Monday, 30 January 2012
I.O.I.O. - Bee Gees
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'I.O.I.O.' is the second single (third in the U.S.) from the Bee Gees album, Cucumber Castle. Maurice Gibb described this as "B...
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I can't help it - Bananarama
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This American pressing of Bananarama's single 'I can't help it' features the sleeve artwork that was used for 'Love in t...
Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
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'Sir Duke' was written and recorded by Stevie Wonder in tribute to Duke Ellington, the influential jazz legend who had died in 1974...
Sunday, 29 January 2012
Don't forget to remember - Bee Gees
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When you take a look at the sleeve of this single, you might think that the Bee Gees went all religious in 1969. However, the title 'Don...
An Englishman in New York - Sting
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'Englishman in New York' was taken from Sting's 1987 album 'Nothing like the sun'. The 'Englishman' in question ...
Driftin' - Alessi
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Although the Alessi brothers had only one significant hit in Europe with 'Oh Lori', they released several other singles and albums b...
Saturday, 28 January 2012
Killer / Papa was a rollin' stone - George Michael
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After Freddie Mercury died in November 1991, the remaining members of Queen staged a charity concert at Wembley Stadium in London with sever...
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Under the moon of love - Showaddywaddy
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The Seventies group Showaddywaddy had most of their biggest hits with covers of songs from the Fifties and early Sixties. These cover versio...
Hit me! - Shirley-Jane
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Shirley Mescher was born in Den Haag, Netherlands in 1963 and first made a name for herself as part of the group Music Hall. In 1983, they r...
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Disco tango - Tommy Seebach
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Tommy Seebach did his first of three performances at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1979 with 'Disco tango'. The song was well recei...
Lookin' out - Time Bandits
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'Lookin' out' was released in 1982 as the third single from the Time Bandits' self-titled debut album. Like most of the Time...
Lay all your love on me - The Bank
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At the time of its release, much was made of the decision to release Abba's song ' Lay all your love on me ' on 12" single ...
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Something's gotten hold of my heart - Marc Almond
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Most people are familiar with the single ' Something's gotten hold of my heart ' as a duet between Marc Almond and the song'...
Eurovision March - Band of the Royal Netherlands Air Force
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The Band of the Royal Netherlands Air Force has been rather active in releasing singles and albums through the years. I've been able to ...
Hot in the city - Billy Idol
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Billy Idol's 'Hot in the city' was originally released in 1982. This is a re-release from 1987. It features a remix of 'Catc...
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Breakaway - Kim Appleby
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One half of the popular duo Mel & Kim continued solo after the other half sadly passed away. Kim Appleby initially forged a successful c...
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Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Endless sleep - Marty Wilde
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'Endless sleep' was originally written and recorded by American singer Jody Reynolds in early 1958. He wrote it in a single afternoo...
I get lonely - Janet Jackson
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Taken from her 1997 album 'The velvet rope', 'I get lonely' was one of those Janet Jackson tracks that contained an R&B ...
Ode to boy - Alison Moyet
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'Ode to boy' was originally a B-side of Yazoo's 1982 single ' The other side of love ' and a track on their second album...
I want you back '88 remix - Michael Jackson with the Jackson 5
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The second half of the Eighties was littered with remixes of old tracks. Somehow record companies thought it was a cheap way to make profits...
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