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Joy Division

**Joy Division** were a post-punk group hailing from Manchester, UK formed by Ian Curtis (vocalist), Peter Hook (bass), Bernard Sumner (guitars and keyboards) and Stephen Morris (drums). Discovered by entrepreneur Tony Wilson after releasing their self-financed debut EP An Ideal For Living, they were one of the first signings to the city's independent Factory label and became pioneers of the indie movement of the late 70s.

Their debut album *Unknown Pleasures*, released in June 1979, earned critical acclaim as the group became more popular through numerous live performances around the UK. Joy Division's recorded output also gained the attention of BBC broadcaster John Peel who invited the group to record two sessions for his programme.

On 18 May 1980, just weeks after completing their second album *Closer* and on the eve of a tour of the US, the group's vocalist Ian Curtis committed suicide at his home in Manchester, earning him and the band legendary status. The single Love Will Tear Us Apart released shortly afterwards became their first and only chart hit. A further single Atmosphere was later released on 12" vinyl format only.

Joy Division effectively ceased to exist after Curtis' death, earning them almost legendary status. The surviving three members went on to form New Order, joined by Joy Division fan Gillian Gilbert. Aside from *Closer*, further 'posthumous' releases ensued including the *Still* double album featuring unreleased tracks and a live performance, and the compilation *Substance* (1988), as well as their Peel Sessions.

## Significant dates

* 14 February 1979: first Peel session broadcast
* 07 October 1979: first Factory single Transmission released
* 15 June 1979: *Unknown Pleasures* released
* 15 September 1979: only national TV performance on BBC Two's Something Else magazine programme.[1]
* 10 December 1979: second Peel session broadcast. (Features early version of Love Will Tear Us Apart).
* 02 May 1980: final concert at Birmingham University (documented on Still album)
* 18 May 1980: Ian Curtis commits suicide.
* 19 June 1980: John Peel plays both sides of new single Love Will tear Us Apart, just released.
* 18 July 1980: *Closer* released
* 08 October 1981: *Still* released
James Aubrey

**James Aubrey** (b.28 August 1947, d.06 April 2010) was a British stage and screen actor. He first became famous in pop culture for his role as Gavin Sorenson in the TV drama series *Bouquet of Barbed Wire* (1976) and its sequel *Another Bouquet* (1977), both alongside Frank Finlay. He also played the Rev. Bill Jeffries in *Emmerdale Farm* in 1982.

He was the son of an army major and was born in Austria and grew up in Jamaica and Singapore before attending stage school in London from 1967.

Aubrey made his film debut at the age of 14 in the 1963 (release date) adaptation of *Lord of the Flies* in the lead role of Ralph. He also starred in the Sex Pistols film *The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle* (1980).

He died at his home in Lincolnshire suffering from pancreatitis, at the age of 62.

## External links

* IMDb
* Obituary in independent.co.uk
If You Love Somebody Set Them Free

**If You Love Somebody Set Them Free** is the title of a song recorded by British singer-songwriter and musician Sting, released in May 1985 as the lead single from his debut solo album *The Dream of the Blue Turtles* (1985).

The single reached no. 26 in the UK. Contrary to some sources, this is not Sting's debut single, which was Spread a Little Happiness released in 1982.
Let It Be (film)

*from Radio Times (08 May 1982)*

***Let It Be***, with Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, gives an intimate view of the most famous pop group ever - The Beatles. In what was to be their last appearance together on film, 'the most vital and versatile musical force of a musical generation' are shown rehearsing, recording and relaxing in this impromptu film. Twenty-two remarkable numbers include "Shake, rattle and roll", "Get Back" and "Let It Be".

UK premiere: 20 May 1970 (US 13 May 1970)
Italy

**Italy** is a country located in the south of Europe. It is a peninsula, shaped like a 'boot' and includes the larger islands of Sicily and Sardinia .

Originally formed as a monarchy in 1861, Italy is now a republic, founded in 1946, and is governed by a President elected by the State parliament.

The Fascist party governed the country from 1922 to 1943.

The official language is Italian although varieties of German are spoken in the northern Alto Adige (Sued Tirol) region. Regional and local dialects are also common throughout the country.

The capital city is Rome.

Major regions and cities: Lombardy (Milan), Veneto (Venice), Piedmont (Turin), Lazio (Rome), Sicily, Puglia, Tuscany (Florence), Emilia-Romagna (Bologna).

## Italians in pop culture

* Ennio Morricone (1928-2020) - composer
* Umberto Eco (1932-2016) - writer, academic
* Luciano Pavarotti (1935-2007) - tenor
* Silvio Berlusconi (1936-2023) - entrepreneur, politician
* Raffaella Carrà (1943-2021) - singer, dancer
* Paolo Rossi (1956-2020) - footballer
* Gianluca Vialli (1964-2023) - footballer, coach
* Sofia Loren (b.1934) - actress
* Rita Pavone (b.1945) - pop singer
* Mario Draghi (b.1947) - economist, academic
* Ornella Muti (b.1955) - actress
* Bruno Tonioli (b.1955) - dancer
* Andrea Bocelli (b.1958) - tenor
* Giorgio Locatelli (b.1963) - celebrity chef
* Gianfranco Zola (b.1966) - footballer, coach
* Giovanni Pernice (b.1990) - dancer, TV celebrity
* Matteo Berrettini (b.1996) - tennis player
* Khaby Lame (b.2000) - social media personality
 Groups
* Eiffel 65 - dance music group
* Måneskin - rock group
* *It's a Knockout* (Aug. 1974)
* Eurovision Song Contest (2022)

## Sporting events

*since 1964*

* UEFA Euro 1968
* UEFA Euro 80
* 1990 FIFA World Cup
* 2006 Winter Olympics (Turin)
* 2026 Winter Olympics (Milan/Cortina)

Six Nations Rugby Cup - since 2000 (Rome)

World Cup Winners: 1982, 2006

## Eurovision Song Contest

 1964 Gigliola Cinquetti - Non ho l'età
 1990 Totò Cotugno  - Insieme: 1992
 2021 Måneskin - Zitti e buoni

1. ↑ d.2023

## Other TV shows

*links to external sites where available*

* *Pavarotti: King of the High Cs* (BBC Two, 1979 - rpt. 2023)
* *Italy Inside Out* (BBC Two, 2009)
* *The Medici: Makers of Modern Art* (BBC Four, 2008)
* *Opera Italia* (BBC Four, 2010)
* *Shakespeare in Italy* (BBC Two, 2012)
* *Inspector Montalbano* (BBC Four, 2012)
* *The Young Montalbano* (BBC Four, 2013)
* *Italy Unpacked* (BBC Two, 2013)
* *Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy* (BBC Two, 2022)
* *Amanda & Alan's Italian Job* (BBC One, 2023)
* *Clive Myrie's Italian Roadtrip* (BBC Two, 2023)
Justin Bieber

**Justin Bieber** (Justin Drew Bieber, b. 01 March 1994) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and recording artist.

He had his first UK success in January 2010 with the single One Time and his debut album *My World 2.0*, following on from his 2009 EP *My World*. His has had seven UK no.1s, including his collaborations with other artists.

Bieber is the first artist in UK Official Singles Chart history to chart concurrently at nos. 1, 2 and 3. He achieved this in early 2016 with his singles Love Yourself, Sorry and What Do You Mean.

His first UK no.1 album was his third, *Believe*, in June 2012. His fifth album *Changes* also went to no.1 in the UK.

## External links

* Official site
* UK Official Charts Archive
July 1975

## Playlist

1. Typically Tropical - Barbados
	* big summer hit, eventually knocked BCR off the top
2. Bee Gees - Jive Talkin'
	* from new album *Main Course*, produced by Arif Mardin. Reached no.5.
3. David Essex - Rollin' Stone
	* One of his lesser known hits, but reached no.5.
4. Bay City Rollers - Give A Little Love
	* no.1 for three weeks, usurped by Typically Tropical.
5. Linda Lewis - It's In His Kiss
	* aka The Shoop Shoop Song, here's the disco version, reached no.6.
6. T. Rex - New York City
	* the 'frog in her hand' one. Got to no.15.
7. Smokie - If You Think You Know How To Love Me
	* debut hit, reached no.3
8. The Stylistics - I Can't Give You Anything (But My Love)
	* future UK no.1 - their first and last.
9. Sparks - Get In The Swing
	* from forthcoming album *Indiscreet*, reached no.27
10. ABBA - I Do I Do I Do I Do
	* still struggling to match the success of Waterloo, stalled at no.38
Love Will Tear Us Apart

**Love Will Tear Us Apart**

## Re-releases

* 7"/12": Love Will Tear Us Apart / These Days - Love Will Tear Us Apart (LWTUA unlisted on 7" label)
(Joy Division 1995)
* CDS: Love Will Tear Us Apart (radio version) / Love Will Tear Us Apart / These Days / Transmission
* 12": Love Will Tear Us Apart (Original Version) / Love Will Tear Us Apart (radio version) / Love Will Tear Us Apart (Arthur Baker Remix) / Atmosphere (Original Hannett 12")
* CDS: Love Will Tear Us Apart (Original Version) / Love Will Tear Us Apart (Radio Version) / Atmosphere

## Cover versions

* Paul Young - *No Parlez* (1983)
* Nouvelle Vague - *Nouvelle Vague* (2004)
* New Order - live performances on *NOMC15*, *Education Entertainment Recreation*, *Power, Corruption & Lies (definitive edition)*

## See also

* 19 June 1980 ‎- John Peel plays LWTUA and B-side These Days
* 23 June 1980 ‎- Paul Gambaccini stands in for Peel who is sick. He begins end ends the show with Love Will Tear Us Apart and plays both the group's Peel sessions.
* 01 July 1980 - in new UK Top 40, LWTUA enters at no.30
* 30 December 1980 - John Peel's Festive Fifty - no.3
* 08 November 1983 - in new UK Top 40, LWTUA re-release enters at no.30 (again)
* 10 November 1983 - features on *Top of the Pops*

* 24 July 2020 - new re-release enters UK Official Physical Singles Chart at no.1 and UK Official Singles Sales Chart at no.3 (followed in both cases by Atmosphere and Transmission)
Jake Bugg

**Jake Bugg** (Jake Edwin Charles Kennedy, b. 28 February 1994) is an British singer-songwriter.

His self-titled debut album, released in 2012, went straight to no.1 in the UK, spending a total of 103 weeks in the Top 100. Four successive studio albums have all gone Top 10 in the UK.

Hi biggest single hit to date is All I Need, no.10 in January 2021. Bugg's song Trouble Town, taken from his debut album, is the theme song to the successful BBC series, *Happy Valley.*

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Official charts archive
Last Train to London

**Last Train to London** 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 Confusion.

Although Last Train is listed as the AA track and second in the single's title it is generally better remembered than Confusion.

## 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 Last Train to Londonwas released as a regular 7" single with a track called Down Home Town from the 1975 album *Face the Music* as the B side.[1]. It reached no.39 in the US in early 1980, shortly after Confusion, released as a separate single.

### Promo video

The promo video features the seven-piece group in a mimed performance of the song in a studio with losta of dry ice and some primitive video effects.

## Versions

* The song is sampled on the Atomic Kitten song Be With You, released as a single in 2002, also as a double A-side.
Landscape

**Landscape** were an experimental jazz-funk and later electro-pop band formed in London during the mid-70s. The five-piece were one of the first truly 'independent' groups of the late 70s doing their own recording, production, promotion and management. Initial recordings were released on their own Event Horizon Enterprises label. They eventually signed to major label RCA and released their eponymous debut album of instrumental tracks in October 1979.

Their second album *From The Tea-Rooms Of Mars .... To The Hell-Holes Of Uranus* (1981) saw the group adopt more electronic instruments and elements as well as changes in lyrical content. The album gained critical and commercial success and spawned the hit singles Einstein-A-Go-Go and Norman Bates which put the band in the electro-pop/new romantic/futurist bracket.

Success was short lived however, and a third album *Manhattan Boogie-Woogie* (1982) failed to achieve any kind of success. A reduced three-piece version of the band called Landscape III was briefly active in 1983.

Founder member and drummer/vocalist Richard James Burgess also produced the first two albums by Spandau Ballet, as well as tracks by other 80s acts such as Adam Ant, King and Brother Beyond. He has also published books on music production.
I Know Where It's At

**I Know Where It's At** is a song recorded by the group All Saints, released in 25 August 1997 as their debut single and later included their debut album, *All Saints* released later in the year.

The song debuted on the National Lottery Live on 09 August 1997 and was first performed on *Top of the Pops* on 05 September same year. It became the group's first of none Top Ten hits, peaking at number 04 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]
Joan of Arc (Maid of Orleans)

**Joan of Arc (Maid Of Orleans)** is the title of a song by British group Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark first released as part of their third studio album *Architecture & Morality* (1981). It was subsequently released as a single in January 1982 under the name of **Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)**, abbreviated to Maid of Orleans, to avoid confusion with previous single Joan of Arc, also included on the album.

The single reached no.4 in the UK in February 1982.

Maid of Orleans is one of OMD's best known songs and was a hit in the UK and all over Europe. In Germany it became the biggest selling single of 1982.

## Top of the Pops

* 21 January 1982 (31)
* 04 February 1982 (6) (rpt.)
* 18 February 1982 (4) (video)
Jona Lewie

**Jona Lewie** (John Lewis, b.14 March 1947, Southampton) is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and recording artist, best known for his 1980 UK hits You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties (no.16 in June) and Stop the Cavalry (no.3 for five weeks in December / January 1981).

Stop the Cavalry may have been the Christmas no.1 in 1980 had it not been for the St. Winifred's School Choir with There's No One Quite Like Grandma and the spate of John Lennon singles, further to the artist's death in December 1980.

Lewie also reached no.2 in the summer of 1972 with the single Seaside Shuffle as a member of Terry Dactyl & the Dinosaurs (kept of the top spot by Alice Cooper's School's Out).[1]

## External links

* Official site
* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* Official chart archive
Magpie

**Magpie** was a British children's television programme shown on ITV from 30 July 1968 to 06 June 1980. the programme was devised as a direct competitor to BBC's Blue Peter although had a rather more modern approach, as epitomised by its theme tune performed by the Spencer Davis Group under the alias of The Murgatroyd Band (released as a single in 1971).

## Presenters

As with *Blue Peter* there was a trio of presenters, usually two male and one female. The first of these were Pete Brady (a Radio 1 DJ), Susan Stranks and Tony Bastable. Douglas Rae took over from Brady in 1971, whereas Bastable was replaced by Mick Robertson in 1972. Stranks also left in 1974 to be replaced by actress Jenny Hanley.
Greg James

**Greg James** (b. 17 December 1985 is a British radio broadcaster and Radio 1 DJ. He is currently the presenter of the station's flagship breakfast show, beginning at 7.00 am. He began at the station hosting the early morning breakfast show, later moving to the drive-time slot from 02 April 2012. On 20 August 2018, James took over *Radio 1 Breakfast* replacing Nick Grimshaw who moved to the drive-time slot.

He has also hosted some TV shows, usually music or sports based, and a regular podcast *That's What He Said* with BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat presenter Chris Smith. With Smith he has also written the children's book series *Kid Normal*, a series of six books about a normal boy in a superhero world.

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Facebook
Highfly

**Highfly** is the title of a song recorded by British singer-songwriter John Miles (1949-2021), released as a single in September 1975. It was Miles' first UK hit, reaching no.17 in November.

The track was later included on Miles' debut album *Rebel* (1976) together with the follow-up single Music.

The B-side of the Highfly single was There's A Man Behind The Guitar, which remained exclusive to this 7" release for many years before being released on CD/digital.

### TV

* *Supersonic*, 27 September 1975
* *Top of the Pops*, 09 October 1975 (NEW) (600th edition)
* *Supersonic*, 11 October 1975
* *Top of the Pops*, 23 October 1975 (25)
* *Supersonic*, 25 October 1975
Hollyoaks

**Hollyoaks** is the title of a British soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK on 23 October 1995.

The show was initially aired once a week on Mondays, with the exception of the second episode which aired on Friday 27th October 1995 and was repeated on Sunday Evenings. A Thursday episode was added in October 1996 while a third episode was introduced in September 2001 and a fourth later in the year. In November 2003, following the cancellation of Brookside, the show increased its output with a fifth episode, which has remained to this date.
January albums

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

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

### 1970s

* **1977**: David Bowie - *Low* (14)
* **1979**: Joe Jackson - *Look Sharp!* (5, debut solo)

### 1980s

* **1980**: John Foxx - *Metamatic* (18, debut solo), Japan - *Quiet Life* (-)
* **1981**: Elvis Costello - *Trust* (23),
* **1982**: The Kinks - *Give The People What They Want* (-)
* **1983**: Eurythmics - *Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)* (4), Echo & The Bunnymen - *Porcupine* (28)
* **1984**: John Lennon & Yoko Ono - *Milk and Honey* (9)
* **1988**: Johnnie Hates Jazz - *Turn Back the Clock* (-, debut)
* **1989**: New Order - *Technique* (30)

### 1990s

* **1991**: Chris Isaak - *Wicked Game* (14)

### 2000s

* **2008**: Adele - *19* (28, debut),
* **2009**: White Lies - *To Lose My Life* (19, debut)

### 2010s

* **2011**: Adele - *21* (24)
* **2016**: David Bowie -*★* (*Blackstar*). (8)
Leave in Silence

**Leave In Silence** is the tile of a song recorded and released by British band Depeche Mode. It was written by band member Martin Gore and produced by Daniel Miller and Depeche Mode. The track was released as a single on 16 August 1982 ahead of the group's new album *A Broken Frame*, released in September.

## Single release

Leave in Silence is the third Depeche Mode single to have been written by Martin Gore. It was the first to use the group's unique catalogue numbering system with the 'BONG' prefix, making it BONG 1. The single release featured three different versions, according to format. All three were later included on the CD single CD BONG 1. These versions are also differen tot he version featured as the opening track to the parent album A Broken Frame.

### B-side

The 7" and 12" releases feature two different versions of the track My Secret Garden. These were title 'Excerpts From..' and 'Further Excerpts From..' respectively. The 7" version had the peculiarity that it could be played at either 45 or 33 RPM. Later digital releases feature the track as if played at 45 RPM although the Mute records retrospective anthology *Mute Audio Documents «1978 - 1984»* features the track running at the slower speed in the 'Rarities' section.

### Tracklistings

7" BONG 1 Mute

A. Leave in Silence

B. Excerpt from: My Secret Garden

12" 12 BONG 1

A. Leave In Silence (Longer)

B1. Further Excerpts From: My Secret Garden

B2. Leave In Silence (Quieter)

CD BONG 1 (1991, 2000)

1. Leave in Silence
2. Excerpt from: My Secret Garden
3. Leave In Silence (Longer)
4. Further Excerpts From: My Secret Garden
5. Leave In Silence (Quieter)

tbc
Lee Ryan

**Lee Ryan** (b. 17 June 1983) is a British singer-songwriter and occasional actor, best known as a member of the boy band Blue.

After the band split in 2005 he embarked on a solo career, releasing his eponymous debut album, with three hit singles, the same year. He released a new single in 2010 but was dropped by the record label before an album was completed.

He has participated in *Celebrity Big Brother 13* (2014) and *Strictly Come Dancing* (2019) and also had a brief role in the BBC soap opera *EastEnders* in 2017.

In 2021 it was announced that he was to become a father for the third time, with his partner Verity Paris. He already has two children aged 13 and 12 from previous relationships.
How To Be a Millionaire

**How To Be a Millionaire** is a song recorded by British group ABC, released as the lead single from their album *How to Be a ... Zillionaire!* in November 1984. the track was written and produced by band members Martin Fry and Mark White.

The single (and the parent album) marked a notable change both in sound and visual image of the group, which was not particularly well appreciated in the UK and the single reached no.49 in the charts.

TV
--

* 30 October 1984 - *Whistle Test*
* 31 October 1984 - *Razzamatazz*
* 16 November 1984 - *The Tube*, live performance of How To Be a Millionaire
Lulu

**Lulu** (Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie, b. 03 November 1948) is a Scottish singer, actress and TV presenter.

Siblings: Billy Lawrie [1]

## Top of the Pops

### 1960s

* 03 June 1964: Shout (14) *- as Lulu & The Luvvers*
* 10 June 1964: idem
* 22 April 1965: Satisfied (NEW) *- as Lulu & The Luvvers*
* 17 June 1965: Leave A Little Love (NEW)
* 24 June 1965: idem.
* 01 July 1965: idem.
* 08 July 1965: Leave A Little Love (8)
* 09 September 1965: Try To Understand (NEW)
* 17 February 1966: Call Me
* 27 October 1966: What A Wonderful Feeling (NEW) *with The Alan Price Set*
* 06 April 1967: The Boat That I Row (NEW)
* 27 April 1967: The Boat That I Row (16)
* 11 May 1967: The Boat That I Row (5)
* 06 July 1967: Let’s Pretend (28)
* 13 July 1967: Let's Pretend (23)
* 20 July 1967: Let’s Pretend (19)
* 02 November 1967: Love Loves To Love Love (NEW) & Christmas Special Pt.2 26 December 1967
* *tbc*

## Scrapbook

*scans GraemeWood unless otherwise stated*

TV Times September 1964TV Times 19 February 1966Radio Times, February 1969 (A Song For Europe)Radio Times, March 1969 (Eurovision Song Contest)Radio Times, July 1970*It's Lulu, Not To Mention Dudley Moore* 15 July 1972Radio Times, July 1972Radio Times, July 1972*DISC*, February 1974Record Mirror, April 1975*TVT Times* January 1982TV Times, July 1984Summertime Special feature (TV Times, July 1988)TV Times, July 1988
Katy Perry

**Katy Perry** (b.Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, 25 October 1984 Santa Barbara, USA) is a vocalist, songwriter and recording artist.

Although she began her career as a singer in 2001, she first became famous worldwide with her 2008 single I Kissed a Girl (no.1 in the UK) followed by top 5 Hot n Cold, both featured on the album *One of the Boys*. Follow-up albums *Teenage Dreams* (2010) and *Prism* (2013) both went to no.1 in the UK, accompanied by a string of hit singles including the no.1s Part of Me and Roar.
It's Immaterial

**It's Immaterial** are a post-punk band hailing from Liverpool, UK. Formed in 1980 they issued a number of singles on independent labels before finally releasing their debut album *Life's Hard And Then You Die* in 1986, distributed and marketed by Virgin Records. The album featured the hit single Driving Away From Home which reached no. 18 in April 1986, by whch time the group had been reduced to the core-duo of John Campbell (vocals) and Jarvis Whitehead (keyboards and guitars).

A re-release of earlier single Ed's Funky Diner failed to follow-up the chart success, and a follow-up album *Song* didn't see the light of day until 1990. The group recorded four session for John Peel between 1981 and 1985.

The duo's 'lost and found' third album *House For Sale* was finally released in 2020.[1]

## TV appearances

**OGWT**

* 13 January 1984 - Challo, Gigantic Raft in the Philippines [2]

**TOTP**

* 17 April 1986 - Driving Away From Home (Jim's Tune)
Hard Times

Song and B-side recorded and released by The Human League in 1981. Also forms part of the remix single Hard Times / Love Action (I Believe In Love), both as an extended and instrumental version, and the remix album *Love and Dancing* (1982).

It was written by band members Oakey, Wright and Callis, and produced by Martin Rushent and The Human League.
Brother Beyond

**Brother Beyond** were a British boy-band formed in 1985. Their 1988 hit singles The Harder I Try and He Ain't No Competition were produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman.

## Top of the Pops appearances

* 11 August 1988 - The Harder I Try (24)
* 25 August 1988 - The Harder I Try (3)
* 10 November 1988 - He Ain’t No Competition (8)
* 25 December 1988 - brief interview
* 19 January 1989 - Be My Twin (breaker)
* 26 January 1989 - Be My Twin (15)
* 30 March 1989 - Can You Keep A Secret? (breaker)
* 06 April 1989 - Can You Keep A Secret? (22)

## Smash Hits

* 30 July 1986 - pp. 2&3
* 12 August 1987 - pp.66&67[1]
* 10 February 1988 - back cover [2]
* 13 July 1988 - The Harder I Try is Single of the Fortnight.[3]
* 10 August 1988 - front cover[4], poster[5] , feature [6] and Harder lyrics[7].
* 16 November 1988 - Smash Hits Poll Winners Party 1988 [8], album ad [9], 3-page feature[10], album review [11]
* 06 February 1989 - St. Valentines' Day special [12]
* 22 March 1989 - front cover [13] and live on tour feature.[14]
* 19 April 1989 - *Nathan - Is he a thug or a weed?* [15]
* 09 August 1989: centrespread [16]
* 23 August 1989: In the Studio with .. [17]
* 18 October 1989: The 'Yond Save the World! [18] Two page feature with Drive On lyrics
* 01 November 1989: *Trust* review - 8.5/10 [19]
* 21 February 1990 - "Are Brother Beyond down the dumper?" [20], Trust single & tour ad [21]

## Number One

* 27 August 1988 - cover and feature. The Harder I Try lyrics.[22]
* 10 September 1988 - Oh Brother! feature [23]

## External links

* Official site
* Discogs
* Musicbrainz
* Official chart archive page
* Spotify
31 May 1979

Thursday 31 May

1979-05-31

## Top of the Pops

*Presented by Paul Burnett*

1. (19) Anita Ward – Ring My Bell (And Charts)
2. (41) Quantum Jump – The Lone Ranger
3. (4) Peaches & Herb – Reunited (Video)
4. (42) Chas & Dave – Gertcha
5. (15) Mcfadden & Whitehead – Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now (Danced To By Legs & Co)
6. (18) **Sparks – The Number One Song In Heaven**
7. (47) Voyager – Halfway Hotel
8. (5) Earth, Wind & Fire With The Emotions – Boogie Wonderland (Video)
9. (50) Squeeze – Up The Junction
10. (24) Edwin Starr – H-A-P-P-Y Radio (Video)
11. (56) Fischer-Z – The Worker
12. (52) Hot Chocolate – Mindless Boogie
13. (1) Blondie – Sunday Girl (Footage From Toppop)
14. (28) Linda Clifford – Bridge Over Troubled Water (and credits)

## Smash Hits

Features: The Undertones, Earth, Wind & Fire.
Bitz: Debbie Harry/Blondie, Gary Numan,
Lyrics: The Number One Song In Heaven, Life Begins at the Hop, Shine a Little Love, I Fought the Law, Mindless Boogie, Dance Away.
Singles: Ring My Bell, Mindless Boogie, Masquerade, Life Begins at the Hop, Are 'Friends' Electric.
Albums*: Voulez-Vous, The Undertones, Lodger.*
Live: Undertones, Skids, Police
Centrespread: David Bowie
Back cover: Lene Lovich
Ads: -
Greatest Hits (Showaddywaddy)

**Greatest Hits 1976-1978** is the title of a compilation album by British group Showaddywaddy released in December 1978. It was effectively the group's second greatest hits album after the first one, released in 1976.

The album went to no.1 in the UK and stayed at the top for two consecutive weeks. It was the first number one album of 1979, although technically had gone straight in at no.1 on 31 December 1978, thanks to sales over the Christmas period. It replaced the *Grease OST* album which had been at the top for thirteen consecutive weeks. It also outsold The Carpenters' *Singles 1974-1978* compilation, as well as other similar albums by Neil Diamond, Doris Day and Wings.
Love's Great Adventure

**Love's Great Adventure** is the title of a song written and recorded by Ultravox and released as a stand-alone single on 12 October 1984.

The single reached no.12 in the UK in November, and would be Ultravox's last big hit with successive single releases making it only to the lower reaches of the Top 40.

Love's Great Adventure was also issued as a customary extended version on the 12" release. The 7" was also released on limited edition clear vinyl in a special gatefold sleeve.

The track would feature on the group's second compilation album *The Collection* released shortly afterwards.

**TOTP**:

* 18 October 1984 (watch here)
* 01 November 1984 (video)

**The Tube**

* 02 November 1984 - 50th show. Ultravox performed live Love's Great Adventure/Vienna/Dancing With Tears in My Eyes.
	+ *It was allegedly during this show that Bob Geldof phoned the studio and suggested to Midge Ure the idea of a fund-raising single for the Christmas market to help Ethiopian famine relief.*

**Razmatazz**

* 17 December 1984 (watch here) - Midge Ure wears Feed The World T-shirt.

## External links

* Discogs
* Spotify single
Lenny Henry

**Lenny Henry** (Sir Lenworth George Henry CBE, b. Dudley, Worcs. 29 August 1958) is a British comedian and actor. The son of Jamaican immigrants, he is best known for being one of Britain's first black stand-up comics. His breakthrough came in 1975 as an impersonator on the ITV talent show New Faces. He later starred in The Fosters, Britain's first comedy series with predominantly black performers.

Henry married comedian and actress Dawn French in 1984. The couple divorced in 2010.

He was awarded the CBE in the 1999 New Year's Honours List for his work in the Comic Relief charity project. of which he is a founder member.

## TV appearances

1970s-80s

* *New Faces* (ITV), winner 1975.
* *The Fosters* (ITV) from 09 April 1976 (two series)
* *Tiswas* (ITV) co-presenter of Brimingham based kids show from 1978-1981
* *Three of a Kind* comedy show (BBC One) with Tracey Ullman and David Copperfield - four weekly shows starting 01 July 1981
* *The Young Ones:* Summer Holiday - guest appearance, 19 June 1984.
* *The Lenny Henry Show* (BBC One) six weekly episodes from 04 September 1984 (repeated weekly from 18 April 1985) and a second six-episode weekly series starting on 05 September 1985 .
* *Top of the Pops Review of 1984* (BBC One) 27 December 1984
* *Omnibus*: Comic Relief (BBC Two) first shown 25 April 1986.
* *Lenny Henry Tonite* (BBC One) - revamped *Lenny Henry Show -* six weekly episodes from 04 September 1986
* *Coast to Coast* (Screen Two, BBC Two) - film first shown on TV 04 January 1987
* *The Lenny Henry Show* (BBC One) new season starting 27 October 1987 (including Christmas Special on Christmas Christmas Eve).
* A Night of Comic Relief (BBC One) eight-hour marathon starting 7.35 pm on 05 February 1988.
* *The Lenny Henry Show* (BBC One) new season starting 15 September 1988 and *The Lenny Henry Special* (BBC One) 26 December 1988.

## See also

* 22 October 2023 - *Three Little Birds* (ITV)

## Discography

(*source: discogs*)

* Singles:
	+ Boiled Beef and Carrots (PYE, 1975)
	+ Mole In the Hole / The (Algernon Wants You To Say) Okay Song (JET, 1981)
	+ Crucial Times / Big Love (Chrysalis, 1984)
* Albums
	+ *Three of a Kind* (BBC, 1983)
	+ *Comic Relief Presents Utterly Utterly Live* (1986)
	+ *Live and Unleashed* (1989)
	+ *Peter and the Wolf* (narrator) (Virgin classics, 2001)
	+ *New Millenium Blues* (Made in Soho, 2015)

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Discogs
Jean-Michel Jarre

**Jean-Michel Jarre** (sometimes written Jean Michel Jarre, b.24 August 1948) is a French musician and composer best known for his work in the field of electronic music. He first achieved mainstream success with his debut album *Oxygène*, originally released in France in 1976, and the follow-up *Equinoxe*, released in 1978. Both albums were performed live in Paris in front of a crowd of one million people on Bastille Day 1979.

He his the first Western artist to perform in the People's Republic of China, as documented by the live double album *Les Concerts en Chine* (1982).

Jarre continued to record and perform live to record audiences during the 1980s and 1990s. On 05 April 1986 he performed live in front o 1.5 million in Houston, Texas and to an audience of 3.5 million in Moscow on 06 September 1997, celebrating the 850th birthday of the city. Among his most successful albums of the period are *Les Chants Magnetiques* (1981), *Zoolook* (1984), *En Attendant Cousteau* (1990) and *Chronologie* (1993).

The final track on his 1986 release *Rendez-Vous* was originally scheduled to include a saxophone part recorded by astronaut Ron McNair on the Space Shuttle *Challenger*, which would have made it the first piece of music to be recorded in space. Tragically, on 28 January 1986, the shuttle disintegrated just 73 seconds after lift-off and the entire *Challenger* crew was killed.

In 1997 Jarre released *Oxygène 7-13*, the sequel to his debut album and *Oxygène 3* in 2016. The sequel to his sophomore album entitled *Equinoxe Infinity* was released in 2018.

Although most of his recordings have been issued as solo work, he has also recorded a serious of collaborative tracks under the ambitious *Electronica* project, spread over two double albums released in 2015 and 2016. Among the varied artists chosen by Jarre to write and record with are Vince Clarke, Moby, Lang Lang, Air, Edgar Froese, Pet Shop Boys, Primal Scream, The Orb and Cyndi Lauper.

## Significant dates

UK only

* 23 August 1977: Oxygene Part IV, the single taken from *Oxygène*, enters the UK Top 40 at no.22. It would move up to no.12 the following week and peak no.4 position the week after where it remained for four weeks.
* 25 August 1977: Oxygene Part IV features on TOTP for the first time as 'run-out' music over the closing credits. Two weeks later (08 September) the track is set to a dance routine for Legs & Co, and another fortnight later features as the opening track during the chart countdown.
* 28 August 1977 (week beginning): after 3 weeks on the UK album charts, *Oxygène* reaches a peak position of no.2, held off the top spot by Connie Francis' *20 All Time Greats*. With the arrival of Elvis Presley's *40 Greatest* at no.1, the album slips down a place the week after, but returns to the no.2 spot for a further four weeks, held off the top by Diana Ross & The Supremes' *20 Golden Greats*.[1]

## Scrapbook

*Record Mirror* colour centrespread, issue dtd 17 September 1977
Hallo Spaceboy

CD single front

**Hallo Spaceboy** is the title of a song written by David Bowie and Brian Eno, and recorded and released by Bowie, originally as an album track, featuring on *1. Outside* (1995). The track was later remixed by Pet Shop Boys and released as a single in February 1996.

Bowie and Pet Shop Boys performed the song at the BRITS awards show on the day of the single release.

## External links

* Discogs (single)
* Musicbrainz (release group)
* Wikipedia (EN)
* *Hallo Spaceboy* in Pushing Ahead of the Dame, 2013-04-02.
January 1985

January 1985

1985-01

## Playlist

1. Kristy MacColl - A New England
	* charted 22 January at no.38, peaked at no.7 in February.
2. Prince - 1999/Little Red Corvette
	* charted 15 January at no.13, peaked at no.2 the following week.
3. Big Country - Just A Shadow
	* charted 15 January at no.35, peaked at no.26 a week later. From the 1984 no.1 album *Steeltown*.
4. Eurythmics - Julia charted no.54 on 15 January, peaked at no.44 a week later. From last year's *1984 (For the Love of Big Brother)* album, which peaked at no.23 thanks to this single release.
5. The Colour Field - Thinking Of You
	* charted at no.45 on 22 January and peaked at no.12 in February. From forthcoming album.
6. Phil Collins - Sussudio
	* released on 14 January, charted at no. 36 on 22 January and peaked at no.12 in February. From forthcoming album.
7. Heaven 17 - ...And That's No Lie
	* third single from the 1984 album *How Men Are*. Charted at no.68 on 15 January but failed to make the Top 40.
8. Associates - Breakfast
	* released in January although didn't reach it's peak of no.49 until February when the parent album *Perhaps' was also released.*
9. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark
	* 1984 single which re-entered the charts at no.36 and peaked at no.4 in February.
10. King - Love & Pride
	* another 1984 single which was re-released and charted at no.45 and peaked at no.2 in February.
11. George Benson - 20/20
	* title track from album of the same name. The single charted at no.42 on 15 January, eventually peaking at no.29 in February. The album reached no.9 in the same month.
12. Commodores - Nightshift
	* charted at no.54 and eventually peaked at no.3 in MArch. From forthcoming album of the same name.
13. Killing Joke - Love Like Blood
	* charted at no.46 on 29 January and peaked at no.16 in March. from forthcoming album *Night Time*.
14. The Smiths - How Soon Is Now?
	* originally a B-side it was released as an A-side single at the end of the month and charted at no.38 in February eventually peaking at no.24.

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Films ==

* *Body Rock*

*scans GraemeWood*
Gorillaz (album)

**Gorillaz** is the title of the debut studio album by the virtual band of the same name. It was released on 26 March 2001 on Parlophone.

The album reached no.3 in the UK on its release, spending a total of thirty-four weeks in the TOP 40. Gorillaz also made no.14 in the US.

Produced by Gorillaz, Dan the Automator, Tom Girling and Jason Cox, the debut spawned four UK hit singles (see Section below).

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* Musicbrainz
* Spotify
I.O.U.

**I.O.U.** is the title of a song recorded by British group Freeez, and written and produced by Arthur Baker.

It was released as a single in 1983 and became the group's second chart hit, staying at no.2 for three weeks. The single was kept off the top spot by Paul Young's Wherever I Lay My Hat which stayed at no.1 for the same number of weeks.

## Tracklisting

7"

A. I.O.U.

B. I Dub You

## Connections

* 7" single in record collection

* Top 50 singles
Les Dawson

pic pending

**Les Dawson**

## See also

* 26 August 1974 ‎- *Holiday With Strings* (TV Times feature)
* 15 January 1983 ‎- *The Les Dawson Show* (ns)
* 19 February 1985 - *Blankety Blank*
* 06 September 1985 ‎ - *Blankety Blank* (ns)
* 05 September 1986 ‎ - *Blankety Blank* (ns)

* Lynsey De Paul ‎- guest on *That's* *Christmas Sez Lez!* (1973) & *Les Dawson Show* July 1974
Lift/Open Your Mind

**Lift/Open Your Mind** is a double A-side single released by British band 808 State in August 1991.

The track **Lift** had originally been included on the band's album *Ex:el* released in March although was remixed for this single release. It was the third track to be released from the album as a single. (*see full list here*)

**Open Your Mind** was a new track not included on the album and also featured as various mixes according to format.

## External links

Release details here:

* Discogs
* Musicbrainz
Justin Timberlake

**Justin Timberlake** (b.31 January 1981 is an American singer, songwriter, recording artist, record producer and actor. Originally gaining prominence as a vocalist and member of boyband NYSYNC in the late 1990s, he moved on to a successful solo career beginning in 2002 with his debut single Like I Love You (no.2 in the UK) and the parent album *Justified*.

He has since had a further 25 Top 40 singles, including four no.1s, and six Top 40 albums, including three consecutive no.1s.

## Discography

**Studio albums**

* *Justified* (2002)

* *FutureSex/LoveSounds* (2006)

* *The 20/20 Experience* (2013)

* *The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2* (2013)

* *Man of the Woods* (2018)

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Official Charts archive (UK)
* IMDb
I Want Your Sex

**I Want Your Sex** is the title of a song recorded and released by British recording artists George Michael in June 1987 as the lead single to his debut album *Faith* released later in the year.

The single reached no.3 in the UK, despite a BBC ban which prevented the track from being played before 9.00 pm.
June albums

**THIS PAGE IS NO LONGER UPDATED AND IS REPLACED BY June albums (new version)**
Notable albums released in the UK in the month of March. Artist followed by album title in *italics*. Exact dates, where known in brackets.

### 1970s

* **1976**: Rod Stewart - *A Night on the Town* (18), The Wurzels - *The Combine Harvester* (-),
* **1978**: Magazine - *Real Life* (debut, 09)
* **1979**: Nick Lowe - *Labour of Lust* (09), Joy Division - *Unknown Pleasures* (15), Queen - *Live Killers* (22),

### 1980s

* **1980**: Rolling Stones - *Emotional Rescue*
* **1981**: Siouxsie & The Banshees - *Juju* (06), Kim Wilde - *Kim Wilde* (29)*,* Duran Duran *- Duran Duran* (15)
* **1982**: ABC - *The Lexicon of Love*(21)
* **1983**: The Police - *Synchronicity* (17)
* **1984**: David Sylvian - *Brilliant Trees*,
* **1985**: Bryan Ferry - *Boys and Girls*, Scritti Politti - *Cupid & Psyche 85* (10), OMD  - *Crush,* Sting - *Dream Of The Blue Turtles* (debut solo)
* **1986**: Queen - *A Kind of Magic*, The Smiths - *The Queen Is Dead*, Genesis - *Invisible Touch,* Madonna - *True Blue* (30)

### 1990s

* **1990**: Mariah Carey - *Mariah Carey* (12)
* **1993**: OMD - *Liberator* (14)
* **1995**: Alanis Morrissette - *Jagged Little Pill* (13)
* **1997**: Radiohead - *OK Computer* (16)

### 2000s

* **2001**: Travis - *The Invisible Band* (11)
* **2002**: David Bowie - Heathen (10)
* **2008**: Coldplay - *Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends* (12)
* **2009**: Little Boots - *Hands* (05)

### 2010s

* **2019**: Madonna - *Madame X* (14), Bruce Springsteen - *Western Stars* (14), Bastille - *Doom Days* (14)
January 1980

first month of the eighties

## New releases

### Albums

* The Buggles - *The Age Of Plastic*
* John Foxx - *Metamatic*
* Jon & Vangelis - *Short Stories*
* The Pretenders - *Pretenders*

### Singles

* The Boomtown Rats - Someone's Looking At You (18) [1]
* The Buggles - Living in the Plastic Age
* John Foxx - Underpass
* The Selecter - Three Minute Hero
* Simple Minds - Changeling
Madness

**Madness** are a British pop group initially formed in 1976, and active as part of the 'Two-Tone' ska revival which took off in British pop culture in the late 1970s. The six-piece band named themselves as Madness in 1979, as homage to one of their favourite songs by ska/reggae artist Prince Buster.

The group lived up to their name with flamboyant and 'comic' live performances which translated to lively, humour-tinged songs written in the ska style with a pop cross-over. They also cultivated their image as the 'Nutty boys' as shown in press shots, record covers and videos of the band.

Madness had their first UK hit with The Prince in 1979 followed up by One Step Beyond which would become their signature tune. Their debut album of the same name reached no.2 in early 1980, fuelled by the success of third single My Girl which reached no.3. Their second album *Absolutely* also reached no.2 on its release in late 1980, spawning further hit singles Baggy Trousers and Embarrassment. A string of Top 10 hits followed on as the band established themselves as a solid recording and live act. Their first compilation *Complete Madness* went to no.1 in 1982, and in the same year the single House of Fun gave them their first and only no.1 hit.

*Keep Moving* was the band's fifth studio album, released in February 1984, and was their final album on the Stiff label. It's was also the band's last studio album to feature their keyboardist and founding member Mike Barson, before the band split in 1986.

A further compilation album *Divine Madness*, released in 1993, also went to no.1 in the UK as the band re-formed. They continue to play live and record and release new material.

## Scrapbook

Nov. 1979April 1980October 1980Jan. 19811982"Madness R.I.P.", Record Mirror Sept. 1986
## See also

* Top Of The Pops: The Story Of 1980
* The Tube
* Glastonbury (1986)
In Concert

**In Concert** - long-running BBC Radio show which broadcasts live performance concerts of popular groups and solo artists. The shows are often recorded although sometimes performed live.

The show was originally broadcast by BBC Radio 1 although in more recent years has moved to Radio 2. Archive concerts are often broadcast on Radio 2 and on BBC 6 Music.

Video recordings have also been broadcast under the In Concert name on BBC Four TV.[1]

## External links

* Radio 2 In Concert
* BBC In Concert on discogs.com
Lewis Capaldi

**Lewis Capaldi** (b. 07 October 1996, Glasgow) is a Scottish singer-songwriter. He first achieved mainstream success in 2018, with his Breach EP featuring the songs Grace and Someone You Loved.

His debut album, *Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent*, came out on 17 May 2019 and went straight to no.1 in the UK the following week.[1]

He is a distant relative to the actor Peter Capaldi.

## External links

* Official site
* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* Spotify
Incantations

**Incantations** is the title of the fourth studio album by British musician, composer and recording artist Mike Oldfield. released on 24 November 1978, it was Oldfield's last album for a few years to feature long 'suite' type mostly instrumental compositions for each side of the record, in this case a double album. With successive albums he would move on to writing and recording shorter pieces, many also featuring guest vocal parts.

Oldfield also also presented himself with a new more modern 'look' on the front sleeve of the album , with shorter hair and a sports jacket and shirt. This 'transformation' was in part due to his experience with exegesis during the making of the *Incantations*.

The highly anticipated album was met with critical acclaim, although became his first not to reach the top 5 in the UK album charts, where a very different musical landscape was taking shape from when Oldfield had released his debut *Tubular Bells* in 1973 and the successive albums *Hergest Ridge* and *Ommadawn*.[1]

The album was also Oldfield's first to be promoted via a nationwide tour, featuring a rock band, orchestra and choir on stage in order to perform the complex piece of music that is *Incantations* live.

## Tracklisting

Virgin 2xLP VDT 101, one track per side

Virgin 1xMC TCVDT 101. two tracks per side

1. Incantations (Part One)
2. Incantations (Part Two)
3. Incantations (Part Three)
4. Incantations (Part Four)

Reissues
* first CD issue, 1985, features shorter edit of Part Three.

* 2011 Remastered CD/DVD expanded edition features bonus tracks, surround mixes and visual content [2]

## Singles

Guilty
Oldfield demonstrated even more of a commercial approach to popular music by writing and recording Guilty, a 'disco' style instrumental piece, based on parts of *Incantations.* Released as a 7" and 12" single in April 1979 it reached no.22 in the UK[3]. The 7" B-side featured an "Excerpt from Incantations".

## External links

* Discogs
* Progarchives.com
* *Record Mirror*, issue dtd. 25 November 1978[4], contains details of London concerts, interview with Oldfield and review of *Incantations*.
Ian Wright

**Ian Wright** (b. 03 November 1963) is a former professional footballer, now television and radio personality.

Between 1985 and 1998 he played with London clubs Crystal Palace and Arsenal as a forward, winning the Premier League title with the latter in 1998.

In August 1993 Wright released a single under his name entitled Do the Right Thing, co-written and produced by Chris Lowe of the Pet Shop Boys. the single reached no.43 in the UK.