Here is a song that I haven't heard since 1985. "Looking From A Hilltop" is undeniable one of my top 5 dance classic songs from the '80s. Whenever I would hear this song which was usually mixed at the discos right after
Kraftwerk's "Music Nonstop", I would melt and become one with the song. According to my friend Wikipedia,
Section 25 was considered a post punk band when it formed in Blackpool, Lancashire in 1977 by brothers
Larry Cassidy (bass, vocals) and
Vicent Cassidy (drums). They were signed by
Factory Records and initially produced by
Ian Curtis and
Rob Gretton of
Joy Division with their debut LP
Always Now. In 1983, joined by percussionist
Lee Shallcorss, they gradually evolved a more electronic-dance direction, a process that culminated in the album
From The Hip and the single featured here, released in 1984 and produced by
Bernard Sumner of
New Order featuring
Angela Flowers aka
Angela Cassidy (vocals, keyboards) and Jenny Ross (vocals, keyboards). Making this single their most popular song. They continued to record in 1988 with
Love & Hate, then made a come back in 2007 with
Part-Primitiv, in 2009 with
Nature + Degree and in 2010 with
Retrofit which featured some great remixes of their early work. Sadly, Jenny Ross passed away in 2004 and recently founder member Larry Cassidy also passed away in February of this year. I truly enjoy listening and dancing to their music. There are several great mixes for this song around, however the Megamix version serves it right. Enjoy!
Check out the video of Version 2 here. It features one the first cell phones. It was gigantic! Love It!
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