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THE FIXX – Reach The Beach [Japan Expanded Edition remastered +4] (2021) *only at 0dayrox*

As they did with their ”HR-HM 1,000” series reissuing long time out of print albums from their Hard Rock / Heavy Metal catalog at the price of 1000 Yen = about 8 USD, Universal Music Japan did the same with a few rock&pop albums released between 1976-1985 which have been hard to find on CD for decades.
Titled ”Golden Era Of Rock 1,000“, the Vol.2 / second batch from the series covering 1976-1985 appeared at the end of 2021 includes this Eighties classic; THE FIXX‘s second album 1983’s ”Reach The Beach”, in its remastered version, expanded with bonus tracks.
At the time ”Reach The Beach” appeared I was in full with Journey, Styx, Kansas, and a friend of mine passed me a copy of the album saying ‘give it a try, but it’s bland new wave music’. For sure it was a different stuff, but dude, the songs were energetic, dynamic, and blew me away…
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THE FIXX – Every Five Seconds (2022)

British 80’s MTV-era icons THE FIXX are about to release their first album in a decade, ”Every Five Seconds”, out 3rd June. The record is produced by Stephen W Tayler (Kate Bush, Stevie Nicks, Peter Gabriel) and mastered by Alex Wharton (Paul McCartney) at Abbey Road Studios in London.
Still maintaining the original line-up since formed in the late Seventies (a rare avis), THE FIXX has been heralded as one of the most innovative bands to come out of the MTV era. For four decades, the style and substance of the band has always created a special connection with its audience. THE FIXX’s themes are often complex, introspective and thought-provoking, but not without widespread mass appeal.
Indeed, while ‘new wave’, THE FIXX is band which music always had fans from different genres, with their songs being covered from metal to electronic acts. Despite being from the UK, the band has garnered three US #1 hits, five more in the Top 5 and a dozen which reached the Top 10…

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THE FIXX – Beautiful Friction (2012)

* Those who only remember THE FIXX for their ‘80s hits will be pleasantly surprised by their latest release, “Beautiful Friction”. Most known for their synth-pop chart singles ‘Saved by Zero’, ‘One Thing Leads to Another’ or ‘Red Skies at Night’, The Fixx’s music has moved toward a new maturity with the years, and their new album is one of...