Released as the fifth single from her debut album 'Little earthquakes', 'Crucify' was the most successful one, being the fir...

'In the clouds' was originally released as an 'indie' 12" single in 1986, as the follow-up to All about Eve's debut...

Perri Nixon was born on August 29, 1964. When she was 10 years old, her godfather nicknamed her after Fred and Wilma Flintstone's daught...

The Dire Straits were used prominently in the Eighties to promote the new compact disc format. This may have contributed to their squeaky cl...

'I've been losing you' was released as the first single from A-ha's second album 'Scoundrel days' (1986). It feature...

Jean-Claude Pascal was born on October 24, 1927 in Paris, France. Pascal first studied at the Sorbonne University and then turned to fashion...

The second single by Lloyd Cole & the Commotions was released in a limited edition gatefold sleeve. The record shop where I bought my si...

The Casuals formed in 1961. After working in the music industry for six years, John Tebb, Howard Newcombe, Alan Taylor and Bob O'Brien s...

The follow-up to Guesch Patti's single ' Etienne ' was 'Let be must the queen'. With its nonsensical title and slightly ...

It must be a shock for those who know Everything but the girl for their dance-oriented tracks in the Nineties to hear this orchestral ballad...

After the 1983 album 'Secret messages' was not very successful, the Electric Light Orchestra effectively disbanded. However, Jeff Ly...

'Love plus one' was the second hit single for Haircut One Hundred in the UK, peaking at number 3. Outside of the UK, the band never ...

The Italian group Matia Bazar had a Europe-wide hit with 'Ti sento', a very infectious slice of Italian pop. In an attempt to conque...

Waterloo & Robinson are an Austrian duo, consisting of Johann Kreuzmayr ('Waterloo') and Josef Krassnitzer ('Robinson')....

Philip Bailey was born on May 8, 1951 in Denver, Colorado (USA). He found fame by sharing lead vocal duties on songs by Earth Wind and Fire ...

Part of my renewed interest in buying 7" vinyl singles is caused by my realisation that there are some very odd holes in my collection....

The sound of the producers Stock, Aitken & Waterman is instantly recognisable. In the second half of the Eighties, they defined chart po...

Conny Vandenbos was born as Jacoba Adriana Hollestelle on January 16, 1937 in The Hague, the Netherlands. After a performance in the 1961 Kn...

Taken from Altered Images' second album of the same name, 'Pinky blue' was the first single not to hit the top 10 after a hattri...

This sleeve claims that 'Solo tu' was a number one hit in Italy, and although I can't check this fact, I'm sure it is true. ...