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THE SPORTS "how come" b/w "drug sluts" 1981
these guys were a short lived Aussie group from late 1970s/early80s...
although the "a" side is a bit repeatative, i still like it a lot, this single only got to #21 on the charts here.
vocalist Stephen Cummings still performs as a solo artist, often supporting international artists like Elvis Costello when he tours here
the "b" side is a total piece of crap...
"how come" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe-rrKFDkeU video
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ROD STEWART "lost in you" b/w "almost legal" 1988
i gave up on Rod albums after the abysmal "body wishes" and "camoflauge" albums of the mid 1980s and only bought his singles after that..
i wish i hadnt bought this one though...a terrible song IMO and the "b" side aint much better, only reached #22 out here in the charts
"lost in you" *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoOytXDDWT0 video
"almost legal" *
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PAUL McCARTNEY "put it there" b/w "mama's little girl" 1990
superb acoustic Beatle sounding track from "flowers in the dirt" album...
"b" side is also acoustic, credited to macca & Wings, so obviously an old preciously unreleased track pre1980..that one should have stayed unreleased, im a huge macca fan and i dont like it...youtube comments state this was recorded around 1972
the single,despite being so-called "classic" macca failed to chart here, as did most of his material after the mid 1980s
"put it there" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xEvZZqeVoY video
"mama's little girl" *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wpr2IEjVSg audio
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THE M*A*S*H "theme from mash(suicide is painless)" b/w "the mash march" 1970
not sure why i bought this one as i never "got into" the TV series at all...
its not a bad song which reached #52 here back in the day...also like the "b" side, an instrumental reminiscent in parts to the 'great escape' theme
"theme from mash" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIIqYqtR1lY audio
"the mash march" **
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ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS "olivers army" b/w "my funny valentine"[B] 1979[/B]
this song absolutely 'blew my mind' when i first heard it...and ive been a huge fan of 'the other elvis' ever since!
probably his best known song, signature tune if you will?...reached #2 on the UK charts, but only got to #24 here,
the "b" side actually shows you just how eclectic the guys tastes were even back then by recording a cover of an old classic,i cant say i really liked this one initially as i wanted to hear 'new wave' elvis, but over time, well, this "b" side is brilliant stuff
"olivers army" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow1S4DJtLOk video
"my funny valentine" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni3DjM8wcds audio
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FOUR SEASONS "december '63" b/w "slip away" 1975
after i bought my first single by Franky Valli i started to look back on his career, this one really got me hooked also, and i found it at a market somewhere i guess,
still love this track and the "B" side isnt too shabby neither, song peaked at #2 here...
"december '63" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liyiT_DGREA live
"slip away" **
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written by the legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans! CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:THE M*A*S*H "theme from mash(suicide is painless)" b/w "the mash march" 1970
not sure why i bought this one as i never "got into" the TV series at all...
its not a bad song which reached #52 here back in the day...also like the "b" side, an instrumental reminiscent in parts to the 'great escape' theme
"theme from mash" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIIqYqtR1lY audio
"the mash march" **
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Nice one, Crazy! CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:FOUR SEASONS "december '63" b/w "slip away" 1975
after i bought my first single by Franky Valli i started to look back on his career, this one really got me hooked also, and i found it at a market somewhere i guess,
still love this track and the "B" side isnt too shabby neither, song peaked at #2 here...
"december '63" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liyiT_DGREA live
"slip away" **
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Typical Elvis for both songs...usual great performance and his flair for a good melody comes across on Oliver's Army! CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS "olivers army" b/w "my funny valentine"[B] 1979[/B]
this song absolutely 'blew my mind' when i first heard it...and ive been a huge fan of 'the other elvis' ever since!
probably his best known song, signature tune if you will?...reached #2 on the UK charts, but only got to #24 here,
the "b" side actually shows you just how eclectic the guys tastes were even back then by recording a cover of an old classic,i cant say i really liked this one initially as i wanted to hear 'new wave' elvis, but over time, well, this "b" side is brilliant stuff
"olivers army" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow1S4DJtLOk video
"my funny valentine" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni3DjM8wcds audio
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FALCO "rock me amadeus" b/w "urban tropical" 1985
Falco was an Austrian classically trained musician who amalgamated classical music with electronic sounds...
this song/sinlge only reached the top20(#15) here, it did however reach the #1 spot on many charts around the world including the US...
overall this sounds a bit dated now, but back then this was quite revolutionary to be in the chart, i also have the US re-mix version on single which i like better than this version,from memory!
"rock me amadeus" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDPpq4qkkjA video
"urban tropical" *
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