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Welcome to eightiesDJarchives! We are a division of The SFDPS (San Francisco Disco Preservation Society). We are dedicated to preserving DJ mixtapes from reel-to-reel, and cassette tapes from the 80's. This Hearthis page has been set up for mixtapes of 80s funk, soul, R&B, New Wave and Pop. Please visit our other mixtape archive page (SFDPS) to listen to DJ mixtapes from the 70's/early 80's disco + Hi-NRG era. hearthis.at/sfdps

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DJ Kevin Burke - Tea Dance - The Botel / Fire Island - May 24, 1987 (Jim Hopkins Remaster) 14.01.2018 1:33:01

GENRE: 80's DANCE From the Bobby Bonanno / Fire Island Pines Historical Association tape archives. Recorded live from the famous Blue Whale at The Botel in Fire Island Pines. Follow Fire Island Pines Historical Association on Facebook...... facebook.com/Fire-Island-Pines...102245773168899

DJ Kevin Burke - Last Tea 9/86 - Live At The Botel / Fire Island (Jim Hopkins Remaster) 09.01.2018 1:32:02

GENRE: 80S DANCE From the Bobby Bonanno / Fire Island Pines Historical Association tape archives. Recorded live from the famous Blue Whale at The Botel in Fire Island Pines. *This recording was a little distorted. I ran it though declip to remove as much of the distortion as possible. Follow Fire Island Pines Historical Association on Facebook...... facebook.com/Fire-Island-Pines...102245773168899

DJ Kevin Burke - Tea Dance - The Botel - Sunday, May 20, 1984 (Jim Hopkins Remaster) 08.01.2018 1:32:51

From the Bobby Bonanno / Fire Island Pines Historical Association tape archives. Recorded live from the famous Blue Whale at The Botel in Fire Island Pines. Follow Fire Island Pines Historical Association on Facebook...... https://www.facebook.com/Fire-Island-Pines-Historical-Preservation-Society-102245773168899/

DJ Roy Thode - Live At Ice Palace (NY) - Opening Night - Saturday, May 9, 1981 (Jim Hopkins Remaster) 30.12.2017 6:26:42

From the Jimmy DePre mixtape archives. Recorded live at Ice Palace in New York, on opening night.

DJ Michael Dianella - October 1987 03.12.2017 1:34:17

GENRE: 80'S POP DANCE / 80'S HOUSE From the Deb Palacios tape archives.

DJ Loren Blakeslee - Live At Castro Station (SF) - Love Mix 2-12-87 (Jim Hopkins Remaster) 17.11.2017 1:31:55

Recorded live at Castro Station in San Francisco (current home of Q-Bar) LOREN WROTE:: If my memory serves me right, I think it was a laid-back late morning Sunday/early afternoon at the Castro Station. I used to start Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m. and it was around Valentines Day.

DJ Randy Tyler - Live At The Endup (SF) - New Years 1989 - Tape 3 (Jim Hopkins Remaster) 08.11.2017 1:33:33

From the Kerstin Haavimb tape archives. A mix of 80's dance and house. Recorded live at The Endup nightclub in San Francisco.

DJ Loren Blakeslee - Live At Castro Station (SF) - December 6, 1985 (Jim Hopkins Remaster) 05.11.2017 1:32:55

A mix of 80's dance pop music. From the Loren Blakeslee tape archives. The Castro Station bar was located on Castro St. in San Francisco (The current home of Q Bar)

DJ Joney Contreras - Live At Kurts (Philly, PA) - September 1985 (Jim Hopkins Remaster) 27.10.2017 1:18:16

Recorded live at Kurts in Philly, PA. From the Rich Huber tape archives.

DJ Joney Contreras - Live At Kurts (Philly, PA) - August 1985 (Jim Hopkins Remaster) 26.10.2017 1:30:25

Recorded live at Kurts in Philly, PA. From the Rich Huber tape archives.

DJ Tommy Williams - City - 12/1/84 (Jim Hopkins Remaster) 24.10.2017 3:06:50

From the Rod Roderick tape archives. DJ Tommy Williams was a DJ in San Francisco in the 80's. This tape seems to be a homemade mixtape. It's chill, and downtempo. A perfect chill tape to listen to after a long night out at the club. The tape box reads: Side A: Night-Dawn Side B: Dawn- Day

DJ Mark Watkins - Personal Touch (Jim Hopkins Remaster) 04.10.2017 1:32:49

A mix of downtempo 80's pop dance and house. From the Mark Watkins tape archives.

DJ Randy Tyler - Live At The Endup - October 8, 1988 03.10.2017 1:34:30

A mix of late 80's House, and Acid House. From the Kerstin Haavimb tape archives.

DJ Steve Smith - We Built This City 5/86 (Jim Hopkins Remaster) 19.09.2017 1:33:01

Steve Smith was the head DJ at Studio One, The Back Lot, Trocodero Transfer in San Francisco, Dreamland, I-Beam, The Endup, and executive producer of "Art of Mix Records" one of the first remix record labels. From the Richard Guile tape archives. GENRE: 80'S DANCE

DJ Randy Tyler - Live At The Endup (SF) - April Fools Day 1989 - Tape 2 (Jim Hopkins Remaster) 11.09.2017 1:31:55

From the Kerstin Haavimb tape archives. Recorded live at The Endup nightclub in San Francisco. This isn't the best recording due to the turntable needles being worn. It sounds a lot better after a remastering session, then it did in the original recording. It's Endup history that needs to be preserved.

DJ Randy Tyler - Say A Little Prayer For You - Live At The Endup New Years 1988 - Tape II (Jim Hopkins Remaster) 10.09.2017 1:33:36

From the Kerstin Haavimb tape archives. Recorded live at The Endup nightclub, in San Francisco.

DJ Randy Tyler - Acid Trip II - April 1989 (Jim Hopkins Remaster) 09.09.2017 1:29:29

From the Kerstin Haavimb tape archives. GENRES: 80'S DANCE, ACID HOUSE, INDUSTRIAL

DJ Steve Smith (Art Of Mix) - Live At The Trocadero Transfer - August 1985 (Jim Hopkins Remaster) 15.08.2017 1:33:18

A mix of 80's dance music. Recorded live at The Trocadero Transfer in San Francisco.

DJ Randy Tyler - Live At The Endup - 9-17-89 10.08.2017 1:25:18

From the Kerstin Haavimb tape archives. A mix of 80's Dance, House, and Acid house. Recorded live at The Endup nightclub in San Francisco.

DJ Mark Watkins - Sex, Fun, Success (Jim Hopkins Remaster) - Late 80's 26.07.2017 1:33:39

From the Maek Watkins tape archives. A mix of 80's dance and house

DJ Randy Tyler - Live At The Endup - Uptempo Sunday (Late 80's) - Tape 2 (Jim Hopkins Remaster) 10.07.2017 1:32:44

GENRE: 80's House, 80's Pop Dance. From the Kerstin Haavimb tape archives. Recorded live at The Endup nightclub in San Francisco.

DJ Danny Garcia - Live At Danseparc (West Sacramento, CA) - Tape 1 (Jim Hopkins Remaster) 26.06.2017 1:33:14

Danseparc was a new wave nightclub in West Sacramento, CA. This was THE new wave club in Sacramento in the mid 80's. Danny Garcia was the head DJ.

DJ Randy Tyler - Live At The Endup (SF) - New Years Eve 1989 (Jim Hopkins Remaster) 15.06.2017 1:29:11

Recorded live at The Endup (SF). A mix of 80's dance, house, and acid house. From the Kerstin Haavimb tape archives.

DJ Mark Watkins - Slow At Home (80's) - (Jim Hopkins Remaster) 15.06.2017 1:32:48

Here's a tape that Mark recorded at home. It's a down tempo mix of 80's R&B, and new wave tracks. From the Mark Watkins mixtape archives. Considering that most of the tracks in this mix are from 1984, the tape was probably made then. Side A is down tempo, while Side B is more upbeat. I did some remastering on this mix. All levels between tracks have been leveled out though out the mix.

DJ Mark Watkins - Live At Castro Station (SF) - (Date Unknown - Early-to-Mid-80s) 15.06.2017 1:02:17

From the Mark Watkins tape archives. This is a mix of 80's dance tracks. Recorded live at Castro Station Bar, in San Francisco (Currently Q-bar). Judging by the label on the Maxell tape, I'm assuming that this was recorded in the early to mid 80's. I did a little remastering on this tape. All levels have been leveled out though out the mix.