When I bought the Japanese single of 'Showing out' , the same online dealer also offered the Japanese single of 'Respectable...

This single has been featured on this blog a few times before, both as a 7" single and as a 12" single (oh, and another 12...

Mel & Kim are best known for their four singles released in 1987 and 1988, from Showing out to That's the way it is . It may come...

There are rumours that a new Mel & Kim release is on its way. Although many compilation albums have already seen the light of day, the...

The last single by Mel & Kim was released when Mel was already receiving treatment for cancer, a battle she ultimately lost on January 1...

'Respectable' was only the second single of the duo Mel & Kim Appleby, but they were quickly becoming a phenomenon. The single r...

If you've seen this previous post , you'll think I've written about this 12" single before. While the sleeve is similar, th...

'I'm the one who really loves you' was originally recorded by British singer Austin Howard in 1986. The track was written and pr...

Mel & Kim Appleby debuted in 1986 with 'Showing out (Get Fresh at the weekend)'. The Stock/Aitken/Waterman production was an imm...

The excellent remastered and expanded edition of Mel & Kim's only album, 'F.L.M.' by Cherry Pop, released last year, collect...

The 1990 megamix of Mel & Kim tracks, created by Alan Coulthard, was released as a 12" single and a 7" single. I was lucky en...

Mel & Kim was one of the most popular acts in the Stock/Aitken/Waterman stable of artists. While they only released one album and four s...

Everyone remembers Live Aid, Band Aid and USA for Africa, but the stream of charity singles that followed was frankly quite embarrassing. St...

The 'Amiga Quartett' was a series of four track ep's released in the German Democratic Republic, the Eastern part of Germany tha...

In February 1988, Supreme Records released what would become Mel & Kim's last single, 'That's the way it is'. Mel Appleb...

At the time of release of Mel & Kim's third single, during a promotional visit to Japan in June 1987, Mel Appleby became ill with a ...

'Showing out' was the debut single of the sisters Mel and Kim Appleby. Originally the song was supposed to be the B-side of 'Sys...

The British sisters Mel and Kim Appleby, born to English and Jamaican parents, were noticed while they were dancing in a nightclub in Londo...