Trapped - Colonel Abrams

'Trapped' was Colonel Abrams' biggest hit in 1985, just after he signed a contract with MCA Records. So much so, that it was re-released in remixed form in 1997 and 2005. This is the original single, which peaked at number 3 in the UK. Colonel Abrams (his real name, incidentally!) never matched this success in later years.

Producers Stock Aitken and Waterman, who had created Rick Astley's 'Never gonna give you up' in 1987, were accused of lifting key elements of Abrams' single for their own music, however there was no successful lawsuit regarding this claim.

My collection: 7" single no. 3251

Found: House of Rhythm, London, October 20, 2000

Cost: 20p

Tracks: 'Trapped' / 'Trapped (acapella)'