Human Racing - Nik Kershaw LP

When I was 11, in 1983, actually I asked my mother to buy me Nik Kershaw - it was th is cd, in form of a cassette. When you buy products that reminds you your childhood you buy memories too - sights smells and sounds you remember from back than...I was head over hills in love with Nik. I am surprised he still make music nowadays...Anyway - the syntisizer so much reminds me of the 80's, but what I like the most in this album is how he writes about social injustices, too, which is typical him. It also make the music much more powerful, with such lyrics. Not so often pop music is portrayed as music that tries to convey a message, but Nik does. and that make his music more than music and with such powerul yet cheerful lyrics, his message is still clearThis is only one reason to buy his cd. the other? He's one of the artists that defined the 80'sVery recommended!

After having had 30 years to evaluate the decade, there is one bright shining moment of music that, to me, still pierces the post-disco gloom like a laser, and one cycle of lyrics that absolutely defines what it was like to be young and European during the early days of the Reagan era. Lines like "old men in striped trousers rule the world with plastic smiles" are still among the most evocative ever written, and the defiant chorus "I WON'T let the sun go down on me" prefaces the contemplative acceptance of the title track, where the singer observes "there's a man, a real go-getter, coming after me...and after him there's someone better, and after him there's me.""Human Racing" by Nik Kershaw is an absolutely unique counterbalance of techno drums and synths, heavy metal guitar and sophisticated literacy bound together by some of the catchiest melodies pop has known since Motown was in charge -- not to mention a challenging and eclectic vocal score and some very impressive harmonies. The introspective cycle of Side One (yes, Virginia, this album dates back to an era when the songs were grouped together in Sides) leads to the weltschmarz of Side Two, with its afore-mentioned defiance and eventual retreat into the hamster-wheel. Brilliantly musical, poetically resonant to a Dylan-esqe degree and embodying a particularly wide-awake insanity only alluded to by his peers, this is without doubt THE milestone of the early MTV era.So why wasn't Nik a household name by 1985? Who knows. Who cares? When have the masses ever had any idea what music sounded like? That's why Britney Spears has sold 50 million records and Brahms died broke. It doesn't matter. Kershaw's surpassing genius is encapsulated forever in this amazing work. My "original" is locked up in a fireproof safe; I only let copies out of the house. That's how much I intend to hang on to this single recording, even if everything other piece of 80s music burns to a crisp.

This is on the back cover : This Special 2CD edition,compiled by Nik himself features the album digitally re-mastered from the original 1/2" mix tapes & 12" Mixes & B Sides. {2012]. I no longer have the LP. So I wanted a good copy of "Wouldn't It Be Good" ,plus I have the Extended 12" Remix,too . Can't say if the sound is compressed like todays recordings. But to me this CD set sounds good to me.I get iffy when I see Remastered now days. This can be a HIt,or Miss deal.

I had only discovered Nik Kershaw playing the game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories in 2007 (apologies to anyone I offend who reads this. But trust me, things happen for a reason). First I heard Wouldn't It Be Good, I told myself I wanted this song. Although I was unable to find him is stores in 2007, which was very frustrating, Amazon had the Anthology CD which I was able to get. Although I can't say publicly how this song has done for me, I can say it propelled me to a whole new level of music and totally resurrected my love for the 80's! How he never caught on here in the US is puzzling, but with help of YouTube, Amazon, and many others, he has reached new fans more than ever before! If my fellow US 80's lovers want a starter pack to Nik Kershaw, this is the album for you! Thanks Nik!

Love his music :D

Mastering sound clean!! Great album!! Been waiting for this for a long time & you can't beat the price!!

It's not easy to get the original song. I'm glad to finally have a copy.

One of my favorite albums. Was supposed to be a 2 cd set but was not. Very disappointed.