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Instant Hit: Sharon Mitchell - Handsome Stranger

on April 20, 2024

1983 Electronic Funk Instant Hit

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Retrovision: Carly Simon - Why

on July 11, 2020

1982 Funk Retrovision

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A Certain Ratio's 'Sextet' to be Reissued on Factroy Benelux

on October 19, 2014

1982 2014 A Certain Ratio Funk Post Punk Reissues

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A Certain Ratio's- I'd Like To See You Again out on Factory Benelux

on August 02, 2013

1982 1983 A Certain Ratio Funk Post Punk Reissues

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Instant Hit: Blue Peter- Up To You

on May 03, 2008

1982 Funk Instant Hit Post Disco

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Instant Hit: Rah Band- Messages From the Stars

on December 12, 2006

1983 Disco Electro Funk Instant Hit

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The Associates

The Associates were a Scottish Post-punk and New wave band from the early '80s, consisting of Billy Mackenzie and Alan Rankine . Under the name The Associates, they achieved Top of the Pops fame, despite their unconventional approach to pop music which inspired music critics to label it as "new pop." Mackenzie and Rankine met in 1976 and formed the band The Ascorbic Ones and soon after they changed their name to The Associates. Their debut single was David Bowie’s song “Boys Keep Swinging” , which to great surprise was also released before Bowie’s version. This song attracted a good deal of attention and by 1980, they were touring with The Cure and The Passions and were signed to Fiction. In the same year, the band released their debut The Affectionate Punch . By this time the duo was extended to a group by adding bassist Michael Dempsey and drummer John Murphy, even though in most promotional material the group were still marketed as a duo. A string of 1981 non-albu...

The Wombats - Blood on the Hospital Floor

The Wombats have released a brand new single titled "Blood on the Hospital Floor". This song will be featured on their upcoming studio album Oh! The Ocean scheduled for February 2025.

Hilary Blake 1950-2007

Hilary Blake, also known simply as Hilary, emerged onto the music scene with a single and EP in 1983. Despite limited online information, it is noted that she was from Los Angeles and was recognized as one of the pioneering female artists in the synth-pop genre. Tragically, she passed away in August 2007. Her legacy endures primarily through her standout single, "Kinetic." http://www.hilarykinetic.com/news.htm

Manic Street Preachers - Hiding in Plain Sight

Manic Street Preachers have returned with two new singles, "Decline and Fall" and "Hiding in Plain Sight." The latter track features vocals by the bassist Nicky Wire and Catherine Anne Davies. Their forthcoming studio album, Critical Thinking, is set for release on January 31, 2025.

Instant Hit: The Glove - Like An Animal

The Glove released their debut single, "Like an Animal," in August 1983. As a side project of Robert Smith from The Cure and Steve Severin from Siouxsie and the Banshees, the project allowed both musicians to take a break from their where they recruited Jeanette Landray to take on lead vocal duties for the song. The band released one-off album, Blue Sunshine , before disbanding, with Smith and Severin returning to their original bands.

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