Tuesday 5 January 2010
As one - Sam Brown
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'As one' was the final single taken from Sam Brown's 1989 album 'April moon'. As far as I know, there was no cd-single r...
Manzanar - Cock Robin
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Cock Robin released the second single from their third album 'First love last rites' in early 1990. 'Manzanar' was an album ...
Late at night - Maywood
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The Dutch duo Maywood had several hits in the Netherlands, but none of them was as big as 'Late at night'. This single reached numbe...
Wishful thinking - China Crisis
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'Wishful thinking' was the third single from the album 'Working with fire & steel' by China Crisis. When the song was re...
Flesh for fantasy - Billy Idol
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Released in September 1984, 'Flesh for fantasy' was the third single from Billy Idol's third solo album 'Rebel Yell'. Af...
Monday 4 January 2010
Pearl in the shell - Howard Jones
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'Pearl in the shell' was the fourth and final single from Howard Jones' debut album 'Human's lib'. The track feature...
Ik dans dus ik besta - Het Goede Doel
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Sometimes, when you're buying records, you find something you didn't know about. It's these nice surprises that makes all the re...
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Bem bom - Doce
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The female quartet Doce, consisting of Laura Diogo, Lena Coelho, Fátima Padinha and Teresa Miguel, represented Portugal during the 1982 Euro...
Tomb of memories - Paul Young
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I bought a copy of ' Tomb of memories ' for something quite close to nothing in July 2009, although I was aware of the limited editi...
Vamos a la playa - Righeira
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'Vamos a la playa' was originally performed by the Mexican band Los Joao. Righeira recorded their version of the song in 1983. It re...
The eve of the war - Jeff Wayne
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I've already got two copies of 'The eve of the war', namely the Dutch pressing and the UK pressing from 1978. When you listen ...
Where did love go wrong - Belle and the Devotions
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The response on this blog is sometimes very useful. Last year I found out that there are three singles by Belle and the Devotions: their Eur...
She loved like diamond - Spandau Ballet
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'She loved like diamond' sounds a bit like a rough demo, and so it is quite a surprise to find that it is actually Spandau Ballet...
Fool's paradise - Rosie Vela
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I was very excited to find this single by Rosie Vela. Not because it contained any new tracks (both the A-side and the B-side are taken from...
Dansez maintenant - Dave
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I don't remember this myself, but I am told that I was very much impressed with the song 'Dansez maintenant' by Dave when I was ...
S-S-S-Single bed - Fox
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The British band Fox formed in 1974, with members Noosha Fox, Kenny Young, Herbie Armstrong, Jim Gannon, Pete Solley, Gary Taylor and Jim Fr...
She - Charles Aznavour
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When Frenchmen speak English, it's always hilarious. And even on this classic recording by Charles Aznavour, you can't help but grin...
Sunday 3 January 2010
Christmas Anachronisms
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I have added three Christmas singles to this blog today - but I have placed them under December 26, 2009. I bought these singles on December...
I'm coming out - Diana Ross
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'I'm coming out' is a track on Diana Ross's 1980 album 'Diana', which was produced by Chic members Bernard Edwards a...
Illegal alien - Genesis
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The lyric of 'Illegal alien' are a humorous depiction of the frustrations an illegal immigrant faces, leading up to the chorus: '...
Matters of the heart - Freur
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'Matters of the heart' was the second single taken from Freur's debut album 'Doot doot'. As with all of their other sing...
Till I loved you - Barbra Streisand and Don Johnson
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'Till I loved you' was a duet recorded by Barbra Streisand and Don Johnson, which appeared on Streisand's 1988 album of the same...
Baby I'm a fool for you - Sylvia and the Sapphires
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Just like their debut single ' Shopping around ', Sylvia and the Sapphires' 1982 single 'Baby I'm a fool for you' gi...
Reach out - Time Bandits
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Released in 1984, 'Reach out' was a single by the Time Bandits. While the B-side 'Ushi girl' was taken from their album '...
Morning train - Sheena Easton
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After Sheena Easton's debut single 'Modern girl' failed to chart, both that song and 'Morning train' featured in the BBC...
Let me be the one - The Shadows
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The Shadows, who are best known for their work with Cliff Richard in the Sixties, represented the United Kingdom during the 1975 Eurovision ...
Home on Monday - Little River Band
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'Home on Monday' is one of those songs I heard on the radio quite regularly in the Eighties, without actually knowing the name of th...
Girl crazy - Hot Chocolate
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Hot Chocolate have had several big hits during their 15 year career, and 'Girl crazy' is one of them. It reached number 7 in the UK ...
Obsession - Animotion
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Animotion was formed in 1983 by Astrid Plane, Paul Antonelli, Charles Ottavio, Frenchy O'Brien, Bill Wadhams and Don Kirkpatrick. They r...
What's another year - Johnny Logan
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After almost thirty years, I think it's time to concede that 'What's another year' is actually a briliant, if someone melodr...
Mea culpa (part 2) - Enigma
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'Mea culpa' was released as the second single from Enigma's debut album 'MCMXD a.D.'. The title of the song comes from t...
Shouldn't do that - Kaja
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I always am a bit miffed when I find out that there's a special edition of a record or cd I already have. And so, just a few weeks after...
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Runaway - Thompson Twins
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The single 'Runaway' by the Thompson Twins was the second single from their second album 'Set', and the follow-up to the Ame...
The belle of St. Mark - Sheila E
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Taken from her debut album 'The glamorous life', 'The belle of St. Mark' was a 1984 hit single for Sheila E., written and pr...
Nasty little green men - Classix Nouveaux
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The question about life on other planets has been asked on several hit singles, most famously in 'Life on Mars?' by David Bowie. ...
Don't stop the music - Yarbrough and Peoples
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The duo Cavin Yarbrough and Alisa Peoples were discovered by Charlie Wilson from the Gap Band, and signed their first record deal in 1980. T...
You took the words right out of my mouth - Meatloaf
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According to his autobiography, Meat Loaf asked Jim Steinman to write a song that wasn't 15 or 20 minutes long, and, in Meat Loaf's ...
Friday 1 January 2010
Invitation - Earth and Fire
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When you hear the later hits by Earth & Fire and compare it with this 1971 single, you cannot believe it's actually the same band. T...
Ordinary day - Curiosity killed the cat
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Curiosity killed the cat released their third single 'Ordinary day' in 1987, after their second single had become a number 3 hit in ...
Strut your funky stuff - Frantique
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Frantique was an American disco group, formed in the late Seventies by Tricia Cheyenne, Florence Raynor and Denise Russelle. They released o...
I'm specialized in you - Time bandits
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I've had the 7" single of ' I'm specialized in you ' for more than 12 years now, but I never knew there was a 12" ...
One voice - John Watts
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John Watts was founder member of the band Fischer Z. The band was active from 1978 to 1981. When they split up, John Watts started a solo ca...
Right between the eyes - Wax
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After the 1983 split of 10CC, Graham Gouldman and Andrew Gold started working together in England. During a period of seven months they wrot...
Come on Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
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The chorus of 'Come on Eileen' by Dexys Midnight Runners was loosely inspired by the song 'A man like me' by the Sixties Bri...
Don't tell me - Blancmange
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1984 was a successful year for the duo Blancmange. Their album 'Mange tout' reached the top 10 in the UK albums chart, while the sin...
Pandora's box - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
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'Pandora's box' was the second single taken from OMD's 1991 album 'Sugar tax'. The song was inspired by silent film ...
Boys in the street - Eddy Grant
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In 1984, Eddy Grant released his seventh album 'Going for broke'. After the success of its predecessor 'Killer on the rampage...
Changes - Imagination
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It's like the old saying: 'The more things change, the more they stay the same'. In 2010, as in 2009 and 2008, I will continue t...
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