The German magazine Musikexpress released three Kraftwerk singles over a period of a few years. I bought the magazine with singles of ' ...

The extended dance remix of 'Voulez-vous' on this 7" single was originally released on a promotional 12" single in the USA...

Although 'Voulez-Vous' was definitely the most recognized song of the two, this single was originally conceived as a double A-side, ...

Perfect for that end-of-year melancholy feeling, 'I have a dream' was released a few weeks before Christmas 1979. The song was writt...

Some were surprised when the song 'Does your mother know' featured lead vocals by Björn Ulvaeus, after so many singles with female l...

One of the songs recorded by Abba during sessions for their album Voulez-Vous was the syrupy ballad 'Chiquitita'. It's one of t...

'Heroes' is undoubtedly one of the highlights of David Bowie's genre, perhaps bridging the gap between lovers of 'Seventies ...

Recently Jeff Wayne announced another live tour of his 'War of the worlds' epic, planned for 2025. It's both impressive and a li...

'Zero gravity' could be described as a pop-opera song. Kate Miller-Heidke wrote the song following her experience with post-natal de...

Sometimes when you wait long enough records become affordable. Take for instance this 10" single from Snow Patrol, released on Record S...

Few will have missed the resurgence of Kate Bush last year, because she went number 1 in several countries with 'Running Up That Hill...

It's always nice when Eurovision songs are released on 7" or CD-single. Somehow, a 12" release is always a bit of a pain - esp...

'Christmas Lights' was originally released on 1 December 2020 as a digital download single. According to lead singer Chris Martin, i...

Two weeks ago it was Black Friday, and for some reason this prompted various record companies to release limited edition records on vinyl. M...

The Buranovksie Babushki formed in the 1970s in Buranovo, a small rural locality in the Udmurt Republic of Russia. They became famous when t...

Alessandro Mahmood represented Italy during the 2019 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. Born in Milan to an Italian mother from Sardini...

2020 was a historic year for Marty Wilde. Not only did he release a new studio album, it also reached the UK albums chart. This made him the...

...and so the next entry in this blog is another Kylie single. 'Magic' was released as the second single from her 'Disco' al...

I haven't bought a lot of singles recently, and that's mostly down to the amount of new albums and box sets that I have added to my ...

James Bond fans have not had a good year. Originally planned for April, the 25th Bond movie 'No time to die' was rescheduled to Octo...