Several singles from the legendary 'War of the world' album by Jeff Wayne have already been featured on this blog, but today's...

Collecting Eurovision Song Contest singles is both a joy and a pain. The older the singles are, the more expensive they get. And in the ca...

The Eurovision Song Contest isn't often won by the best song, but in 1963 it happened: 'Dansevise' by Grethe and Jørgen Ingman...

In my ongoing quest for Marty Wilde singles, I have found yet another one. It is slightly damaged as you can see here, but finding a copy ...

It should be no surprise that I love Kate Bush's music, just look at my collection of Kate Bush records on this blog. I also like cov...

When I bought the Japanese single of 'Showing out' , the same online dealer also offered the Japanese single of 'Respectable...

This single has been featured on this blog a few times before, both as a 7" single and as a 12" single (oh, and another 12...

I have very few 12" singles of Eurovision entries. Not that many have been made, an some of the ones that have been made are overly e...

U2 is an undeniably popular band, and so I am surprised that somehow I always get hold of these double packs. The unforgettable fire was ...

So this is an odd one. I ordered this promotional 7" single because it only had one side - the B-side was reportedly empty. And indee...

I didn't know this single existed. It was released in 1981, when Jeff Wayne's 'War of the Worlds' album was edited into a ...

The Irish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1977 was performed by the Swarbriggs Plus Two. Following on from The Swarbriggs' fir...

The Italian band Matia Bazar has had a few hits in Europe, but their participation in the Eurovision Song Contest seems to have been forgo...

'Estoy sonando' is of course the Spanish version of 'I have a dream'. With the help of Buddy and Mary McCluskey the ballad...

Spanish singer Massiel won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1968 with the song 'La la la'. It was a much-criticised win, which 40 ye...

Abba was a successful band, but while they were having success in Europe and beyond, they also achieved quite a bit in the Spanish-speakin...

I am closing the year on this blog with a single from this year! And that's become a rarity, because really there haven't been a l...

The 12" single of 'We'll be dancing' treats the listener to three versions of the song. All three remixes were made by Ru...

There have been some Time Bandits 12" singles on this blog recently, but it appears I forgot to post a few. So here goes: I bought ...

I couldn't let the year pass without sparing a thought for Colin Vearncombe, the sole member of the band Black, who tragically died in...