Collection: Billy Ocean​

The Jive years, mostly in Canadian pressings. Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run) and When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going come on 12-inch, Suddenly is the 1984 album, and Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car carries the synth-pop on in 1988. Pick Up The Pieces (Put It Back) turns to house in 1993.

Real name:

Leslie Sebastian Charles

Profile:

Born in Trinidad on January 21, 1950. Billy Ocean was one of the first Caribbean singers, alongside Grace Jones, to be embraced by MTV, resulting in a string of Top Ten hits during the mid-1980s. UK raised, he recorded as Les Charles in the early 70s adopting the name Billy Ocean by the mid 70s.

Aliases:

Leslie Sebastian Charles

Groups:

1000 UK Artists

Variations:

B Ocean, B. Oceam, B. Ocean, B. Olean, B.Ocean, Billie Ocean, Billy O., Billy Occan, Billy Ocean + Friends, Ocean, Ocean Billy, ビリー・オーシャン, 比利歐遜, 빌리 오션

Billy Ocean at Rectangle Triangle — 10 records, mostly 12", 1984–1988.

Styles in this crate: Synth-pop, Contemporary R&B, Disco, Downtempo.

Labels represented include Jive.

These records live at the shop on Rue Atateken in Montréal; anything marked sold stays listed for reference. Every record is graded to the Goldmine standard. We ship worldwide, or you can pick up in store.