In 1984, Pussycat released the album 'After all' on their new label Ariola. 'Light of a gypsy' is released as the first single from the album. Both however fail to make an impact on the album and singles chart.
A year later, the band decides to call it quits. Lead singer Tony Willé tries to release some solo work, but it is also commercially unsuccessful.
My collection: 7" single no. 4680 Found: All that music, Leiden, March 13, 2010 Cost: 1 euro Tracks: 'Light of a gypsy' / 'You'
Released as the first single from his 1984 album 'Wired to the moon', Chris Rea was unable to get chart success with 'I don't know what it is but I love it'.
The single only managed to reach number 65 in the UK singles chart during a two week chart run. All this despite a rather interesting B-side track that wasn't included on the album.
My collection: 7" single no. 4683 Found: All that music, Leiden, March 13, 2010 Cost: 1 euro Tracks: 'I don't know what it is but I love it' / 'Mystery man'
The 1979 album by Olivia Newton-John was called 'Totally hot', and the title track was released as a single. Featuring a more aggressive sound, the single failed to impress the audience who had come to know her as the sweet Sandy from the 'Grease' movie.
Both the A-side and the B-side were taken from the album, which was more successful: it was certified platinum in the USA and gold in the UK.
My collection: 7" single no. 4700 Found: Velvet Vinyl Outlet, Leiden, March 13, 2010 Cost: 1 euro Tracks: 'Totally hot' / 'Talk to me'
Jon Anderson released 'Animation' in 1982 during the Yes hiatus following the release of their album 'Drama'. At the time, Anderson was collaborating with Vangelis and Mike Oldfield and exploring new age and electronic pop.
The track 'Boundaries' was released as the second single from the album. It didn't chart in any territory. The track would later appear on other works by Anderson (entitled 'O'er', on 'The promise ring') and Yes (entitled 'Somehow, someday', on 'Open your eyes').
My collection: 7" single no. 4725 Found: Velvet Vinyl Outlet, March 13, 2010 Cost: 1 euro Tracks: 'Boundaries' / 'Much better reason'
'Love is the seventh wave' was the second single from Sting's 1985 solo debut album 'The dream of the blue turtles'. The song is supposedly about love being the seventh wave, or the strongest wave in a series of waves, thus wiping out any sort of problems. It concludes with a brief, self-mocking reference to Sting's biggest hit song with The Police, 'Every breath you take', which had been about the dark side of love that leads to sexual jealousy and obsession.
The single reached number 7 in the Dutch Top 40, but stalled at number 41 in the UK singles chart.
My collection: 7" single no. 4706 Found: Velvet Vinyl Outlet, Leiden, March 13, 2010 Cost: 1 euro Tracks: 'Love is the seventh wave (new mix)' / 'Consider me gone (live)'
The Dutch band Lois Lane released the second single from their second album 'Fortune fairytales' in the spring of 1990. 'I wanna be' was a straightforward pop song.
The single reached number 15 in the Dutch Top 40, becoming their fifth consecutive chart hit. Unfortunately, their next single would not make the chart.
My collection: 7" single no. 4726 Found: Velvet Vinyl Outlet, Leiden, March 13, 2010 Cost: 1 euro Tracks: 'I wanna be' / 'Attracted to you'
'Sanctify yourself' was released as the second single from the Simple Minds' 1986 album 'Once upon a time', their seventh studio album. Released in the wake of their biggest hit 'Don't you (forget about me)' (1985), the band were able to ride the wave of success for some time. This single reached number 10 in the UK singles chart, number 11 in the Dutc hTop 40 and number 14 in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
This double single set features a second disc with two live recordings, recorded at the Ahoy' in Rotterdam on December 3, 1985.
My collection: 7" single no. 4716 Found: Velvet Vinyl Outlet, March 13, 2010 Cost: 1 euro Tracks: 'Sanctify yourself' / 'Sanctify yourself (instrumental)' // 'Street hassle (live)' / 'Love song (live)'