This single caught my attention because I own several singles which were written by Marty Wilde and Peter Shelley. When I checked out the ...

Although Casablanca-born Frida Boccara was already a big star in France since her debut in 1960, she was introduced to an international au...

I was quite amazed to see this sleeve and not recognise it. It meant, under normal circumstances, that I didn't have this song (I have...

I don't buy a lot of 7" singles these days, but every now and again I find something online that I've been looking for. This ...

I would describe my latest vinyl acquisition as a shocker. I never knew that 'Moments of pleasure' by Kate Bush, released in 1993 ...

Not content with just one disc, Sweep and Linda Carriere released several 12" singles of their cover of 'Running up that hill...

Most people who are fan of a certain artist don't have much interest for cover versions of their favourite artist. I tend to act diffe...

The biggest disappointment of this year's Eurovision Song Contest was that Abba didn't appear on stage when the song 'The winn...

I guess it's reassuring that after a surge of productivity in 2011, Kate Bush has returned to her old non-prolific self. However, she ...

Tommy Seebach made another appearance at Eurovision in 1982. After trying it with 'Disco tango' and 'Krøller eller ej', th...

I first saw part of this song in a documentary about the Eurovision Song Contest some 20 years ago: a large, slightly sweaty man turning p...

For about ten years, I've seen a record dealer from Denmark in Utrecht every six months, with a decent Eurovision collection. The only...

'Bra vibrationer' was Sweden's entry for the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest. Even without this information, you would recognise ...

Marty Wilde's 'Abergavenny' is a well-known hit from 1968 in most European countries. It comes from the album 'Diversions...

This is probably the oldest song I've ever written about on this blog, although obviously some songs were written earlier but recorded...

Now that everybody's in awe of the new album by David Bowie, I thought it would be fun to showcase on of his less critically acclaimed...

'Les lacs du Connemara' was released by Michel Sardou in 1982. It became a hit single in several European countries, and also in t...

Sung by Marcella Detroit (of Shakespear's Sister fame), 'If you could read my mind' was a pretty nice cover version of a song ...

I don't have many Pet Shop Boys 12" singles, even though I really like their music. Most of their remixes have been released on c...

'Sweet love' was a cover version of the 1986 Anita Baker track by the female trio Fierce, consisting of Chantal Alleyne, Aisha Pet...