Knockouts from the past…
25 November 2019
Legendary British singer-songwriter NICK DRAKE died on 25 November 1974,
45 years ago today. He was only 26 and passed away after an overdose of
amitriptyline, an antidepressant. To remember the wayward, romantic and
mentally troubled artist here’s one of his rare singles called RIVER MAN from
his 1969 debut LP Five Leaves Left…
NICK DRAKE: Facebook – Discography
Knockouts from the past…
24 November 2019
On 24 November 1983, 36 years ago today it was announced that legendary North Irish power pop punks THE UNDERTONES split up as frontman Feargal Sharkey decided to leave the band that produced thirteen singles and four studio albums between 1978 and 1983. To remember this one of a kind group here’s one of their big sing-along knockouts called JIMMY JIMMY from 1979…
In 1999 the band took a new start with a new singer and are still active today.
THE UNDERTONES: Biography
Knockouts from the past…
22 November 2019
Grunge legends PEARL JAM released their third LP VITALOGY on 22 November 1994,
25 years ago today. To celebrate this birthday here’s ‘SPIN THE BLACK CIRCLE’, the crushing punk lead-single of that record. Raw, rough and rip-roaring. Hell yeah!
Release the bats…
PEARL JAM: Facebook
VITALOGY – released 25 years ago on 22 November 1994
Stream album here…
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PEARL JAM: Facebook
Knockouts from the past…
20 November 2019
Artist: Isaac Hayes
Song: Theme From Shaft
Note 1: The theme song to the 1971 crime action movie Shaft
Note 2: 11 years ago, on 10 August 2008, Isaac Hayes passed away,
only 65. He was a big force behind famous Memphis, Tennessee soul
label Stax Records. The legend was inducted into the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame in 2002
Note 3: ‘Shaft‘ hit the top spot of the US Singles Chart
on 20 November 1971, 48 years ago today
The short version…
The full version…
ISAAC HAYES: Facebook – Biography – Discography
Knockouts from the past…
19 November 2019
Don’t believe the fairy tale that Riot Grrrl started in the early 90s with bands such as
Bikini Kill, Bratmobile, Huggy Bear and many more like-minded feminist groups. Oh no, it was actually wonderful Motown trio THE SUPREMES, led by Diana Ross, that was the very first all-female band to score a Number One hit. They did so in the UK with their honey-sweet single ‘BABY LOVE’ on 19 November 1964, yes, 55 years ago today. Hallelujah!
Here we go…
THE SUPREMES: Facebook
Knockouts from the past…
13 November 2019
Band: The Stone Roses
Song: Fools Gold / Although It wasn’t perceived
that way by the public this was a double A-side single
with What The World Is Waiting For as the second track
Released: 13 November 1989, 30 years ago today via
their first, independent, label Silverstone Records
Note 1: There were 2 versions available of ‘Fools Gold‘.
A 4.15-minute one and an extended version of 9.53
Note 2: It was a stand-alone single, but appeared on
certain non-UK versions of their self-titled debut LP
Note 3: ‘Fools Gold‘ stayed in the UK Singles Chart
for fourteen weeks, peaking at #8
The short version…
The extended one…
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THE STONE ROSES: Biography
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10 November 2019
DAVID BOWIE released his breakthrough single SPACE ODDITY – inspired by Stanley Kubrick‘s film 2001: A Space Odyssey – 50 years ago, on 11 July 1969. It was specifically planned to be out just before the first moon landing, the day after, on 20 July. It hit the
top five of the British charts but became an even greater success in 1975, upon a re-release as part of a maxi-single. Despite a series of previous top singles, this re-issue became Bowie‘s very first UK No. 1 single on 10 Nov 1975, 44 years ago.
Ground control to Major Tom…
DAVID BOWIE: Website – Facebook
Knockouts from the past…
9 November 2019
Artist: Prince
Song: Cream
B-side: Horny Pony
Album: Diamond And Pearls – his 13th LP
Score : The single went to number One in the US 28 years ago, on 9 November 1991
Knockouts from the past…
7 November 2019
Band: Suede
Song: The Wild Ones
Released: 7 November 1994, 25 years ago today / it was the
second single from their masterpiece LP ‘Dog Man Star’ and
peaked at #18 on the UK Singles Chart
Note 1: Frontman Brett Anderson said on several occasions
that was the best song he ever wrote with original guitarist
Bernard Butler and actually his all-time favourite Suede track
Note 2: Butler had left the band before ‘Dog Man Star‘ was
finished and was quickly replaced by the then 17-year old
guitarist Richard Oakes. To empathize this change a photo
with the new lineup was added to the Wild Ones single
There’s a song playing on the radio…
SUEDE: Facebook
Knockouts from the past…
4 November 2019
Band: The Beach Boys
Song: Good Vibrations
B-side: Let’s Go Away for A While
Note 1: Music by Brian Wilson, lyrics by Mike Love
Note 2: Legend goes that the song’s title was inspired
by Wilson‘s obsession with cosmic vibrations, as his mother
would tell him as a kid that dogs sometimes bark at people
in response to their ‘bad vibrations’
Note 3: Over 90 hours of tape was consumed for the recordings
of the good vibes, with a total cost of production estimated
to be in the tens of thousands of dollars
Note 4: The single hit the top spot of the US and UK charts
in November 1966, 53 years ago
THE BEACH BOYS: Facebook
