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Philip Oakey

**Philip Oakey** (aka Phil Oakey, b.02 October 1955) is a British vocalist, musician, songwriter and recording artist, best known as the lead singer of the group The Human League. He joined the group in 1978 and, after a split in 1980, remained with the band name and to date is the only original member still active.

Oakey has written the majority of lyrics for the group's output, including those of early tracks such Being Boiled and Empire State Human, as well as the group's commercial hits like Don't You Want Me, Mirror Man, Tell Me When and many more.

Since the early days Oakey was known for his unique 'lop-sided' haircut which he kept until early 1982. As frontman He was also known for his use of face make-up and use of feminine clothing to give the group a striking visual image. His appearance, as well as that of other band members especially vocalists Susanne Sulley and Joanne Catherall, have continued to be an important part of The Human League.

Away from the group, Oakey's most commercially successful collaboration was with producer Giorgio Moroder. The two wrote and recorded the theme song to the 1984 film *Electric Dreams, entitled Together in Electric Dreams. They went on to produce a self-titled album the following year and had a modest hit with the single Goodbye Bad Times.*

As a recording artist he is associated with electronic music, the use of which was part of the 'manifesto' of The Human League since their early pioneering days, and for bringing the genre into the mainstream especially through the *Dare* album and associated singles during 1981. Oakey has since remained faithful to the use of electronic instruments throughout his career, spanning over four decades.

In 1999, he sang lead vocals (and spoken voice) for the single 1st Man in Space by the Sheffield band All Seeing I, with whom he performed on Top of the Pops. He has also recorded with respect, Pet Shop Boys and Little Boots.

## Scrapbook

NME cover, July 1980*Record Mirror*, November 1982*Record Mirror*, September 1986
Martin Cooper

**Martin Cooper** (b. 01 October 1958) is a British musician, composer and artist best known as a member of Liverpool new wave group Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD).

As an art student in the late seventies, Cooper had collaborated with OMD founder members Paul Humphreys and Andy McCluskey playing saxophone in with their earlier group The Id. He later contributed sax for one track, Mystereality, on OMD's debut album released in 1980. Although he was not part of the band's first headlining tour (a recording of his sax was played on group's tape recorder named Winston), he started appearing and playing live with OMD from September 1980, and on the promotional tour of their second album *Organisation* which continued well into 1981. He can be seen playing keyboards with the group during performances of hit single Enola Gay on Top of the Pops and in the promo video for the song.

An interview and feature in Smash Hits (03 September 1981) revealed that Martin Cooper was now an 'ex-member', having been replaced by new keyboard player Mike Douglas. This was despite the fact that Cooper had co-written the group's new single Souvenir with Paul Humphreys. However Cooper appeared with the group again on Top of the Pops, together with Douglas, playing sax for a mimed performance of the song. He eventually remained with the band for the Architecture and Morality tour, while it was Douglas who left (going on to play live with The Human League and China Crisis).

By now part of a consolidated four-piece with McCluskey, Humphreys, and Holmes, Martin Cooper continued to be a permanent OMD band member from 1983 until the group split in 1988. Although he has no other specific writing credits to his name, apart from Souvenir, Cooper's distinctive tenor sax melody can be heard on the top 10 OMD single Talking Loud and Clear (1984) and sax playing on other hits such as So In Love (1985) and (Forever) Live and Die (1986).

In 1983 he wrote and recorded the soundtrack for the Italian film *I Paladini - Storia D'Armi E D'Amori*, together with Dave Hughes, a fellow-Liverpudlian formerly of Dalek I Love You, and of OMD who had also contributed to Souvenir. The pair also composed music for the 1984 American horror film C.H.U.D, although this was never released as a soundtrack.

## The Listening Pool

After the OMD split in the late 80s, effectively leaving just Andy McCluskey with the name, Humphreys, Cooper and Holmes went on to form a new group The Listening Pool, issuing one album Still Life in 1994. The album's cover art is by Martin Cooper.

## OMD re-form

In 2005 McCluskey and Humphreys re-united for OMD live performances, while announcements were made for special live performances of the by-now "classic" album *Architecture and Morality* in its entirety, for which Cooper and Holmes were also re-recruited. Since then the group has released two more new albums and several live dates, usually with Cooper on keyboards, occasional guitar and bass guitar for one of OMD's earliest compositions 'Julia's Song'.
Parallel Lines

### Notes

* UK: 38th best-selling album, 1978; **1st** best-selling, 1979; 42nd best-selling (1980).
* US: chart peak 06 (April 1979)

## Chronology

### Next album

*Eat to the Beat*

**Parallel Lines** - third studio album by American group Blondie.

## Tracklisting

Side One

1. Hanging On the Telephone
2. One Way or Another
3. Picture This
4. Fade Away and Radiate
5. Pretty Baby
6. I Know but I Don’t Know

Side Two

1. 11:59
2. Will Anything Happen?
3. Sunday Girl - Blondie
4. Heart of Glass - Blondie
5. I’m Gonna Love You Too
6. Just Go Away
Record Collection: D

List of records, cassettes and CDs in my record collection by artist beginning with D, including solo artist surname D.

## Depeche Mode

####  7"

* Dreaming of Me b/w Ice Machine (1981)
* New Life b/w Shout (1981)
* See You b/w Now, This Is Fun (1982)
* Everything Counts b/w Work Hard (1983)
* Love In Itself 2 b/w Fools
* People Are People b/w In Your Memory (1984)
* Blasphemous Rumours / live tracks (1984)

#### 12"

* Just Can't Get Enough (schizo mix) / Any Second Now (Voices) (1981)
* The Meaning of Love / Oberkorn (1982)
* Get the Balance Right! (combination mix) / The Great Outdoors / Tora! Tora! Tora! (live) (1983)
* Get the Balance Right! + live tracks (1983)
* Everything Counts + live tracks (1983)
* Love In Itself + live tracks (1983)
* Love In Itself 3 / Fools (Bigger) / Love In Itself 4 (1983)
Gold (song)

**Gold** is the title of a song recorded by Spandau Ballet, released as a single on 05 August 1983 as the fourth single from their third album, *True,* and the follow-up to the group's first no.1 hit True.

Gold also fared well, reaching no.2 in the UK charts. Songwriter and band member Gary kemp has said that it was inspired by the James Bond film signature song Goldfinger.
Premier League

The **Premier League** is the highest level of the English football league system. It is currently contested by 20 clubs, operating on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football League (EFL).

It was founded on 20 February 1992 and had its inaugural season 1992-93, starting on 15 August.
Peter Phillips

**Peter Mark Andrew Phillips** (born 15 November 1977) is a British businessman and the son of Anne, Princess Royal, and Captain Mark Phillips. He is the eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and is 18th in the line of succession to the British throne.

He married Autumn Kelly on 17 May 2008. Their first daughter was born on 29 December 2010 and their second on 29 March 2012. The couple separated in 2019 and their divorce was settled in June 2021.
Only When I Lose Myself

**Only When I Lose Myself** is the title of a song recorded and released by British group Depeche Mode in 1998. It is one of the group's 'stand-alone' singles which does not appear on any other studio album apart from a compilation album, in this case *Singles 86>98*.

The song was written by band member Martin Gore, who has also performed the song as a live solo.

## Single release

The single was released on 07 September 1998 and entered the UK charts at no.17 on 13 September [1].

It was the group's final single of the nineties and of the twentieth-century, the next single being Dream On, released in 2001.

### Tracklistings

* CD Bong 29

1. Only When I Lose Myself (4:35)

2. Surrender

3. Headstar

* LCD Bong 29 & 12 Bong 29

1/A1.Only When I Lose Myself (Subsonic Legacy Remix)

2/A2. Only When I Lose Myself (Dan The Automator Remix)

3/B1. Headstar (Luke Slater Remix)

* L12 Bong 29

A1. Only When I Lose Myself (Gus Gus Long Play Mix)

B1. Painkiller (Kill The Pain Mix)

B2. Surrender (Catalan FC Out Of Reach Mix)
Paul Weller

**Paul Weller** (b. 25 May 1958) is a British songwriter, musician, vocalist, recording artists and record producer. He first became famous as frontman of The Jam before going on to form The Style Council in 1983, followed by a successful solo career.

Weller has also recorded with Peter Gabriel, The Charlatans and Oasis.

*tbc*
Moby

**Moby** (Richard Melville Hall, b. 11 September 1965) is an American musician, songwriter, singer, producer, and animal rights activist.

After a number of minor hits in the UK in the early 1990s he eventually achieved his greatest commercial success with the single Natural Blues, no.11 in March 2000, taken from the album *Play*, originally released in May 1999 but which went to no.1 over a year later. The follow up single Porcelain became his biggest UK hit, reaching no.8 in June 2000.

His next single We Are All Made of Stars got to no.11 in the UK in May 2002, with the parent album *18* also reaching no.1 in the UK after its release later in the month.

His last UK Top 20 hit was Lift Me Up in March 2005. The parent album *Hotel* reached no.8 in the same month. *Go - The Very Best Of Moby* was released in October 2006 and his latest album *All Visible Objects* was released in May 2020.

Moby has collaborated with other artists such as Debbie Harry, New Order and Jean Michel Jarre.

He is an animal rights activist and convinced vegan.

## External links

* Official page
* Discogs
* Official charts archive
Mike Smith

**Mike Smith** (23 April 1955 – 01 August 2014) was a British television and radio presenter, racing driver, helicopter pilot and later successful businessman. He first joined BBC Radio One in 1975 on a freelance basis, moving on to Capital Radio in 1978.

He returned to the BBC as a regular DJ in 1982, presenting the weekday early show ("shower, shave and sausage show") from 6 to 7 am on weekdays. A year later he took over the weekday lunchtime show from 11.30 am–2 pm before moving on to television where he presented *Breakfast TV* for two years, returning to Radio One in 1986 for the 7 - 9.30 breakfast slot, taking over from Mike Read.

'Smithy' was one of the station's more affable daytime presenters and was once reported as being Princess Diana's favourite DJ. He was also a qualified helicopter pilot although in 1988 suffered a bad crash with his to-be wife Sarah Greene (also a TV presenter), which they both survived.[1]

Smith died in August 2014 from complications following major heart surgery.

## Top of the Pops

Smith was presenter or co-presenter on Top of the Pops on the following dates:

1982
* 30 September 1982 (Radio 1 15th anniversary edition)
* 04 November 1982 (debut solo)
* 25 December 1982 (Christmas Day show)

1983
* 06 January 1983 (with Tommy Vance)
* 10 March 1983 ( " " ")
* 04 August 1983 (with John Peel - Peel's usual 'Ryhthm Pal' David Jensen was on holiday)
* 25 August 1983 (with Simon Bates)
* 25 December 1983 (Christmas edition with Simon Bates, Janice Long, Andy Peebles)

1984
* 26 January 1984 (with Richard Skinner)
* 15 March 1984 (with Simon Bates)
* 24 May 1984 (with Janice Long)
* 05 July 1984 (with JS)
* 30 August 1984 (with Richard Skinner)
* 27 September 1984 (with Peter Powell)
* 01 November 1984 (with Gary Davies)
* 06 December 1984 (with Mike Smith)

1985
* (sixteen appearances)

1986
* (sixteen appearances)

1987
* (sixteen appearances)

1988

* (three appearances plus)
* 31 March 1988 (with Nicky Campbell, final show)

## Radio 1 Vintage

Smith was one of the Radio 1 DJs featured in the Radio 1 Vintage one-hour specials in 2017. The Mike Smith programme was first broadcast on 01 October at 7 am. The programme was preceded by a tribute from Peter Powell and included an archive interview with Spandau Ballet who were celebrating their first no.1 single with True.

## Scrapbook

Smash Hits, January 14, 1987TV Times January 1989
November No.1s

Singles which reached No.1 in the UK during the month of November (up to 2005 incl.). Artists should be hyperlinked once only, where appropriate.

### 1960s

* Roy Orbison - Oh, Pretty Woman (1964, second time)
* The Rolling Stones - Get Off Of My Cloud (1965)
* The Seekers - The Carnival Is Over (1965)
* The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations (1966)
* The Foundations - Now That I've Found You (1967)
* Long John Baldry - Let The Heartaches Begin (1967)
* Joe Cocker - With A Little Help from My Friends (1968)
* Hugo Montenegro - The Good The Bad & The Ugly (1968)

### 1970s

* Jimmie Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Chile (1970)
* Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking (1970)
* Slade - Coz I Luv You (1971)
* Gilbert O'Sullivan - Clair (1972)
* Gary Glitter - I Love You Love Me Love (1973)
* David Essex - Gonna Make You A Star (1974)
* David Bowie - Space Oddity (1975)
* Billy Connolly - D.I.V.O.R.C.E. (1975)
* Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)
* Chicago - If You Leave Me Now (1976)
* Showaddywaddy - Under The Moon of Love (1976)
* ABBA - The Name of the Game (1977)
* Wings - Mull of Kintyre/Girls School (1977)
* Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap (1978)
* Rod Stewart - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? (1978)
* Dr. Hook - When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman (1979)

### 1980s

* Blondie - The Tide Is High (1980)
* ABBA - Super Trouper (1980)
* The Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (1981)
* Queen & David Bowie - Under Pressure (1981)
* Eddy Grant - I Don't Wanna Dance (1982)
* The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)
* Billy Joel - Uptown Girl (1983)
* Chaka Khan - I Feel For You (1984)
* Jim Diamond - I Should Have Known Better (1984)
* Feargal Sharkey - A Good Heart (1985)
* Berlin - Take My Breath Away (Love Theme From 'Top Gun') (1986)
* Robin Beck - First Time (1988)
* Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World (1989)

### 1990s

* Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby (1990)
* Vic Reeves & The Wonder Stuff - Dizzy (1991)
* Michael Jackson - Black or White (1991)
* Charles & Eddie - Would I Lie To You (1992)
* Whitney Houston - I will Always Love You (1992)
* Jobson & Ramone - I Believe/Up On The Roof (1995)
* Jobson & Ramone - What Becomes of the Broken Hearted (1996)
* Prodigy - Breathe (1996)
* VV AA - Perfect Day (1997)
* Geri Halliwell - Lift Me Up (1999)
* Robbie Williams - She's the One (1999)
* Wamdue Project - King of My Castle (1999)
* Cliff Richard - Millennium Prayer (1999)

### 2000-2005

* Westlife - My Love (2000)
* A1 - Same Old Brand New You (2000)
* Blue - If You Come Back (2001)
* S Club 7 - Have You Ever (2001)
* Westlife - Unbreakable (2002)
* Christina Aguilera ft Redman - Dirrty (2002)
* Kylie Minogue - Slow (2003)
* Busted - Crashed the Wedding (2003)
* Westlife - Mandy (2003)
* Will Young - Leave Right Now (2003)
* Eminem - Just Lose It (2004)
* U2 - Vertigo (2004)
* Girls Aloud - I'll Stand By You (2004)
* Madonna - Hung Up (2005)

### >2005 notables

* Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band ‎– The Official BBC Children In Need Medley (2009)
* Band Aid 30 - Do They Know It's Christmas (2014, 1 week)
* Robbie Williams - Candy (2012, 2 weeks - Williams' final no.1)
Nevermind

**Nevermind** is the title of second studio album by American rock band Nirvana, released on 24 September 1991. It became an unexpected critical and commercial success both in the UK, the US and worldwide.

Although it made a slow start in the album charts, *Nevermind* eventually reached the Top 40 in November, with an initial peak position of no.7 in late January 1992, and no.1 in the Billboard charts in the same month.

The album is considered as the beginning of grunge music and was fundamental in bringing alternative rock music to a mainstream audience and into pop culture. It has gone on to sell over 30 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time.

Among its best-known tracks are the opening Smells Like Teen Spirit and Come As You Are, both released as singles and both UK top 10 hits. A further two tracks Lithium and In Bloom were also released as singles during 1992.

## Personnel

* Kurt Cobain – vocals, guitars.
* Krist Novoselic – bass guitar
* Dave Grohl – drums, backing vocals
Restless

**Restless** - song recorded by New Order, released as lead single to their tenth studio album *Music Complete*, on-line only on 28 July 2015.

This was the first single and new material the group had released in a decade since 2005's Waiting for the Sirens' Call, as well as the first single to feature Tom Chapman replacing former bassist and group founder member Peter Hook.

## Promo video

A promo video for the track was released on 18 August 2015

## Physical release

A physical release as well as a digital bundle of Restless was released on 09 October 2015.

The track failed to make any chart position, although its successors from the *Music Complete* album - Tutti Frutti, Singularity and People On the High Line - fared better.
Plastic Letters

**Plastic Letters** is the title of the second studio album by American group Blondie. Released in the UK in February 1978, it was preceded by the single Denis which became their first UK hit and led the way for the album to go Top 10 in March.

The album was produced by Richard Gottehrer, who had also produced the group's eponymous debut in 1976.

The album is notable for its raw punk style, with alll tracks (except the closer Cautious Lip) all clocking in at less than three minutes in duration. The hit Denis is in fact a cover version of "Denise" a song written and recorded by Neil Levenson, originally released in 1963. All other tracks were original band compositions, except for (I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear, which was written by former bassist Gary Valentine who left Blondie before the album was recorded. The track was also released as a second single and went Top 10 in the UK in May.

*Plastic Letters* and its singles represented the commercial breakthrough for Blondie in the UK and some European countries, although still failed to gain any mainstream attention in their native US. Within the year Blondie had begun work on their third album with new producer Mike Chapman, with lead-single Picture This coming out in August.

*Plastic Letters* eventually went platinum and has been re-released twice, firstly in 1994 and again in 2001, with bonus tracks.

## Line-up

* Deborah Harry - vocals
* Chris Stein - guitar, bass guitar, E-bow on "Youth Nabbed as Sniper", vibraphone
* James Destri - grand piano, Farfisa organ, synthesizers, backing vocals
* Clem Burke - drums, backing vocals

## Tracklisting

original LP Chrysalis 6307 617, 1978

Side One

1. Fan Mail
2. Denis
3. Bermuda Triangle Blues (Flight 45)
4. Youth Nabbed As Sniper
5. Contact In Red Square
6. (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear
7. I'm On E

Side Two

1. I Didn't Have The Nerve To Say No
2. Love At The Pier
3. No Imagination
4. Kidnapper
5. Detroit 442
6. Cautious Lip

## Singles

rel. Jan 1978, UK chart peak No.2 [1] - *kept off the top for 2 weeks by Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights*
UK Chrysalis 7" CHS 2204 / ltd. red vinyl 12" CHS 12 2204

* A1 Denis
* B1 Contact In Red Square
* B2 Kung Fu Girls
rel. April 1978, UK chart peak no.10 [2]
UK 7" Chrysalis CHS 2217 / Ltd. Ed. 12" CHS2217/12

* A1 (I'm Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear
* B1 Poets Problem
* B2 Detroit 442

## External links

* *Plastic Letters* on discogs.com
* *Plastic Letters* on Spotify (2001 remaster)
Never Stop

**Never Stop** is a song recorded and released as a single by Echo & The Bunnymen in July 1983. Although issued as a 'standalone' single, not included an any album, the extended 'Discotheque' version was later included on a re-issue of the *Porcupine* album (2003).

The single reached no.15 in the UK charts. The group performed the song on *Top of the Pops* for the first and only time on 14 July 1983.

The track features on the compilation albums *Songs to Learn & Sing* (1985), *Ballyhoo: The Best Of* (1997) and *Do It Clean: An Anthology 1979–1987* (2015).
Radcliffe & Maconie

**Radcliffe & Maconie -** broadcasting duo made up of Mark Radcliffe (b.1958) and Stuart Maconie (b.1961).

## Shows

* ***The Radcliffe & Maconie Show*** - BBC Radio 2 from 17 September 2007 to 23 March 2011
* ***Radcliffe and Maconie*** 6 Music
	+ afternoon show from 04 April 2011 to 21 December 2018
	+ weekend breakfast show from 12 January 2019 - present
Outlandos d'Amour

**Outlandos d'Amour** is the title of the debut album by rock band The Police, released on the A&M label.

Originally released in November 1978, the album gained little attention in the UK, while the single Can't Stand Losing You had touched the lower reaches of the charts. Both this and the previous single Roxanne had apparently been banned by the BBC due to their references to suicide and prostitution respectively. A further track So Lonely was also released as a single in late 1978 although again failed to chart.

Meanwhile The Police had been gaining attention as a live act, especially in the US where they were also gaining some commercial success. Roxanne was eventually re-released in the UK in April 1979 and became the group's first UK Top 20 single, reaching no.12 in May. Can't Stand Losing You was also re-released as the follow-up and reached no.2 (held off by The Boomtown Rats' I Don't Like Mondays).

Fuelled by the mainstream success of the singles, ***Outlandos d'Amour*** also went Top 10 in the UK during the summer of 1979, eventually reaching no.6 in October, almost one year after its initial release, and just as the follow-up *Regatta de Blanc* was released and lead single Message In a Bottle had reached no.1 in the UK.

A re-release of So Lonely also made the charts in February 1980, just after no.1 hit Walking on the Moon had left the Top 40.

A further re-release of all three singles as part of the the 'Six Pack' coloured vinyl singles box set in 1980, reached no.17 in June of that year.

## Tracklisting

Side One

1. Next To You
2. So Lonely
3. Roxanne
4. Hole in My Life
5. Peanuts

Side Two

1. Can't Stand Losing You
2. Truth Hits Everybody
3. Born in the 50's
4. Be My Girl—Sally
5. Masoko Tanga

## Singles

* Roxanne b/w Peanuts
	+ first rel. April 1978
	+ re-release: April 1979 (chart peak 12)
* Can't Stand Losing You b/w Dead End Job
	+ first rel. August 1978
	+ re-release: June 1979 (chart peak 02)
* So Lonely b/w No Time This Time
	+ first rel. November 1978
	+ re-release: February 1980 (chart peak 06)

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* Spotify
Mud Rock Vol. II

**Mud Rock Vo.II** (or **Vol.2**) is the title of the second album by British group Mud released on 20 June 1975 on the RAK label.

The follow-up to the previous year's *Mud Rock*, the album entered the UK chart at no.9 and peaked at no.6 two weeks later, remaining in the Top 40 for nine weeks.[1] It was preceded by the hit singles The Secrets That You Keep, a Chinn/Chapman composition and a cover version of the 1950s song Oh Boy, no.1 for two weeks in April 1975. A further hit Moonshine Sally, another Chinn/Chapman song, followed in June although the track was not included on *Mud Rock Vol.2*. A third album track One Night was later also released as a single, reaching no.32 in the UK.

Produced by the Chinn/Chapman partnership, the album and related singles signalled the end of the collaboration with Mud who also left the RAK label and signed to Private Stock, starting on 01 July.

## Personnel

* **Rob Davis** - lead guitar
* **Les Gray** - lead vocals
* **Dave Mount** - drums, percussion
* **Ray Stiles** - bass guitar, vocals
* **Andy Ball** - keyboards

## Tracklisting

LP /MC

Side One

1. The Secrets That You Keep
2. Living Doll
3. One Night
4. Tallahassee Lassie
5. Let's Have a Party

Side Two

1. Tobacco Road
2. Oh Boy
3. I Love How You Love Me
4. Hula Love
5. Diana

## Singles

UK rel. date , UK chart peak 03
A. The Secrets That You Keep / B. Still Watching The Clock
*Top of the Pops*, 13 February 1975 (26), 27 February 1975 (4)
UK rel. date , UK chart peak **01**
A. Oh Boy / B. Watching The Clock

*Top of the Pops*, 07 April 1975 (NEW), 01 May 1975 & 08 May 1975 (01)

UK rel. date , UK chart peak 32
A. One Night / B. Shake Rattle And Roll/See You Later Alligator
*no TOTP performance*

## Availability

* *Mud Rock Vol.II* has never been issued on CD or digital formats. Single tracks are available on various Mud hits collections.
* Shake Rattle And Roll/See You Later Alligator available on original *Mud Rock* album (1974) and expanded edition/digital (2011), Watching The Clock available on expanded edition only.
Pablo Honey

front cover

**Pablo Honey** is the title of the debut album by British band Radiohead. It was released in February 1993 on Parlophone.

The album had been preceded by the single Creep, originally released in September 1992, which was not a hit in the UK until it was re-released a year later. The album itself charted at no.25, staying in the UK Top 40 for just two weeks, although later reached no.22 when the group had achieved more critical and commercial success.

## Personnel

* Thom Yorke – lead vocals, guitars
* Colin Greenwood – bass guitar
* Jonny Greenwood – lead guitar, piano
* Ed O'Brien – rhythm guitar
* Philip Selway – drums

## Tracklisting

original UK CD:

1. You
2. Creep
3. How Do You?
4. Stop Whispering
5. Thinking About You
6. Anyone Can Play Guitar
7. Ripcord
8. Vegetable
9. Prove Yourself
10. I Can't
11. Lurgee
12. Blow Out

*LP & MC Side one 1-6, Side two 7-12.*

## Singles

*UK only*

UK rel. date 21 September 1992, UK chart -
* CDS / CASS
1. Creep
2. Lurgee
3. Inside My Head
4. Million Dollar Question
* CDS
1. Creep (Album Version)
2. Yes I Am / Blow Out (Remix)
3. Inside My Head (Live)

see also: *Top of the Pops* 16 September 1993
UK rel. date 01 February 1993, UK chart 32 (one week on Top 40)
* CDS / CASS
1. Anyone Can Play Guitar
2. Faithless
3. The Wonder Boy
4. Coke Babies
UK rel. date 10 May 1993, UK chart 42
CDS / 12" / CASS
1. Pop Is Dead
2. Banana Co. (Live)
3. Creep (Live)
4. Ripcord (Live)

*Stop Whispering rel. as single in US and some other territories*

## External links

* Discogs
* Musicbrainz
* Wikipedia
* Spotify - *Pablo Honey*
* Spotify - Creep, 5-track EP
* Spotify - Anyone Can Play Guitar, 3-track single
Music (album)

album front cover

### Producer

Madonna Mirwais, Ahmadzaï, William Orbit, Guy Sigsworth, Mark "Spike" Stent ,Talvin Singh.

### Recorded at

Sarm East and Sarm West, London and The Hit Factory, New York

### Singles

Music, Don't Tell Me, What It Feels Like For A Girl.

### Next album

*Unknown*

**Music** is the title of the eighth studio album recorded and released by American recording artist Madonna in September 2000. The album reached no.1 in both the UK and in the US album charts as well as in many other countries around the globe.

The album was preceded by the release of the title track as a single in August 2000, which also reached no.1 in the US and the UK and in other countries. Two further tracks were also released as singles, consolidating Madonna's commercial success in the new century.

Following on from her *Ray of Light* album, *Music* features influences from electronic dance music but also features elements of rock, country and folk music all combined in a palatable pop format. Madonna's representation as a 'cowgirl' emphasis he 'country and western' element, as do the promo videos made for the singles. The 'roots-check' had been further emphasised by the recording and release of a cover version of the classic US song American Pie, issued as a single in February 2000 and included as a bonus on some CD issues of *Music*.

## Tracklisting

* original CD issue

1. Music (3:45)
2. Impressive Instant (3:37)
3. Runaway Lover (4:47)
4. I Deserve It (4:24)
5. Amazing (3:43)
6. Nobody's Perfect (4:59)
7. Don't Tell Me (4:40)
8. What It Feels Like for a Girl (4:44)
9. Paradise (Not for Me) (6:33)
10. Gone (3:29)
11. American Pie (4:36)
12. Cyber-Raga (5:35)

## External links

* Discogs
* Musicbrainz
* Spotify
The Clash (album)

**The Clash**is the eponymous debut album by the British punk group, released on 08 April 1977.

It was preceded by the band's debut single White Riot, released in March, and also spawned the next single Remote Control, although The Clash virtually disowned the song, following their record label CBS's decision to release it as a single without consulting them. This led to the group releasing a brand new track shortly afterwards entitled Complete Control.

## Tracklisting

LP CBS 82000

Side One

1. Janie Jones (2:09)
2. Remote Control (3:03)
3. I’m So Bored With the U.S.A. (2:25)
4. White Riot (1:57)
5. Hate & War (2:07)
6. What’s My Name (1:41)
7. Deny (3:07)
8. London’s Burning (2:12)

Side Two

1. Career Opportunities (1:54)
2. Cheat (2:06)
3. Protex Blue (1:47)
4. Police & Thieves (6:03)
5. 48 Hours (1:36)
6. Garageland (3:13)

## Singles

	+ rel. 18 March 1977, UK chart peak
	+ rel. May 1977, did not chart - allegedly released by CBS against the will of the band.
	+ rel. September 1977, UK chart peak 28 - released as a retort to the above (incl. on US version of album only)

## External links

* Discogs
* Musicbrainz
Somebody To Love

**Somebody to Love** is the title of a song recorded by the British band Queen, written by the lead singer/pianist Freddie Mercury. It was originally released on 12 November 1976 as the lead-single from the band's fifth studio album *A Day at the Races*, released in December. The single reached no.2 in the UK, held off the top by Showaddywaddy's Under the Moon of Love.

## George Michael/Queen version

Somebody To Love was performed by British vocalist George Michael with Queen's surviving members at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in April 1992. The live recording later featured as the lead track on the 1993 EP *Five Live*, credited to Michael and Queen with Lisa Stansfield. The EP entered the charts at No. 1 in April, remaining at the top for three weeks. [1]
Selina Scott

**Selina Scott** (b.13 May 1951) is a former British TV presenter, best known as a news reader for ITN and for co-hosting the first dedicated breakfast television programme in the UK, on BBC1.

She quit *Breakfast Time* in 1986, due to differences with co-host Frank Bough and producers, but was quickly offered another programme, The Clothes Show, by the BBC. She also presented the chat show *Wogan,* standing in for the regular host.

Scott appeared on Britain's first government-authorised satellite service, BSB and also spent time in the USA hosting the current affairs show *West 57th,* in New York (1987–1988).

Selina is the eldest of five children, and was born in Scarborough to a journalist mother and police officer father. She currently runs her own clothes business, and is an active campaigner for causes such as animal welfare and wildlife conservation.

## External links

* Wikipedia
* *Naturally Selina Scott* youtube channel
* *'I did hate TV'*, theguardian.com interview, 2021-01-04
Robbie Williams

**Robbie Williams** (Robert Peter Williams, b. 13 February 1974) is a British singer, songwriter, record producer and entertainer.

He first became famous as a member of Take That, formed in 1990, although left the group in 1995. He later re-joined in 2010. Away from Take That, Williams has enjoyed a successful solo career with 31 UK Top 10 singles (including 7 No.1s) and 14 Top 10 albums, only two of which failed to reach No.1 in the UK.

## Discography

*releases listed in the Wiki only*

* *I've* *Been Expecting You* (1998)
	+ Millennium, No Regrets, Strong, She's the One/It's Only Us
* *Sing When You're Winning ‎*(2000)
	+ Rock DJ, Kids, Supreme, Let Love Be Your Energy

* *The Christmas Present* (2019/2020)

## Scrapbook

*Smash Hits* - January 1994*Smash Hits* - Aug 1995*Smash Hits*, Feb 1999
## See also

* Making Plans For Nigel - cover version
* Everybody Wants To Rule the World - cover version
* 13 November 1998 - *Later... With Jools Holland*
Tears (song)

**Tears** (also known as **Tears for Souvenirs**) is the title of a song originally written by Frank Capano and Billy Uhr, and first recorded by Rudy Vallee in 1929. It was made famous in pop-culture in a version recorded by comedian Ken Dodd, released as a single in 1965.

The single went to no.1 in the UK in September of that year, remaining at the top for five weeks. It ousted The Walker Brothers' Make It Easy On Yourself in its first week at no.1 and also outsold (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones. The latter group eventually knocked Tears off the top with Get Off of My Cloud.
Steve Strange

**Steve Strange** (real name Steven John Harrington, b. 28 May 1959 - d. 12 February 2015) was a British recording artist and entrepreneur famous for his role in creating the 'Blitz' or 'new romantic' music and fashion movement in the late 70s and early 80s, and as founder member and vocalist of the group Visage.

Born in Wales, Strange became involved with the punk music scene after befriending Sex Pistols bass player Glen Matlock. On moving to London he also became involved with Malcolm McClaren, forming the punk band The Moors Murderers. He later formed Visage together with Rusty Egan and Midge Ure of Rich Kids, Billy Currie of Ultravox, and Barry Adamson, John McGeoch and Dave Formula of Magazine. Their debut single Tar failed to make an impact although interest in the new romantic movement, centred around the Blitz club, managed by Strange, gradually grew. He famously appeared an an extra in the ground-breaking promo video for David Bowie's Ashes to Ashes single in the summer of 1980. Later that year Visage obtained a recording contract with Polydor and their debut album *Visage* was released, spawning the hit singles Fade to Grey and Mind of a Toy. The group effectively dissolved in 1985 with Strange going on to form Strange Cruise, although without any commercial success.

For many years, Strange battled a heroin addiction. In later years he suffered a nervous breakdown, and in November 1999 was arrested for shoplifting. His autobiography Blitzed was published in 2002.

Visage as a group was revived by Strange in the early 2000's and a new album, *Hearts and Knives*, was eventually released in May 2013. In support of the album, the band made several live appearances in the UK and Europe.

Strange died in hospital Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt after suffering a heart attack.[1] He was 55.
Roger Moore

**Roger Moore** (b.14 October 1927 – 23 May 2017) was a British actor, best known for his role as James Bond in the 007 movies (1973-1985), and as Simon Templar in the TV series *The Saint* (1962-1969). He also starred with Tony Curtis in *The Persuaders* TV series (1971 - 1972), and had roles in several other films in the 1970s and 1980s.

Moore was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1999, and was promoted to Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 2003 for charitable services.

He died at his home in Switzerland on 23 May 2017 from prostate cancer.

## Scrapbook

James Bond - the First 21 Years (ITV, May 1983)
## See also

* 20 December 1964
* 19 December 1974 - *The Man With the Golden Gun* première
* 27 May 1979 - *Film 79* (BBC One)
* *Moonraker*
* *Octopussy*

## External links

* Official website
* IMDb
* Wikipedia
Eurovision Song Contest (1980)

**Eurovision Song Contest 1980** was held in the Hague, Netherlands on Saturday 19 April 1980. It was the 25th edition of the event. Israel had won the contest in 1979 although, having won also in 1978 , had elected not to host and broadcast for a second consecutive year. Israel Israel who ended up withdrawing because the date chosen conflicted with their remembrance day. Morocco took part for the first and last time to date.

The show was broadcast live on BBC One, starting at 8.00 pm, presented by Terry Wogan.[1]

The contest winner was Ireland with the song What's Another Year sung by Johnny Logan. The UK entry Love Enough for Two performed by Prima Donna came in 3rd, with Germany 2nd.

Radio Times *scans GraemeWood*
Strictly Come Dancing

**Strictly Come Dancing** is a British dance contest show first broadcast in 2004. The title is an amalgamation of the titles of the 1992 Australian film *Strictly Ballroom* and the original BBC show *Come Dancing,* which ran between 1950 and 1998.

The show consists of a series of couples, made up of one celebrity and one professional dancer, who compete in a weekly knockout competition to reach the final. Their live studio performances are scored by a panel of judges, and public voting takes place after the main show (typically on Saturday evenings), with the results revealed the following evening in a dedicated show.

Celebrity contestants usually achieve a high level of proficiency in various dance disciplines (ballroom, latin, free-style etc.) The format of 'Strictly' has been sold by the BBC to many countries worldwide under the name of Dancing With the Stars (translated literally in some languages.

*tbc*

## External links

* Strictly Come Dancing - fandom Wiki
* Strictly Come Dancing - Wikipedia
* Dancing With the Stars - Wikipedia
Slow Motion EP

2x7" cover

**Slow Motion EP** was a 2x7" and 7" single released in 1981 by Ultravox. The release by Island records came on the back of the group's new found commercial success with the *Vienna* album (in particular the title track), although the band line-up for the tracks on the EP featured group founder John Foxx as lead vocalist and songwriter, as opposed to Midge Ure who had taken over in 1980.

## Tracklistings

2 x 7" Island DWIP 6691
* Quiet Men / Hiroshima Mon Amour / Slow Motion / Dislocation (one track per side)

Cassette EP Island CDWIP 6691
* Slow Motion / Hiroshima Mon Amour / Quiet Men / Dislocation (repeats all four tracks each side)

7" Island WIP 6691
* A1 Slow Motion A2 Hiroshima Mon Amour B2 Quiet Men

Tracks Slow Motion and Quiet Men had both been released as singles in their own right in 1978 although neither had made any impact on the charts. The EP entered the UK singles charts at no.35, going up to its peak of 33 the following week.

Slow Motion, Quiet Men and Dislocation had first featured on the *Systems of Romance* album (1978) and Hiroshima Mon Amour on *Ha! Ha! Ha!* (second album, 1977). Quiet Men was different version to the album however, and has since been named as "7" version". Hiroshima Mon Amour is also a shorter alternative mix of the album track.
Old New Borrowed and Blue

front cover

**Old New Borrowed and Blue** is the title of the fourth studio album by British group Slade. it was released on 15 February 1974 on Polydor records in the UK.

It was produced by Chas Chandler and all tracks were written by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea (except Just Want a Little Bit, a cover version). The album uses a stylised inverted letter 'N' in the title and typeface.

Preceded by the 1973 lead single My Friend Stan, no.2 in October, the album went to no.1 in the UK in March 1974, two weeks after its release, after entering the charts at no.2. Its success was fuelled by Slade's Christmas no.1 single Merry Xmas Everybody, although the song did not feature on the album itself. A further track Everyday was also released as a single (no.3 in April). Two more top 3 singles followed, Bangin' Man and Far Far Away, although these tracks had not been included on the album.

*Old New Borrowed and Blue* consolidated the band's commercial success, after two previous no.1 albums, while still widening their musical pallet and giving the impression of a more 'serious' approach to their music. This would ultimately lead them to the *Slade in Flame* movie and album which would emerge later in the same year.

## Personnel

* Noddy Holder — lead vocals, rhythm guitar
* Dave Hill — lead guitar, backing vocals
* Jim Lea — bass, piano, guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (track 2)
* Don Powell — drums, backing vocals

## Tracklisting

* **original UK LP**

Side One

1. Just Want a Little Bit
2. When the Lights Are Out
3. My Town
4. Find Yourself a Rainbow
5. Miles Out to Sea
6. We're Really Gonna Raise the Roof

Side Two

1. Do We Still Do It
2. How Can It Be
3. Don't Blame Me
4. My Friend Stan
5. Everyday
6. Good Time Gals

* **2006 expanded edition bonus tracks:**

* I'm Mee I'm Now and That's Orl (B-side of Cum on Feel the Noize)
* Kill 'Em at the Hot Club Tonite (B-side of Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me)
* The Bangin' Man (1974 non-album single)
* She Did It to Me (B-side of The Bangin' Man)
* Slade Talk to 19 Readers (Issued on a single-sided flexi-disc)

## Scrapbook

*DISC*, February 1974*Record Mirror*. February 1974

## Singles

*UK only*

UK rel. date 28 September 1973, UK chart peak 02 [1]
* 7" single

A. My Friend Stan
B. My Town
* **TOTP**: 27 October 1973
UK rel. date 29 March 1974, UK chart peak 03 [2]
* 7" single

A. Everyday
B. Good Time Gals
* **TOTP**: 29 March 1974, 11 April 1974 (same date as ABBA debut)

## External links

* Discogs
* Musicbrainz
* Wikipedia
* Spotify (expanded edition)
The Office

Opening titles still

**The Office** is a British sit-com set in a fictitious company in Slough, UK. The series centres around branch manager David Brent (Ricky Gervais) and his colleagues in their day-to-day business.

The programme was revolutionary in its style of being filmed in a 'fly on the wall' type documentary, often with the actors improvising to add to the effect of realism.

* Episode guide [1]
See My Baby Jive

**See My Baby Jive** is the title of a song recorded by British glam rock band Wizzard, released as a single in April 1973. Written and produced by Roy Wood, See My Baby Jive was the second single by the band and their first to reach number one in the UK Singles Chart in May of the same year.

Replacing Dawn & Tony Orlando's Tie A Yellow Ribbon .., it stayed at the top for four weeks, eventually outsold by Suzi Quatro's Can the Can and 10cc's Rubber Bullets.

Written and produced by Wood, the song also carries a credit to The Suedettes as backing singers.

The song is also said to have had some influence on the style of ABBA's 1974 Eurovision winner, and debut hit, Waterloo.

## Top of the Pops

* 27 April 1973 (16)
* 04 May 1973 (06)
* 18 May / 25 May / 01 June / 08 June (01)
* 1973 Christmas Special

## See also

* Angel Fingers
* I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
Ryan Giggs

**Ryan Giggs** OBE (Ryan Joseph Wilson, b. 29 November 1973) is a Welsh football coach and former professional player. He played his entire professional career for Manchester United and was also briefly the club's interim manager.

Giggs played for the Wales national team sixty-four times between 1991 and 2007, and captained the Great Britain football team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He also went on to manage his national team from January 2018 to November 2020.

In July 2023, Giggs was cleared of allegations that he had assaulted his ex-girlfriend and her sister in November 2020.[1] Initial accusations and charges had led him to resign as Wales' manager.
The American

**The American** is the title of a song recorded and released by Simple Minds.

It was released as a single in May 1981. The group were still hard at work in the studio recording what would become the *Sons and Fascination* and *Sister Feelings Call* album as the single went on sale. The American was a brand new track but would have been familiar to those seeing the band during the group's March tour. John Peel is known to have played the track on 06 May 1981 and then throughout the month and into June.

The American was also released as a 12" although tracks were identical to the 7" release. It was the first sleeve designed for the band by Malcolm Garrett. The B-side League Of Nations was also new track, and like The American, would eventually turn up on the *Sister Feelings Call* album. Both tracks were produced by Steve Hillage.

## Versions

A demo version appears on Simple Minds' *Silver Box* compilation box set, first released in 2004.

An acoustic version opens the Simple Minds' *Acoustic* album, released in 2016.

## Single release

Virgin 7" VS 410 / 12" VS 410-12 (1981)

* A. The American
* B. League of Nations

CDS THEME 2 (1991) / Cassette single THEMC 2 (1990)

1. The American
2. League Of Nations
3. Sound In 70 Cities
	* League Of Nations ans Sound In 70 Cities had been omitted from the first CD edition of *Sons And Fascination/Sister Feelings Call* for reasons of space
Sparkle in the Rain

**Sparkle in the Rain**

## Tracklisting

LP/MC

**Side One**

1. Up on the Catwalk (4:45)
2. Book of Brilliant Things (4:23)
3. Speed Your Love to Me (4:25) - backing vocals Kirsty MacColl
4. Waterfront (4:50)
5. East at Easter (3:32)

**Side Two**

1. Street Hassle (5:16) - backing vocals Kirsty MacColl (Lou Reed cover)
2. White Hot Day (4:34)
3. “C” Moon Cry Like a Baby (4:21)
4. The Kick Inside of Me (4:50)
5. Shake Off the Ghosts (4:00)

## Singles

rel. 14 November 1983, UK peak 13

rel. 16 January 1984, UK peak 20

rel. 18 March 1984, UK peak 27

## Re-releases

* **2002**: CD re-master ("LP replica packaging"), re-issued 2003
* **2015**: 2xCD Deluxe ed., CD2 - 11 tracks with B-sides & Rarities
* **2015**: Super Deluxe box set - 2xCD (as above), CD3 Live – Barrowland Glasgow – 28.02.84, CD4 Barrowland (cont.), Radio One Session, London 1983, DVD: 5.1. Mix - Promo Videos - Television, 5.1. Surround Mix - Hi-Res Stereo Mix - Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Mix. Promo videos for singles (see above), TV: Waterfront (Top Of The Pops - 24.11.83), Speed Your Love To Me (Live, Oxford Road Show - 30.01.84), Up On The Catwalk (Live, Oxford Road Show - 30.01.84). (*see pic, right*)
* **2018**: Digital/streaming Super Deluxe, 37 tracks
* **2021**: 12" LP - 1000 copies on orange vinyl. (HMV 100th Anniversary series)

## Charts

* Official Albums Chart: No.1 (1984); N.80 (2015)
* Official Albums Sales Chart: No.66 (2015); No.50 (2021)
* Official Physical Albums Chart: No.45 (2015); No.45 (2021)
* Official Vinyl Albums Chart: No.16 (2021)

## External links

* Discogs
* Spotify - Super deluxe
Seal

**Seal** (Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel, b. 19 February 1963) is a British singer, songwriter and record producer. After singing in local clubs and bars as a solo artist and with jazz-funk outfits during the 1980s, he met producer Adamski with whom he recorded the song Killer, which became a UK no.1 hit in April and May 1990.

In 1991 Seal recorded and released his debut solo album, produced by Trevor Horn, featuring the hits Crazy, Future Love Paradise and his own version of Killer.