Great lost lps...the 80s....synth pop and others..

Don't forget Gary Numan's 'Telekon'! -The live version on vinyl is quite good!

Kraftwerk (the creators of Synthpop), with 'Computerworld'

80s synth is the music I grew up with---my LP collection is about 75% 80s---have a huge collection of Numan, Kraftwerk, Dmode, Human League, mostly rare and Japanese releases---I now keep the US/UK releases in the garage.

Armstrod---I am a big fan of Propaganda as well---there were also solo projects called ACT and the singer Claudia Bruuken released a great solo LP.

Macdadtexas-when I turned 16, we used to go to all the Producers shows when they hit SF--(3 times I think)---my tastes became a bit more refined, but they remained a quilty pleasure as well for a couple years.

Also have some Section 25, Cabaret Voltaire,

Til Tuesday's "Welcome Home" is an incredible album both from a sonic and performance perspective.

Also check out That Petrol Emotion's "Chemicrazy"!

Justlisten,

Cabaret Voltaire is also a favorite of mine; they do a great job even on the ballads.

By the way, if any of you are looking for a great 80's synth pop radio station, Soma FM has recently put up a stream called Underground 80s:

http://somafm.com/play/u80s

It's the best 80's stream I've heard, and I've listened to many of them.

David

Maybe more in the "and others" category and not quite the eighties. Ok, I missed the mark, but "Remote Control" by the Tubes popped into my head and, so, there it is. Produced by Todd Rundgren and released in 1979, this was the Great Tubes Album. Most songs could only be classified as rock, but synth was heavy throughout. Although I considered it a lost gem, I just found that the Tube's official website title is "Remote Control".