The More You Live, The More You Love

Being a fan for many many years I was really surprised the band decided finally, after 25 years, to do an European tour again. I am aware of the fact that it's only Mike Score nowadays who's left of the old line-up. Still I like to see them, because back in 1984 I was unable to visit the famous Noorderligt at Tilburg. On 09-09-09 A Flock Of Seagulls will play the well known Paradiso theatre in Amsterdam. I became an instant fan of the four when I heard I Ran on the radio. But it was Wishing (if I had a photograph of you) which really turned me into AFOS. Through the years I was able to track down most of their vynil releases. And of course the CD's followed as well. I even became a member of the Airborne Division. With the internet things changed and in 1996 I was able to get a CDR copy of most of the b-sides and rare recordings of AFOS ripped from vynil, which I like to share with you. The recordings are from the period 1982 - 1985 when they had the line-up of: Mike Score ...

Volume 9 01 Alan Rankine - The World Begins To Look Her Age 02 Duran Duran - The Chauffeur 03 Gene Loves Jezebel - Desire 04 Human League - Seconds 05 Eight Point Five - Mary 06 The Cry - Laughing & Crying 07 A Drop In The Gray - Heartache Feeds Heartache 08 Dial - Modern Day Love 09 Empire - This Is My Word 10 King - Won't You Hold My Hand Now 11 Data - Fallout 12 B-Movie - Ship Of Dreams 13 H2O - Who'll Stop The Rain 14 EBN-OZN - AEIOU Sometimes Y 15 Dukes Of The Stratosphere - Vanishing Girl 16 Box Of Toys - I'm Thinking Of You Now 17 David & David - Welcome To The Boomtown (album version) 18 Hidden track

Volume 8 01 The Thought - There's A Boy (remix) 02 Boom Boom Mancini - Red Skies 03 Shop Assistants - I Don't Want To Be Friends With You 04 Rain Parade - Mystic Green 05 Toyah - Rebel Run 06 Henry Badowski - My Face 07 The Allies - Emma Peel 08 Stephen Duffy - I Love You 09 Robert Marlow - The Face Of Dorian Gray 10 Pseudo Echo - His Eyes 11 Altered Images - Don't Talk To Me About love 12 Hazel O'Conner - Eighth Day 13 Tones Or Tail - Go 14 Bodeans - It's Only Love 15 Reward - It Must Be Love 16 Playing By Numbers - Automatic Introductions 17 This Other Eden - Angels Tell Lies 18 Pop Will Eat Itself - There Is No Love Between Us Anymore 19 The Fools - World Dance Part (remix) 20 Camera Obscura - Destitution 21 Industry - State Of The Nation 22 The Reels - Comedy 23 After The Fire - 1980-F

Volume 7 01 The Police - Synchronicity I 02 Theatre Of Hate - Do You Believe In The Westworld 03 Dial M - House Of Joy 04 Kids In The Kitchen - Current Stand 05 Our Daugther's Wedding - Lawnchairs 06 Dekkan Danse - I Can't Believe It 07 The Boomtown Rats - Talking In Code 08 The Thought - The Rise And The Fall 09 One The Juggler - Everyday 10 The Jericho - Muscle Deep (single version) 11 Blue Train - Wheels Go Round 12 Ministry - I'm Falling 13 Icehouse - Walls 14 The Tempest - Bluebelle 15 Roaring Boys - House Of Stone 16 It's Immaterial - Ed's Funky Diner 17 Fashion - Love Shadow 18 Re-Flex - How Much Longer 19 H2O - Turn Back In Anger 20 Romeo Void - Say No 21 The Act - Too Late At 20 Enjoy.