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The Clash - White Riot, Live at Victoria Park, London, 1978
This is a fantastic live performance of The Clash playing White Riot with guest vocalist Jimmy Pursey from the film, Rude Boy.
You can really feel the adrenaline rush and power of a gritty performance. It reminds me how polished, produced and controlled all live [...]

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Queen - We Will Rock You
When I was growing up my brothers were both mad about Queen and told me how fantastic they were live.  How their light show was fantastic and what a stage presence Freddie Mercury had as a front man…. and what a powerful voice.  This was at at time when I [...]

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This track is from Mariannes comeback album Broken English, released in 1979 after a long absence from recording.
Broken English is considered to be her best album and this is a great track with a video directed by Derek Jarman, I believe. She still looked good back then.
Marianne Faithful - Ballad Of Lucy Jordan

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The Ramones - Judy Is A Punk Live at CBGB’s
Along with Blondie, Talking Heads and Wayne County & The Electric Chairs, The Ramones were one of the original New York punk bands that made a scene playing CBGB’s Greenwich Village’s in the early 1970’s.
Here is a rare rough clip of The Ramones playing Judy Is [...]

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Thin Lizzy first came into the spotlight for their interpretation of the old Irish folk song Whiskey In The Jar, it was a rock version of the song in which Thin Lizzy had changed the lyrics of a couple of verses. They went on to have many hit singles like The Boys Are Back In [...]

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