Not a tribute to the king, then?

Lots of tasty David Bowie, too

Oh dear. That’s what trauma does to you at such a young age.

Both illustrate my point perfectly! Yessongs would be a whole lot better without any reference to Henry VIII

You are thinking of Yessongs aren’t you? 😉

I take it The Tubs is one of the dub albums. I’ll give it a listen. 😉

Cracking review, Bargepole. Thank you.

UK Street Soul? Mainstream Pop went big on soul for quite a while. Culture Club, Phil Collins, Style Council, Eurythmics, George Michael all released soul records. Haircut 100, Scritti Politti, Japan and The […]

I wish I’d paid more attention back in the eighties. 😐

My impression is that there wasn’t a big fall out. I think they decided not to follow up Raw & Cooked. The pressure to have another global smash was huge. As I allude to, they tended to struggle for material. […]

Yes. I knew that. Suspicious Minds is track three straight after Blue on disc one. I really don’t know why I put “second”. As for Roland, he was certainly gifted.

Thank you.

Keep up with the positive outlook. I’m sure it will hasten your recovery.

To my shame, I remained a booze soaked reprobate well into my thirties.

There is a Collector’s Edition with five bonus tracks, mostly extended versions, and a DVD of their videos.

London Records have because they don’t include it here. 😎 To be fair, Oakenfield does deserve first dibs, I think.

I went to the Hacienda regularly. There was no VIP area. Band members had to mix with everyone else like a normal punter. Nobody bothered them. The crowd were only interested in dancing.

W.F.L. Think About The Future Paul Oakenfield Remix Johnny Come Home Frankie Knuckles Remix

Marvellous! As always. I don’t suppose you have a Tidal playlist? 😄