If for some reason (probably lack of space) I'll ever need to let go of this double groove 12" single of the Shadows' 'Them...

Continuing on the theme of 'unknown singles by Elton John', here's an American promotional 7" of 'In neon'. The son...

Some artists have become so legendary that you would almost forget that not all of their singles have been huge hits. At least, some singles...

The fascinating story of Kraftwerk is something that entertained me during my holiday in Germany last month, thanks to a magazine published ...

I actually found two versions of 'Al di la' on one day, both in the original record company sleeves, which I guess is a plus. Umbert...

Some of the standard phrases I use when I buy records online are 'Volare', 'Piove' and 'Al di la', because you never...

A lot of years have passed by since I originally bought the single ' Again ' by Janet Jackson. Back in 1994 I thought it was a brill...

I am very thankful that I am not a bona fide Kate Bush collector. I mean, I do have all her albums and singles, but I don't need all the...

The very first Eurovision Song Contest took place in 1956 and every participating country (seven in total) performed two songs each. Some co...

I went on a holiday in Germany and bought a single about France. That, in a few words, sums up my most recent acquisition. But obviously the...

Since their first participation, Portugal has entered many songs into the Eurovision Song Contest without ever winning until just a few year...

30 years ago I bought ' If you could read my mind ' on 7" vinyl. The single featured two versions of the song, including a ...

In 1961 Yugoslavia debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest as the first country from Eastern Europe. Back then there was still an iron curtai...

Some singles that I never bought are a mystery to me. I was always a fan of The The, ever since I heard 'Uncertain smile', but someh...

A big music collection comes with its own challenges. Over the past few years I have been eliminating certain 7" and 12" singles -...

'Even it up' was the next single by Heart, after ' Dog & butterfly ', but now released on the Epic label instead of Port...

It's quite unusual to find two perfect American 7" singles by the band Heart in between rows of German singles by German artists, b...

Producer Jim Steinman has a penchant for long titles - just think of 'Paradise by the dashboard light', 'You took the words righ...

The popularity of the Eurovision Song Contest is easily measured by the amount of cover versions certain songs get. Measured by that criteri...

Back in 2011 I put a lot of effort into finding old Bee Gees singles. They all ended up on this blog, but one famous song still eluded me: ...