Found old Tomas Marin (Mega NRG Man) song from 1988!

[synthjunkie]

Found the oldest song Tomas Marin (Mega NRG Man, Mr. Groove, etc.) has released as an Italo-disco song from 1988. I searched on cheeseman's catalogue and didn't find it, so I decided to post it on here as it should be updated and put into the catalogue since nobody else has mentioned it.

It's called "Nobody Loves Me" and released under his real name "Tomas Marin" on Champagne Music (Switzerland).
I would like to get a hold of the B-side song called "Missing You"...

An interesing thing is that on Discogs.com, it mentions that Karen J. Wainwright (Karen, Wain L., Veronica Sales, etc.) is featured as the backing vocalist, and mentions that her middle name is actually "Jane."
http://www.discogs.com/Thomas-Marin-Nob ... se/3540798

The song was covered and remade into a Eurobeat song and released on "Super Eurobeat Presents Mega NRG Man Special Collection Vol.6" under the same name "Nobody Loves Me."
I did not know it was a cover of an older song he released, and it's just an amazing song, if not even better than the Eurobeat version.

Picture of the single cover below, as well as link for the song on youtube can be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnUxLrwOqwU

[drnrg]

Awesome find!

The intro 's melody has that Funkytown beat, but also sounds a bit like Go West"Eye To Eye". the guitar work has that Mr. Mister/Fixx sound. Together they blend into a slower version of "Tarzan Boy"BTW, all these were my favs too.
On the sleeve Thomas seems to be going for the George Michael look.Pierced left ear, Sonny Crocket 5'0'clock shadow.(I swear he has on a leather jacket) I tried in vain for that look, but was too young to grow out the fuzz Can anything get more 80's? I love it man! Someone take me back please!!!!!!

I got that Eurobeat version too. Now I gonna go hear for the similiarities.

[synthjunkie]

Awesome find!

The intro 's melody has that Funkytown beat, but also sounds a bit like Go West"Eye To Eye". the guitar work has that Mr. Mister/Fixx sound. Together they blend into a slower version of "Tarzan Boy"BTW, all these were my favs too.
On the sleeve Thomas seems to be going for the George Michael look.Pierced left ear, Sonny Crocket 5'0'clock shadow.(I swear he has on a leather jacket) I tried in vain for that look, but was too young to grow out the fuzz Can anything get more 80's? I love it man! Someone take me back please!!!!!!

I got that Eurobeat version too. Now I gonna go hear for the similiarities.

Yes, he is definately easy on the eyes in this picture, and definately going for that "George Michael from Wham"-look.

Listening to this song so many times now on repeat, I realized that it's not a complete cover, but a half cover, since the first part of the a-verse of the Eurobeat version does not use the same lyrics. However, the b-verse does use the same lyrics and also the chorus does as well. I wish it were much longer too! 4:30 is a little short! I'm dying to find the B-side.
The full album was posted on one obscure website for download, but unfortunatley it was removed...The only way to hear that B-side song "Missing You" would be to have to buy the Vinyl.

I'm also curious to find what other songs Karen Jane Wainwright has sung in the 80's other than being the backing vocalist for this song before being signed on with Giancarlo Pasquini (Dave Rodgers) on A-Beat-C Records.

I would love to see a return of this old slower style, similar to how Jay Lehr did on SCP with releasing 2 versions (slower Italo style, and faster Eurobeat style) of "Fallin' In Love Again." I wish he could collaborate with SCP and release such dreamy, emotional songs.

This Italo gem of a song is going up there as one of my all-time favourites by Tomas Marin along side the extended for Mr. Groove - Love in Chinatown. Legendary, for sure.

[ryosuke63]

Ha, I just recently discovered this as well (about a month before you made this thread, so allow me to inflate my ego by bragging about that).

As a huge Tomas Marin fan, it was a really amazing find. You're right about all of that - in fact, the first thing that struck me was that it was a song I had already heard on the Special Collection. I never knew that was a re-recording of his first single! Also interesting to note that Karen did backing vocals. I guess we finally know her full name, then (I previously only knew it as Karen J. Wainwright).

This is definitely one cool record. I'll have my eyes peeled for it on the marketplace in the future. I'd buy one now but shipping from outside the U.S. is way too much.