Mixtape Monday: "G"

It's hardly worth pointing out (but HERC is gonna do it anyway) that the particular vintage of TDK SA90 tapes HERC was using back in 1984 were of the older, minimalist design (unlike the glossy, golden one featured in the graphic at the top of the post); just a label with three silver stripes and two black stripes, silver lettering except for the 90 which was printed in green.  Now that HERC has told you, allow him to show you:

This tape is all over the place musically though there seems to be a feint dance vein running throughout but that doesn't explain the Bon Jovi and REO Speedwagon tracks on Side B.  Both tracks were and are favorites of HERC's.  All the ladies back in the day loved the Laid Back track though HERC never understood the fascination.  Maybe our Eighties Clubbin' Correspondent, Martin "Crazy Legs" Maenza, can shine some light on the track.  Our Lady Of Perpetual Green Penmanship erroneously labeled the final track on the tape as "Reflex" by Re-Flex.  Popping the tape into the old Sony deck for a wayback playback, HERC was able to confirm that the track is the extended version of "The Politics Of Dancing" by Re-Flex.

While listening to Side A of the tape, it dawned on HERC that it was a dub of an album, not just some random songs he had thrown together.  First clue, there were no gaps between the songs though minimal effort was made to mix or blend them into one another.  A little research in HERC's index card system of albums determined that the entirety of Side A of tape "G" is made up of both sides of an album titled Heat:

As you can see, HERC managed to copy both sides of the album with the exception of the final track, Billy Idol's "Dancing With Myself".  Mystery solved.

			SIDE A		44:24
	1984		Let's Stay Together	Tina Turner	03:40
	1983	*	Megamix	Herbie Hancock	06:18
	1984		Breakin'	Ollie & Jerry	04:27
	1984		Give Me Tonight	Shannon	03:53
	1984		Doctor! Doctor!	Thompson Twins	04:39
	1983		White Horse	Laid Back	03:56
	1984		It's My Life	Talk Talk	03:54
	1984		You Can't Get What You Want	Joe Jackson	04:54
	1984		No More Words	Berlin	03:55
	1984		Romancing The Stone	Eddy Grant	04:48
			SIDE B		43:53
	1984		Runaway	Bon Jovi	03:51
	1984		I Need You Tonight	Peter Wolf	03:39
	1984		Dynamite	Jermaine Jackson	06:01
	1983		Neutron Dance	Pointer Sisters	04:13
	1984		Like A Virgin	Madonna	03:39
	1984	*	Wild Boys (Wilder Than Wild Boys Mix)	Duran Duran	08:00
	1984		I Do' Wanna Know	REO Speedwagon	04:13
	1982		Electric Avenue	Eddy Grant	03:45
	1984	*	The Politics Of Dancing	Re-Flex	06:32