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RAMONES Released Their Fifth Album ‘END OF THE CENTURY’ 40 Years Ago

Posted on February 4, 2020 by JL

4 February 2020

On 4 February 1980, 40 years ago today, New York City’s iconic punks RAMONES released their fifth album END OF THE CENTURY. It was the first LP produced by the legendary and also very eccentric wall-of-sound producer Phil Spector. The group members and Spector had continually quarrels about the roots of the Ramones sound, on the other hand, the band also wanted to have mainstream success, something Spector was an expert in and
he proved it too. ‘End Of The Century‘ is the best-selling Ramones longplayer ever. Reaching #44 in the US and #14 in the UK.

Here are the two singles…

– BABY I LOVE YOU –
(Cheesy cover of The Ronettes 1963 hit produced by, yes, Phil Spector)

– DO YOU REMEMBER ROCK AND ROLL RADIO? –

Album in full…

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25 Years Ago BLUR Released Their Triumphant ‘PARKLIFE’

Posted on April 25, 2019 by JL

24 April 2019

Britpop icons BLUR released 25 years ago today, on 25 April 1994, their triumphant worldwide breakthrough album PARKLIFE. Mastermind Damon Albarn told NME back
in 1994, “For me, Parklife is like a loosely linked concept album involving all these different stories. It’s the travels of the mystical lager-eater, seeing what’s going on in the world and commenting on it.” Read what NME thinks about the classic longplayer today here.

The album originally entitled ‘London‘, with the front sleeve being a photo of a fruit-and-vegetable car, went four times platinum in the UK. Here are Turn Up The Volume‘s fav cuts…

– GIRLS AND BOYS –