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The Pleasure Principle

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**The Pleasure Principle** is the tile of the first solo studio album recorded and released by British artist Gary Numan.

Numan had already recorded and released two albums with Tubeway Army although this was the first one under his own name.

## Tracklisting

original LP/MC release
Side One
1. Airlane
2. Metal
3. Complex
4. Films
5. M.E.

Side Two
1. tracks
2. Observer
3. Conversation
4. Cars
5. Engineers

1998 CD release
1. Airlane (3:19)
2. Metal (3:33)
3. Complex (3:12)
4. Films (4:09)
5. M.E. (5:37)
6. Tracks (2:52)
7. Observer (2:54)
8. Conversation (7:37)
9. Cars (3:59)
10. Engineers (4:01)
11. Random (3:50)
12. Oceans (3:03)
13. Asylum (2:32)
14. Me! I Disconnect From You (live) (3:06)
15. Bombers (live) (5:47)
16. Remember I Was Vapour (live) (4:47)
17. On Broadway (live) (4:47)

Deluxe 30th anniversary edition (3CD)
* CD One - as per original album
* CD Two:

1. Airlane (demo version) (3:18)
2. Metal (demo version) (3:36)
3. Complex (demo version) (3:17)
4. Films (demo version) (2:42)
5. M.E. (demo version) (4:30)
6. Tracks (out-take mix) (2:51)
7. Observer (demo version) (3:03)
8. Conversation (demo version 2) (6:49)
9. Cars (demo version) (3:14)
10. Engineers (demo version) (3:50)
11. Random (2009 remaster) (3:48)
12. Oceans (2009 remaster) (3:00)
13. Asylum (2009 remaster) (2:30)
14. Photograph (2009 remaster) (2:27)
15. Gymnopedie No.1 (demo version) (2:26)
16. Conversation (demo version 1) (3:56)
17. M.E. (out-take mix) (5:15)

* CD Three: 1979: The Live EP's

1. Down in the Park (4:31)
2. On Broadway (4:45)
3. Everyday I Die (3:40)
4. Remember I Was Vapour (4:44)
5. Bombers (5:34)
6. Me! I Disconnect From You (3:06)
7. Conversation (7:47)
8. Metal (3:27)
9. Down in the Park (5:15)
10. Airlane (3:17)
11. Cars (3:27)
12. We Are So Fragile (2:39)
13. Films (3:52)
14. Something's in the House (4:12)
15. My Shadow in Vain (2:55)
16. Conversation (7:44)
17. The Dream Police (4:19)
18. Metal (4:02)

## Singles

rel. 21 August 1979, UK chart peak **01**
* 7" A. Cars B. Asylum
rel. 16 November 1979, UK chart peak 06
* 7" A. Complex B. Bombers (live version)

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* Musicbrainz
* Spotify
* All Music
* 40th anniversary: *Gary Numan on 'The Pleasure Principle' at 40 & the 'Luck' That Led to 'Cars',* billboard.com 2019-09
Some Great Reward

**Some Great reward** is the title of the fourth studio album by British group Depeche Mode. It was released on Mute records on 24 September 1984. It was the group's third album since the departure of Vince Clarke and the second to feature Alan Wilder as full band member. The album was recorded at Music Works London and [Hansa]] Mischraum in Berlin (then West Berlin), where it was also mixed. It was produced by Daniel Miller, Depeche Mode and Gareth Jones.

Of the nine tracks on the album, eight were written by Martin Gore (listed as M.L. Gore), while If You Want was written by Alan Wilder.

The album was preceded by the singles People Are People, which reached no.4 in the UK and Master and Servant which reached no.9. The album itself also reached no.5 in the UK, staying in the Top 40 for four weeks. A third single, a double A side Somebody (remix) / Blasphemous Rumours was also lifted from the album reaching no.16 in the UK.

## Personell

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

## Tracklisting

### Standard issues

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

Side One

1. Something to Do
2. Lie To Me
3. People Are People
4. It Doesn't Matter
5. Stories of Old

Side Two

1. Somebody
2. Master and Servant
3. If You Want
4. Blasphemous Rumours

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

### CD+DVD Collectors edition (2007)

* SACD with remastered audio tracks
* DVD with:
	+ A Short Film - Depeche Mode: 1984 (You Can Get Away With Anything If You Give It A Good Tune)
	+ *Some Great Reward* In 5.1 And Stereo (10 tracks)
	+ Live In Basel And Liverpool Autumn 1984 In 5.1 And Stereo: If You Want / People are People / Somebody / Blasphemous Rumours / Master and Servant.
	+ Additional Tracks: In Your Memory (7" version) / (Set Me Free) Remotivate Me (7" version) / Somebody (remix).

## External links

* musicbrainz
* discogs

## Connections

* purchased cassette on release. Also own CD and associated singles in various formats.

* Top 50 albums
Steve Jansen

**Steve Jansen** (b. 01 December 1959) is a British musician, composer and recording artist best known as the drummer and percussionist with the group Japan, formed in 1978. After the group split in 1982, he formed the duo The Dolphin Brothers with fellow former Japan member Richard Barbieri. He has since released material as a solo artist.

He is the brother of singer, musician and songwriter David Sylvian, also a former member of Japan.
The Real Thing (group)

**The Real Thing** (aka Real Thing) were a vocal pop group from Liverpool, UK.

They first achieved mainstream success in 1976 with chart hits You To me Are Everything (no.1) and Can't Get By Without You (no.2). Subsequent singles were less successful although they came back to the Top 10 in 1979 with he space-disco single Can You Feel the Force? (no.5).

Their 1977 album *4 From 8* included the 'Liverpool 8 Medley', a trilogy of songs referring to the area of the city the group hailed from. One of the songs, Children of the Ghetto, would become hits for Phil Bailey and Mary J Blige.

The group has also recorded and performed live with David Essex.[1]

==

Radio ==

* 12 September 1976 - live at Radio 1 Roadshow, Brands Hatch.

## Scrapbook

*Record Mirror*, 11.09.76*Record Mirror*, October 1976

## External links

* Official site
* Official charts archive
* Spotify
Station to Station

LP cover

**Station to Station** is the title of the tenth studio album by British recording artist David Bowie, released on 23 January 1976 on RCA Records.

Produced by Bowie and Harry Maslin, the album was mostly recorded Los Angeles, California, in late 1975, after Bowie had completed shooting the film *The Man Who Fell to Earth*. The album cover features a still from the film.

The release of *Station to Station* was preceded by the single Golden Years, top 10 in both the UK & the US. The album itself also went top 5 in both countries. A second single, TVC 15, was released later in 1976 although fared less well. Wild is the Wind, a cover of a song first released in 1957 and later by Nina Simone in 1966, was released as a single in 1981 and included on the *Changestwobowie* album.

Around the time of the album's release Bowie began rehearsals for the Isolar Tour to promote *Station to Station*, which began on 02 February and ended on 18 May 1976.

## Personnel

* David Bowie - vocals, guitar, sax, Minimoog, mellotron
* Carlos Alomar – guitar, Earl Slick – guitar, George Murray – bass guitar, Dennis Davis – drums, Roy Bittan – piano, organ, Warren Peace – backing vocals, percussion, Harry Maslin – melodica, synthesiser, vibraphone.

## Tracklisting

Side A

1. Station to Station
2. Golden Years
3. Word on a Wing

Side B

1. TVC 15
2. Stay
3. Wild Is the Wind

## Singles

**UK only**

UK rel. date 21 November 1975, UK chart peak 08
7" RCA 2640
A. Golden Years (3:27) B. Can You Hear Me? (5:04)
UK rel. date 30 April 1976, UK chart peak 33
7" RCA 2682
A. TVC 15 (3:29) B. We Are The Dead (4:53)
UK rel. 13 November 1981, UK chart peak 24
7" RCA BOW 10
A. Wild Is the Wind B. Golden Years

## external links

* Discogs
* Spotify
The Luxury Gap

**The Luxury Gap** is the title of the second album by British group Heaven 17, released on 08 April 1983 on Virgin records.

The album remains the group's most commercially successful to date, reaching no.4 in the UK album charts. The first track to be released from the album was Let Me Go, in 1982, which failed to make the UK Top 40, although subsequent single releases were more successful (see Singles section below).

All songs were written by band members, Gregory, Marsh & Ware and the album was produced by B.E.F. and Greg Walsh.

Although Heaven 17 did not tour the album live at the time of its release, it was finally played in its entirety at the Roundhouse in London on 14 October 2011.

A remastered edition of the album with added bonus tracks was issued in 2006, and a special deluxe version comprising 2 CDs and a DVD of promo videos was released in 2012.

## Tracklisting

Original release
V2253 (LP, MC, CD)
Side One:

1. Crushed By The Wheels of Industry
2. Who'll Stop The Rain
3. Let Me Go
4. Key to the World

Side Two:

1. Temptation
2. Come Live With Me
3. Lady Ice and Mr Hex
4. We Live So Fast
5. The Best Kept Secret

2006 remastered edition bonus tracks
1. Let Me Go (extended mix)
2. Who'll Stop the Rain (Dub)
3. Crushed by the Wheels of Industry (Parts 1 and 2)
4. Come Live with Me (12" version)

2012 special edition
CD1 as per original album
CD2:
1. Let Me Go (extended mix)
2. Temptation (extended mix)
3. Who'll Stop The Rain (extended mix)
4. We Live So Fast (extended mix)
5. Come Live With Me (extended mix)
6. Crushed by the Wheels of Industry (Parts 1 and 2)
7. Let Me Go (instrumental)
8. Crushed by the Wheels of Industry (extended dance version)
9. Temptation (Brothers in Rhythm remix)

DVD
* promo videos for Let Me Go / Temptation / We Live So Fast / Come Live With Me / Crushed by the Wheels of Industry
* Live footage from *Night Of The Proms*, Hannover: 16/12/09: Temptation / Come Live With Me / The Best Kept Secret / Let Me Go

## Singles

*UK releases only*

UK rel. date 30 October 1982 (?), UK chart peak 41
* 7" Let Me Go (4:19) / Let Me Go (instrumental) (4:59)
* 12" Let Me Go (6:14) / Let Me Go (instrumental) (5:59)
UK rel date 08 April 1983, UK chart peak 02
* 7" Temptation (3:08) / We Live So Fast (3:50)
* 12" *Special Dance Mixes*: Temptation / Who'll Stop the Rain (10:51) / We Live So FAst (6:01)

## External links

* Discogs
* Musicbrainz
* Spotify: deluxe version, expanded version
The Day the Universe Changed

**The Day The Universe Changed** is the title of a ten-part BBC documentary written and presented by James Burke. It was originally shown on BBC1 between 19 March and 21 May 1985.

The series examines key moments in Western History where new knowledge in science changed the way the modern Western world thinks. It was the third part of a James Burke trilogy which began with *Connections* (1977), followed by *The Real Thing* (1980).

## External links

* Wikipedia
* IMDb
* Episode 1 on dailymotion.com
Sleepwalk

**Sleepwalk** is the title of a song written and recorded by the British band Ultravox. It was the group's first release by the new line-up with Midge Ure as lead vocalist and 'frontman'. It was produced by the band and German Conny Plank, who had also worked on Ultravox's previous album *Systems of Romance* while John Foxx was still the frontman.

Previewed as part of the new line-up's live set on their US tour in late 1979[1], the song was released as a single on 16 June 1980 ahead of the album *Vienna*, released shortly afterwards. Although it was slow to chart, the single became the group's first commercial success, reaching no.29 in the UK singles charts on 12 August 1980.[2] Ultravox consequently appeared as the opening act on Top of the Pops on 14 August for a mimed performance of the song, although this did little to favour the single's success as it dropped one place the week after, returning to no.29 the week after that, spening a total of seven weeks in the Top 40. The parent album *Vienna* was, at the same time, in the UK Top 20 album charts (although would go on to have greater success in 1981 after the release of the title track as a single).[3]

## Single release

7" single - Chrysalis CHS 2441 (clear vinyl and black vinyl)

A. Sleepwalk (3:12)

B. Waiting (3:55)

Both tracks are accredited to the four band members Currie/Cross/Cann/Ure

## Legacy

Although Sleepwalk gained only modest success at the time, it remains one of the group's best known tracks and a staple of the 'new romantic' and 'electro-pop' genres and led the way for many other songs in the eighties which combined synthesisers with the more traditional drums and electric guitars.

The track is included on all of the group's hits/best of compilation albums.

Waiting first appeared on CD on *Rare1* (1993).[4]

## Versions

* standard 7" and album version (no extended version recorded). Remastered version on *Vienna* remastered and definitive edition (2008)
* live, available on *BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert* (recorded 14 January 1981 at the Paris Theatre, London - first broadcast 31 January 1981, repeated 15 August 1981. Official release, 1992[5])
* live, available on *Return To Eden* (2010, 2017).[6]
* 'early version' available on *Vienna* remastered and definitive edition (2008).[7]
* 'Recorded live in Rehearsals at the Lyceum, 17 Aug 1980' available on *Vienna* remastered and definitive edition (2008) and bonus 7" single, issued with *Vienna* (180gr LP, 2014).[8]
* Midge Ure has also performed the song live.

## Scrapbook

ad in *Record Mirror*, issue dtd. 21 June 1980lyrics in *Smash Hits*, issue dtd. 07 August 1980
## External links

* Official charts
* Discogs
* Musicbrainz (song)
* Spotify
Rodney Bewes

**Rodney Bewes** (b.27 November 1937 – 21 November 2017) was a British actor, best known for his role as Bob Ferris in the BBC sitcom *The Likely Lads* (1964–66) and *Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?*(1973–74) as well as in the feature film *The Likely Lads* (1976).

He also starred in the ITV sitcom *Dear Mother...Love Albert* which ran from 1969  to 1972, and which he also co-wrote and produced.

See also: James Bolam
Blur (album)

front cover

**Blur** is the title of the fifth studio album by the British group of the same name. It was released in February 1997 on Food records.

The album reached no.1 in the UK a week after its release, becoming the group's third number one album. It spent a total of thirty-six weeks in the UK Top 40.[1]

The lead single Beetlebum went also went to no.1 in the UK, and the follow-up Song 2 to no.2. Two more hit singles were lifted from the album (*see Singles section below*)

## Personnel

* Damon Albarn – lead vocals, piano, keyboards, Hammond organ, acoustic guitar
* Graham Coxon – electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals, vocals on "You're So Great", theremin, additional drums on "Song 2" and "Strange News from Another Star"
* Alex James – bass guitar
* Dave Rowntree – drums, percussion, drum programming on "On Your Own"

## Tracklisting

* original UK CD

All tracks written by Albarn, except You're So Great by Cox.

* 2xLP: Side One tracks 1-4, Side two tracks 5-8, Side Three tracks 9-12, Side Four 13-14 (incl. 'hidden' track)

## Singles

*UK releases only. See external links for full details.*

UK rel. date 20 January 1997, UK chart peak **01**
* CDS / 7"

Beetlebum / All Your Life / A Spell (For Money) / Woodpigeon Song / Dancehall
UK rel. date 07 April 1997, UK chart peak 02
* CDSx2 / 7"

Song 2 / Get Out of Cities / Polished Stone / Bustin' + Dronin / Country Sad Ballad Man (live acoustic)
UK rel. date 16 June 1997, UK chart peak 05
* CDSx2 / 7"

On Your Own / live tracks: Popscene / Song 2 / On Your Own / Chinese Bombs / Movin' On / M.O.R. (all all live from Peel Acres, previously broadcast on BBC Radio 1 on 08 May 1997)
UK rel. date 15 September 1997, UK chart peak 15
* CDS / 7"

M.O.R." (road version) / Swallows In The Heatwave / Movin' On (William Orbit Remix) / Beetlebum (Moby's Minimal House Mix)

## *Blur 21* re-release

A remastered edition of the original album plus a CD of bonus tracks was released on 27 July 2012 as part of the *Blur 21* box set compendium of the band's recorded output.[6] The *Blur 21 Vinyl Edition* included *Blur* as a 2xLP heavyweight remaster.[7]

A Special edition 2xCD edition of Blur was also issued with the original album on Disc One and Bonus material on Disc Two.[8]

* Bonus tracks:

## External links

* Discogs
* MusicBrainz
* Wikipedia
* Spotify *original album*
* Spotify *Special edition*
Ryuichi Sakamoto

**Ryuichi Sakamoto** (b. 17 January 1952, d.28 March 2023) was a Japanese composer, musician, actor and producer based in Tokyo and New York. A graduate of the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, he was a founder member of groundbreaking electro-pop band Yellow Magic Orchestra who had a UK top 20 hit in the summer of 1980 with "Computer Game/ Fire Cracker" taken from their eponymous debut album, originally released in 1978.

Sakamoto also pursued a parallel solo career issuing the experimental album *B-2 Unit*, released on Island, which included the track "Riot in Lagos" considered to be a major influence on hip-hop and electro, as later developed by artists such as Afrika Bambaataa.

He also went on to compose several successful soundtracks to major films such as *Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence* (in which he also played a lead role), *The Last Emperor* and *Little Buddha*. His film score for *The Last Emperor*, in 1987, won him an Oscar, a Grammy and a Golden Globe. He also acted in the movie, an epic about the life of Puyi, last emperor of China.

Producing an eclectic mix of music ranging from the popular to the experimental via classical and minimal, Sakamoto has also collaborated with many other major artists such as David Sylvian (and former group Japan), David Byrne, Thomas Dolby and Iggy Pop.

His daughter, Miu Sakamoto (坂本 美雨, b. 01 May 1980) is a Japanese pop singer.

Sakmoto's death was announced on 02 April 2023. He had been diagnosed with cancer for a second time in 2021.

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Discogs
The Style Council

**The Style Council** were a British group formed in 1983 by Paul Weller (formerly of The Jam) and Mick Talbot (formerly of Dexy's Midnight Runners and Merton Parkas). The formation of the group allowed Weller to continue to develop the soul-influenced sound which he had begun exploring with The Jam. The Style Council's sound also took in aspects of funk and the pop ballad, augmented by contributions by vocalist D.C. Lee and drummer Steve White.

The group enjoyed a string of hits in the UK throughout the 80s, as well as six Top 20 albums, and achieved widespread success in Europe. The group were also renowned for their left-wing political stance expressed in songs such as Money-Go-Round and Walls Come Tumbling Down, and their support for the Labour Party. In 1984 Weller and Talbot formed the Council Collective with like-minded musicians, releasing a single originally intended to raise funds for striking miners.

Both Weller and Talbot were involved in Band Aid and were the second group to appear at Live Aid[1].

## External links

* Official site
* Discogs
* Musicbrainz
* Wikipedia
* Official charts archive
* Spotify
* Official site for Steve White (drummer)
Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane

**Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane** is a double A-side 7" single released by The Beatles in February 1967. It brought together two songs Strawberry Fields Forever (primarily a John Lennon composition) and Penny Lane (primarily a Paul McCartney composition).

Surprisingly, the single failed to make the no.1 spot in the UK, breaking a practically unbroken run of no.1 singles beginning with From Me To You in April 1963. The run resumed again with the successive single All You Need Is Love. *(see No.2 singles)*
The Album

**The Album** (or **ABBA: The Album**) is the title of the fifth studio album by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was originally scheduled for release in the UK before Christmas 1977, although massive pre-sale orders meant that release was postponed until January 1978.

*The Album* featured two UK number-one singles for the group, The Name of the Game and Take a Chance On Me, and was released in conjunction with *ABBA: The Movie* which featured songs from the album. Three songs from a 'mini-musical' *The Girl with the Golden Hair* close the album.

*See also: 16 February 1978*

## Tracklisting

#### Side One

1. Eagle
2. Take a Chance On Me
3. One Man One Woman
4. The Name of the Game

#### Side Two

1. Move On
2. Hole in Your Soul
3. Thank You For the Music
4. I Wonder (Departure)
5. I'm a Marionette

Side Two, tracks 3-5 listed as "*The Girl with the Golden Hair*: Three Scenes From a Mini-Musical"

All songs written by Andersson/Ulvaeus except Side 1, track 4 and Side 2, tracks 1&4 Andersson/Ulvaeus/S. Anderson

## Singles

The Name of the Game
UK rel. date 14 October 1977, UK chart peak 01

* A - The Name of the Game, B - I Wonder (Departure) (live)

Take a Chance On Me
UK rel. date January 1978, UK chart peak 01

* A- Take a Chance On Me, B - I'm a Marionette

Thank You For the Music
UK rel. date No. 1983, Uk chart peak 33

* A - Thank You For the Music B - Our Last Summer

NB Eagle/Thank You For the Music was released as a double-A side single in some territories after Take a Chance on Me in 1978.

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* Spotify
The Haçienda

**The Haçienda** was a live music venue and nightclub located in Manchester, UK. it became famous in pop culture during the 'Madchester' years of the 1980s and early 1990s. As a product of Factory records it was also named **FAC51** in line with the company's policy of numbering everything it produced. Founded and run by Factory founder Tony Wilson, it was mostly financed by record dales by the group New Order.

It was inaugurated on 21 May 1982.
The Cure

**The Cure** are a post-punk music group active since 1976. Often named as being the archetypical 'goth' group due to their dark musical and visual styles, they are also one of the longest-running groups of the modern pop era. Vocalist, musician and songwriter Robert Smith is one of the group's founding members and the only one still active after The Cure's various line-up changes.

## Scrapbook

*scans: Record Mirror - worldradiohistory.com*
The Race For Space

front cover (USA)

**The Race For Space** is the title of the second studio album by British group Public Service Broadcasting. It was released in February 2015 as the follow-up to their debut *Inform-Educate-Entertain* (2013). As with its predecessor, *The Race for Space* is a concept album, recreating the story of the American and Soviet space race from 1957–1972 using archive samples mixed with original music compositions.

The album consolidated the group's critical acclaim and also gave them commercial success reaching no. 11 in the UK album charts and no. 1 in the UK Indie Albums charts the week following its release. The vinyl edition was also the fifth highest selling record of 2015 in the UK.

## Personnel

* J Willgoose, Esq. - guitars, synths, bass, banjo, percussion, sampling
* Wrigglesworth - drums, vibraphone and handclaps

*several other musicians and vocalists feature - see Wikipedia page for full list*

## Tracklisting

* original vinyl LP

Side One

1. The Race for Space
2. Sputnik
3. Gagarin
4. Fire in the Cockpit
5. E.V.A.

Side Two

1. The Other Side
2. Valentina
3. Go!
4. Tomorrow

* *CD & digital as above 1-9*

## Live performances

* The album was launched with two live performances on 26 and 27 February 2015 at the National Space Centre in Leicester followed by a 14-date tour of the UK and Ireland. (see *Live at Brixton*, 2016)

* On 25 July 2019, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing in 1969, Public Service Broadcasting performed a specially commissioned new orchestral arrangement of the album at the Royal Albert Hall in London, as part of the summer's Proms programme. The performance was broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 and the day after on BBC Four.

* The group also performed the track Go! live on BBC Two's *Newsnight* programme on the eve of the fiftieth anniversary, 19 July 2019.

## Remix album

A remix album featuring eight remixes of tracks from *The Race For Space* (plus Korolev) was released on 17 June 2016.

1. E.V.A. (Vessels) 5:52

2. Tomorrow (Copy Paste Soul Remix) 6:44

3. Go! (Kauf Remix) 4:26

4. The Other Side (Maps Remix) 5:23

5. Korolev (Field Music Remix) 4:19

6. Sputnik (Petar Dundov Remix) 6:16

7. Valentina (feat. Smoke Fairies) (Boxed In Remix) 5:59

8. E.V.A. (Dutch Uncles Remix) 4:40

9. Gagarin (Psychemagik Remix) 5:23

10. Korolev (Robert Babicz Remix) 6:00

11. Go! (Errors Remix) 4:13

12. Sputnik (Blond:ish Remix) 12:39

## Singles

*UK only*

A. Go! (radio edit) B. Go! (Errors Remix)
* 10 file remix bundle [1]

incl. Sputnik (Radio Edit) plus new track Korolev. [2]

## External links

* Discogs, original album - remix album
* Musicbrainz, original album - remix album
* Wikipedia
* Spotify - original album - remix album

### See also

* *The Story of an Album: The Race For Space* Spotify playlist of tracks that inspired the album, creating by PSB.
* *Live At Brixton* on Spotify
Scritti Politti

**Scritti Politti** are a British band, originally formed in 1977 in Leeds, UK. Founding member Welsh singer-songwriter Green Gartside (b.1955) is the only member of the band to have remained throughout the group's history.

Beginning as a post-punk band and 'collective' with a strong emphasis on independent recording and record production, including the record sleeves themselves, Scritti Politti moved into mainstream pop from the early to mid-eighties, gaining commercial success in the UK, Europe and the US.

The group's name was possibly derived from *Scritti politici* ("Political writings"), a work by Italian activist Antonio Gramsci.

## Discography

reduced, UK only. (Top 40 placings in brackets)

* Skank Bloc Bologna (single, 1978)
* *4 'A Sides'* EP (1979)
* *Songs to Remember* (1982 - peak pos.12)
	+ The "Sweetest Girl" / Faithless / Asylums in Jerusalem/Jacques Derrida
* *Cupid & Psyche 85* (1985 - peak pos.5)
	+ Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin) (10) / Absolute (17) / Hypnotize (-) / The Word Girl (6) / Perfect Way (-)
* *Provision* (1988 - peak pos.8)
	+ Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry for Loverboy) (13) / First Boy in This Town (Lovesick) (-) / Boom! There She Was (-)
* She's a Woman (single) ft. Shabba Ranks (20)
* *Anomie & Bonhomie* (1999 - peak pos. 33)
	+ Tinseltown to the Boogiedown
* *White Bread Black Beer* (2006 - no.8 in Independent Albums Chart)

#### Notes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 2021 vinyl re-issues entered the Vinyl Albums Top 40

## Radio

* 27 September 2018 - *Radcliffe & Maconie* (6 Music)
Steve Wright

## Steve Wright

### Best known for

Eponymous BBC Radio 1, Radio 2 programmes. *Top of the Pops*

**Steve Wright (DJ)**

## See also

### Dates

* 05 January 1980 - Radio 1 debut
* 07 February 1980 - first TOTP (rpt. 03 February 2023)
* 01 September 1988 - presents special TOTP simulcast with Radio 1 in FM Stereo
* 05 October 1989 - final TOTP
* 10 January 1994 - *Steve Wright in the Morning* - debut
* 21 April 1995 - final breakfast show ('after 14 years on Radio 1')

### People

* Bruno Brookes
* Scott Mills
* Andy Peebles
Take That

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**Take That** were a five-piece British pop group founded in Manchester in 1990 and originally active until 1996. As one of the world's first 'boybands', original members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Mark Owen, Robbie Williams and Jason Orange had sixteen top 40 singles, including seven no.1 singles in the UK.

Williams left the band in 1995 just ahead of a complete split in 1996. Take That reformed as a four-piece (again without Williams) in 2005 and went on to enjoy ten more UK Top 40 singles and worldwide success. In 2014, they recorded their seventh studio album, this time as a trio without Williams and Orange, which became the band's seventh number one album and spawned their twelfth UK number one single.

Barlow, Donald and Owen celebrated the 30th anniversary of the band with a Greatest Hits tour in 2019.

At the time of writing in 2022 it has been confirmed that Take That are working on their ninth studio album.

## Notable dates

* 15 July 1991 - debut single Do What U Like released
* 04 June 1992 - *Top of the Pops* debut with It Only Takes a Minute
* 11 July 1993 - Pray straight in at no.1, the group's first.
* 28 February 1996 - Smash Hits Take That Split Special
* 27 November 2006 - 'comeback' album *Beautiful World* released

## Charts

* No.1 singles:
	+ 1993: Pray, Relight My Fire (ft. Lulu),
	+ 1994: Babe, Everything Changes, Sure
	+ 1995: Back For Good, Never Forget
	+ 1996: How Deep Is Your Love
	+ 2006/2007: Patience, Shine,
	+ 2008: Greatest Day
	+ 2014: These Days
* No.2 singles: Why Can't I Wake Up With You (1993), Rule The World (2007), The Flood (2010)
* Other notable hits: It Only Takes a Minute (7, 1992), Could It Be Magic (3, 1993), Love Ain't Here Anymore (3, 1994)

Source: chart-history.net

## External links

* Official site
* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* Official Charts archive
* Spotify
The Diary of Horace Wimp

**The Diary of Horace Wimp** is the title of a song recorded and released by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) in 1979. The track features on their no.1 album *Discovery* and was released as a single in July reaching no.8 in the UK charts in August.

Written by group frontman Jeff Lynne, the song recounts a week in the life of fictional character Horace Wimp who in the space of one week meets a girl, proposes to her and marries her. The day by day account omits Saturday in order to present the days in three pairs. The song uses the characteristic mix of strings and choirs with conventional rock instruments as well as a synthesiser hook.

The Diary of Horace Wimp was the second of five tracks featured on four singles to be taken from *Discovery*, all of which reached the Top 10 in the UK in 1979. (see *Discovery*: Singles).

## Single release

7" Jet Records JET 150
A. The Diary of Horace Wimp
B. Down Home Town (taken from the ELO album *Face the Music*)
Both tracks produced by Jeff Lynne.
Scotland

**Scotland** is a region of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Like its regional counterparts, Wales and Northern Ireland, Scotland has its own devolved government for regional affairs, although is still dependent on central government in London for national laws and is represented in the United Kingdom Parliament by 59 members of parliament.

Scotland is located in the northern most part of the UK and borders with England. The capital city of the region is Edinburgh. Other main cities include Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness. A native of the region is known as a Scot, and the adjective is 'scottish', or 'scotch' in some cases

Although not an independent country, Scotland does qualify as a 'nation' in many major sports competitions, especially in football and rugby, and has its own team. In other sports, such as athletics, swimming and Olympic sports, the team is Great Britain (GB) or UK. Although there is no official national anthem of Scotland, Flower of Scotland is played and sung at sporting events and on other special occasions.

The patron saint of Scotland is St. Andrew, celebrated on 30 November, and is also a national holiday. Burns' Night, 25 January is also a traditional Scottish celebration, celebrated also outside the region.

## Scots in popular culture

* Annie Lennox (b.1954), singer
 Groups  | * Bay City Rollers
* Slik
* The Skids
* Simple Minds
* Orange Juice
* Fiction Factory

1. ↑ either formed in Scotland or with predominate Scottish members

## Sporting events

* 1978 World Cup - Scotland took part whereas England did not qualify
Tears For Fears

**Tears For Fears** are a new-wave group formed by core-members Roald Orzabal and Curt Smith in 1981. They first came into mainstream pop culture with their single Mad World, followed by their debut album *The Hurting*. The group became even more successful both in Europe and the US with their second album *Songs From The Big Chair* which featured well-known hits such as Shout and Everybody Wants To Rule The World.

The group finished the eighties with a further worldwide hit Sowing The Seeds of Love, although Smith and Orzabal split as a musical partnership shortly after releasing the parent album, with just Orzabal continuing to write and record under the group name in the nineties.

The duo have since reformed and have continued to write, record and perform live together. They made a surprise comeback with new material in October 2021 with a new song entitled The Tipping Point, with a new album of the same name scheduled for 2022.

See: "*The unlikely return of Tears For Fears*", theguardian.co.uk, 08 October 2021

## See also

### Discography

* Mad World
* Songs From The Big Chair
	+ Mothers Talk / Shout / Everybody Wants To Rule the World / I Believe / Everybody Wants To Run the World

## Scrapbook

*Record Mirror*, Feb. 1983Change*Record Mirror*, Jan. 1985
## External links

* Official site
* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* Spotify
Simple Minds

**Simple Minds** are a British rock group hailing from Glasgow, Scotland. Originally part of the post-punk 'indie' scene in the late-70s they began to achieve some mainstream success in the early eighties before going on to become on of the biggest 'stadium rock' bands of the decade, with worldwide success.

The group continues to record and perform live, although now reduced to founding core members Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill aided by session artists and non-permanent members.

## Discography

main UK releases *(UK chart peak in brackets)*

## Scrapbook

Record Mirror, May 1982Smash Hits, Sept. 1982Record Mirror, June 1987
## External links

* Official site
* Discogs
* Official charts archive
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)

LP front cover

### Singles

Ashes to Ashes, Fashion, Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps), Up the Hill Backwards

### Next album

*Let's Dance*

**Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)** (also known as just *Scary Monsters*) is the title of the fourteenth studio album recorded and released by David Bowie in September 1980.

The album achieved critical acclaim at the time, and reached no.1 in the UK album charts. It had been preceded by the single Ashes to Ashes, which had also reached no.1 in the UK.

## Tracklisting

**original release LP/MC**

Side 1

1. It’s No Game (Part 1)
2. Up The Hill Backwards
3. Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
4. Ashes to Ashes
5. Fashion

Side 2

1. Teenage Wildlife
2. Scream Like a Baby
3. Kingdom Come
4. Because You’re Young
5. It’s No Game (Part 2)

**Bonus tracks on 1992 RykoDisc reissue:**

1. Space Oddity (4:57) re-recorded single B-side 1979
2. Panic In Detroit (3:00) re-recorded version, previously unreleased, 1979
3. Crystal Japan (3:08) Japanese single A-side 1979
4. Alabama Song (3:51) UK single A-side 1979

**1999 EMI re-issue**

* tracks 1-10 as per original album

## External links

* David Bowie official site album focus
* David Bowie Official site 40th anniversary news
* Discogs
Sting

**Sting** is the pseudonym of British musician, singer and songwriter Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner (b. 02 October 1951) known as the frontman of new wave group The Police, and afterwards as a successful solo artist.

He has also enjoyed a brief acting career with roles in the films *Quadrophenia* (1979), *Brimstone & Treacle* (1982), *Dune* (1984) and *The Bride* (1985).

## Discography

### Studio albums

with singles ( and Top 40 placing where applicable)

* *The Dream of the Blue Turtles* (1985) - If You Love Somebody Set Them Free (26), Russians (12)
* *...Nothing Like the Sun* (1987) - An Englishman in New York, Fragile, They Dance Alone
* *The Soul Cages* (1991) - All This Time (22), Mad About You,
* *Ten Summoner's Tales* (1993) - It's Probably Me, If I Ever Lose My Faith In You (14), Seven Days (25), Fields of Gold (16), Shape of My Heart,
* *Mercury Falling* (1996) - Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot (15), You Still Touch Me (27)
* *Brand New Day* (1999) - Brand New Day (13), Desert Rose (15)
* *Sacred Love* (2003) - Send Your Love (30)
* *Songs from the Labyrinth* (2006)
* *If on a Winter's Night...* (2009) - Christmas and winter-themed songs mostly covers
* *Symphonicities* (2010) - classical symphonic arrangements of exisiting songs.
* *The Last Ship* (2013) - songs written for and inspired by the musical of the same name
* *57th & 9th* (2016)
* *44/876* (2018) (with Shaggy)
* *My Songs* (2019) - new renditions of previously released material
* *The Bridge* (2021)

### Live albums

* *Bring on the Night* (1986)
* *...All This Time* (2001) - recorded and filmed at Sting's villa in Italy on 11 September 2001
* *The Journey and the Labyrinth* (2007)
* *Live In Berlin* (2010) - 21 September 2010 at O2 World in Berlin
* *Live at the Olympia Paris* (2017)

### Compilation albums

* *Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994* (1994)
* *The Very Best of Sting & The Police* (1997)
* *The Best of 25 Years/25 Years* (2011)
* *Duets* (2021)

## External links

* Official site
* Official Chart history
* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* Spotify
The New Seekers

**The New Seekers** were an English pop group, formed in London in 1969 by Keith Potger after the break-up of his group, The Seekers. They achieved worldwide success in pop culture the early 1970s with hits like I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing, You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me and Beg, Steal or Borrow.

After announcing a split in 1974, the New Seekers made a comeback in 1976.

## Formation and early success

The classic five-piece line-up of the group was made up of singers Eve Graham, Lyn Paul, and guitarists and backing singers Marty Kristian, Peter Doyle, and Paul Layton.

Their first single Look What They've Done To My Song Ma was a minor UK success in 1970 although they fared better a year later with Never Ending Song of Love, no.2 in August [1] and even better with I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing, the first new no.1 of 1972[2]. The album entitled *We'd Like To Teach The World To Sing* reached no.2 in the UK in April, kept off the top by Lindisfarne's *Fog on the Tyne*.

Mixed fortunes followed for the group during 1972 and 1974 although a second no.1 single, You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me, came in early 1974. The group disbanded in May of the same year, and their final *Farewell Album* was issued in August.

In March 1975 male members Layton and Kristian together with Danny Finn released new material under the name of Marty, Paul & Danny. The trio released three 7" singles, although no album ensued.[3]

## Eurovision

> The group were chosen to represent the United Kingdom in the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest in March of that year. They entered with the song Beg, Steal or Borrow, which had been chosen by viewers of BBC1's *It's Cliff Richard!* show from six shortlisted songs all performed by the group on a weekly basis (see A Song For Europe 1972). They went on to finish in second place at the Eurovision final in Edinburgh, beaten to the top spot by Vicky Leandros with Après Toi, representing Luxembourg. The British effort got to no.2 in the UK, kept off the top spot by Nilson's Without You.[4]
>
>

[5]

## Reformation

In 1976, the New Seekers reformed with Kathy Ann Rae and Danny Finn replacing Lyn Paul and Peter Oliver. Their final chart hit came in 1978 with Anthem (One Day in Every Week), no.21 in August.[6]

## Scrapbook

*Radio Times*, March 1972*Look-In*, April 1972*Popswop*, December 1973*Record Mirror* Feb.1974*Record Mirror* Feb.1974DISC, Feb. 1974Record Mirror, July 1974*Farewell Album* ad in *Record Mirror* dtd 31 August 1974*Look-In*, March 1977

## External links

* Official chart archive
* Discogs
* Lyn Paul official site
* Eve Graham official site
So Tough

front cover

**So Tough** is the title of the second studio album by British group Saint Etienne. It was released in February 1993 on Heavenly records.

The follow-up to their debut *Foxbase Alpha*, the album entered the UK charts at no.7 the week after its release and remains the band's highest charting album to date.

Within the year Saint Etienne would release another album entitled *You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone*, a compilation album of non-album singles and B-sides released between 1990 and 1993. The compilation was also released as double CD edition of *So Tough*.

## Personnel

* Bob Stanley
* Pete Wiggs
* Sarah Cracknell

The album cover features a picture of lead singer Cracknell aged 6, taken by her father.

## Tracklisting

original UK CD

all songs written by Stanley/Wiggs except 4. by Stanley/Wiggs/Mais, 5. by Catt/Cracknell/Stanley/Wiggs, 6. by Cracknell/Stanley/Wiggs.

11.contains samples of "The Spirit of Radio" by Rush

### Re-releases

* 2 x CD Deluxe edition (2009) [1]
* 2 x CD remastered deluxe edition (2017) [2]
* Remastered LP (2017) [3]

## Singles

UK rel. date October 1992, UL chart peak 40
CD1 /12"
* Avenue / Some Place Else / Paper / Johnny in the Echo Café

CD2/12"
* Avenue: Variety Club Mix, Butlins Mix, Martial Mix, Venusian mix

- a 7" edit of Avenue appeared on a UK CD promo only, and later on *Saint Etienne on 45, Part One* box set (2011) [5] and on *London Conversations* (2012).
UK rel. date 01 February 1993, UK chart peak 12
7"/CASS
* You're In A Bad Way / California Snow Story

CDS / 12"
* You're In A Bad Way / Archway People / California Snow Story / Duke Duvet
UK rel. date 11 May 1993, UK chart peak 23
7"/CASS
* Hobart Paving/Who Do You Think You Are

12"/CDS
* Hobart Paving / Your Head My Voice (Voix Revirement) / Who Do You Think You Are / Who Do You Think You Are (Quex-Rd)

*\*Who Do You Think You Are written by Dyer/Scott, originally a hit for Candlewick Green in Feb/March 1974.[7]*

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* Musicbrainz
* Spotify
The Icicle Works

**The Icicle Works** were a post-punk band from Liverpool, UK originally formed in 1980. The group underwent various personnel changes throughout the eighties, all centred mainly around founder member Ian McNabb.

Chamoioned to some extent by John Peel (for whose show they recorded three sessions) in 1982 and 1983, the group had a Top 20 hit with Love Is A Wonderful Colour in early 1984 followed by their Top 30 eponymous debut album. Successive single and album releases failed to match these successes however.

The group effectively dissolved in 1990 after being dropped by the Epic label. While McNabb has continued to release and perform solo material, The Icicle Works as a group has also occasionally played live as the original albums have been re-issued.

## Charts

Top 40 only

* Singles: Love Is A Wonderful Colour (peak no.15 [1])
* Albums: *The Icicle Works* (peak no.24 [2])

TV
--

info mostly via tvpopdiaries.co.uk Links to video footage, where available.

* 02 December 1983: The Tube - Chop The Tree / Love Is A Wonderful Colour [3]
* 12 January 1984: *Top of the Pops* - Love Is A Wonderful Colour (24)
* 17 February 1984: *OGWT* live special
* 17 March 1984: *Saturday Superstore*
* 18 August 1984: *The Tube Return Ticket* - Love Is A Wonderful Colour
* 07 December 1984: *The Tube* - Hollow Horse [4]
* 18 April 1985: *Mirror Image* (C4) - Seven Horses Deep
* 28 May 1985: *Whistle Test* - promo clip (*song unknown*)
* 08 October 1985: *Whistle Test* - When It All Comes Down, Perumbulator (live at Shelley’s, Stoke) [5]
* 19 July 1986: TVAM Wide Awake Club - *song unknown*
* 23 January 1987: *The Tube* - Up Here In The North of England, Evangeline [6]
* 07 March 1987: programme unknown (TVS) - Seven Horses Deep
* 04 April 1987: *Mirror Image* (ITV) - *unknown*
* 12 February 1988: The Chart Show - *unknown*
* 25 May 1988: *Off The Wall* (TVS) - *unknown*
* 22 July 1988: *Meltdown* (TSW) - unknown
* 27 October 1988: 60 Minutes (?) (Central)

### Other

* 30 June 1984: *Pop Quiz* - Ian McNabb with Dave Edmunds and Thomas Dolby
* April 2011: winkball.com interview with Ian McNabb [7]

## Radio

all BBC Radio 1 unless otherwise stated

* 26 January 1982: John Peel - 1st session
* 02 March 1983: John Peel - 2nd session (repeated 29 December 1983 as one of the best of the year)
* 15 March 1983: *The Peel and Jensen Merseyside Music Show* - from the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool.
* 03 March 1984: Janice Long - session (also 14 April 1984 - possible repeat)
* 15 August 1984: John Peel - 3rd session
* 13 April 1985: Graham Bannerman - session (also 18 May 1985 - possible repeat)
* 25 May 1985: *Marathon Music Quiz* - live concert [8]
* 11 April 1987: *The Stereo Sequence* - in concert London Hippodrome. [9]

### Other

* 09 February 1986: *The Great Rock 'n' Roll Trivia Quiz* - Ian McNabb [10]
* 24 October 1986: *Singled Out* - Ian McNabb [11]

## Scrapbook

No.1, Jan. 1984Record Mirror March 1984XRecord Mirror, 19 January 1985Record Mirror, 11 January 1986Record Mirror, 02 August 1986

## External links

* Wikipedia
* Discogs
* Peel Wiki page
* Spotify
* Official Chart Archive
Setting Sons

**Setting Sons** is fourth studio album by British band The Jam, released on 16 November 1979.

The album entered the UK charts at no.4 the week after its releases, and spent a total of nineteen weeks in the Top 100.

2014 re-issues also feature the tracks Going Underground and The Dreams of Children, not included on the original LP.

## Singles

* The Eton Rifles b/w See-Saw (rel. October 1979, peak pos. 03 [1])
Slap & Tickle

7" pic sleeve, rear

**Slap & Tickle** (sometimes written Slap and Tickle) is the title of a song recorded and released by British group Squeeze. It initially featured as the opening track on the group's debut album *Cool for Cats* and was later released as a single. The track makes heavy use of the synthesiser in place of the guitar. The song typically recounts the adventures of a young couple and their amorous adventures. The English colloquial expression 'slap and tickle' refers to furtive sexual activity.

## Single release

A remixed version of Slap & Tickle was released as a single in August 1979. It was the fourth track from the album to be lifted as a 7" release and was the follow-up to Up the Junction and the album's title track before that, both no.2 hits in the UK. Initial copies of the 7" were on semi-transparent red vinyl.

### Chart performance

Slap & Tickle reached no.24 in the UK charts on the fourth week in the Top 40, a poorer performance compared to its two predecessors.[1]

### B-side

The B-side to the single was a new track entitled All's Well.

### Tracklisting

7" AMS 7466 1979, *red vinyl*

A. Slap & Tickle (4.19)
B. All's Well (2.25)

## External links

* discogs
* musicbrainz
Sam Ryder

**Sam Ryder** (b.25 June 1989) is a British singer-songwriter. He first rose to prominence through TikTok, by posting music covers during the first UK lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. He went on to represent the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song Space Man finishing first in the jury vote, and second overall.

Ryder performed at Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee celebrations outside Buckingham Palace on 04 June 2022. He released his debut studio album *There's Nothing But Space, Man!* 09 December 2022.
The Masterplan

LP front cover

**The Masterplan** is the title of a compilation album released in November 1998 by British band Oasis. The album is made up of fourteen B-sides which had not previously appeared on a studio album.

The title track was originally released as the B-side to the Wonderwall single released in October 1995.

The album reached no.2 in the UK. This is the last album of Oasis to be released under the Creation label.

## External links

* Discogs

* Spotify
* *The Masterplan turns 20*, stereogum.com, November 2018.
She's Got Claws

**She's Got Claws** is the title of a song written, recorded and produced by Gary Numan. It was first released as a single in August 1981 ahead of Numan's third solo studio album *Dance*, on which the song also featured.

The track features bass played by Mick Karn, then of British group Japan.

## Single release

The single reached no.6 in the UK charts on the second week after its release.

### Tracklistings

* 7" BEG 62

A. She's Got Claws

B. I Sing Rain

* 12" BEG 62T

A. She's Got Claws

B1. I Sing Rain

B2. Exhibition

### Notes

* there are no differences between the two single versions which are also identical to the album release.
* the B-sides are available on the 1999 CD release of *Dance*.
Sex On Fire

**Sex On Fire** is a song recorded by US rock band Kings of Leon. It was released on 05 September 2008 as the lead single to their fourth studio album *Only By the Night*, released on 19 September.

The single went straight to no.1 in the UK on 14 September remaining at the top for three weeks, and spending thirty-five consecutive weeks in the Top 40 and forty-eight overall. It was to date the group's first and only UK no.1 single.

As of September 2009 it was the UK's second most-downloaded digital single ever (after Lady Gaga's Poker Face).[1] It also became the seventh best-selling single of 2008. OfficialCharts.com