Un, dos, tres - Catherine Ferry

Catherine Ferry recorded 'Eins zwei drei' for the German market, after coming second at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1976 with '1, 2, 3' - sung in French.

But that was not all: she also recorded the song in Spanish. I saw this single at the record fair in Den Bosch in April, but decided not to buy it because the sleeve was not in the best shape. However, since I saw it again this weekend I decided to get it this time, because the single isn't that easy to get in a better shape. I mean, on Discogs it is on offer for about 2 euros, but with the shipping costs from Spain it quickly adds up to more than I paid for it here. So I'm glad the disc is in better shape than the sleeve.

My collection: 7" single no. 7853
Found: Record fair, Den Bosch, 15 November 2025
Tracks: 'Un, dos, tres' / 'Petit Jean'

Mikado, Mikado - Simone Drexel

Simone Drexel represented Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 with 'Mikado'. She performed the song in German, but she also recorded a French version, entitled 'Mikado, Mikado' (in order to identify a different version I guess). 

Even the B-side was recorded in French: 'Die Marionetten' became 'Les marionnettes'. Simone also did this for the English version - which I have yet to find.

My collection: 7" single no. 7852
Found: Record fair, Den Bosch, 15 November 2025
Tracks: 'Mikado, Mikado' / 'Les marionnettes' 

Love conquistador - Da Vinci

Although I already own the single 'Conquistador', I felt it was amusing to also buy 'Love conquistador', which is the English version of that song. Of course, that version appears on the B-side of the other single, but for this release, the two sides are flipped and the English version suddenly becomes the A-side.

Obviously this is the German release of the song, whereas the other single is the original Portuguese release. It's interesting to compare how the photograph is cropped on this sleeve.

My collection: 7" single no. 7851
Found: Record fair, Den Bosch, 15 November 2025
Tracks: 'Love conquistador' / 'Conquistador'

Nous - Mary Roos

'Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben' sang Mary Roos in 1972, and it gave Germany an honourable third place at that year's Eurovision Song Contest. Such was the success of the song that she decided to record it in English, French and Italian as well. 

This is the French version, released in Germany by her record company as 'Nous'. The language always sounds beautiful, but this version lacks the engaging nature of the original version.

My collection: 7" single no.  7850
Found: Record fair, Den Bosch, 15 November 2025
Tracks: 'Nous' / 'N'oublie pas lorsque tu chantes'

La notte non lo sa - Nana Mouskouri

The Eurovision song 'A force de prier', performed by Nana Mouskouri in 1963, was recorded by her in different languages. There was an English version and a German version, and when I found the latter two years ago, I wrote down the hope that I would find the Italian version in 2025. Well, I did just that!

'La notte non lo sa' was released with yet another sleeve design, together with an Italian version of 'Weisse rosen aus Athen', which was another successful song by the Greek singer. Now aged 91, she continues to make occasional appearances on TV shows despite her 'farewell tour' and 'final concert' a few years ago.

My collection: 7" single no. 7849
Found: Record fair, Den Bosch, 20 November 2025
Tracks: 'La notte non lo sa' / 'Rosa d'Atene' 

Love's great adventure - Ultravox

Next month sees the release of an expanded deluxe edition of Ultravox's The Collection, a 'greatest hits' album originally released in 1984 to celebrate the success of the band up until then. The new track on that album was called 'Love's great adventure', and it was a very unexpected and nice surprise that that track was released as a cd-single and 10" single recently. 

Both formats feature a new '80s style' remix by Blank & Jones, along with a few other unreleased tracks. Some would label these four tracks as 'inessential', but I think Ultravox fans are delighted with this release - just as I am. 

My collection: 10" single [unnumbered]
Found: Ultravox website, received 12 November 2025
Tracks: 'Love's great adventure (Blank & Jones so80s Reconstruction)', 'All stood still (12" extended re-mix extra)' / 'Love's great adventure (Steven Wilson instrumental mix)', 'Hymn (alternative instrumental outtake)' 

Unrequited / Live and let live - The The

Just when the campaign for The The's most recent album Ensoulment had ended, there was a new single. 'Unrequited / Live and let live' is a double A-side single taken from the soundtrack of the movie Odyssey, which features music from The The, i.e. Matt Johnson.

These two tracks come with prominent vocals from Gillian Glover, who also plays an instrumental part in running the record label Cinéola, which these singles are released on. And as always there are the illustrations by Andy Dog a.k.a. Matt's brother Andrew, who passed away in 2016.

My collection: 7" single no. 7848
Found: The The website, received 13 November 2025
Tracks: 'Unrequited' / 'Live and let live'