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Depeche Mode was formed in Basildon Essex in 1980 by Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andrew Fletcher and Vince Clarke. Vince Clarke left the band after the release of their 1981 debut album and enjoyed further UK success with electronic pop ensembles Yazoo, the Assembly & then Erasure.
A good career move then, you might think. [...]

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Eric Clapton is once again playing live with a little help from his friends.
Eric Clapton has announced five live shows here in the UK: three in May with Steve Winwood and two in February with another rock legend, Jeff Beck.
These days, concert tickets for any UK shows are difficult to purchase, especially with someone who [...]

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This performance is taken from Peter Gabriel’s Secret World Live Tour in 1993 and features singer/songwriter Pauline Cole on backing vocals. Sledgehammer was a massive hit for Gabriel in 1986, one of three excellent singles to be taken from the album So.
Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer – Live 1993

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I’m not sure when this clip was recorded, but it features a beautiful acoustic version of Many Rivers To Cross performed by Jimmy Cliff with Jools Holland playing some wonderful piano to accompany the smooth vocals of Cliff.
Jimmy Cliff first recorded the track for his 1969 album, simply called, ‘Jimmy Cliff.’  Many Rivers To Cross [...]

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Design for Life was a massive anthem of a single, from an album full of the same, Everything Must Go. The Manic Street Preachers perform the song live on Later with Jools Holland in 1997.
Manic Street Preachers – Design For Life – Live 1997

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