On 22 September Austrian singer-songwriter Peter Horton passed away, aged 82. His 'Warum es hunderttausend Sterne gibt' was on my wi...

Not much is known about Frédérica Pietra, except the release of her singles between 1956 and 1960. She even released one album (on a 10...

Slowly but steadily I am getting more and more singles by Laurent Voulzy; tracks that apppear on his compilation album 'Carib islander...

'Albatross' was released on a red vinyl 12" single for Record Store Day earlier this year. Obviously this was on the occasion o...

Man is a rock band from Wales. Formed in November 1968 as a reincarnation of the Welsh vocal group the Bystanders, Man is renowned for the e...

Nothing beats the original by the Doors, of course, but Jose Feliciano still made some waves when he recorded his version of 'Light my f...

Through the years I've bought some Stevie Wonder singles, sometimes even without knowing the song. You can't really go wrong with ac...

When Lys Assia won the very first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956 it wasn't immediately clear that she'd performed a classic song, b...

I bought a copy of ' A song goes out around the world ' in 2009, on a cold winter's day in Amsterdam - a visit I remember all to...

Occasionally The The releases a new single, and then it takes a while for me to buy it due to the insane prices commanded by new singles the...

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...