Tag Archives: 1977

REDUX: A Thousand Number One Albums In The UK

Posted on August 30, 2017 by

November 25, 2013 Today on the BBC was a feature examining the thousand albums that have topped the British charts since their point of origin in July 1956. I wondered how many of those best sellers would fall  under the … Continue reading →

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The Road To Rezillomania [part 1]

Posted on June 16, 2017 by

Let it not be said that I don’t love me some Rezillos! A concert they played in Washington D.C. 15 years ago was a treasured gift of a gig. 22 Years after they ceased to exist, 80% of the original … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Talking Heads:77 [part 2]

Posted on March 17, 2017 by

[…continued from previous post] Side one of the album ended with, what was for me, the key song on the album. “No Compassion” certainly lived up to its title, and if taken at face value, definitely points to Byrne having a … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Talking Heads:77 [part 1]

Posted on March 14, 2017 by

Talking Heads:77 US CD [1986] Uh-Oh, Love Comes To Town New Feeling Tentative Decisions Happy Day Who Is It? No Compassion The Book I Read Don’t Worry About The Government First Week / Last Week… Carefree Psycho Killer Pulled Up … Continue reading →

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David Bowie Memory Palace [part 30]

Posted on March 15, 2016 by

2000 [continued] Something changed in my home in the year 2000. As my wife and I made the decision to move away from where we lived to another place, the need to have internet access at home arose, so we … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Number One Albums In The UK

Posted on November 25, 2013 by

Today on the BBC was a feature examining the thousand albums that have topped the British charts since their point of origin in July 1956. I wondered how many of those best sellers would fall  under the purview of this … Continue reading →

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