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DAVE STEWART & BARBARA GASKIN "its my party" B/W "waiting in the wings" 1981
this is not the Dave Stewart who worked with Annie Lennox, his name is Dave A. Stewart....
"A" side is a cover of the old classic...these two have 'hung,drawn and quartered' it IMO...
"B" side isnt much better...
single peaked at #4 in Austrlaia
here's Barara's Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Gaskin
here's Dave's Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Stewart_(keyboardist)
"its my party" *
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC3g0JmKceU video
"waiting in the wings" *
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0h-57ZDJjA audio link
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NEIL "hole in my shoe" B/W "hurdy gurdy mushroom man" 1984
cover of the old Traffic song made my "the young ones" charactor Neil...
Neil, on the show, was a hippy, so the song fits i guess...
the A" dise is ok i guess,
"B" side...well,when youre not a muso its hard to make stuff up
single peaked at #29 in Asutralia...
here's Nigel Planer's Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Planer
"hole in my shoe" **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhVyV6d7fT8 tv perofrmance
"hurdy gurdy mushroom man" *
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy2g3B9mj0o audio link
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RAY CHARLES "take these chains from my heart" B/W "no letter today" 1963
two absolute classic on both sides of this vinyl...
awesome stuff indeed...
"take these chains....." would be up there in my favourite handful of Ray Charles' songs...
single peaked at #5 in the UK
here's Ray's Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Charles
"take these chains from my heart" ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np8eyL23TWg tv performance
"no letter today" ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKdA2J55Rtc audio link
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VILLAGE PEOPLE "go west" B/W "citizens of the world" 1979
i was very dismissive of these guys back in the day, but over time, i must admit, i have
grown to like some of their singles(and i said 'like' and not 'love' overall)
this "A" side is cool stuff, as is the "B" side....
i was surprised to find this one never charted in Australia...strange considering their popularity
here was absolutely massive!
here's their Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Village_People
"go west" **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wc-AQJ2MYo video
"citizens of the world" **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_9pKTj3SkE audio link
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BUDDY HOLLY "baby i dont care" B/W "valley of tears" 1958
one of the greatest musicians from the early rock and roll days....
was the first musician to double-track his vocals and by the time he died he had a vault
of some 200 finished recordings that were unreleased...imagine what could have been had he not died so young.
im a big fan of buddy and love both sides of this single...
i cannot find any chart placings for this single in the UK,sorry
here's Buddy's Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Holly
"baby, i dont care" ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZgFM5789a4 audio link
"valley of tears" ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdBoFm2SihI audio link
added bonus,
Elvis covered "baby i dont care" in his 1958 film "jailhouse rock", here's his brilliant version.
this was the 'real' Elvis before that mid 1970s 'fat version' ate him!
anyway, awesome clip, great choreography sequence,brilliant movie....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpQFxkIl3bI movie clip
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DIONNE WARWICK "its love that really counts"-ep 1964
i cant find any info on this release, so maybe it was only released in the UK and maybe it
was a promo tool for an album, well, thats my guess anyway....
four tracks on this "ep", all of them are good, and im not a big fan of Dionne at all, infact other than the singles/eps
that my dad gave me i dont own nothing.
obviously without any info i cannot say whether this one charted in the UK or not.
here's Dionne's Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionne_Warwick
"its love that really counts" **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UigOg-A5t2I audio link
"unlucky" **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezj-EFHaUl4 audio link
"i smiled yesterday" **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l01THpM5oVs audio link
"make it easy on yourself" **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uSNKn2iWAg audio link
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KEN DODD "tears" B/W "you and i" 1965
UK singer/actor/comedian....
released dozens of singles in a career spanning seven decades...
this was his biggest hit, along the lines of a crooner/balladeer....
single peaked at #1 on the UK charts and was the biggest selling single in the UK in 1965.
here's Kenny's Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Dodd
"tears" **
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys1ShRxuAnY audio link
"you and i" **
....sorry, no link for the "B" side, but if you like the "A" side you'll love to be beside the b-side
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THE SEEKERS "the carnival is over" B/W "we shall not be moved" 1965
im a huge fan of this Aussie folk group...
and an evn bigger fan of vocalist Judith Durham's vocals which still stand up today when she sings live
loving both sides of this single
it reached #1 on the UK charts
here's their Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seekers
"the carnival is over" ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mpd_9l9w4RI live
"we shall not be moved" ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQTHz2OZqBU tv performance
to show you just how good Judith duhram still is as a vocalist here's a live version of "the carnival is over" from 2011...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddLbiWzox20 live
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THE FOUR TOPS "reach out,i'll be there" B/W "until you love soneone" 1966
without a doubt, my faovurite Motown group from that era...
these guys simply could not put a foot wrong(or a note wrong) to my ears...
awesome stuff from an awesome record label, truly unforgettable!
single made it to #1 on the UK charts
here's their Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Tops
"reach out, i'll be there" ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EaflX0MWRo tv performance
"until you love someone" ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AgKwjJouKw audio link
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CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:DAVE STEWART & BARBARA GASKIN "its my party" B/W "waiting in the wings" 1981
this is not the Dave Stewart who worked with Annie Lennox, his name is Dave A. Stewart....
"A" side is a cover of the old classic...these two have 'hung,drawn and quartered' it IMO...
"B" side isnt much better...
single peaked at #4 in Austrlaia
here's Barara's Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Gaskin
here's Dave's Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Stewart_(keyboardist)
"its my party" *
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC3g0JmKceU video
"waiting in the wings" *
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0h-57ZDJjA audio link
I agree with your main thrust: This is sludge. But despite all the slatherings of hipness and modernity they tried to coat this with, the central tenet comes through: This woman was hurt by this guy's insensitive actions and his new mate just reveled in the attention and in bitch-slapping her> True since 10,000 B.C. or thereabouts. I cleansed my palate by listening to the original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIsnIt1p978
A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind--Dr. Johnson
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR
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