12″/80s Classics

Universal Music Group International assembles eight synth-pop and new wave touchstones from the 1980s, anchored by Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s “Relax” and Tears for Fears' introspective electronics. The compilation spans the decade’s most durable synthesizer aesthetics—from Soft Cell’s darkwave minimalism to ABC’s angular new wave and Wang Chung’s slick synth-funk—capturing the era when drum machines and sequencers became pop’s dominant voice.