Great lost lps...the 80s....synth pop and others..

this thread has reminded me why I dropped out of the music listening habit during the 80s. I dont know about 95% of the bands named

The The, Love Tractor, Flesh for LuLu, Shreikback, That Petrol Emotion

Devo "The Mix" and Herbie Hancock "Rocket" both sound awesome over my Forte IIs on my deck. I dont have most of the music discussed here on dvd, but I do have the right speakers for the job!

Fine young cannibals, the blue Nile, camouflage

Many good suggestions above, also

Yazoo - Allison Moyet and Vince Clarke
OMD
Depeche Mode (were even better once Vince left - Construction time was a landmark album)
The Cult
Duran Duran (took 70's disco - think Chic and incorporated into Synth pop of Roxy Music style)
Flock of Seagulls
Annie Lennox/Stewart Eurythimics
Ultravox (great sound effects)
New Order
Pet Shop Boys
Soft Cell
ABC
Blancmange (combined synth pop with Indian instruments)
Howard Jones
The Fixx

and great producers - Trevor Horn, Colin Thurston, Martin Rushent, Rupert Hine,Gareth Jones, Nile Rodgers