1985. A pivotal year for ABC.

The year that ABC would release their masterpiece, How to be a Millionaire album

Well, actually, it all started in 1984. Which is where our story begins.

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‘pounds, dollars….p p p pounds dollars’

well, here is my all-time
favorite songs from them…

great social satire/commentary for
the times..(along with the ‘pet shop
boys – opportunities’ which was being
played around the same time)

it’s had quite a history…i’m sure
theres a story out there about what
happened with it….

but i first heard this song on the
radio way back in 1984 (the wall st mix)..
and i really liked it……it was only
being played on the ‘soul and funk’ stations,
not the pop ones…and i managed to tape
it off the radio, so i could listen to
over and over…

but i never did find it in the stores
until it was re-released in 1985 in the US..
and that was after ‘be near me’ was a big
hit…

from lazlos discography
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ABC: How To Be A Millionaire
[1984] single
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7″: 1984 UK (Neutron; NT 107) [with poster]
How To Be A Millionaire
How To Be A Billionaire

note : this was the first release, i’m sure there
were promo’s of it also…. the 7″ mix is a
single edit of the song…

both how to be a millionaire (7 inch) and
‘how to be a billionaire’ version which
is an instrumental mix…
these have not been on CD yet..

here is the first track:

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download from here:
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http://picosong.com/qfgb

 

here’s a bonus poster shot, that came with the 7″.

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next up track 12 ‘how to be a millionaire(acapella).