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Andy Peebles

**Andy Peebles**

## Radio

* BBC Radio 1
	+ 13 November 1981, 8.00 pm - debut. "*I must be one of the few people whose hobby is also their job. I used to think I'd make a great drummer until I realised Buddy Rich could play better with one hand than I could with two hands and both feet*"
	+ 31 December 1978 - *New Year Disco*
	+ *In Concert* - occasional presenter, from 1979
	+ 28 May 1979 - *Elton John Live from Moscow* Andy Peebles sets the scene in the Rossya Hall, Moscow, where Elton John and Ray Cooper continue their tour of Russia.
	+ 18 June 1979 - *Stayin' Alive* (weekly series)
	+ July & August 1979 - *The Breakfast Show*
	+ *Talkabout* - from September 1979
	+ from September 1979, 2.00 pm weekday slot - features: All-Time Top Ten, Mystery Star Competition, British Number Ones Competition
	+ 18 November 1979 - *Hot Chocolate Special*
	+ 02 December 1979 *Year of the Child Concert*
	+ 26 May 1980: *Paul McCartney: The Man and his Music*
	+ *Rock On Saturday*
	+ *Radio 1 Roadshow* - August 1980
	+ 25 August 1980 - *Elton John - 21 at 33*
	+ from September 1980, 10.30 am slot
	+ 05 January 1981 David Bowie - A Radio 1 special, recorded in New York
	+ 18 January 1981 John Lennon 1940-1980 - The first of a five-part tribute based on a conversation between John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Andy Peebles recorded in New York on 06 December last year - two days before John Lennon's tragic death.
	+ tbc

TV
--

* 11 October 1979 - *Top of the Pops* DEBUT (*did not appear as presenter until Feb 1983*)
* 30 September 1982 - Radio 1 15th Anniversary edition
* Christmas 1981 & 1982 Specials
* 24 February 1983 - with DLT (*first regular joint co-host*)
* Christmas 1983 Special
* 20 September 1984 - final edition (with Steve Wright)
Block Buster

**Block Buster** (sometimes written as Block Buster! or Blockbuster) is the tile of a song recorded and released by British band The Sweet. It became the band's first and only UK no.1 single in January 1973.

The single remained at the top of the UK singles charts for 5 weeks, and became the fourth best selling single of the year. It was also a hit in many European countries as well as in Australia and New Zealand.

Block Buster did not appear on any of the group's successive studio albums, although as one of their best known songs, is included on all compilation albums from 1973 onwards.

The song was written by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn and produced by Phil Waiman. The beat bears some resemblance to David Bowie's The Jean Genie, originally released in November 1972.

Block Buster was also sampled for the 1988 hit Doctorin' The Tardis by The Timelords. Chinn/Chapman are credited as co-writers of the track.

## B-side

the B-side to the single was a group composition entitled Need a Lot of Lovin'.
Eurovision Song Contest (2013)

**Eurovision Song Contest 2013**

* **Date**: 18 May 2013 (Semi-finals 14 & 16 May)
* **Location**: Malmö, Sweden
* **Venue**: Malmö Arena
* **Countries participating**: 26 finalists (out of 39)
	+ Countries returning: Armenia
	+ Debut countries: -
	+ Non-returning countries: Bosnia & Herzegovina, Portugal, Slovakia, Turkey

* **Broadcaster**: SVT
* **Presenter**(s): Petra Mede (b.1970), Eric Saade (b.1990)
* **Winning entry**: **Emmelie de Forest - Only Teardrops** (Denmark)

* **UK entry**: Bonnie Tyler - Believe In Me (19th)
* **UK commentators**: Graham Norton (BBC One), Ken Bruce (BBC Radio 2)

## Trivia

* Second time Eurovision Song Contest held in Malmo and the fifth time that Sweden hosted the contest the years (1975, 1985, 1992, 2000).
* This was the second time that Denmark won on Swedish soil after 2000. The UK was one of the eight countries who awarded the full 12 points to Denmark.

## External links

* Wikipedia
* ESC official site archive page
Beatles For Sale

LP front cover

### Formats

LP; CD (mono - 1987, 1992), CD (RM stereo - 2009), i-Tunes (2010), streaming (2015).

### Next album

*Unknown*

***Beatles For Sale*** is the fourth studio album recorded and released by British pop group The Beatles. It was released in December 1964, towards the end of a hectic year which had seen Beatlemania explode worldwide, due to extensive touring by the band in the USA (twice), Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Scandinavia and The Netherlands. the group had also already released another album *A Hard Day's Night* and the feature film of the same name earlier in the year.

## UK chart performance

The album began a 46-week run in the charts on 12 December 1964, and a week later displaced *A Hard Day's Night* from the top spot. *Beatles for Sale* spent seven weeks at no.1, but made a comeback on 27 February 1965, replacing *The Rolling Stones No. 2* by the Rolling Stones.

## Tracklisting

* original UK LP Parlophone PMC 1240, 1964

Side One

1. No Reply
2. I'm A Loser
3. Baby's In Black
4. Rock and Roll Music
5. I'll Follow The Sun
6. Mr. Moonlight
7. Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey

Side Two

1. Eight Days A Week
2. Words of Love
3. Honey Don't
4. Every Little Thing
5. I Don't Want To Spoil The Party
6. What You're Doing
7. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby

## Notes

* Of the fourteen tracks only eight are original Lennon/McCartney compositions: No Reply, I'm A Loser, Baby's In Black, I'll Follow The Sun, Eight Days A Week, Every Little Thing, I Don't Want to Spoil the Party and What You're Doing.
* None of the tracks were released as singles in the UK although the recording sessions produced the track I Feel Fine which was released as a single just prior to the album b/w another new track She's A Woman.
* Eight Days A Week was released as single in the US only in 1965.
* The album was not released in the US although eight of the fourteen songs were included in the American album *Beatles '65*.
* The cover photograph was shot by Robert Freeman on a chilly autumn afternoon in Hyde Park, London.
* The album was issued in mono and stereo mixes and in a 'gatefold' sleeve which was unusual for the time.
* Paul McCartney plays Hammond organ on Mr. Moonlight while producer George Martin contributes piano to some tracks.

## CD releases

*Beatles For Sale* was first released on CD (in mono) on 26 February 1987, together with the group's first three albums. A digitally remastered version was released in stereo on CD for the first time on 09 September 2009.

## External links

* Discogs
* Spotify (2009 remastered)
31 May

151/365 - 152/366

## Birthdays

* Clint Eastwood (b.1920), John Bonham (b.1948, dec.), Karl Bartos (b.1952), Fritz Hilpert (b.1956), Brooke Shields (b.1965), Colin Farrell  (b.1976 ), Reggie Yates (b.1983).

## Events

* 1967: 7th European Cup Winner's Cup Bayern Munchen v. Rangers.
* 1970: FIFA World Cup opens in Mexico.
* 1972: 16th European Cup: Ajax vs. Internazionale in Rotterdam.
* 1982: *The Krypton Factor* (ns, ITV)
* 1986: FIFA World Cup opens in Mexico
* 1991: *The Silence of the Lambs* on UK general release.
* 1996: *Murder Most Horrid*
* 1998: Geri Halliwell announces she is leaving the Spice Girls.
* 2001: *Airport* (S7, BBC1)
* 2004: *Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban* is released in UK cinemas.
* 2020: SpaceX Demo-2 docks with ISS

## Charts

as announced on this day with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart:

* 1970: **Christie - Yellow River** (1/1)
* 1977: Rod Stewart - I Don't Wanna Talk About It/The First Cut Is The Deepest (3/4)
* 1983: - see 01 June
* 1992: KWS - Please Don't Go/Game Boy (5/5)
* 1998: **B\*witched - C'est la Vie** (1/2)
* 2009: Dizzee Rascal/Van Helden - Bonkers (2/2)
* 2015: **Jason Derulo - Want To Want Me** (1/4)
* 2019: Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber - I Don't Care (3/ )

## Top of the Pops

* 1979: Paul Burnett. Blondie - Sunday Girl.
* 1984: Richard Skinner & Dave Lee Travis. Wham! - Wake Me Up..
* 1990: Simon Mayo. Adamski – Killer.
* 2002: Liz Bonnin. Eminem – Without Me

## Publications

1969 - click for full issue1975 (click for full issue)19751979 - click for full issue19801980 (click for full issue)19801980198019821986 (click for full issue)198619861986 - click for full issue1989 - click for full issue
Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)

**Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)** is the title of a song recorded and released by British band Soul II Soul in May 1989. As a single it became the group's first and only UK no.1 the following month, remaining at the top for four weeks. It was the fifth biggest selling single of 1989 in the UK.

The song was originally an "accappella" track with lead vocal by Caron Wheeler as featured on the group's album *Club Classics Vol. One*, released in April. The song was however later reworked as a dance track with instrumentation and then released as a single (with the added parenthesis of However Do You Want Me) to follow up their debut hit Keep On Movin'.

## External links

* *How we made ..*, theguardian.co.uk, 2012-10-22
3 16

**3 16** (or Neworder 3 16) is the title of a DVD released by New Order featuring two live concerts. The first took place on 18 November 1981 at the Ukrainian National Home (named after Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko) in the East Village of New York City. Nine of the songs played are featured. The second concert took place at the Reading Festival on 30 August 1998, and features 11 songs.

## Notes

* The DVD title is derived from the combined set list of 3 Joy Division and 16 New Order tracks. The Joy Division tracks, namely Isolation, Atmosphere, Heart and Soul, were all played at the Reading gig.

### New York 81

* The 1981 concert was originally released as a VHS in 1983 under the title *Taras Shevchenko*. It features tracks which had already been issued as singles or on the debut album Movement, plus the new track Temptation which would be issued as a single in 1982.

### Reading Festival 98

* The 1998 concert was the second 'comeback' gig after the band had temporarily split after the 1993 album *Republic* to pursue solo projects. The concert also signalled a return to playing Joy Division tracks, previously largely ignored for live performance. The band also played Love Will Tear Us Apart, which is not featured on the DVD (likewise debut New Order single Ceremony). Peter Hook's band Monaco also played reading on the same day.
* The concert was broadcast by Radio One on Monday 30 November 1998 (Lamacq Live[1]) and again by John Peel as part of a New Order Special on 30 December 1998.[2]
* The concert is particularly noteworthy for the reworkings of Joy Division songs but also the 1987 hit True Faith, played here in a new 'house' version and with some modified lyrics.

## External links

* Discogs
* Taras Shevchenko concert on YouTube
* Reading concert on YouTube
* Steve Morris's Reading memory [3]
31 October 2017

Tuesday

2017-10-31

## Events

* A man drives a rented pick-up truck into a group of pedestrians, killing 8 people, then into a school bus in Manahattan. A suspect is shot, injured and arrested by police. He is later identified as Sayfullo Saipov, an Uzbek citizen and legal immigrant. It is the deadliest terrorist attack since 11 September 2001.
Altered Images

**Altered Images** are a British new wave/post-punk band hailing from Scotland, successful in the early 1980s. In their early days, the band were championed by Radio 1 DJ John Peel with their debut Dead Pop Stars being regularly played. Fronted by singer Clare Grogan, they branched into mainstream pop music, also thanks to the work of producer Martin Rushent, and went on to have six UK top-40 singles and three top-30 albums between 1981 to 1983. The band effectively broke up after touring their final album Bite in 1983.

Clare Grogan went on to pursue a solo career, as a singer and also as an actress, although also performed under the name of Altered Images in the early 2000s.

In December 2021, Grogan announced the release of a new Altered Images album, their first in over 38 years. *Mascara Streakz* was released on 26 August 2022.

## Discography

TV
--

### Top of the Pops

* 01 October 1981 - Happy Birthday (48) - rpt. 15 October 1981
* 29 October 1981 - Happy Birthday (2)
* 24 December 1981 - I Could Be Happy (20)
* Christmas Day edition 1981 - Happy Birthday
* 14 January 1982 - I Could Be Happy (07)
* 25 March 1982 - See Those Eyes (41)
* 23 March 1983 - Don’t Talk To Me About Love (12) (introduced by Jensen & Peel)

### Other

* 02 January 1982 - *Tiswas*
* 23 January 1982 - *Multi-Coloured Swap Shop* - I Could Be Happy
* 30 January 1982 - Jim'll Fix It - I Could Be Happy
* 22 March 1982 - Riverside - interview in recording studio with Martin Rushent
* 26 March 1982 - *Razzmatazz*
* 05 April 1982 - Cheggers Plays Pop - See Those Eyes
* 30 May 1982 - Multi Coloured Music Show - I Could Be Happy (rpt. of *Swap Shop* 23-01-82)
* 05 June 1982 - *Get Set For Summer!*
* 28 August 1982 - The Children’s Royal Variety Performance
* 02 September 1982 - *Jock and Roll* (BBC 2 Rock Week)
* 19 November 1982 - *The Tube*
* 31 December 1982 - *Old Grey Whistle Test* *Pick of the Year* - Insects (?)
* 17 May 1983 - *Razzmatazz* - Bring Me Closer
* 02 August 1983 - *Hold Tight!*

## Radio

* 16 October 1980 - first Peel session
* 10 March 1981 - second Peel session
* 23 April 1981 - Richard Skinner session (on the same day, British film *Gregory's Girl*, starring Clare Grogan, goes on general release)
* 22 September 1981 - third Peel session
* 22 March 1982 - David Jensen session

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* Spotify
All About Tonight

**All About Tonight** is a song recorded by British singer Pixie Lott (b. 1991) released as the lead single from the artist's second studio album, *Young Foolish Happy* (2011). Released on 02 September 2011, the single debuted in the UK singles charts a week later at no.1, staying in the Top 40 for nine weeks.

It was the artist's third and, to date, final no.1 after debut Mama Do (2009) and Boys and Girls (2009).
Different Class

front cover

**Different Class** is the title of the fifth studio album by British group Pulp.

## Tracklisting

### original CD release Island CID 8041, 1995

1. Mis-Shapes (3:47)

2. Pencil Skirt (3:11)

3. Common People (5:52)

4. I Spy (5:55)

5. Disco 2000 (4:34)

6. Live Bed Show (3:30)

7. Something Changed (3:19)

8. Sorted for E’s & Wizz (3:48)

9. F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E (6:01)

10. Underwear (4:06)

11. Monday Morning (4:18)

12. Bar Italia (3:44)

### 'Second Class' bonus disc edition, 1996

as above plus bonus disc:

1. Mile End (4:32)

2. Ansaphone (4:01)

3. P.T.A. (Parent Teacher Association) (3:17)

4. Live Bed Show (extended) (4:11)

5. Your Sister's Clothes (4:38)

6. Seconds (4:20)

7. Deep Fried in Kelvin (9:50)

8. The Babysitter (5:02)

9. Street Lites (5:55)

### Deluxe edition, 2006

1. Common People (at Glastonbury 1995) (7:39)

2. Mile End (4:31)

3. PTA (3:18)

4. Ansaphone (demo) (4:09)

5. Paula (demo) (3:38)

6. Catcliffe Shakedown (demo) (6:43)

7. We Can Dance Again (demo) (3:51)

8. Don’t Lose It (demo) (3:11)

9. Whiskey in the Jar (4:49)

10. Disco 2000 (Nick Cave pub rock version) (4:22)

11. Common People (Vocoda mix) (6:18)

## Singles

* Common People b/w Underwear
	+ rel. , UK chart peak
* Mis-Shapes / Sorted for E's & Wizz
	+ rel. , UK chart peak
* Disco 2000 b/w Ansaphone
	+ rel. , UK chart peak
* Something Changed b/w Mile End
	+ rel. , UK chart peak

## External links

* discogs link
* musicbrainz link
* Spotify link (deluxe ed.)
Always Yours

**Always Yours** is the title of a song recorded and released as a single by Gary Glitter in 1974. It was written by Glitter and Mike Leander and produced by Leander.

It was Glitter's third and final number-one single, staying at the top for one week in June 1974 (replaced by Charles Aznavour's She).

The B-side was another Glitter/Leander number, I'm Right, You're Wrong, I Win! which remains

Top of the Pops
* 06 June 1974 (New)
* 13 June 1974 (5)
* *did not feature as a no.1 single due to TOTP being off air*
Elizabeth II

**Elizabeth II** (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, (b. 21 April 1926 – 08 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 06 February 1952 until her death in 2022.

She was married to Philip Mountbatten (Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, d.09 April 2021 ), and the couple had four children, Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward.

Elizabeth's reign of 70 years and 214 days is the longest of any British monarch, the longest recorded of any female head of state in history, and the second-longest verified reign of any monarch in history.
Fame

**Fame** is the title of a song recorded and released by David Bowie. It was written by Bowie with Carlos Alomar and John Lennon.

Originally released on the album *Young Americans* (March 1975), it was later released as the album's second single (after the title track) and reached no.14 in the UK in early September.[1] It was also a major success in the US and was Bowie's first no.1 in the Billboard Hot 100 (w/e 20 Sept).

### Fame '90

In 1990, Bowie remixed the song under the title Fame '90 to coincide with his Sound+Vision Tour. This version reached no.28 on 08 April.
A Song For Europe (1980)

**A Song For Europe** (1980 edition) was the contest to choose the UK entry for the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest (1980) to be held in The Hague on 19 April. The live show was broadcast on BBC1 at 7.30 - 9.00 pm on Wednesday 26 March 1980, hosted by Terry Wogan.[1].

The winning song was chosen by the votes of 14 regional juries. There was a tie for first place at the end of the voting, therefore each jury had to pick their favourite. In the end Prima Donna won by 8 votes to 6 with their entry Love Enough For Two, therefore narrowly beating Maggie Moone with Happy Everything.
Doctor Who

BBC (2023)

***Doctor Who*** (also abbreviated to *Dr. Who*) is the title of a long-running BBC TV science fiction serial, first broadcast in November 1963. The weekly episodes recount the adventures of the principal character, a 'Time Lord' who is nameless although is often referred to as 'The Doctor', as he travels both through space and time in his TARDIS (the original series run was subtitled 'An adventure in space and time').

The TV series has had two main production runs. the first or 'classic' series ran from 1963 to 1989, the second began with a revival in 2005 and continues to run (as of November 2018). A TV movie featuring the character (co-produced by the BBC) was also made in 1996, although did not result in a full revival.

## TARDIS

The Doctor's time and space machine is known as the **TARDIS**, an acronym for Time and Relative Dimensions in Space. The TARDIS has the characteristic of firstly taking the semblance of a 1960s police telephone box (originally intended to 'camouflage' it in 1960s London) and is also much larger on the inside than it is on the outside. This second characteristic habitually confounds the Doctor's companions and other characters who are invited in.

## Companions

Although The Doctor's adventures take him to a number of planets and galaxies at various points in time, they also often involve Earth and its inhabitants and throughout the series he usually travels with one or more human companions. Some famous companions include:

## Enemies

* Daleks
* Cybermen
* The Master

## Actors

The Doctor periodically undergoes a 'regeneration' process in which his human form is transformed. Although his character and appearance change, he usually retains his memory and certain character traits. This transformation was devised in order for the series to change the actor playing the role. (see also [1]

1. ↑ not including 'regeneration' scene
2. ↑ may include 'regeneration' scene
3. ↑ External link to BBC
4. ↑ the regeneration scene takes place in this episode although the Sixth Doctor is not played by Colin Baker himself.
5. ↑ first tenure
6. ↑ second tenure for 60th anniversary specials

* *see also The 13 Doctors - a Who's Who. (BBC Genome Blog, 2018-10-05)*

## See also

* 50 Years of Doctor Who (stamp issue)
* 15 October 2023 - *Doctor Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration*

## External links

* BBC official site
* BBC iplayer episodes
* Doctor Who on Disney+ - eps. from November 2023
* TARDIS Wiki
* TARDIS main episode list
December albums

**This page is no longer updated and has been replaced by December albums (new version).**

 Notable albums released in the UK in the month of December. Artist followed by album title in *italics*. Exact dates, where known, hyperlinked in brackets.

### 1960s

* **1964**:
	+ The Beatles - *Beatles For Sale* (04)
* **1967**:
	+ Procul Harum - *Procul Harum* (debut, -)

### 1970s

* **1970**:
	+ *John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band* (11, debut),
* **1976**:
	+ Eagles - *Hotel California* (8), Showaddywaddy *- Greatest Hits* (-),
* **1977**:
	+ ABBA - *The Album* (12), Brian Eno - *Before and After Science* (-),
* **1979**:
	+ The Clash - *London Calling* (14)

### 1980s

* **1980**:
	+ Dollar - *The Paris Collection* (05),
	+ Fleetwood Mac - *Live* (08)
	+ The Clash - *Sandinista!* (12)
	+ Queen - *Flash Gordon* (13)
	+ David Bowie - *The Best of Bowie* (15)
	+ Magazine - *Play* (-)
* **1984**:
	+ Howard Jones - *The 12" Album* (8)
* **1986**:
	+ Queen - *Live Magic* (01), The Damned - *Anything* (01),

### 1990s

* 1992:
	+ Nirvana - *Incesticide* (14)
* **1993**:
	+ Depeche Mode - *Songs of Faith and Devotion Live (06),*
Construction Time Again

**Construction Time Again** is the title of the third studio album by British group Depeche Mode. It was released on Mute records on 22 August 1983. It was the group's second album since the departure of Vince Clarke and the first to feature Alan Wilder as full band member. The album was recorded at John Foxx's The Garden studios in London and mixed at Hansa Mischraum in Berlin (then West Berlin). It was produced by Daniel Miller and Depeche Mode, with engineer Gareth Jones credited as 'Tonmeister'.

Of the nine tracks on the album, seven were written by Martin L. Gore, while The Landscape Is Changing and Two Minute Warning which were written by Wilder.

The release of *Construction Time Again* was preceded by the single Everything Counts, which reached no.6 in the UK, while the album itself also reached no.6 in the UK chart, staying in the Top 40 for 10 weeks. A second single Love, In Itself was also lifted from the album reaching no.21 in the UK.

The single Get The Balance Right!, released in January 1983 did not feature on the original album.

## Personnel

* Andrew Fletcher
* David Gahan
* Martin Gore
* Alan Wilder

## Tracklisting

### Standard issues

* original LP/cassette Mute STUMM 13 / C STUMM 13 (timings unspecified)

Side One

1. Love, In Itself
2. More Than a Party
3. Pipeline
4. Everything Counts

Side Two

1. Two Minute Warning
2. Shame
3. The Landscape is Changing
4. Told You So
5. And Then..

* CD release, 1984 and later, tracklisting as above (with timings usually specified) plus

10. Everything Counts (reprise)\*

\*this short track appears but is not listed on vinyl releases. On some CD releases it is listed as 'Everything Counts'.

### CD+DVD Collectors edition (2007)

* SACD with remastered audio tracks (10 tracks)
* DVD with:
	+ A Short Film - Depeche Mode: 1983 (Teenagers Growing Up, Bad Government, And All That Stuff)
	+ *Construction Time Again* In 5.1 And Stereo (10 tracks)
	+ Additional Tracks: Get the Balance Right! (7" version) / The Great Outdoors! (7" version) / Work Hard (7" version) / Fools (7" version) / Get The Balance Right! (Combination Mix) / Everything Counts (In Larger Amounts) / Love, In Itself.4.

## Singles

Everything Counts
Rel. 11 July 1983, UK chart peak: 6, 16 August 1983

* 7 BONG 3
	+ A. Everything Counts (3:56)
	+ B. Work Hard (4:22)

* 12 BONG 3
	+ A. Everything Counts (In Larger Amounts) (7:19)
	+ B. Work Hard (East End Remix) (6:59)

* L12 BONG 3
	+ A. Everything Counts (Original 7 Inch Mix)
	+ B1. New Life (live)
	+ B2. Boys Say Go! (live)
	+ B3. Nothing To Fear (live)
	+ B4. The Meaning of Love (live)

Love, In Itself
Rel. 19 September 1983, UK chart peak: 21, 18 October 1983

* 7 BONG 4
	+ 1. Love In Itself • 2 (4:00)
	+ 2. Fools (4:14)

* 12 BONG 4
	+ A1. Love In Itself • 3 (7:15)
	+ B1. Fools (Bigger) (7:38)
	+ B2. Love In Itself • 4 (4:36)

* L12 BONG 4
	+ A1. Love In Itself • 2 (Original 7 Inch Mix)
	+ B1. Just Can't Get Enough (live)
	+ B2. A Photograph Of You (live)
	+ B3. Shout (live)
	+ B4. Photographic (live)

All live tacks recorded at Hammersmith Odeon, 25 October 1982

See also Get The Balance Right!

## External links

* musicbrainz
* discogs
Crazy (Seal song)

**Crazy** is the title of a song written and recorded by British vocalist Seal and released as his debut solo single in November 1990. Produced by Trevor Horn, it was later included on the artist's debut solo album.

The single reached no.2 in the charts in January 1991, held off the top by Enigma's Sadeness Pt.1.[1] It was the artist's first solo effort, after reaching no.1 with Killer with Adamski, and remains his biggest solo hit to date.
Eurovision Song Contest (1994)

**Eurovision Song Contest 1994** (39th ed.)

* **Date**: 30 April 1994
* **Location**: Dublin, Ireland
* **Venue**: Point Theatre
* **Countries participating**: 25
	+ Countries returning: none
	+ Debut countries: Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia
	+ Non-returning countries: Belgium, Denmark, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Slovenia, Turkey (see below)

* **Broadcaster**: RTE
* **Presenter**(s): Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (b.1966), Gerry Ryan (1956-2010)
* **Winning entry**: **Paul Harrington and Charlie McGettigan - Rock 'n' Roll Kids** (Ireland)

* **UK entry**: Frances Ruffelle - We Will Be Free (Lonely Symphony) (10th)
* **UK commentators**: Terry Wogan (BBC One), Ken Bruce (BBC Radio 2)

## Trivia

* Ireland won for the third time in a row, a new record. It was also a record sixth victory for the country.
* For the first time voting was done via satellite instead of by telephone, and so viewers could see the spokespeople onscreen
* Seven countries took part in the contest for the first time. To accommodate the new arrivals, the EBU ruled that the seven lowest-placed countries from the 1993 could not participate, ie. Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Israel, Luxembourg, Slovenia and Turkey. Due to Italy withdrawing Cyprus was re-permitted.
* 20 years since ABBA's victory

## External links

* Wikipedia
* ESC official site archive page
Franz Ferdinand (album)

front cover

**Franz Ferdinand** is the title of the debut album by the British group of the same name. It was the band's commercial breakthrough, reaaching no.3 in the Uk and went on to win the 2004 Mercury Music Prize. It was also nominated for Best Alternative Album at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards.

## Personell

* Alex Kapranos – lead guitar, lead vocals
* Nick McCarthy – rhythm guitar, vocals, keyboards
* Bob Hardy – bass guitar
* Paul Thomson – drums, percussion, backing vocals

## Tracklisting

Original CD

1. Jacqueline (3:49)
2. Tell Her Tonight  (2.17)
3. Take Me Out (3:57)
4. The Dark of the Matinée (4:03)
5. Auf Achse (4:19)
6. Cheating on You (2:36)
7. This Fire (4:14)
8. Darts of Pleasure (2:59)
9. Michael (3:21)
10. Come on Home (3:46)
11. 40   (3:24)

*All tracks written by Kapranos, McCarthy, except The Dark of the MAtinée by Hardy, Kapranos, McCarthy*

## Singles

*UK releases only*

UK rel date 08 September 2003, UK chart peak 44
* 7" single

A. Darts of Pleasure / B. Shopping For Blood
* CD single as above plus Track 2. Van Tango
UK rel date 12 January 2004, Uk chart peak 03
* 7" single

A. Take Me Out / B. Truck Stop (BBC Radio 1 session)
* 12" single

A. Take Me Out / B. Take Me Out" (Morgan Geist Re-Version)
* CD single
1. Take Me Out
2. All for You, Sophia
3. Words So Leisured

Also available: Take Me Out: Daft Punk remix and Naoum Gabo remix
UK rel. date 19 April 2004, UK chart peak 08
* 7" single

A. The Dark of the Matinée / B. Michael (Live At KCRW)
* CD single & 12" single
1. The Dark of the Matinée / 2. Better In Hoboken / 3. Forty Feet
UK rel date 16 August 2004, UK chart peak 17
* 7" single

A. Michael / B. Michael (Simon Bookish version)
* 12" single

A. Michael / B1 Love And Destroy B2 Don't Start
* CD single 1
1. Michael / 2. Love and Destroy / 3. Missing You
* CD single 2
1. Michael / 2. Don't Start / 3. Tell Her Tonight (Paul Sings) - *replaced by 2 track single Michael / Don't Start*
download only
UK rel. date 12 November 2004, UK download chart peak 08
* This Fffire (Rich Costey Re-record) / This Fire (Playgroup Remix)

## External links

* Discogs

* Musicbrainz

* Spotify
Confusion (ELO song)

**Confusion** is the title of a song recorded by the Electric Light Orchestra. Written and produced by Jeff Lynnne, the song featured on the 1979 album *Discovery* and was also released as a double A-side single with another *Discovery* track Last Train to London.

According to Lynne the song was based entirely on the sound made by a recently acquired Yamaha CS-80 polyphonic analogue synthesiser.

## Single release

The double A-side single was the fourth to be released from Discovery and the fourth consecutive top 10 UK hit, reaching no.8 in late November 1979.

Initial copies of the single came in a picture sleeve, with artwork featuring the ELO 'spaceship' as made famous through their previous album *Out of the Blue*, and also included a large 'ELO' logo sticker. Oddly, the artwork does not reflect that of the parent album or previous singles which used the 'arab' leitmotif (see Shine a Little Love, Don't Bring Me Down).

### Tracklisting

A. Confusion (3:42)

AA. Last Train to London (4:31)

Note: In the US and some other territories Confusion was released as a regular 7" single with a track called Poker as B side.[1]

### Promo video

* The promo video features the four-piece ELO in a mimed performance of the song in a studio setting. The performance is precede by a short scene with the young Arab man apparently 'discovering' the ELO logo as a glowing colourful 'jewel' as depicted on the album sleeve.
Elvis Presley

**Elvis Presley** (Elvis Aaron Presley, b. 08 January 1935, d. 16 August 1977), often referred to as simply **Elvis**, was an American singer, recording artist and actor. He is known as the "King of Rock and Roll", and is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century, influencing countless other artists and musical styles. Presley was active in the music and film industry from 1953 until his death in 1977.

## No.1 singles

UK only

* All Shook Up (1957)
* Jailhouse Rock (1958)
* One Night, A Fool Such As I (1959)
* It's Now Or Never (1960)
* Are You Lonesome Tonight?, Wooden Heart, Surrender, His Latest Flame (1961)
* Can't Help Falling In Love, Good Luck Charm, She's Not You, Return to Sender (1962)
* Devil In Disguise (1963)
* Crying in the Chapel (1965)
* The Wonder of You (1970)
* Way Down (1977)
* A Little Less Conversation (ft. JXL) (2002)
* Jailhouse Rock / One Night / It's Now or Never (2005, re-releases)

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Official charts archive
Der gleiche Himmel

**Der gleiche Himmel** is the original title of a German TV mini-series. The series was first broadcast in Germany on ZDF in March 2017 and subsequently acquired for English language territories by Netflix, and made available from May 2017 under the title *The Same Sky*.

Set in East and West Berlin in 1974, the series recounts the story of a young Stasi agent sent into West Berlin to seduce a woman in order to obtain intelligence information. The story is interwoven with further plots dealing with a gay East Berlin teacher and a family with a young daughter being trained for the East German swimming team at the next Olympic Games. The backdrop to the series is the 1974 FIFA World Cup held in West Germany (including West Berlin) from 13 June to 7 July.

The series was also shown on Italian TV over two successive nights in September 2017.

## External links

* IMDb

* Netflix
Frankie Goes To Hollywood

**Frankie Goes To Hollywood** are pop group formed in Liverpool, UK who became popular in the 1980s.

## See also

### Releases

* *Welcome to the Pleasuredome ‎*
	+ Relax ‎- Two Tribes ‎- The Power of Love

### Dates

* 20 December 1982 ‎ - John Peel Best of 1982 sessions
* 01 March 1983 ‎

**1984**

* 05 January 1984
* 13 February 1984
* 31 January 1984
* 06 March 1984 ‎
* 26 April 1984
* 28 May 1984 ‎
* 19 May 1984 ‎
* 07 June 1984 ‎
* 14 June 1984 ‎
* 19 June 1984 ‎
* 21 June 1984
* 28 June 1984
* 03 July 1984 ‎
* 05 July 1984
* 10 July 1984 ‎
* 12 July 1984
* 19 July 1984 ‎
* 26 July 1984 ‎
* 28 July 1984 ‎
* 02 August 1984 ‎
* 14 August 1984
* 06 October 1984
* 29 October 1984 ‎
* 24 November 1984
* 01 December 1984 ‎
* 24 December 1984 ‎

**1985**

* 03 January 1985
* 17 January 1985 ‎
* 11 February 1985 ‎
* 18 March 1985
* 26 March 1985 ‎
* 28 March 1985 ‎
* 09 April 1985
* 11 April 1985 ‎
* 25 December 1985 ‎

**1986**

* 13 August 1986 ‎
* 04 September 1986
* 20 October 1986

* 25 February 1987 ‎
* 12 December 1993 - The Power of Love re-release Top 40 NE
* 31 January 1997
* 08 November 2009
* 27 October 2017 ‎
* 07 December 2018
* 07 October 2023 ‎

### Other

* Do They Know It's Christmas? ‎
* Now That's What I Call 40 Years!
* Oxford Road Show
* Mike Read ‎
* The Tube ‎
* Art Of Noise
* Straight in at No.1
* Careless Whisper ‎
* Nik Kershaw ‎
* Neil Tennant ‎
* Liverpool - The New Wave ‎
* 1984
* January No.1s ‎
* June No.1s ‎
* December No.1s ‎
Enya (album)

***Enya*** is the title of the debut studio album by Irish singer, songwriter, and musician Enya, originally released in March 1987 by BBC Records. It was renamed as ***The Celts*** for the 1992 international re-release of the album by WEA Records in Europe and by Reprise Records in the United States. The album is a selection of music Enya recorded for the soundtrack to the BBC television series *The Celts*, first shown on BBC One in 1987.[1]

The album failed to make a mark on the UK album charts on its original release, although on re-release reached no.10, after Enya had made her breakthrough success with *Watermark* in 1988 and *Shepherd Moons*, which reached no.1 in the UK in 1991.

## Singles

I Want Tomorrow (1987) - failed to chart.

The title track from the re-released *The Celts* reached no.29 in the UK in 1992. The song is sung in Irish, making it one of the few foreign language songs to make the UK charts.

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Discogs
Daniel Miller

**Daniel Miller** (b. 14 February 1951) is British musician, recording artist, record producer and DJ famous as a pioneer of electronic pop music in the UK. He is the founder of the independent Mute record label, home to early electronic music artists such as Silicon Teens and The Normal (featuring himself as member), Depeche Mode, Fad Gadget and Yazoo.

He also produced and mixed many of Mute's early releases as well as other pioneering electronic and synth-pop recordings such as Soft Cell's debut Memorabilia and Radio Silence by Thomas Dolby.

Miller appears in the BBC documentary *Synth Britannia* [1] and in the Sky Arts documentary *Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90.*

## External links

* discogs

* IMDb
Crush

CD front cover

**Crush** is the title of the sixth studio album by British band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in June 1985. As well as going Top 20 in the UK[1] *Crush* was also the bands' first chart album in the US [2].

Preceded by the single So In Love, the album reached no.13 in the UK Top 40, spending a total of four weeks in the chart.

Although not completely moving away from OMD's more experimental sound, many tracks represent the group's desire to break the US market. The lead single So In Love was a hit on both sides of the Atlantic, although the follow-up Secret fared less well in both countries, only just making the Top 40 in the UK. A third single La Femme Accident failed to make the Top 40.

The overall sound and success of *Crush* however gave the group more recognition in the US and they were consequently invited to make a contribution to the soundtrack of the teen-movie *Pretty in Pink*. The track If You Leave reached no.4 on the American Hot 100 in May 1986 and remains one of their best known songs in the US. The single featured 88 Seconds in Greensboro on the B-side, a song chronicling the Greensboro massacre of November 1978, which also features on the *Crush* album.

## Personnel

* Andy McCluskey - lead vocals, bass, keyboards
* Paul Humphreys - keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocal on Secret
* Martin Cooper - keyboards, saxophone
* Malcolm Holmes - drums, persussion,

## Tracklisting

original release Virgin CDV 2349

1. So In Love 3:30
2. Secret 3:56
3. Bloc Bloc Bloc 3:28
4. Women III 4:26
5. Crush 4:27
6. 88 Seconds In Greensboro 4:16
7. The Native Daughters Of The Golden West 3:58
8. La Femme Accident 2:50
9. Hold You 4:00
10. The Lights Are Going Out 3:57

*vinyl LP and cassette (V2349 & TCV2349) break between tracks 5 & 6.*

## Crush The Movie

* The album issue was supplemented by a feature length movie documenting the making and recording of the album, issued by Virgin Video on VHS.[3] It was made available on DVD on the *Souvenir* 40th anniversary boxset in 2019.

## Singles

* So In Love b/w Concrete Hands / Maria Gallante / White Trash (live)
* Secret b/w Drift
* La femme accident b/w Firegun

## External links

* Discogs
* Musicbrainz
* Spotify
Coronation Street

**Coronation Street** is a popular British soap opera which began on ITV Granada on 09 December 1963. The show chronicles the lives of the residents who live in and around the fictional street located near Manchester. As well as terraced houses, the street also has a 'corner shop' and a pub, The Rovers Return.

The programme aired on Monday and Wednesday early evenings for many years, although now also airs on Fridays. Each programme is typically around 25 mins long with a commercial break.

On 17 September 2010, it became the world's longest-running television soap opera.

## Characters/actors

* Betty Turpin (Betty Driver, d.2011)
* Hilda Ogden (Jean Alexander, d.2016)
* Stan Ogden (Bernard Youens, d.1984)
* Elsie Tanner (Pat Phoenix, d.1986)
* Ken Barlow (William Roache)
* Rita Littlewood (Barbara Knox)
* Emily Bishop (Eileen Derbyshire)
* Deirdre Barlow (Anne Kirkbride, d.2015)
* Raquel Watts (Sarah Lancashire)

## Scrapbook

### 1960s

#### 8th anniversary (1968)

*scans GraemeWood*

19671968

## External links

* Corriepedia (also on twitter)
* IMDb
* CS Storylines on wikipedia
* CS Timeline on wikipedia
Exits

**Exits** - song recorded by Foals, released on 21 January 2019 as the lead single to their 2019 album *Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 1,* released in March.

The new single and the return of the band was marked by a special Annie Mac show on BBC Radio 1 on the day of release, stating that "*Exits is the Hottest Record in the World*".

For details see *Everything Not Saved.....Part 1 - Singles,* [1]
Foals

**Foals**, stylised as **FOALS**, are a British rock band formed in Oxford in 2005. To date the group have released seven studio albums and some thirty-five singles. All their album have reached the Top 10 in the UK album charts, with *Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 2* reaching no.1 in October 2019.

Foals are currently comprised of lead vocalist and guitarist Yannis Philippakis, drummer and percussionist Jack Bevan and rhythm guitarist Jimmy Smith.

## External links

* Official site
* Discogs
* Wikipedia
Eurovision Song Contest (1973)

**Eurovision Song Contest 1973**

* **Date**: 07 April 1973
* **Location**: Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
* **Venue**: Grand Theatre
* **Countries participating**: 17
	+ Countries returning: none
	+ Debut countries: Israel
	+ Non-returning countries: Austria, Malta

* **Broadcaster**: CLT
* **Presenter**(s): Helga Guitton (b.1942)
* **Winning entry**: **Tu te reconnaîtras** - Anne-Marie David (Luxembourg)

* **UK entry**: Cliff Richard - Power to All Our Friends (3rd place)
* **UK commentators**: Terry Wogan (BBC One, debut TV)

## External links

* Wikipedia
* ESC official site archive page
ELO's Greatest Hits

**ELO's Greatest Hits** is the title of a compilation album by British group Electric Light Orchestra, released on 23 November 1979. It reached no.7 in the UK in December.[1]

The album features most of the groups hit singles released between 1973 and 1978, although omits the hits from *Discovery*, also released in 1979. The double A-side Confusion/Last Train To London, two songs from *Discovery*, was released at around the same time as the *Greatest Hits* album.
Ellie Goulding

**Ellie Goulding** (Elena Jane Goulding, b. 30 December 1986) is a British singer, songwriter and recording artist.

## Discography

* *Lights* (2010)
* *Halcyon* (2012)
	+ Burn , How Long Will I Love You, Goodness Gracious
* *Delirium* (2015)
	+ Love Me like You Do, On My Mind, Army
* River (single)
* *Brightest Blue* (2020)
* *Higher Than Heaven* (2023)
* Miracle (single) with Calvin Harris

#### Notes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 UK no.1

## See also

* 01 January 2016 - *Top of the Pops* (Army)
Fiction Factory

**Fiction Factory** were a pop group from Perth, Scotland. They achieved mainstream success briefly in early 1984 with the single Feels Like Heaven, which reached no.6 in the UK singles charts.[1] The parent album *Throw The Warped Wheel Out* failed to chart.

The group split up in 1987, but briefly reformed in 2010 ago for a one-off appearance at the Rewind Scotland Festival.

Welsh band Manic Street Preachers have recorded a cover version of (Feels Like) Heaven.[2]
Eurovision Song Contest (1967)

**Eurovision Song Contest 1967** (12th ed.)

* **Date**: 08 April 1967
* **Location**: Vienna, Austria
* **Venue**: Großer Festsaal der Wiener Hofburg
* **Countries participating**: 17
	+ Countries returning: -
	+ Debut countries: -
	+ Non-returning countries: Denmark

* **Broadcaster**: ORF
* **Presenter**(s): Erica Vaal (1927 – 2013)
* **Winning entry**: **Sandie Shaw - Puppet On a String** (United Kingdom)

* **UK commentators**: Rolf Harris (BBC One), Ray Moore (BBC Radio 2)

## See also

* A Song For Europe (1967)

## External links

* Wikipedia
* ESC official site archive page
Ghosts

**Ghosts** is the title of a song written by David Sylvian and originally recorded by Japan, featured on their 1981 album *Tin Drum* and released as a single in 1982. The track was produced by Steve Nye and Japan. The song is the only Japan track that Sylvian has re-recorded and 'covered' during his solo career. Sylvian has said of the song: "*It was the only time I let something of a personal nature come through and that set me on a path in terms of where I wanted to proceed in going solo*."

## Single release

An edited version of the album track was released on Virgin records as a 7" and 12" single in March 1982. After a memorable Top of the Pops performance of the song on 18 March 1982, when the single was still at no.42, it shot up to no.16 in the charts and reached its peak position of no.5 two weeks later, making it Japan's most successful single in the UK.

The B-side is a live version of previous single The Art of Parties. Both the 7" and 12" feature the same edit of Ghosts.

## Credits

Songwriting credits are attributed to Sylvian although instrument credits are also given to band members Steve Jansen and Richard Barbieri on the single release, with the notable exclusion of fourth member Mick Karn. Although Karn participated in the mimed TOTP performance, he is seen 'sitting it out' on the live performance on OGWT on 04 March 1982 (which features Ryuichi Sakamoto as part of the group). During the live *Oil on Canvas* recording Karn contributes some atmospheric sax playing, not present on the studio recordings.

## Versions

Apart from the original album and edited single version, the song also features on the live *Oil on Canvas* album. Sylvian also remixed the Japan track and re-recorded the vocal for his compilation albums *Everything and Nothing* (2000) and *A Victim of Stars 1982–2012* (2012). He has also performed the song live, usually as a re-arranged acoustic guitar and vocal performance.
Ex:el

**Ex:el** (stylised as *ex:el*) is the title of the third studio album by British group 808 State. It was released on 04 March 1991 on the ZTT label. It features tracks recorded with guest recording artists Björk (then still of Sugarcubes) and Bernard Sumner (of Electronic and New Order). It is also the first pop-oriented electronic music album to feature guest vocals.

The album entered the UK charts at no.4 on its release and stayed in the Top 40 for seven weeks, making it the group's most successful album to date. [1] Three tracks were also released a singles (see Section below).

A deluxe remastered edition with bonus disc was released in 2008.

## Personnel

*uncredited on album*

* Graham Massey
* Andrew Barker
* Martin Price
* Darren Partington

## Tracklisting

*original UK CD*

1. Spanish Heart (*featuring Bernard Sumner*) – 3:51
2. Leo Leo – 4:01
3. Qmart (*featuring Björk*) – 4:58
4. Nephatiti – 4:50
5. Lift – 5:12
6. Ooops (*featuring Björk*) – 4:41
7. Empire – 4:20
8. In Yer Face – 4:54
9. Cübik – 3:44
10. Lambrusco Cowboy – 4:05
11. Techno Bell – 4:56
12. Olympic – 4:21

### Re-release

2008 remastered original album plus bonus CD **808 Archives Part II**:

1. In Yer Face – Facially Yours Remix – 4:17
2. Olympic – Euro Bass Mix – 5:44
3. Lift – Heavy Mix – 4:42
4. Cubik – State to Pan Am Mix – 4:29
5. Open Your Mind – Sound Garden Mix – 4:28
6. Lambrusco Cowboy – Alt Mix – 4:17
7. Ski Family – 5:14
8. Ooops – Mellow Birds Mix – 4:04
9. In Yer Face – Cheadle Royal Mix – 3:26
10. Olympic – Unreleased Mix – 4:55

## Singles

UK rel. date 02 February 1991, UK chart peak 09
* 7" In Yer Face (Edit) / Leo Leo (edit) (ft. Raagman)
* 12" In Yer Face (In Yer Face Mix) / Leo Leo (ft. Raagman)
* 12" remixes. In Yer Face (Facially Yours Remix) / Leo Leo (Poonchanting Instrumental)

*Top of the Pops* 14 February 1991 - HNE/N16
UK rel. date 15 April 1991, UK chart peak 42
* 7" Ooops / Ski Family
* 12"/CDS Ooops / Ski Family / 808091 (Live)
* various remixes (see Spotify)
UK rel. date August 1991, UK chart peak 38
* 7" Lift / Open Your Mind (Sound Garden Mix)
* 12"/CDS Lift (Heavy Mix) / Lift (7" Version) / Open Your Mind (Sound Garden Mix) / Open Your Mind (Open Mix)
Go West

*(For the pop group of the same name see Go West - group)*

**Go West** is a song originally recorded by American disco group Village People, released as a single in June 1979, the second from their fourth studio album also called *Go West* (1979).

The single reached no.15 in the UK in July, with the album reaching no.14.

## Pet Shop Boys version

The song was revived and covered by British duo Pet Shop Boys in 1993, released as a single on 06 September and also included as the closing track on their studio album *Very*, released later in the same month. The single went straight into the charts at no.2 in the UK, the group's highest chart placing since no.1 Heart in 1988.

Whereas the Village People original intends "Go west" in the sense of pioneers expanding across the new American continent, Pet Shop Boys' version plays on the idea of Eastern Europeans looking towards the USA. The fall of the Soviet Union and the collapse of the Communist Bloc was still very much a part of contemporary geopolitics.

Imagery aside, the new version presents several differences compared to the 1979 original both musically and lyrically.

Go West was voted 2nd Worst Single of 1993 in the *Smash Hits Readers' Poll* with Pet Shop Boys 8th worst group (see 08 December 1993).

### Releases

7" - Parlophone (UK)
* Go West c/w Shameless

CD Single (UK)
* 1. Go West 2. Shameless 3. Go West (Mings Gone West: First And Second Movement)

### Notes

1. ↑ see Manifest Destiny, Wikipedia
2. ↑ see Dissolution of the Soviet Union, Wikipedia

### See also

* 15 September 1993 - *Smash Hits*
* 14 February 1994 - BRIT Awards