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PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS "helen wheels" b/w "country dreamer" 1973
"helen wheels" was a stand alone single in the UK and here but was included on the Us "band on the run" album...
half decent rock n roll song but certainly not classic McCartney IMO..."b" side is a light breezy country tinged track that would have not been out of place on his second solo album "ram"...single managed to get to #17 here, and thats about all it deserved IMO, simple run of the mill track...
"helen wheels" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_qdychzbz8 cool video for this one!
"country dreamer" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvBpf7e_20Q audio
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PAUL McCARTNEY "wonderful christmastime" b/w "rudolph the red nosed reggae" 1979
whimsical piece of pop-pap and a piece of pure crap IMO...stand this one up against George's "my sweet lord" or John's "happy xmas(war is over)", and this one pales into insignificance!...and the "b" side isnt any better, its a reggae tinged instrumental of the old christmas standard 'rudolph the red nosed reindeer"...
this is Macca's single worst 'single' release as a solo artist IMO, and im a huge fan!single reached #8 in the UK which back then was pretty ordinary for a macca/wings solo single!, and only made it to #61 here...
"wonderful xmastime" *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9BZDpni56Y ...dont like the song much but i do like this video!
"rudolph the red nosed reggae" *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvB_XXCX4rw audio
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CHARLENE "ive never been to me" b/w "somewhere in my life" 1982
had almost forgotten i had this song, and most certainly havent heard it since the early 1980s...
wow!, i love this beatiful ballad from Charlene, the record label says "1976" on it, im assuming it was recorded back then, maybe even got released back then, and if it did, i cannot find any chart placings until it was a hit in 1982...this gal, must surely be classed as a classic "one hit wonder", "b" side isnt too bad neither, the single reached #1 here back in the day and rightfully so, it is one of those "lost classics" from that period of music IMO
"ive never been to me" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nNnk9eDDnw video
"somewhere in my life" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EgirRH44QE audio
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John's Christmas song Happy Christmas is a classic not Paul's!...as you said CH!
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CHAPS "McRawhide" b/w "rawhide" 1982
sort of comedy version of the old rawhide theme by these Scottish lads,thus,obviously the "Mc" infront of the 'rawhide'...
this will never go down as a rock classic but its good lighthearted value..."b" side is a straight up cover of rawhide...
single made it to #14 here back in the day...
"mcrawhide" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWMDuRZBnnw video
"rawhide" **
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TRACIE "i cant leave you alone" b/w "19-the wickham mix" 1986
Tracie was a UK blue-eyed soul singer from the early 1980s, discovered by Paul Weller as a teenager, first appeared as a backing singer on Style Council's debut single 'speak like a child'...
she had a few minor hits from around 83-86, but she was better than chart success showed...
"a" side is good pop from that period, "b" side is an environmentalist type song about 19 protesters who were jailed in the UK for freeing animals from a farm battery back in the day, its also not a bad track.
single failed to chart here...
"i cant leave you alone" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEw28AVWgaI live
"19-the wickham mix" **
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THE STYLE COUNCIL "it didnt matter" b/w "all year round" 1987
boring,mundane single from their terrible "cost of loving" album...
flat vocals,horrible eighties synths, just about says it all!
"b" side is a bit better, slightly jazz tinged number, but still not really up to par for Weller IMO as a longtime fan...
single did actually make it in the charts here with a high position of #48 which was more than it really deserved!
"it didnt matter" *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie44X48citY live
"all year round" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h8jSyICkD4 audio
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THE DOORS "light my fire" b/w "the crystal ship" 1968
yeh,yeh, okay...i do own a single or two by these guys!
this single isnt too bad IMO,but im not a fan by any means...
both sides are typically Doors, think i prefer the "b" side to the "a" side,but still, both are good songs...
was actually surprised this one only made it to #22 on the charts out here, if radio airplay was a guide to the sales of this one it should have been a #1 hit!
"light my fire" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGaV2A6o0IM live
"the crystal ship" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU1sLx1tjPY audio
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I simply loved these songs!!!! from The Doors! bought the 45 and then the album!
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THE BEATLES "she loves you" b/w "i'll get you" 1963
not much to really say except...its the beatles, enough said!
single didnt get to #1 here, only made it to #3 on the charts...stupid Aussies!
"she loves you" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoF-7VMMihA live
"i'll get you" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8x3XHEZ4VE audio
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