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Image of the back cover of Depeche Mode LP Speak and Spell. The European version includes Dreaming of Me after Puppets and has removed the song 'I sometimes wish I was dead'
Image of the record with side A tracklist visible
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Depeche Mode - Speak and Spell
Can't get used to the European LP track list (different from the UK cassette I had in the old days) but it's the only version I have on vinyl so it will do...
Shocking Blue on shocking pink vinyl.
I can just about cope with that...
#psych #vinyl #70s
Image of NME compilation CD from 1999
Had to go down the rabbit hole
04.08.2025 10:23 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I remember Bon Chic Bon Genre being on a free compilation CD/tape with a magazine around that time. I liked it but haven't given it/them much thought in the last 15 years which I now intend to rectify!
04.08.2025 10:19 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0
#NewMusicChallenge
Anyone feel there should be more 60s French Pop on here?
Just seeing if there's interest for a possible #musicchallenge for September...
From 16-30 September, #Ye-Ye-Yeah will feature 15 daily song picks celebrating mod, garage, baroque pop, and of course yΓ©-yΓ©.
#FrenchPopFriday
#MusicChallenge
Videoclub - Amour plastique (2019) - low key, m/f vocal electro pop.
If you have their album on vinyl then people are willing to pay silly money for it!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NjJ...
Hasn't he just said that people (including kids) will just find other ways to access this?
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#ArtistFave80s
Kirsty MacColl (solo only)
10 fave tracks ~ 80s releases only
1. Terry (1983) - another single that failed to bother the charts but I love it and here's a German TV performance with Lemmy backing her up!
youtu.be/Nsp8qawwdcI?...
#ArtistFave80s
Kirsty MacColl (solo only)
10 fave tracks ~ 80s releases only
2. A New England (1985)
Top 10 single, adapted from the Billy Bragg original.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnzp...
#ArtistFave80s
Kirsty MacColl (solo only)
10 fave tracks ~ 80s releases only
3. Camel Crossing (1983)
I love Japan, I love Kate Bush, and this song reminds me of both of them!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO43...
#ArtistFave80s
Kirsty MacColl (solo only)
10 fave tracks ~ 80s releases only
4. He's on the Beach
Nearly didn't pick this one but what a chorus! Can't believe this single didn't even make Top 100 in 1985!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh8p...
#ArtistFave80s
Kirsty MacColl (solo only)
10 fave tracks ~ 80s releases only
5. Lullaby for Ezra (1983)
Another great song that fans had to wait for 40 years to hear!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUfS...
#ArtistFave80s
Kirsty MacColl (solo only)
10 fave tracks ~ 80s releases only
6. Sticked and Stoned (1983)
Love the 80s chilled mood to this one. Brassy bursts and Pino Palladino bass over haunting, surreal lyrics. Another one unreleased until the 21st century.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdER...
Not sure I have heard this. Like the album version so will be checking this later.
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Lenny Kravitz drinking from a mug, topless revealing rather a fine body
Elevenses! I don't look this good though...
23.07.2025 10:01 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Is the Lana Del Rey one still starting the same day?
23.07.2025 06:35 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
#ArtistFave80s
Kirsty MacColl (solo only)
10 fave tracks ~ 80s releases only
7. Teenager in Love
Great example of her sharp wit with playful lyrics
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYcL...
Add 'white dog poo' and Topic chocolate bars and he's got my vote.
22.07.2025 15:14 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Well worth the effort. I'll be picking a few more off the 'lost' album in this Top 10.
22.07.2025 15:12 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Twiggy with a cup of tea
Elevenses! Time for some tea!
22.07.2025 10:02 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
#ArtistFave80s
Kirsty MacColl (solo only)
10 fave tracks ~ 80s releases only
8. Bad Dreams
Her 1983 album. Real never got released, meaning several of the songs were not heard until 40 years later! One of them is this oddity - a mix of Bowie and Human League!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GBX...
Lana Del Rey drinking a coffee
Elevenses! Get some coffee and some moody, smoky music!
21.07.2025 10:02 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
#ArtistFave80s
Kirsty MacColl (solo only)
10 fave tracks ~ 80s releases only
9. There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis
If you go to Blackpool and don't see a drag queen doing this at karaoke then you're going to the wrong places!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PPM...
That followed by the title track was a great ending to the album!
20.07.2025 22:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
#ArtistFave80s
Kirsty MacColl (solo only)
10 fave tracks ~ 80s releases only
10 Mexican Sofa (1981)
Off her debut album but was sadly removed for the mid-80s reissue, this showed the first glimpse of the latin rhythms she'd often use later.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo-n...
This 80s only #musicchallenge starts tomorrow and I think I'm picking Kirsty MacColl as my #ArtistFave80s . No covers or collabs (ruling out THAT song), and perhaps surprisingly, currently the 10 songs has nothing off the Kite album
19.07.2025 07:23 β π 9 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Sylvie Vartan drinking coffee
Elevenses! Bon appetit! #FrenchFriday
18.07.2025 10:02 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Image of Cary Grant sipping tea
Elevenses! Get something classic down you.
17.07.2025 10:02 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
The headline isn't the most outrageous thing here. From reading this I have just learned that Darren Fucking Grimes is the Deputy Leader of this Council.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Image of Paul Simonon from The Clash in a cafe or diner
Elevenses! Clash-related biscuit and cake puns welcome!
16.07.2025 10:02 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
