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The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones, 1960s. (l-r: Jones, Jagger, Wyman, Richards, Watts)

**The Rolling Stones** (aka Rolling Stones, or The Stones) are a British rock band formed in London in May 1962. Still active and with over sixty years in the business, they are one of the longest-lived and most commercially successful groups in rock and pop history.

Their original known line-up consisted of vocalist Mick Jagger (b.1943), multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones (1942 – 1969), guitarist Keith Richards (b.1943), bassist Bill Wyman (b.1936), and drummer Charlie Watts (1941 – 2021). From their early days, Jagger and Richards became the group's principal songwriters, and the group fast became identified with the youthful and rebellious counterculture of the 1960s, often considered in contrast and 'rivals' to their contemporaries The Beatles.

The Stones had their first UK no.1 in July 1964 with It's All Over Now, written by Bobby and Shirley Womack, followed by four more consecutive no.1 singles, and two more before the end of the decade. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction was their first original composition to reach the top in September 1965, and remains one of their best known songs. Mick Taylor (b.1949) had replaced Jones after his death in 1969, although left in 1974 to be replaced by Ronnie Wood (b.1947). The group had also broken the US market, in particular with the album Sticky Fingers (1971), no.1 on both sides of the Atlantic and around the world. Commercial success and renown followed throughout the seventies, some of their strongest material coming after 1978, despite the new breed of bands and artists emerging around the punk and post-punk scene. The Stones had managed to innovate their 'rock' sound to fit in with the 'new wave' and album like *Some Girls* (1978), *Emotional Rescue* (1980) and *Tattoo You* (1981) putting them back at the top of the charts worldwide.

*tbc*

## See also

* Ready, Steady, Go!
* June No.1s
* September No.1s
* November No.1s
* Most Streamed Charts (2022)
* *Rolled Gold*
* I Feel Fine
* Bitter Sweet Symphony
* Oasis

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Discogs
The Beat

## The Beat

### Associated acts

Madness, The Selecter, The Specials

**The Beat**

## See also

* Get Set For Summer
* Pop Quiz ‎

* 13 December 1979 ‎

* 03 January 1980
* 22 February 1980 ‎
* 01 May 1980 ‎
* 07 May 1980
* 15 May 1980
* 23 May 1980 ‎
* 21 August 1980
* 04 September 1980 ‎
* 18 December 1980
* 29 December 1980 ‎

* 08 January 1981
* 22 January 1981 ‎
* 16 April 1981 ‎
* 30 April 1981
* 21 May 1981 ‎
* 09 October 1981 ‎
* 12 November 1981 ‎

* 25 May 2018 ‎
Sarah Ferguson

**Sarah, Duchess of York** (b. Sarah Margaret Ferguson 15 October 1959) is the is the former wife of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, now author and sometime television personality.

She married the Prince on 23 July 1986 at Westminster Abbey, and they separated in 1992 and divorced in 1996. They have two daughters, Princess Beatrice (b.1988) and Princess Eugenie (b. 1990).
Shut Up

**Shut Up** is the title of a song recorded and released by British group Madness on Stiff records in September 1981. The single reached no.7 in October, becoming the group's ninth top 20 hit.

The song was written by group members Suggs and Chris Foreman and produced by Langer & Winstanley. It later featured on Madness' third studio album *7*, released in October, together with previous single Grey Day.

Smash Hits singles reviewer Tim de Lisle described the song as, "..*dull and not very nutty and surely shouldn't have been released*".[1]

TV
--

* *Razzamatazz,* 07 July 1981
* *Top of the Pops*, 24 September 1981 (promo video)
* *Top of the Pops*, 08 October 1981
Roger Kitter

**Roger Kitter** (b.20 October 1949 d.03 January 2015) was a British actor and impressionist. He was a regular on the ITV series *Who Do You Do?* in early 1973, moving on to *It's Lulu* and then *Frost's Weekly*, both on BBC1, later in the same year. he also made occasional appearances on *Blankety-Blank* in the 1980s.

He went on to play the role of Captain Alberto Bertorelli in series 7 of the BBC comedy series *'Allo 'Allo!*, first broadcast in 1991.

With his impersonation of tennis player John McEnroe Kitter had a hit single in 1982 as 'The Brat' with the song Chalk Dust - The Umpire Strikes Back, which parodied the tennis star. The single reached no.19 in August [1], after McEnroe was defeated in the Wimbledon Men's Singles final [2].
Scream Down At Me

7" sleeve

**Scream Down At Me** is the title of a song recorded and released by British band China Crisis. It was released as a single in May 1982, although did not appear on the group's debut album, released later in the year.

It was the group's first release on the Virgin label and was voted 'Single of the fortnight' in Smash Hits (issue dated 13 May 1982). The single failed to make the charts in the UK.

## Single release

The single was released in both 7" and 12" formats, with a longer version of the B side Cucumber Garden on the latter.

### Tracklisting

7" VS 495

A. Scream Down At Me (3:15)

B. Cucumber Garden (4:45)

12" VS 495-12

A. Scream Down At Me (3:15)

B. Cucumber Garden (5:50)

### Notes

* The picture sleeve artwork was designed by 'Grafica Industria g25' and there are differences in the artwork of the two formats.
* An even longer version of Cucumber Garden (6:56) features on the deluxe version of the group's debut album, issued in 2017. The other two versions remain unique to their respective vinyl releases.
* Scream Down At Me is available digitally on *Collection: The Very Best of China Crisis* (1990) and the abovementioned deluxe edition of the debut album.

## Scrapbook

Smash Hits singles pageSmash Hits single reviewlyrics in NOISE magazine June 198212" sleeve cover
Saturday Live

**Saturday Live** was a short-lived BBC One light-entertainment programme which ran for six episodes from 26 June until 31 July 1982. Going out after 11.00 pm, the show was hosted by Gloria Hunniford "aided and abetted by" Simon Bates. Radio Times described it as a "live late-night programme with the accent very much on music, entertaining guests and a reflection of topical humour".

The programme was perhaps intended as a UK answer to the popular American show Saturday Night Live although evidently the British audiences evidently did not take to the format. It can however be seen as a predecessor to many other such shows which would be produced from the 1990s onwards.
Space Oddity (song)

**Space Oddity** is the title of a song written and recorded by British artist David Bowie. It was released as his debut single on 11 July 1969, shortly before the launch and successful moon landing of Apollo 11.

The single went to no.5 in the UK in October of the same year, and on its re-release in 1975 became Bowie's first no.1 single. It reached no.24 in the charts again in 2016 in the wake of Bowie's death.

## External links

* *Space Oddity*, Pushing Ahead of the Dame, 2009-11-11
* *Space Oddity At Half-Century*, Pushing Ahead of the Dame, 2019-07-11
So Hard

**So Hard** is the title of a song written and recorded by the Pet Shop Boys, released in September 1990 as the lead single from their fourth studio album *Behaviour*.

## Style & content

The song is a typical electronic dance track, drawing on the fashionable house music style, and also samples the Space Invaders video game.

The lyrics are about “two people living together; they are totally unfaithful to each other but they both pretend they are faithful and then catch each other out.”[1]

## Single release

* So Hard is the first track and single to be released by the duo in the 1990s and was highly anticipated, as their last release had been It's Alright in mid-1989.
* The b side was another new track entitled It Must Be Obvious.

### Tracklistings

7" Parlophone r6269

1. So Hard
2. It Must Be Obvious

CD Parlophone CDR 6269

1. So Hard
2. It Must Be Obvious
3. So Hard (Extended Dance Mix)

### Remixes

* Julain Mendelsohn: single & album versions
* David Morales: Red Zone Mix, Radio mix,
* The KLF vs. Pet Shop Boys (also It Must Be Obvious)

### Promo video

Directed by long-time PSB collaborator Eric Watson, filmed in and around his (and Tenant's) native Newcastle.

## Availability

* all Pet Shop Boys singles compilations issued after 1990 (2001 Remaster on *Pop Art*)
* *Behaviour* (all issues) - 2018 remaster on *Behaviour/Further Listening 1990-1991 (2018).*
* Extended Dance Mix on *Behaviour/Further Listening 1990-1991*
* an excerpt from the Dave Morales Red Zone Mix appears on *Disco 2* (1994)
* It Must be Obvious features on *Alternative* (1995) and *Behaviour/Further Listening 1990-1991.*
* live performance of So Hard appears on the *Performance* concert video (1991)
Shakin’ Stevens

**Shakin' Stevens** is the pseudonym of British singer and recording artist Michael Barratt (b. 04 March 1948).

## Singles

UK Top 40 only (chart placing)

* 1980: Hot Dog (24), Marie Marie (19)
* 1981: This Ole House (1), You Drive Me Crazy (2), Green Door (1), It's Raining (10)
* 1982: Oh Julie (1), Shirley (6), I'll Be Satisfied (10)
* 1983: It's Late (11), Cry Just a Little Bit (3)
* 1984: A Love Worth Waiting For (2), A Letter To You (10), Teardrops (05)
* 1985: Breaking Up My Heart (14), Lipstick Powder and Paint (11), Merry Christmas Everyone (1)
* 1986: Turning Away (15), Because I Love You (14)
* 1987: A Little Boogie Woogie (12), Come See About Me (24), What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes at Me For (5)
* 1988: Feel the Need In Me (26), True Love (23)
* 1989: Love Attack (28)
* 1990: I Might (18), The Best Christmas of Them All (19)
* 1991: I'll Be Hoe This Christmas (34)
* 1992: Radio (ft. Roger Taylor) (37)
* 2005: Trouble/This Ole House (20)
What Have I Done to Deserve This?

**What Have I Done to Deserve This?** is the title of a song written by Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe and Allee Willis, performed by the Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield and issued as a single on 10 August 1987. Produced by Stephen Hague, the track was also subsequently included on the Pet Shop Boys album *Actually*, released shortly after.

Pet Shop Boys would later go on to record and produce an album with Springfield, entitled *Reputation* (1990).

## Single release

Released as the follow-up to the no.1 It's A Sin, the new single went straight into the UK charts at no.10 reaching no.2 the week after, where it remained for a further week before going down to no.3. It was kept off the top of the charts by Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up.

### Tracklisting

* 7"

A. What Have I Done To Deserve This? (4:19)

B. A New Life (4:55)

* 12" and CD single

A1. What Have I Done To Deserve This? (Extended Mix) (6:53)

A2. A New Life (4:55)

B. What Have I Done To Deserve This? (Disco Mix) (8:13)

* cassette single

as 12" with the three tracks repeated on side one and side two.
The Christmas Present

**The Christmas Present** is the twelfth studio album by British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams. It was released on 22 November 2019, and features guest appearances from Tyson Fury, Rod Stewart, Jamie Cullum, Helene Fischer and Bryan Adams.

The album is a mixture of original compositions and cover versions of songs all pertaining to the Christmas season. The 24 songs are spread over two discs (both in vinyl and CD) entitled Christmas Past and Christmas Future. The album was also released on cassette. A deluxe edition also featured four extra tracks.

*The Christmas Present* entered the UK Albums Chart at no.2, behind Coldplay's *Everyday Life*, released on the same day, although went to no.1 during its second week on the charts, making Williams the joint most successful solo act in UK album chart history, level with Elvis Presley.[1] The album was the fastest selling cassette release in over two decades, selling over 10,000 cassettes in its first seven days of release.

## 2020 re-release

The 2020 re-release of the album included the new track Can't Stop Christmas, released as a single in the same year. This original composition made references to the COVID-19 crisis with mention of Zoom, Facetime and social distancing. The video sees Williams parodying the British government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, appearing as UK PM Boris Johnson. YouTube The re-release fared less well in the overall album charts although fared slightly better in terms of physical sales and downloads.

## Singles

**Time for Change**

UK rel. 22 November 2019, digital only, as lead single with video.

**Can't Stop for Christmas**

UK rel. 20 November 2020, digital only as part of album, with video.

## External links

* Official site
* Discogs
The Damned

## The Damned

### Associated acts

Sex Pistols, Siouxsie and the Banshees

**The Damned**

## See also

* 24 May 1979 - Top of the Pops, Love Song (20)
* 19 March 1985 - *Whistle Test*, live
* 27 June 1985 - TOTP, The Shadow Of Love (29) (breaker)
* 16 July 1977 ‎ - *Record Mirror*, centrespread
* December albums - *Anything* (1986)
* February albums - *Damned Damned Damned* (1977)
* 10 December 1976 ‎
* April albums ‎ (← links | edit)
* 22 October 1976 ‎ (← links | edit)
* 1977 ‎ (← links | edit)
* 30 December 1980 ‎ (← links | edit)
* Damned Damned Damned ‎ (← links | edit)
* New Rose ‎ (← links | edit)
* Neat Neat Neat ‎ (← links | edit)
* Siouxsie & The Banshees ‎ (← links | edit)
* Sex Pistols ‎ (← links | edit)
* 06 November 1976 ‎ (← links | edit)
Journeys to Glory

front cover

**Journeys to Glory** is the title of the debut album recorded and released by British band Spandau Ballet. The album was released in early 1981 after the success of debut single To Cut A Long Story Short and the follow-up The Freeze, both of which are featured.

*Journeys to Glory* was produced by Richard James Burgess of synth-pop group Landscape, and all tracks were written by group member Gary Kemp.

The album reached no.5 in the UK in its second week in the charts, remaining in the Top 40 for a total of 16 weeks.[1]

A third track Muscle Bound was also released as a single in a slightly different version, coupled with a new non-album track Glow. (*see Singles section*)

## Tracklisting

* original LP/MC, REFORMATION/CHRYSALIS CHR 1331, 1981

Side One

1. To Cut a Long Story Short (3:20)

2. Reformation (4:55)

3. Mandolin (4:08)

4. Muscle Bound (5:11)

Side Two

1. Age of Blows (4:10)

2. The Freeze (4:36)

3. Confused (4:39)

4. Toys (5:47)

* first UK CD release, Chrysalis 7243 8 52964 2 0, 1983
* Chrysalis/EMI, CD GOLD 1046, 1996
* Disky CD release, 1997

tracks as above (1-8)

* Deluxe remastered double CD release, EMi 5099962675024, 2010

CD1

1. To Cut a Long Story Short (3:19)

2. Reformation (4:54)

3. Mandolin (4:07)

4. Musclebound (5:08)

5. Age of Blows (4:09)

6. The Freeze (4:35)

7. Confused (4:38)

8. Toys (5:50)

9. The Freeze (7″ version) (3:34)

10. Musclebound (7″ version) (4:00)

11. Glow (7″ version) (3:50)

CD2

1. To Cut a Long Story Short (12″ version) (6:31)

2. The Freeze (Special mix) (6:33)

3. Glow (12″ version) (8:09)

4. The Freeze (12″ version) (4:27)

5. The Freeze (BBC session: Studio B15, 15/03/1981) (4:40)

6. Mandolin (BBC session: Studio B15, 15/03/1981) (4:06)

7. Musclebound (BBC session: Studio B15, 15/03/1981) (4:51)

8. Glow (BBC session: Studio B15, 15/03/1981) (4:14)

## Singles

UK rel. date November 1980. UK chart peak 05
7" Reformation/Chrysalis CHS 2473
A. To Cut A Long Story Short
B. To Cut A Long Story Short (Version)
UK rel. date January 1981. UK chart peak 17
* 7" Reformation/Chrysalis CHS 2486

A. The Freeze (3:30)
B. The Freeze (version) (4:20)
* 12" CHS 12 2486

A. The Freeze (4:35)
B. The Freeze (6:30)
UK rel. date 23 March 1981, UK chart peak 10
* 7" Reformation/Chrysalis CHS 2509

A. Muscle Bound (3:58) - *slightly different and edited version of album track*
B. Glow (3:48)
* 12" Reformation/Chrysalis CHS 12 2509

A. Glow (8:10)
B. Muscle Bound (4:54)

## Scrapbook

*Record Mirror*, 25 Oct. 1980*Record Mirror', 28 Feb. 1981'*Muscle Bound lyrics in *Smash Hits*
## External links

* discogs.com
* musicbrainz
* AllMusic
* Spotify (special edition)

## Further reading

* Earls J., *Making Spandau Ballet: Journeys To Glory*, classicpopmag.com, July 2021
Speak & Spell

LP front cover.

**Speak & Spell** is the title of the debut album by Depeche Mode, released on 5 October 1981 on Mute Records. The album was preceded by the singles New Life and Just Can't Get Enough, both included on this release. All tracks were produced by Depeche Mode and Daniel Miller. The group's debut single Dreaming of Me was only included on the successive US release and as a bonus track on CD releases.

As the only Depeche Mode album to feature founder member Vince Clarke, who wrote the majority of the songs, *Speak & Spell* represents a unique work in Depeche Mode group history.

## Tracklisting

- original UK LP/cassette, MUTE STUMM 5 / c STUMM 5

Side One

1. New Life
2. I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead
3. Puppets
4. Boys Say Go!
5. Nodisco
6. What's Your Name?

Side Two

1. Photographic
2. Tora! Tora! Tora!
3. Big Muff
4. Any Second Now (Voices)
5. Just Can't Get Enough

*US releases features a remix of New Life plus Dreaming of Me instead of I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead, as track 3, switching places with Puppets.*

 - UK CD release CD STUMM 5 (1988) as above plus extra tracks:

1. Dreaming of Me
2. Ice Machine
3. Shout
4. Any Second Now
5. Just Can't Get Enough (Schizo Mix)

## Singles

New Life
Rel. 13 June 1981, UK chart peak: 11, 04 August 1981

* 7 MUTE 014
	+ New Life (3:45)
	+ Shout! (3:45)

* 12 MUTE 014
	+ New Life (Remix) (4:00)
	+ Shout! (Rio Mix) (7:35)

Just Can't Get Enough
Rel. 07 September 1981, UK chart peak: 8, 13 October 1981

* 7 MUTE 016
	+ Just Can't Get Enough (3:35)
	+ Any Second Now (3:08)

* 12 MUTE 016
	+ Just Can't Get Enough (Schizo Mix) (6:41)
	+ Any Second Now (Altered) (5:43)

## Notes

* All songs written by Vince Clarke except Tora! Tora! Tora! and Big Muff by Martin L. Gore
* All lead vocals by Dave Gahan except Any Second Now (Voices) by Martin L. Gore
* Some overseas issues omit I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead, moving Puppets to track 2 and include debut single Dreaming Of Me as track 3.
* Some versions of Dreaming of Me, where included, have a different ending to the original single release.[1]
* Some overseas issues feature photographs of band members on the back of the sleeve. The UK release, like all the singles, does not feature any such photographs.
* Some initial CD releases (from 1986) feature the original UK track-listing whereas others follow the revised listing / order, and feature group photos (see above).[2]
Status Quo

**Status Quo** are a British pop/rock band that originally formed as The Scorpions in 1962, founded by schoolboy friends Francis Rossi and Alan Lancaster. Later joined by Rick Parfitt and drummer John Coghlan, they became The Status Quo in 1967 and then just Status Quo in 1969.

The group had their first chart hit with Pictures of Matchstick Men, written by Rossi, in early 1968, with their musical style and fashionable appearance fitting in with the 'psychedelic' movement of the time. However at the beginning of the 1970s, the group made radical change to a guitar-driven rock sound, donning their trademark denim outfits, which would characterise them for much of the decade. The 1980s saw a move towards a more pop approach to songwriting, and in Spring 1984 the group embarked on their 'End of the Road' "farewell" tour. In July 1985 they opened the Live Aid event at Wembley with a performance of Rockin' All Over the World.

Over the decades Status Quo have had no less than fifty-seven Top 40 singles, although only one no.1 - Down Down in January 1975. No.1 albums include *Hello* (1973), *On the Level* (1975) and *Blue For You* (1976).

Guitarist and vocalist Rick Parfitt died in 2016, as did founder member Alan Lancaster, in 2021. Francis Rossi continues to work as Status Quo and a compilation album *Quo'ing In - The Best of The Noughties* was released in September 2022.

## Scrapbook

*Record Mirror*, Nov. 1978*Record Mirror*, Nov. 1982

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Discogs
Slik (album)

**Slik** is the title of the debut album by the British pop band of the same name, released in May 1976 on Bell records.

Despite having had a no.1 single Forever and Ever early in the year, the follow-up **Requiem** was less successful reaching no.24. Both tracks are included on the album.

Likewise, the album was not a commercial success, failing to reach the Top 40 in the UK, their 'Bay City Roller' type image being already rather outdated and to some extent made redundant by the emerging punk rock scene. The group had effectively disbanded by the end of the year making Slik their first and only album.

It was re-released on Cherry Red in 2007 with added bonus tracks.

## Personnel

* Midge Ure - lead vocals, guitar
* Jim McGinlay - bass guitar
* Billy McIsaac - keyboards
* Kenny Hyslop - drums

## Scrapbook

*Slik* album review, Record Mirror*Slik* album ad, Record Mirror
## External links

* Wikipedia
* Discogs
The Joshua Tree

### Singles

With or Without You, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Where the Streets Have No Name

### Next album

*Rattle and Hum* (1988)

***The Joshua Tree*** is the title of the fifth studio album by rock band U2, released on 09 March 1987 on Island Records. the album It was produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno, and became one of the group's best known and best-selling albums, consolidating the success of *The Unforgettable Fire* (1984), going to no.1 in the UK and no.1 in thr US for the first time. It became the second best selling album of 1987 in th UK (after Michael Jackson's *Bad*)

The album also spawned three UK Top 10 singles. The first, With or Without You, went to no.1 in the US (no.4 in the UK) as did I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (UK no.6). A third album track Where the Streets Have No Name fared better in the UK where it again reached no.4, no.11 in the US. A fourth track In God's Country was released as a single in N. America only but still managed no.48 in the UK as an import (no.44 in the US).

## Personnel

* Bono – lead vocals, harmonica, guitars
* The Edge – guitars, backing vocals, piano
* Adam Clayton – bass guitar
* Larry Mullen Jr. – drums, percussion

Producers Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno also contribute some instruments and backing vocals.

## Tracklisting

*original UK LP*

Side One

1. Where the Streets Have No Name
2. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
3. With or Without You
4. Bullet the Blue Sky
5. Running To Stand Still

Side Two

1. Red Hill Mining Town
2. In God's Country
3. Trip Through Your Wires
4. One Tree Hill
5. Exit
6. Mothers of the Disappeared

*all songs written by U2*

## Singles

UK rel. date 16 March 1987, UK chart peak 04
* With or Without You / Luminous Times (Hold on to Love) / Walk to the Water

Notable cover versions: Heaven 17 (1998)
UK rel. date 25 May 1987, UK chart peak 06
* I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Spanish Eyes / Deep in the Heart

Notable cover versions: Bonnie Tyler (2003)
UK rel. date 31 August 1987, UK chart peak 04
* Where the Streets Have No Name (single version) / Race Against Time / Silver and Gold / Sweetest Thing

Notable cover versions: Pet Shop Boys (1991 single)
N. America only, UK chart peak 48
* In God's Country / Bullet the Blue Sky / Running To Stand Still

NB One Tree Hill rel. as fourth single in Australia & NZ only in 1988.

## Re-releases

2007
* 2xCD 10th anniversary deluxe re-issue, original album with bonus CD of B-sides and other tracks (*details here*)
* Deluxe box set also includes DVD *U2 Live From Paris - Concert Filmed At The Hippodrome De Vincennes, Paris On 4th July, 1987,* documentary *Outside It's America (Filmed In The US During The Joshua Tree Tour, 1987)* and bonus videos *(details here)*

2017
* 2xCD 30th Anniversary edition, original album plus bonus CD *The Joshua Tree Live At Madison Square Garden - 28th September 1987*
* 4xCD Super Deluxe 4CD Box Set *(details here)*
* Super Deluxe digital edition (as above)

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* Musicbrainz
* Spotify (2017 Super deluxe ed.)
The Carpet Crawlers

**The Carpet Crawlers** is the title of a song by the British rock band Genesis, recorded for their sixth studio album *The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway* (November 1974) and also released in edited form as a single in April 1975. the track featured Peter Gabriel on lead vocals.

The track was re-recorded and released as "The Carpet Crawlers 1999" on the compilation album *Turn It On Again: The Hits,* and again as a single.

A live version of Carpet Crawlers was also released on *Seconds Out* (1977).

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Musicbrainz (song)
* Discogs (1975 single)
* Discogs (1999 single)
The Stranglers

**The Stranglers** are an English rock band, formed in 1974, who emerged via the punk rock scene in the mid-70s. They were one of the first 'new wave' groups to enjoy mainstream success, with 23 UK top 40 singles and 17 UK top 40 albums. Still active, The Stranglers are one of the longest-surviving bands to have originated in the punk scene.

Originally known as The Guildford Stranglers, after making their name on the 'pub-rock' scene of the mid-70s, they achieved wider success as support groups for The Ramones and Patti Smith on their respective first UK tours around 1976. John Peel saw them playing with Patti Smith at the Hammersmith Odeon in October 1976, and soon became a champion of their music even before they achieved a record deal. Via his show they became a major group of the punk/new wave scene in 1977, and in May had their first Top 10 hit Peaches, notwithstanding a ban on the record by the BBC. They did however achieve some radio play and their *Top of the Pops* debut with the B-side Something Better Change (no.8). Two more Top 10 singles followed, Something Better Change (9) and No More Heroes (8).

Released in April 1977, their debut album *Rattus Norvegicus* reached no.4 in the UK, and their second album *No More Heroes* swiftly followed in September of the same year, reaching no.2 (outsold only by a Diana Ross & The Supremes compilation album). They also recorded two Peel sessions in 1977 and a live gig recorded at the London Roundhouse in November was also broadcast on his show just after Christmas. Commercial success continued in 1978 with the highly anticipated album *Black and White* (no.2) and hits Five Minutes (11) and Nice n Sleazy (18). Their 1979 album *The Raven* heralded a transition towards a more melodic and complex sound which appealed more to the album than the singles market, and disoriented many fans form the 'punk' era, although the lead-single Duchess reached no.14 in the UK with the parent album reaching no.4.

*tbc*
Tamzin Outhwaite

**Tamzin Outhwaite** (b. 05 November 1970) is a British actress, presenter and narrator. She first became famous in pop-culture thanks to her role as Mel Owen in the BBC soap opera *EastEnders.* She later had a lead role in the BBC drama series *Red Cap* (2003-2004) and in the ITV series *Vital Signs* (2006).

## Scrapbook

*scans GraemeWood*

2006
Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call

**Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call** is a 1981 double album release by British group Simple Minds comprising the two titular LPs. It was a limited edition release of 10,000 copies and each album was subsequently released separately, *Sister..* as a 'budget priced' album.

The cassette edition of *Sons and Fascination* comprised all 15 tracks from both albums. The CD edition released in 1985 included just 13 tracks, although subsequent CD releases in 2002 [1] and 2003 [2] reinstate all tracks.

See individual pages for more details:

* *Sons and Fascination*
* *Sister Feelings Call*

## Singles

Single releases came from both albums so are listed here:

#### The American

UK rel. date 23 May 1981, UK chart peak 59

7" Virgin VS 410

* A. The American, B. League of Nations

12" Virgin VS 410-12

* A. The American, B. League of Nations

*Note: The 12" version of The American is longer although this is not specified on the record.*

#### Love Song

UK rel. date 15 August 1981, UK chart peak 47

7" Virgin VS 434

* A. Love Song (3:54), B. This Earth That You Walk Upon (4:15)

12" Virgin VS 434 12

* A. Love Song (5:04), B. This Earth That You Walk Upon (5:28)

*Note: both versions of This Earth That You Walk Upon are instrumentals, as opposed to the album version which feature lyrics/vocal by J. Kerr*

#### Sweat in Bullet

UK rel. date 26 October 1981, UK chart peak 52

7" Virgin VS 451

* A. Sweat in Bullet (3:00), B. 20th Century Promised Land (4:55)

2x7" Virgin VS 451 (gatefold sleeve)

* A. Sweat in Bullet (3:00), B. 20th Century Promised Land (4:55), C. Premonition (5:58), D. League of Nations (6:10)

12" Virgin VS 451 12

* A1. Sweat in Bullet A2. 20th Century Promised Land (4:55); B1. Premonition, B2. League of Nations

Note: Sweat in Bullet on 12" is an extended remix (not stated on record); Premonition and League of Nations on both releases are live recordings, from concert at the Hammersmith Odeon 25-9-81.
Something

**Something** is the title of a song recorded by The Beatles originally released on the album *Abbey Road* and later as a double A-side single with Come Together.

The song was written by George Harrison

Vocalist Shirley Bassey recorded a cover version of the song in 1970 which went to no.4 in the UK in August of that year.
Sister Feelings Call

LP front cover

**Sister Feelings Call** is the title of an album recorded and released by Simple Minds on Virgin records in 1981. Originally released as a bonus album with initial copies of parent album *Sons and Fascination* released in September 1981, *Sister Feelings Call* was also released as an album in its own right in October.

With a running time of 35 mins *Sister Feelings Call* is sometimes classed as a 'mini album' and was sold at a reduced price with respect to full albums at the time of its release.

The cassette issue of *Sons and Fascination* featured all the tracks from both albums.

The 1986 CD release of *Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call* omits League of Nations and Sound in 70 Cities due to space constraints, although these were reinstated for the 2002 and 2003 remasters of both albums.

Most streaming and DL versions still only carry the 13 tracks.

## Tracklisting

* 1981 LP release, Virgin OVED 2

Side One

1. Theme for Great Cities
2. The American
3. 20th Century Promised Land

Side Two

1. Wonderful in Young Life
2. League of Nations
3. Careful in Career
4. Sound in 70 Cities
Seventeen Seconds

**Seventeen Seconds** is the title of the second studio album by British band The Cure, released on 22 April 1980 on Fiction Records.

The release of the album was preceded by the single A Forest which was the band's first Top 40 single, and *Seventeen Seconds* became their first chart album reaching no.20 in May 1980.

The Cure had also recorded their second session for Radio 1's John Peel in March featuring four tracks from the album A Forest / 17 Seconds / Play For Today and M. The session was first broadcast on 10 March 1980 and repeated no less than four times throughout the year by Peel on his show. A Forest featured in Peel's traditional Festive Fifty both in 1980 and again in 1981.[1]

A deluxe edition with bonus CD was released in 2005.

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* Spotify (original album)
* Spotify (deluxe edition)
The Next Day

### Singles

Where Are We Now?, The Stars (Are Out Tonight), The Next Day, Valentine's Day, Love Is Lost (remix) .

### Next album

The Next Day Extra

**The Next Day** is the title of the twenty-fourth studio album by British musician and recording artist David Bowie. It was released on 08 March 2013 on ISO records and Columbia.

The release had been announced on Bowie's 66th birthday, on 08 January 2013, together with the surprise release of the new video and single entitled Where Are We Now?. It was Bowie's first new material since the *Reality* album in 2003. *The Next Day* entered the UK album charts at no.1, making it his first number one album since *Black Tie White Noise* (1993), and his ninth overall.

Recorded in great secrecy (it was widely believed at the time that Bowie had retired form the music business), the new album was produced by Bowie with Tony Visconti.

## Personnel

* David Bowie: vocals, guitars, acoustic guitar, keyboards, percussion

Other musicians include:

* Zachary Alford, Sterling Campbell - drums, percussion
* Gail Ann Dorsey - bass guitar, backing vocals
* Gerry Leonard - guitar, keyboards
* Earl Slick, David Torn - guitar

*see external links for full credits*

## Cover art

The album's cover was designed by Jonathan Barnbrook and is an adapted version of Bowie's 1977 album, *"Heroes"*, with a white square with the album title covering Bowie's face.

## Tracklisting

*original UK CD*

1. The Next Day
2. Dirty Boys
3. The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
4. Love Is Lost
5. Where Are We Now?
6. Valentine's Day
7. If You Can See Me
8. I'd Rather Be High
9. Boss of Me
10. Dancing Out in Space
11. How Does the Grass Grow?
12. (You Will) Set the World on Fire
13. You Feel So Lonely You Could Die
14. Heat

Deluxe edition extra tracks

* So She
* Plan
* I'll Take You There

Japanese editions also included the track God Bless the Girl.

See also *The Next Day Extra*.

## Singles

*UK only*

UK rel. date , UK chart peak 06
* Where Are We Now? (digital only)
UK rel. date 20 April 2013
* 7" The Stars (Are Out Tonight) / Where Are We Now?
UK rel. date 17 June 2013
* 7" ltd. ed shaped: The Next Day / The Next Day
UK rel. date 19 August 2013
* 7" pic disc.: Valentine's Day / Plan
* 13 November 2013: Love Is Lost (Hello Steve Reich Mix by James Murphy for the DFA) (10:25)
* 16 December 2013: 12" Love Is Lost (Hello Steve Reich mix by James Murphy for the DFA) / I’d Rather Be High (Venetian mix) / Love Is Lost (Hello Steve Reich mix by James Murphy for the DFA – edit)

## External links

* Official site page
* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* Musicbrainz
* Spotify - 14 track version
The BBC Television Shakespeare

***The*** ***BBC Television Shakespeare*** was a series of British television adaptations of the plays of William Shakespeare, broadcast by BBC Television.

The first play, *Romeo and Juliet*, was shown on BBC Two on 03 December 1978 and the cycle was completed with *Titus Andronicus* on 27 April 1985. The plays spanned a total of seven series over thirty-seven episodes.

## Key plays

Some of Shakespeare's better known plays were broadcast as follows. For a full list see Wikipedia
The Dreaming

front cover

**The Dreaming** is the title of the fourth studio album recorded by British artist Kate Bush. The follow-up to 1980's Never for Ever album, it entered the UK charts at peak position of no.3 and spent a total of six weeks in the Top 40.

The album had been preceded by the single Sat In Your Lap, released some fifteen months earlier. The title track was also released as a single in the UK in July 1982, although failed to make the Top 40. There Goes a Tenner was also later released a single but was Bush's first not to even make the Top 75.

*The Dreaming* was produced by Kate Bush, with all songs written by herself.

## Tracklisting

* original LP/MC EMI EMC 3419, 1982

Side One

1. Sat In Your Lap
2. There Goes a Tenner
3. Pull Out the Pin
4. Suspended in Gaffa
5. Leave It Open

Side Two

1. The Dreaming
2. Night of the Swallow
3. All the Love
4. Houdini
5. Get Out of My House

## External links

* Discogs
* Wikipedia
* Spotify
Wham!

**Wham!** is the name of a pop music duo formed by school friends George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley in 1981.

Initially focussing on social commentary and problems facing the youth of Great Britain at the time, their songs became some of the biggest selling hits of the decade making the duo one of the best known and most commercially successful of pop culture both in Britain and abroad.

The career of the band was relatively short, with the first of their hits coming in late 1982, and their breakup in Spring 1986. In that short time Wham! had 11 UK Top 40 hits, including four no.1s, plus two no.1 studio albums, with the aptly named *The Final* reaching no.2 (held off the top only by Madonna). George Micahel's debut solo release Careless Whisper which also reached no.1 (his first of seven), was originally written by the duo and features on their second album *Make It Big*.

In March 1985, Wham! began a lengthy world tour, including a ground-breaking 10-day visit to China, the first by a Western pop group, and one which attracted huge media attention across the world. the visit is documented in the film *Wham! in China: Foreign Skies,* which was shown at Wembley Stadium on large video screens on Saturday 28 June 1986 just prior to the band's farewell concert on that day, and later released on VHS. Ridgeley and Michael both participated in the Band Aid project and performed at Live Aid in July 1985 although not together as Wham!

## Discography

UK releases only

Other albums:

* *The Best of Wham!: If You Were There...* (1997)

### Notes

1. ↑ Re-issue. Originally issued in 1982 as debut single.
2. ↑ held off the top by The Police - Every Breath You Take
3. ↑ first no.1 also in US
4. ↑ Double A-side. Everything She Wants taken from *Make It Big*, while a remix of Last Christmas features on The Final.
5. ↑ No.2 for 5 weeks, kept off the top by Band Aid. Last Christmas also no.2 in 2017.

## Scrapbook

Record Mirror, July 1982No.1, June 1983*Record Mirror*, June 1984*Record Mirror*, Nov. 1984
The History Man (TV series)

**The History Man** - TV mini-series based on the novel of the same name by Malcolm Bradbury, set in the year 1972. Originally shown on four consecutive Sunday nights at 10.25 pm.

Also dramatised for Radio 4 in 2002.

Outside scenes filmed at the University of Lancaster.

## Episodes

* 10 May 2006 (with ep.2)
* 10 May 2006 (with ep.1)
 3
* 17 May 2006 (with ep.4)
 4
* 17 May 2006 (with ep.3)
* 15 February 2009 (with ep.3)

## External links

* IMDb
* BBC
Shaun Keaveny

**Shaun Keaveny** (b.14 June 1972) is a British radio broadcaster and occasional TV personality. He is best known for hosting the BBC 6 Music Breakfast Show which he began on 02 April 2007.

On 14 December 2018, after 11 years and 8 months, Keaveny hosted his final breakfast show live from Maida Vale. As from 2019 Keaveny he hosted the afternoon show on the same station. In June 2021 he announced that he will be leaving the station saying, "Things change, places change, people change, and it's time for a change." [1]
The Skids

**The Skids** (or **Skids**) are a post-punk turned rock group hailing from Scotland, UK.

## Discography

UK only. Peak chart pos. in brackets.

 1979
 Masquerade (14)
 1980
 Circus Games (32)
 Woman in Winter (49)

TV
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## Radio

* Five sessions, all for John Peel: 19 May 1978 / 01 September 1978 / 26 February 1979 / 07 May 1979 / 15 September 1980

## See also

* Slik
* Big Country

## External links

* official site
* discogs
* musicbrainz
* Spotify
The Lexicon of Love

**The Lexicon of Love** is the title of the debut album by British pop band ABC. It was released in June 1982 on Neutron records. Produced by Trevor Horn, the album went to no.1 in the UK the week after its release and rmained th the top for four weeks, spending a total of fifty consecutive weeks in the Top 100.

*The Lexicon of Love* went on to become the fourth biggest selling album in the UK in 1982, and one of the most iconic albums of the 1980s. Its commercial success remained unequalled throughout the band's career and in recent years it has been performed live in its entirety on several occasions. An official live album *Lexicon of Love 40th anniversary Live at Sheffield City Hall* was released in May 2023.

ABC also released *The Lexicon of Love II*, an album of 11 new tracks in the style of the 1982 original, in May 2016.

## Tracklisting

Side One

1. Show Me
2. Poison Arrow
3. Many Happy Returns
4. Tears Are Not Enough
5. Valentine's Day

Side Two

1. The Look Of Love (Part One)
2. Date Stamp
3. All Of My Heart
4. 4 Ever 2 Gether
5. The Look Of Love (Part Four)

## Singles

	+ rel. 16 October 1981, UK peak 19
	+ rel. 05 february 1982, UK peak 06
	+ rel. 07 May 1982, UK peak 04
	+ rel. 27 August 1982, UK peak 05

## External links

* Discogs
* Spotify
Straight in at No.1

The issue of a new single by a group or artist has always been a big event in modern pop-culture, and anticipation was often so high that the single would go straight into the charts at the no.1 position, without any hesitation. This phenomenon was quite rare in the 70s and 80s and up to the mid-90s although afterwards record buying (or downloading and streaming) trends changed so much that it was unusual for a much anticipated new single *not* to go to straight no.1. In the 21st centry it is now more and more the case that if a single doesn't go straight in at no.1 then it never will reach the coveted top spot.

Here is a list of singles that entered the UK charts at the no.1 position, **from 1964 to 1998**. The list is based on information from the ukcharts.20m.com site and from the Official Charts Archive pages. Dates given are as falling on a Tuesday, the day on which the charts were officially announced on Radio 1 up to October 1987, after which the charts were announced on Sundays.

*tbc - for full list see here.*

## Notes

1. ↑ Wednesday. Exact date of announcement unknown.
2. ↑ replaced I Love You Love Me Love
3. ↑ Posthumous release for Freddie Mercury who died on 24 November 1991.
The Beatles

**The Beatles** were a British pop and rock group, founded in 1960 with members originating from the area of Liverpool, north-west England.

During their ten year history they became the biggest-selling group in recording history and a major influence worldwide in terms of music, style and popular culture.

## Origins

Sixteen-year old John Lennon formed a skiffle group known as The Quarrymen in early 1957, later that year taking on board Paul McCartney whom he met after a performance at a local fete. Lennon originally rejected McCartney's friend George Harrison, also a guitarist, as too young to play in the band although was eventually allowed to join. the new three-piece called Johnny and the Moondogs began to play wherever they could find a drummer. A fourth member, Lennon's art college friend Stuart Sutcliffe, joined in January 1960 as bass guitar player. Sutcliffe suggested the group name of 'The Beatols' which later became the Silver Beatles and then, by mid-August, The Beatles. The group then recruited drummer Pete Best and the five-piece left England to begin a club residency spot in Hamburg, West Germany.

## Hit singles

UK Top 10 only (pre-1964 songs not linked)

### Number 1s

* 1963: From Me To You, She Loves You, I Want To Hold Your Hand
* 1964: Can't Buy Me Love, A Hard Day's Night, I Feel Fine
* 1965: Ticket To Ride, Help!, Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out
* 1966: Paperback Writer, Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby
* 1967: All You Need Is Love, Hello, Goodbye
* 1968: Lady Madonna, Hey Jude
* 1969: Get Back, The Ballad of John and Yoko

### Other

* 1963: Please Please Me (2)
* 1967: Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever (2), Magical Mystery Tour (EP) (2)
* 1969: Something/Come Together (4)
* 1970: Let It Be (2)

### Post-1970

* 1982: Love Me Do (4)
* 1995: Baby It's You (7), Free As a Bird (2)
* 1996: Real Love (4)
* 2023: Now and Then
Say You'll Be There

**Say You'll Be There** is the title of a song recorded by British group Spice Girls, released as their second single on 14 October 1996. It became the group's second consecutive no.1 single in the UK, going straight in a week later, and remained at the top for two weeks and stayed in the Top 40 for a total of twelve.[1]

The track also featured on their debut album *Spice*, released in November.

TV
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### Top of the Pops

* 11 October 1996 (NEW)
* 25 October 1986 (1)
* 01 November 1996 (1)
* 25 December 1996 (Christmas 1996 Number 1s edition, but still at no.17)
The World Won't Listen

LP front cover

**The World Won't Listen** is the title of the second compilation album released by British group The Smiths on Rough Trade records in February 1987. Like the previous *Hatful of Hollow* the album brings together on one album A and B sides from singles not released on albums and other non-album tracks, this time released between 1985 and 1987.

The album entered the UK charts at no.2 immediately after its release and spent a total of ten weeks in the Top 40 and a further 5 in the Top 100.[1] A 1995 re-release reached no.52.

## Personnel

* Morrissey - vocals
* Johnny Marr - guitars, keyboards, harmonica
* Andy Rourke - bass guitar (and some cello)
* Mike Joyce - drums, percussion
* Craig Gannon - rhythm guitar on Ask and some other tracks

## Tracklisting

CD

1. Panic (Single A-side)

2. Ask (Remix of single A-side)

3. London (B-side of Shoplifters of the World Unite)

4. Bigmouth Strikes Again (From The Queen Is Dead)

5. Shakespeare's Sister (Single A-side)

6. There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (From The Queen Is Dead)

7. Shoplifters of the World Unite (Single A-side)

8. The Boy with the Thorn in His Side (Single A-side version)

9. Asleep (B-side of The Boy with the Thorn in His Side)

10. Unloveable (B-side of Bigmouth Strikes Again)

11. Half a Person (B-side of Shoplifters of the World Unite)

12. Stretch Out and Wait (Alternate vocal version of B-side of Shakespeare's Sister)

13. That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore (Single A-side edit)

14. Oscillate Wildly (B-side of How Soon Is Now?)

15. You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby (UK mix of aborted single A-side)

16. Rubber Ring (B-side of The Boy with the Thorn in His Side)

LP & cassette Side One, tracks 1-8, Side two tracks 9-16
### Re-releases

* 2011: CD remaster, adds Money Changes Everything (track 9), Golden Lights (track 18).
* 2012: vinyl LP, eighteen tracks over four sides

## Singles

UK rel. date 18 March 1985, UK chart peak. 26
UK rel. date 01 July 1985, UK chart peak 49
UK rel. date 23 September 1985, UK chart peak 23
UK rel. date 19 May 1986, UK chart peak 26
UK rel. date 21 July 1986, UK chart peak 11
TOTP - 07 August 1986
UK rel. date 20 October 1986, UK chart peak 14
UK rel. date 26 January 1987, UK chart peak 12
TOTP - 05 February 1987

## External links

* Discogs
* Musicbrainz
* Wikipedia
* Spotify (18 track 2011 remaster)
Viva Hate

original cover art

*Viva Hate* is the title of the debut solo studio album by British recording artist Morrissey. It was released on 14 March 1988 by HMV, coming just six months after The Smiths' final studio album *Strangeways, Here We Come*.

The album entered the UK charts at no.1 imemdiately after its release, spending five weeks in the Top 40. It also spawned two Top 10 singles, Suedehead and Everyday is Like Sunday.

EMI released a special remastered edition in 1997, which featured eight additional tracks, and another remaster in 2012 with some changes to the original.

*Viva Hate* was produced by Stephen Street who also remastered the 2012 version.

It was listed by *Q* as one of the top 50 albums of 1988 and is included in the book *1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die*.

## Personnel

* Morrissey - vocals, lyricist
* Stephen Street – bass guitar, guitar, songwriter, producer
* Vini Reilly – guitars, keyboards
* Andrew Paresi – drums

## Tracklisting

*original UK CD*

1. Alsatian Cousin
2. Little Man, What Now?
3. Everyday Is Like Sunday
4. Bengali in Platforms
5. Angel, Angel Down We Go Together
6. Late Night, Maudlin Street
7. Suedehead
8. Break Up the Family
9. The Ordinary Boys
10. I Don't Mind If You Forget Me
11. Dial-a-Cliché
12. Margaret on the Guillotine

1997 re-issue

* Additional tracks: Let the Right One Slip In / Pashernate Love / At Amber / Disappointed (live) / Girl Least Likely To / I'd Love To / Michael's Bones / I've Changed My Plea to Guilty

2012 re-issue

* Treat Me Like a Human Being replaces The Ordinary Boys as track 9.

## Singles

UK rel. date 15 February 1988, UK chart peak 05
* 7": Suedehead / I Know Very Well How I Got My Name
* 12": Suedehead / I Know Very Well How I Got My Name / Ordinary Boys
* CDS: Suedehead / I Know Very Well How I Got My Name / Hairdresser on Fire / Oh Well, I'll Never Learn
 Everyday Is Like Sunday
UK rel. date 31 May 1988, UK chart peak 09
* 7": Everyday Is Like Sunday / Disappointed
* 12"/CDS: Everyday Is Like Sunday / Sister I'm a Poet / Disappointed / Will Never Marry

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* Musicbrainz
* Spotify - 2012 version, listed as '2011 remaster'