'These are heavy times', sighs Paul King on this single, and that message is as true now as it was back in 1985. Still, the band was...

If you were alive in the Eighties, you most certainly will have heard King's 'Love & pride', which dominated the music chann...

While I have been collecting singles for almost 40 years now, and I have been obsessed with Eighties music ever since the Eighties, there ...

I wonder if anyone knew what success King would have with their debut album 'Steps in time'. 'Love and pride' became a massi...

Those of you who have followed this blog since the beginning will remember that I already own a copy of King's ' Love and pride ...

Having collected all of the 7" singles by King, it was soon a matter of finding the accompanying 12" singles. My sister owned all ...

The British band King were very successful in the UK in 1984, and so it didn't take long for the record company to realise that they co...

The band King were able to maintain a stylish image throughout their career. The sleeve designs, the music videos and even the songs had a c...

'Torture' was the third single taken from King's second album 'Bitter sweet'. The single was released in January 1986 an...

'Alone without you' was the first single taken from King's second album 'Bitter sweet'. The single reached number 8 in t...

'The taste of your tears' was the second single taken from King's second album 'Bitter sweet', both released in 1985. Th...

While everyone remembers ' Love and pride ' by King, the next single 'Won't you hold my hand now' is less wellknown. In ...

The band King formed in 1983 in Coventry. The band consisted of lead singer Paul King, Mick Roberts, Anthony Wall and Jim Lantsbery. Their d...