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Ep.30 r1 — Fairlight — 16 October 1985
Bread Bin & Cartridge Ep.30 r1 — Fairlight — 16 October 1985.
On this Wednesday in 1985, The Edge's isometric castle quest Fairlight sat atop the Gallup Spectrum chart. Jennifer Rush held the UK singles number one with The Power of Love, BBC One was repeating Tenko, Transformers were Toy of the Year, and Amstrad's new PCW word processor had just hit the high street.
Lee and Mark open the era with chart, telly, toys and shop prices, then dig into Crash Smash scores, Bo Jangeborg's Worldmaker system, Clever Music on the Sid chip, and the Fairlight II royalty row that ended in court.
Hosts: Lee…
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