Entries Tagged as '1980's'
Terry Lane - Wednesday 02.02.11, 11:06am
Can you remember what Tracy Tracy of The Primitives looks like?
The Primitives release the 4-track Never Kill A Secret EP in March, their first new recordings since they split up in 1992.
They emerged along bands like My Bloody Valentine & Primal Scream, following the noisy buzz-guitar indie pop of The Jesus & Marychain in the [...]
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John Williams - Sunday 30.05.10, 09:29am
Back before Mick Hucknall became a fanny magnet to the stars, Simply Red released their debut album Picture Book, a brilliant collection of songs which included their first hit single Money’s Too Tight To Mention.
Holding Back The Years was the second of the two standout tracks on the album and was released in 1986, reaching [...]
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John Williams - Saturday 29.05.10, 09:14am
Here is a classic reggae tune from one of the masters of the craft, Gregory Isaacs performs Night Nurse on home turf at the Reggae Supersplash in Montego Bay, Jamaica back in 1983.
He is being backed by the more than adequate Roots Radics on this performance, ensuring a top quality vocal and sound, unlike the [...]
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John Williams - Friday 28.05.10, 10:45am
Here is a brilliant performance from Soft Cell taken from the Oxford Road Show in 1982.
Having conquered the UK charts in 1981 with their reworking of the classic 1964 Gloria Jones track Tainted Love, the song was a monster hitting number one in seventeen countries including the UK.
Say Hello Wave Goodbye was the final track [...]
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John Williams - Thursday 08.04.10, 15:10pm
Here is a live version of Fast Car by Tracy Chapman, not sure when and where this was recorded, but a real good quality performance of one of the hit songs from her brilliant self titled debut album from 1988.
Tracy Chapman – Fast Car
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