Monk |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Alphaville, aufpoliert von Blank & Jones – amusio.com |url=https://www.amusio.com/11550/alphaville-aufpoliert-von-blank-jones/ |access-date=2022-06-11 |language=de}}</ref> [Hubert Kah](/source/Hubert_Kah) and [OMD.](/source/Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark)<ref name=":2" />

Some of the albums are only sold from the Black and Jones website. In 2016, the physical issues of the first 5 volumes were discontinued as their licenses expired. However, the first 4 volumes are available only in digital format via [EMI](/source/EMI), which have only EMI artists.

In 2016, a limited edition box set featuring volumes 1-10 was also released.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blank & Jones / so80s box set – SuperDeluxeEdition |date=9 June 2016 |url=https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/blank-jones-so80s-box-set/ |access-date=2022-06-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Discography ==

=== Various artists ===
* So80s (3 CDs) (2009)
* So80 2 (3 CDs) (2010)
* So80s 3 (3 CDs) (2010)
* So80s 4 (3 CDs) (2011)
* So80s 5 (3 CDs) (2011)
* So80s 6 (3 CDs) (2011)
* So80s 7 (3 CDs) (2012)
* So80s 8 (3 CDs) (2013)
* So80s presents Formel Eins (2013)
* So80s Presents ZTT (A Remixed Obstacle In The Path Of The Obvious) (2014)<ref name=":1" />
* So80s 9 (3 CDs) (2015)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blank & Jones / so80s 9 track listing – SuperDeluxeEdition |date=9 January 2015 |url=https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/blank-jones-so80s-9-track-listing/ |access-date=2022-06-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* So80s 10 (3 CDs) (2016)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blank & Jones announce so80s 10 – SuperDeluxeEdition |date=10 May 2016 |url=https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/blank-jones-announce-so80s-10/ |access-date=2022-06-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* So80s 11 (3 CDs) (2018)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blank & Jones announce So80s 11 / 2CD set of 12" extended mixes from the '80s – SuperDeluxeEdition |date=6 December 2017 |url=https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/blank-jones-announce-so80s-11-2cd-set-of-12-extended-mixes-from-the-80s/ |access-date=2022-06-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* So80s 12 (2 CDs) (2019)
* So80s 13 (2 CDs) (2019)

=== Specific artists ===
* So80s Presents [Kajagoogoo](/source/Kajagoogoo) (2011)<ref name=":32">{{Cite web |title=So80s (SoEighties) Presents Kajagoogoo - Kajagoogoo {{!}} Release Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/so80s-soeighties-presents-kajagoogoo-mr0003356304 |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref>
* So80s Presents [Ultravox](/source/Ultravox) (2011)
* So80s Presents [OMD](/source/Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark) (2011)<ref name=":2">{{Citation |title=Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark So80s (SoEighties) Presents OMD Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/so80s-soeighties-presents-omd-mw0002138153 |language=en |access-date=2022-06-11}}</ref>
* So80s Presents [Heaven 17](/source/Heaven_17) (2011)
* So80s Presents [Hubert Kah](/source/Hubert_Kah) (2011)
* So80s Presents [Billy Idol](/source/Billy_Idol) (2012)
* So80s Presents [Culture Club](/source/Culture_Club) (2012)
* So80s Presents [Falco](/source/Falco_(musician)) (2012)<ref name=":12">{{Citation |title=So80s (SoEighties) Presents Falco - Falco {{!}} User Reviews {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/so80s-soeighties-presents-falco-mw0002463829 |language=en |access-date=2022-05-21}}</ref>
* So80s Presents [Sandra](/source/Sandra_(singer)) (2012)''<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=Was macht Sandra? Das musikalische Comeback der 80er-Jahre Ikone |url=https://www.schweizer-illustrierte.ch/stars/international/sandra |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=Schweizer Illustrierte |language=de-CH}}</ref>''
* [So80s presents Alphaville](/source/So80s_presents_Alphaville) (2014)<ref name=":22">{{Cite web |title=so80s presents Alphaville – SuperDeluxeEdition |date=23 October 2014 |url=https://superdeluxeedition.com/video/so80s-presents-alphaville/ |access-date=2022-05-21 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.blankandjones.com/shop/cd/so8os/ Black & Jones So80s] official website

Category:Various artists albums
Category:Compilation album series

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