You and me - Spargo

Spargo was founded by Ellert Driessen, Jef Nassenstein and Leander Lammertink, all three from Amsterdam. At the end of the Seventies the the American singer Lilian Day Jackson joined the band. With her performing lead vocals the band developed their own sound.

Their debut single 'You and me' was the best selling record in the Netherlands in 1980. It reached number 1. The single was also a hit in other European countries.

My collection: 7" single no. 3908
Found: Plaatboef, Rotterdam, July 31, 2009
Cost: 0,25 euro
Tracks: 'You and me' / 'Worry'

The locomotion - Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin

So I've got the 7" single of 'The locomotion' by Stewart and Gaskin, a synthpop version of the 1962 song by Little Eva. I didn't know there was actually also a 12" single with two remixes of that track. What's more, the B-side is also included in an extended version!

Naturally, I had to have it. So when I saw it in the shop yesterday for the first time ever, I bought it immediately.

My collection: 12" single no. 509
Found: Songs for sale, Rotterdam, July 31, 2009
Cost: 2,5 euro
Tracks: 'The locomotion (extended version)', 'The locomotion (derailed version)' / 'Make me promises (extended)'

Locomotion - OMD

'Locomotion' was the first single taken from Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's 1984 album 'Junk culture'. The track was a departure from the group's synth-based tracks and was, according to critics, a deliberate step towards a more commercial 'mainstream' sound.

It was a success. Where previous single 'Telegraph' only managed to reach number 42 in the UK singles chart, this one peaked at number 5. In the Netherlands, it reached the exact same position. Things were looking up for OMD!

My collection: 7" single no. 3909
Found: Plaatboef, Rotterdam, July 31, 2009
Cost: 0,25 euro
Tracks: 'Locomotion' / 'Her body in my soul'

The old fashioned way - Charles Aznavour

Charles Aznavour was born in Paris, France on May 22, 1924. Often described as the 'Frank Sinatra of France', he's one of that country's most popular and enduring singers and also one of the most wellknown singers in the world. One of his signature songs is this romantic track, 'The old fashioned way'.

It is the English version of Aznavour's French song 'Les plaisirs demodes'. The single, released in 1973, reached number 38 in the UK singles chart and number 4 in the Dutch Top 40. Aznavour also performed the track in an episode of the Muppet Show in 1976.

My collection: 7" single no. 3911
Found: Plaatboef, Rotterdam, July 31, 2009
Cost: 0,25 euro
Tracks: 'The old fashioned way' / 'What makes a man'

Breathless - Viktor Lazlo

Viktor Lazlo was born as Sonia Dronier on October 7, 1960 in Lorient, France. She studied in Belgium, where she is best known. She took her stage name from Paul Henreid's character in the 1942 film Casablanca.

In 1987, she hosted the Eurovision Song Contest which was held in Brussels after Sandra Kim won the competition the year before. The programme started with Lazlo's new single 'Breathless', which subsequently became a hit in some European countries. In the Netherlands, the single reached number 27.

My collection: 7" single no. 3914
Found: Plaatboef, Rotterdam, July 31, 2009
Cost: 0,25 euro
Tracks: 'Breathless' / 'Don't say no'

Goody two shoes - Adam and the Ants

So is this a collectors item or not? All the references I could find to the song 'Goody two shoes' state that it was performed by Adam Ant, not Adam and the Ants. Yet, here I am with a limited full colour poster sleeve edition of 'Goody two shoes' by Adam and the Ants. Interesting!

'Goody two shoes' is a phrase for an overly virtuous or conformist person. The single was a number 1 hit in the UK and peaked at number 8 in the Dutch Top 40.

My collection: 7" single no. 3922
Found: Plaatboef, Rotterdam, July 31, 2009
Cost: 0,25 euro
Tracks: 'Goody two shoes' / 'Red scab'

Do it any way you wanna - People's Choice

People's Choice was an American funk band, formed in 1971 by Frank Brunson. The band consisted of himself with David Thomson, Darnell Jordan, Johnnie Hightower, Stanley Thomas, Valerie Brown and Marc Reed. 'Do it any way you wanna' was their biggest hit, peaking at number 36 in the UK singles chart and number 4 in the Dutch Top 40.

The main theme of the song was re-used a couple of years later by Dillinger for his novelty hit 'Cokane in my brain'.

My collection: 7" single no. 3915
Found: Plaatboef, Rotterdam, July 31, 2009
Cost: 0,25 euro
Tracks: 'Do it any way you wanna' / 'The big hurt'