I can conclude my trilogy of Propaganda 12" singles today with this one, 'Machinery' from 1985. At the time of release I felt...

The trick of Record Store Day for record companies is to get people to buy stuff they already have another time. Many different strategies...

This single is an interesting one: a limited edition featuring a second disc, containing an interview with Howard Jones conducted by Paul ...

It's not often that you find a shrink-wrapped 12" single from America from 35 years ago. But my recent order from Denmark gave me...

'Questo amore' ('This love') was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978, performed by Ricchi e Poveri, at t...

The band Air Supply rarely disappoint, if you like their music. It is almost formulaic but always melodious and catchy. They formed in Aus...

Inga Humpe (born January 13, 1956 in Hagen) is a German singer, composer and lyricist. With bands like Neonbabies, DÖF and Humpe & Hum...

'Solid Gold Easy Action' was released as a single in 1972 and reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart. While the song's music...

Sometimes buying records involves a little luck as well as knowledge. I didn't recognise the sleeve of this single, a Princess release...

Sometimes I like to upgrade my collection. Through the years I have bought many singles from Europe, whereas everyone knows that the UK pr...

I don't know if anyone even remembers Mika these days. He was very popular when he released his debut album ten years ago, but I don...

It is kindof strange that as a Dutchman you need to go to Austria to find a single that was made by Dutch people and released mainly (but ...

Ah... Record Store Day. The annual feast during which record companies release expensive products that are snapped up by people who actual...

Marty Wilde's 'Bad Boy' has been covered a good many times, and some versions are more rare than others. I couldn't find F...

In 1984 Eddy Grant composed the song 'Romancing the stone' for the movie of the same name. Strangely enough, the song was not used...

Although I have a near-complete collection of Sarah McLachlan albums and singles on CD, she rarely features on this blog, and that's b...

The oft-neglected third album by the Beloved 'X' (1996) was not a commercial success, but there were many releases from the album ...

Released in 1963, 'No! Dance with me' was one of the first singles released by Marty Wilde not to chart after his run of hit single...

It was becoming a bit weird: on the day I bought Ode to Billy Joe , I was quite shocked that I still didn't have a copy of the 7"...

Alides Hidding was born in Schoonoord, the Netherlands on January 30, 1954. He founded the Dutch band the Time Bandits that enjoyed internat...