That’s the one

A pal of mine loaned me The Secret Service a few years ago. I thoroughly enjoyed it, it’s a little odd and doesn’t always work but if you enjoy Gerry Anderson it’s well worth a look

Heard this on the radio the other day for the first time in an age. Top whistling !

They were younger and slightly hipper version of Modern Romance.
That’s said, it’d be a boring world if we all liked the same thing!

I’ve listened to it as well and still remain utterly unconvinced by the guy. Although I am looking forward to the upcoming show where they have Marti Pellow discussing his Josef K singles collection and his f […]

Each to his own Dai.
I thought they were horrible at the time and still do.

And the Rollers? Like a tartan and even-worse version of Slik. I was probably their target age group of about 7 years old when they came out and even at that tender age I could still see them for the rubbish […]

Add Wham, Spandau and Take That as well to the whole revisionism list. They were shit when they came out and time hasn’t improved.

And Gary Kemp. As well trying to reinvent himself as the world biggest B […]

Also it probably needs a comma – The Day, Before You Came – which I think makes “the day” about the passage of time before the event rather than a whole calendar day before the actual day of the event.

Or am […]

Great song, I’ve always loved it (both versions).

I reckon ABBA must have seen Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles. Its got some similarities to the song, and one interpretation of the song. A […]

Ronno again, this time on Lady Grinning Soul (the Bond theme that never was) at about 3:00 until the end. Coupled with Mike Garson’s piano and Bowie’s wailing vocal, just an amazing sound

Never gets a men […]

Somehow missed your post Rigid, I’ve included another John Perry solo further down. I always felt he was a bit overlooked as he never really looked rock and roll enough (more like a new wave Clive Anderson)

I’m going to sneak a second one in if nobody minds too much.
Julian Swales on Remember Me? by Kitchens of Distinction. About 3:14 in, a skyscraping sound

John Perry on the Peel session version of Miles from Nowhere by the Only Ones.
I always felt they had more in common with Television and The Heartbreakers than anything UK punk had to offer. About 2 minutes in, […]

I just had that on in the car on the Rob’s Records compilation. Great single

I borrowed the album that it came off from the record library when I was a teenager. Heartache Avenue is the only decent tune on there.

The eighties were a great decade for one hit wonders. This was a similar time (and sound) to Black’s brilliant singles

So many brilliant selections there