Great 7″ singles from the past
3 December 2022
Band: THE NEW VAUDEVILLE BAND
Who What started as a studio group from London centred
around Geoff Stephens turned into a real pop beat band.
Single: WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL
Score: It reached the top 10 in their home country while
the song topped the Charts in the US this day in 1966.
THE NEW VAUDEVILLE BAND: Bio – Discography
2 December 2022
Chameleon rocker (from Small Face to old-fashioned crooner) ROD STEWART
is, I’ll be honest, a phenomenon. With his – pretty unique – hoarse rock ‘n’ have fun
voice he made young girls go crazy in his early days and with his even hoarser voice
of the past 2 decades he makes those same girls – now (grand)mothers – and their daughters go crazy. Well done, macho Mod!
The lad scored one of his hottest hits in 1978 with DA YA THINK I’M SEXY?
from his Blondes Have More Fun LP. The classic cracker topped the UK Singles
Chart this day in 1978.
So, what da ya think, folks?
ROD STEWART: Bio – Discography
Great 7″ singles from the past
29 November 2022
The Fab Four scored their 18th number-one hit in the US with double
A-side single COME TOGETHER / SOMETHING this day in 1969.
Lennon was, lyrically, inspired by Timothy Leary‘s campaign for governor
of California titled “Come together, join the party” against Ronald Reagan
and sonically by Chuck Berry‘s 1956 rocker You Can’t Catch Me
’Something’ was the first George Harrison written
track which appeared as a Beatles A-side.
THE BEATLES: Bio – Discography – Website
Great 7″ singles
20 November 2022
Artist: Norman Greenbaum
Born 20 November 1942 in Malden,
Massachusetts.
Happy 80!
Single: Spirit In The Sky
B-side: Milk Cow
Released: January 1970 in the US – 50 years ago
In the UK the single came out a couple of months earlier
Score: The single reached #3 in the US and #1 in the UK,
Canada and Australia.
When I die and they lay me to rest
Gonna go to the place that’s the best
When I lay me down to die
Goin’ up to the spirit in the sky
NORMAN GREENBAUM: Facebook
Great 7″ singles/sleeves/vinyl
18 November 2022
Band: HAWKWIND
Who: British space rock legends feat. the
late metal punk icon Lemmy (Motörhead)
Active: 1969-present / 34 studio LPs
with this year’s LP Somnia as the
most recent one.
Co-founder Nik Turner passed
away a week ago, aged 82. R.I.P.
Single: SILVER MACHINE
Released: 9 June 1972 – 50 years ago
Score: #3 in the UK, #6 in Germany,
#1 in Switserland
A solid gold masterstroke…
HAWKWIND: Bio – Discography
Looking back in time… memorable moments in sonic history!
10 Smashing singles released in 1992, turning 25 in 2017.
Here’s some timeless magic. Start the jukebox!…
1/’Motorcycle Emptiness’ by MANIC STREET PREACHERS
Best track from double debut album Generation Terrorists…
Released: 1 June 1992
2/’Creep’ by RADIOHEAD
“But I’m a creep, I’m a weirdo” – monumental debut single from ‘Pablo Honey‘…
Released: 21 September 1992
3/ ‘Reverence’ by THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN
“I wanna die just like Jesus Christ” – from ‘Honey’s Head‘ LP…
Released: March 1992
4/ ‘Sheela-Na-Gig’ by PJ HARVEY
From Dry album & inspired by the Sheela na gig statues…
Released: February 1992
5/ ‘The Drowners’ by SUEDE
The glam rockers’ spectacular debut single…
Released: 11 May 1992
6/ ‘Drive’ by R.E.M.
Melancholic masterpiece from ‘Automatic For The People‘ album…
Released: 1 October 1992
7/ ‘Jump Around’ by HOUSE OF PAIN
Jump Jump Jump Jump Jump Jump Jump – Hip Hop at its bouncy best…
Released: 5 May 1992
8/ ‘Connected’ by STEREO MC’S
Title track & dance floor killer from their 3rd longplayer…
Released: September 1992
9/’Pretend We’re Dead’ by L7
Released: April 1992
When the all female Detroit grunge punks went catchy – on ‘Bricks Are Heavy’ album…
10/ ‘It’s A Shame About Ray’ by THE LEMONHEADS
Vintage Evan Dando pop cut from the same titled album…
Released: June 1992
