Mick Carty

Blondie - Parallel Lines 1978
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Oh, be still my aching teenage heart

WAH! - The Story Of the Blues 7” single 1982
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How good was the music in the early 80s?

Duran Duran - New Moon On Monday 12” single 1984
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Associates - 18 Carat Love Affair 7” single 1982
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Joan Armatrading - The Key 1983

Joan Armatrading - The Key 1983
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Spandau Ballet - I’ll Fly For You 7” single 1984

Spandau Ballet - I’ll Fly For You 7” single 1984
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Howard Jones - Hide & Seek 7” Single 1984

Howard Jones - Hide & Seek 7” Single 1984
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Don’t think he got the love and appreciation he deserved

Soft Cell - Say Hello Wave Goodbye 7” single 1982

Soft Cell - Say Hello Wave Goodbye 7” single 1982
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A synthpop work of art.

Gerry Rafferty - Snakes And Ladders 1980
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The 2023 Abbey Road half-speed master. Beautiful!

Can’t believe this was only £12.99 from Assai Records. Absolute steal.

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - History of Modern 2010
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Their first album since 1996, and the first to feature the classic four-piece OMD line-up since 1986's The Pacific Age.

A fantastic return to form.

Heaven 17 - At The Height Of The Fighting 12” single 1981
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Absolute belter!

Elton John - Too Low For Zero 1983
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Played this for the first time in what seems a lifetime, and had forgotten just how good an album this is.

a-ha - I’ve Been Losing You 12” Single 1986
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First single from the second album, ‘Scoundrel Days’

Chris Rea - Stainsby Girls 7” single 1985

Chris Rea - Stainsby Girls 7” single 1985
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The 80s was just bursting with great songs

Yup!

Big Country - The Buffalo Skinners 1993 Vinyl album cover

Big Country - The Buffalo Skinners 1993
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Ten years after ‘The Crossing’, Big Country remind everyone they are not just a bagpipe-sounding flash in the pan.

This is a fantastic album that cranks the guitars up loud and proud.

The Farmers Boys - Phew Wow! 7” Vinyl Single 1984

The Farmers Boys - Phew Wow! 7” Single 1984
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Another tongue-in-cheek single from the mid-eighties. Great stuff, but I never did win Stan’s Mini 😠

Kirsty MacColl - Terry 7” Vinyl Single 1984

Kirsty MacColl - Terry 7” Single 1984
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A brilliant voice, and a great sense of humour

Would love to have seen her collaborate with Paul Heaton

Big Country - Chance 12” Single 1983 Vinyl

Big Country - Chance 12” Single 1983
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🎶 From your father's hand
That always seemed like a fist
Reaching out to make you pay 🎶

ABC - The Lexicon of Love 1982
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Bought this on cassette when it came out, then on CD

Ultimately succumbed to MP3, then streaming.

Now I finally own it on vinyl. Sounds as glorious as it looks.

Without question the best they ever made, with nothing that followed coming close.

And we’ve cut the gap with Celtic to just 16 points 🧡🖤🧡🖤🧡

The Pretenders - Back On The Chain Gang 7” Vinyl Single 1982

The Pretenders - Back On The Chain Gang 7” Single 1982
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My favourite Pretenders song

Sames 🍻

Heaven 17 - How Men Are 1984 Vinyl album cover

Heaven 17 - How Men Are 1984
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Still a favourite of mine, getting regular spins

a close up of a man 's face with his mouth open . ALT: a close up of a man 's face with his mouth open .

Oooh… saucy

For all the scepticism and dislike of JG, United fans are coming out in droves to watch *his* team.

Can’t wait for the kick off this afternoon

🧡🖤🧡🖤🧡

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Electric Light Orchestra - A New World Record 1976
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If ‘Out of the Blue’ was ELOs Opus Magnum, then ANWR was a more than fitting Overture.

Bristling with the classic ELO sound, this record is up there as one of the best.

Why did the apple go to the hospital?

He was sick to his core.

Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry 7” Single 1980
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The best Christmas single ever

I was 18, in the army, and out in a cold, snowy Duisburg when this came out ❤️

What did the empty glass say to the full glass?

You’re holding your drink better than I did.