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THE STYLE COUNCIL "have you ever had it blue(uncut) b/w "have you ever had it blue(radio edit)" & "mr.cools dream" 1986
i love the full length version of the "a" side of the 12" single...the build up of instruments in the intro are brilliant IMO...
just the whole way it builds and builds is awesome stuff...
"b" side tracks are those of the 7" single
"have you ever had it blue(uncut)" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rin_90qnkEo audio
other tracks are on the 7" posted above
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ADAM ANT "desperate but not serious" b/w "why do girls like horses" 1982
i think he was desperate to release this single,and, i cant believe he seriously thought it would be a hit!
both sides here are crap with a capitol C
single failed to chart here
"desperate but not serious" *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVWWtqa9-7M vevo video
"why do girls like horses" *
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ROLLING STONES "19th nervous breakdown" b/w "have you seen your mother,baby, standing in the shadows" 1966
loving the "a" side,great Stones stuff IMO
hating the "b" side,theres simply no melody,rhythm or anything else going on here
single only reached #24 here, but the UK dedeemed them there with another #1 hit
"19th nervous breakdown" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI-iMy0aZM8 tv performance
"have you seen your mother,baby..." *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amklMQlQETc tv performance
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BANANARAMA "shy boy" b/w "dont call us" 1982
im not sure what i liked about these gals, or even why i liked them, but i sure dont like them now, with just about every single i own getting the thumbs down
here in this thread!.
this single(both sides) is no exception neither...
i cant believe how this one made it to #2 here!
"shy boy" *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Sfjr7Hbq54 video
"dont call us" *
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JIMMY BARNES "ride the night away" b/w "paradise" 1985
aussie rock icon Jimmy Barnes, this guy had no peers out here back in the day,
he and his band Cold Chisel even outsold the brilliant AC/DC...
"love the "a" side, its a classic rock and roll song,up there with the best rock and roll ever made from anywhere...
"b" side is okay,pretty sure this one is either a remix or a different version to the one i have on one of his albums???
single failed to set the charts alight,should have been a #1 hit but it stalled at #39 for some reason
"ride the night away" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKPp5jXzJHI video
"paradise" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjNiIur0HJY audio
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PROCOL HARUM "a whiter shade of pale" b/w "lime street blues" 1967
this "a" side would be up there in my top10 songs of all time...
John Lennon thought the same...he once said that the first time he heard it it "blew his mind apart" and "this is the greatest song of the 1960s"...high praise indeed!
i habe no idea what this song is about,but whatever it is, its got "it"
unfortunately, the same cant be said for the "b" side, its a big let down after hearing the "a" side...
"b" side is simple straightforeward 1960s UK r+b pop
single got exactly where it deserved to get in the charts making it to #1
"a whiter shade of pale" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb3iPP-tHdA video
"lime street blues" *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJtbo3oTqLk audio
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THE ANIMALS "house of the rising sun" b/w "bring it on home to me" 1964
without a doubt this "A" side is one of the greatestr songs i have ever heard, ive heard three or four versions of this song but nothing comes close to Burden's version here..
"b" side is also brilliant,again, heard several different version of this song, but this one is the best IMO
single only got to #2 here
"house of the rising sun" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgTSfJEf_jM live
"bring it on home to me" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fvDybUFYPc live
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A-HA! "the sun always shines(on tv)"
this one is a one-sides picture disc that was given away with the old Melody Maker music magazine(they did that every so often to promote artists)
this one isnt too bad, but its not as good as i remembered it to be
the real single reached #19 here
"the sun always shines(on tv)" *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3ir9HC9vYg video
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ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS "good year for the roses" b/w "your angel steps out of heaven" 1981
Elvis goes all country on us with this single...
this "a" side is up there with "alison" and "olivers army" for me...
"b" side is a good cover also
single failed to chart here
"good year for the roses" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySQlU3hussQ video
"your angel steps out of heaven" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ooa0loRJ_-s audio
"a" side is my "pick of the day" track for you guys today...if you know it already, try the "b" side instead!
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ALICE COOPER "how you gonna see me now?" b/w "schools out(live)" 1978
although i dont love this "a" side as much as "only women" i still like it,, much prefering his ballads over his rock stuff, a much more mature sounding AC here
"b" side, a live version of his 'signature tune'..i like this, but like i said, i prefer his ballads
single peaked at #9 here
"how you gonna see me now?" ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgOpTlPVs4U video
"schools out(live)" **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTKRnj_3NY4 video
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