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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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This was a genuine prog rock hit in 1971, Curved Air performing the classic track Back Street Luv, with the wonderful Sonja Kristina on vocals, who was famously married to Stewart Copeland of Police and Curved Air fame (1974/76). The couple married in 1982 and divorced in 1991.
Curved Air – Back Street Luv -1971

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The Doors were founded by Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison in Los Angeles in 1965. Light My Fire appeared on their eponymous album released in 1967.
Both controversial and influential during the late sixties, the death of singer Jim Morrison in Paris in 1971 only served to fuel the legend of the band.
This video showcases the [...]

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This is one of the best covers from David Bowie recorded here from Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars Motion picture in 1973. An excellent piano led version appears on the album Aladdin Sane, also released in 1973.
David Bowie – Let’s Spend The Night Together

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Echo & The Bunnymen performing the beautiful single The Killing Moon at the Royal Albert Hall in 1983. This version was performed before the recording of the single and therefore there are some variations from the final lyrics of the song
Echo & The Bunnymen – The Killing Moon – Live 1983

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