Saturday 13 November 2021
Voulez-vous - Abba
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With sales of over 5 million copies, 'Abba Gold' is the second highest selling album of all time in the UK, after Queen's 'G...
Humanaho (Alle Menschen sind Brüder) - Roberto Blanco
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Roberto Zerquera Blanco was born on 7 June 1937 in Tunis (Tunisia). He grew up in Beirut and Madrid, before coming to Germany in 1956. He fo...
Friday 12 November 2021
Tausend Fenster - Karel Gott
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This single has been on my wantlist for a long time and I just couldn't find a decent copy for a reasonable price. But I never give up, ...
Bye bye I love you (English version) - Ireen Sheer
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Ireen Sheer's 1974 Eurovision entry ' Bye bye I love you ' was originally performed in French (even if the title of the song wou...
She's my kind of girl - Bjorn & Benny
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Before Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson became famous with Abba, they had careers themselves. They had success with the Hootenanny Singers ...
Saturday 6 November 2021
Shine On - Kim Wilde & Boy George
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As a lifelong collector of Kim Wilde records, a limited edition 7" single of her latest single 'Shine On' was a musthave of cou...
Il Padrino - Orchestra Mario Battaini
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Mario Battaini (Milan, 6 October 1931 - 26 April 2000) was a multi-instrumentalist, arranger and italian conductor. He was very concerned wi...
Das Schiff geht in See heute Nacht - Gunnar Winckler & Bibi Johns
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This is an extremely old single, but it's also in an unusually fine state. You won't find that many 64 year old singles sounding thi...
Mein Ruf nach dir - Piera Martell
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Piera Martell was born on 2 July 1943 in Jona, St. Gallen (Switzerland). She is best known for her participation in the 1974 Eurovision Song...
Bonjour, bonjour - Paola
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With a title like 'Bonjour, bonjour' you might suspect that this is a song in French, but the Swiss entry for the Eurovision Song Co...
Friday 5 November 2021
That's me - Abba
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Today is release day for Abba - their first album in 40 years is called 'Voyage' and serves to remind people that music can be timel...
This is your life (Barcelona mix) - Banderas
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I find it quite sad that Banderas only ever released one album. I have it in my collection and it's one of those albums I keep returning...
Todo esto es la música - Serafin Zubiri
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This single has been on my want list for a few years. It's the first of two Eurovision appearances by Serafin Zubiri. In 2000 he partici...
The old street musician - Ben Cramer
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Even this week Ben Cramer was still on Dutch TV. The enduring career of this singer proves that he certainly wasn't a one hit wonder - e...
Tuesday 19 October 2021
Tie uuteen päivään - Markku Aro
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Markku Aro was born as Markku Tuomas Puputti on 3 February 1950 in Mouhijärvi, Finland. Together with the pop duo Koivistolaiset he represen...
I still have faith in you - Abba
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One of the most anticipated comebacks of all time: it's easy to see that when Abba announced not only a few new tracks (which were alrea...
Saturday 9 October 2021
You don't have to say you love me - Dusty Springfield
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I do have versions of this song by Michael Ball and Guys and Dolls , but the version by Dusty Springfield remains the best of all times. Th...
Having it all - Eighth Wonder feat. Patsy Kensit
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Most people know the movie 'Absolute beginners' from the single 'Absolute beginners' by David Bowie, but this movie had so m...
Friday 8 October 2021
Forever autumn - Vigrass & Osborne
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'Forever autumn' is a rather familiar title on this blog: I own a UK single , a Dutch single and a re-released single from 1989 . O...
En un mundo nuevo - Waldo de los Rios
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In 1971, Karina represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest with ' En un mundo nuevo '. It was a successful entry for the count...
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