The Fixx - Phantoms

This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of Phantoms, the third studio album from British new-wave band the Fixx. Here in the US, it spent twenty-nine weeks on the Billboard Album chart and peaked at number 19. It went to number 18 in Canada.

Streets of Fire (soundtrack) (30th anniversary)

Welcome to another edition of Soundtrack Sunday.

In June of 1984, a film hit the theatres that had dreams of being a big blockbuster but failed to gross enough to cover its original budget. The soundtrack of Streets of Fire, however, sported a big line up - from the Blasters to the Fixx, Jim Steinman to Dan Hartman, and so many. It spent twenty-one weeks on the US Billboard Album chart, peaking at number 32.

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The Fixx - Reach the Beach

Today (May 17th) marks the thirtieth anniversary of the release of Reach the Beach, the second studio album from the British new wave band the Fixx. This Platinum seller from 1983 went to number 91 in the UK, and number 8 in Canada and on the US Billboard Hot 200. It generated a trio of top 40 singles here in the US.

The Fixx - Shuttered Room

This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of Shuttered Room, the debut album from the British new-wave band the Fixx. The group was made up of lead singer Cy Curnin, keyboardist Rupert Greenall, guitarist Jamie West-Oram, bassist Charlie Barrett and drummer Adam Woods.

The album charted at number 77 in Australia, number 54 in the UK, and number 52 in Canada. In the US, its highest chart position was number 106 on the Billboard Hot 200.

Streets of Fire (soundtrack)

Welcome to another edition of Soundtrack Sunday.

In June of 1984, a film hit the theatres that had dreams of being a big blockbuster but failed to gross enough to cover its original budget. Not even stars Michael Paré, Diane Lane, Willem Dafoe, Rick Moranis, Deborah Van Valkenburgh and a very young Bill Paxton could save Streets of Fire for cinema disaster.

However, thanks to an interesting musical score and a pretty decent soundtrack album, the film did find itself a cult following among fans. Today we look at that soundtrack album.