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All Access 80's #16 - Basslines!

John Taylor, Bassist of Duran Duran, Wembley Arena, 12/22/83
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John Taylor, Bassist of Duran Duran, Wembley Arena, 12/22/83

On this week's episode of All-Access 80's, the theme was "basslines!" We kicked up the low-end and took a peek at the greatest bass guitarists, and basslines in general, across various 80's genres.

Here's what we played this week (episode aired 11/08/25, and re-aired 11/10/25).

SONG | ARTIST | ALBUM | LABEL

1. Forget Me Nots | Patrice Rushen | Straight From The Heart | Elektra

2. A Certain Someone | The Sundays | Reading, Writing & Arithmetic | Rough Trade

3. Rio | Duran Duran | Rio | Capitol

4. Age of Consent | New Order | Power, Corruption & Lies | Factory

5. Never Too Much | Luther Vandross | Never Too Much | Epic

6. Billie Jean | Michael Jackson | Thriller | Epic

7. This Night Has Opened My Eyes | The Smiths | Hatful of Hollow | Sire

8. Sleepless | King Crimson | Three of a Perfect Pair | E'G

9. Love Buzz | Nirvana | Bleach | Sub Pop

10. Paid In Full | Eric B. & Rakim | 4th & Bway

11. Fascination Street | The Cure | Disintegration | Fiction

12. Love You More | Buzzcocks | Singles Going Steady | I.R.S.

13. Headlights on the Parade | The Blue Nile | Hats | Linn

Evan "87" Wohltmann graduated from Salisbury University in 2025. While at SU, he gained experience with the student run radio station WXSU. Now, he contributes his production, hosting and broadcasting skills to Delmarva Public Media as Production and Operations Specialist, as well as hosting weekly "All Access 80's" on WSDL.