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Eurogliders - This Island (1984)

Eurogliders This Island was a nifty little trip down memory lane. I found the record a while back when flipping through a discount bin and something about it seemed familiar but I couldn't put my finger on anything tangible. The track list didn't offer up much in the way of hints (they were there) but I put it under my arm along with a few others I'd found and figured it would be fun finding out. It was.  Turns out the lead off track "Heaven" was why this was familiar. It may not have been a big hit, but I heard it enough for it to get lodged into my brain. As soon as it started I was like, "Ah, I remember this ..." It was pretty bloody catchy, but seemed to fade away as fast as it popped up. These are the kinds of albums I tend to get a kick out of revisiting. There's something really fun about this era of pop. 1984 was still pretty early into the new decade but the elements that would later be the defining sounds of the '80s were on full displa...