something else iv'e recently took a liking too, check out these 1981 roland jupiter 8 synths, no wonder music was so great back then

they look cool as f**k aswell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XxnPH5qahY

The Jupiter family used to go very well with these cool babies: Live drums with a very cool synthesized sound SIMMONS SDS8

check it out: http://www.simmonsmuseum.com

that's a nice bit of kit for sure The Lion, would love to have a room filled with this kind of gear, hmm..... if only cash was'nt a problem

Here, you can always start with one and complete a set later: only $39.99 a lot cheaper than the cheapest boombox 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Simmons-SDS-8-9-800-Vintage-Trigger-Pad-Hexagon-Black-Cool-Analog-Drum-Synth-/160907393262 pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2576d3f8ee

think il'e pass on that one thanks

never liked songs like this back then but i can listen to em now

never heard of that make Lee? from what iv'e heard Moog and Roland seem to be up there, them jupiter 8's go for thousands on epay 

same here Andy, i think depeche mode are pretty cool these days, love just can't get enough and new life, vince clarke is a talented synth player without a doubt.

he joined yazoo along side allison moyet and then later erasure with andy bell...end

just noticed vince is playing a Moog synth in this vid too.

i keep buying my daughter keyboards when i see em to keep her amused,no mini moogs or jupiters just eighties casios

more chance of finding an m90 in the wild than a jupiter 8 or mini moog

them casios are ok for a little mess about thow, can get a surprising amount of sound variations in some of em

yeah vince clarke is talented to say the least,

 one percent of his royalties would be nice

The comsat angels, were my favourite 80`s band. They were from sheffield, not far from me, along with the human league.

yeah i bet he's got a few quid no doubt Andy.

the human league were good, well some of their tracks atleast, i like love action and open your heart, some great synth/keyboard sounds going on there.

I recently bought Octopus, their 1995 offering, quite good actually

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Octopu...League/dp/B000002HII

Dare by the Human League is widely regarded as one of the must-have 80s synth-pop albums.

After two poor albums in 1986 & 1990, they came back on form in 1995 (with Octopus), & have remained so to date.

I'm off to see them at The Albert Hall on Nov 26. If you like 80s synth-pop, they do a good show...  

There are a few tickets left at http://www.royalalberthall.com if you fancy it...  

too far for me unfortunately ISO, the ticket prices seem reasonable though, let us know how it went down, enjoy

thanks for the heads up iso..they are on at the manchester appollo the following week,

gonna surprise the wife with some tickets

Good lad  

After Nov 16 (the first tour date), go to setlist.fm to see what songs they'll play... if you like to know that sort of thing.

wish i stilll lived in greater manchester Andy,i do miss going into the city at times, the nearest place to me now is skegness, what a hole

check out this guys rendition of van halens jump on the jupiter 8, i love it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1E69vocb7A&feature=related