Single This! ORANGE JUICE
4 August 2021
‘Falling and Laughing‘ by Scottish
legends ORANGE JUICE
From their 1980 debut album
You Can’t Hide Your Love Forever
Studio version…
Live version…
ORANGE JUICE: Discography
Striking Single Sleeves
Single This! PIXIES
Single This! THE SUNDAYS
1 August 2021
‘Cry’ by THE SUNDAYS (London)
(1988–1997)
From their third and final album Static & Silence (1997)
THE SUNDAYS: Facebook
Single This! THE B-52’s
28 July 2021
‘Rock Lobster’ by THE B-52’s
From their kooky self-titled debut LP (1979)
Studio version…
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Live version…
THE-B52’s: Facebook
Single This! IAN DURY & THE BLOCKHEADS
27 July 2021
‘Superman’s Big Sister’ by IAN DURY & THE BLOCKHEADS
The title was purposefully misspelled ‘Sueperman’ to avoid
any copyright issues with DC Comics, publisher of Superman,
the comic hero.
Single from third LP Laughter.
Big tune…
IAN DURY: Facebook
Single This! KEVIN AYERS
26 July 2021
‘Caribbean Moon’ by KEVIN AYERS
(16 August 1944 – 18 February 2013)
A stand-alone single from 1973 released shortly before his 3rd LP Bananamour came out…
KEVIN AYERS: Short bio
Single This! UB40
25 July 2021
‘Food For Thought’ (Live Version) by UB40.
The band’s 1980 debut single from their triumphant
debut LP Signing Off.
Live version…
Studio version…
UB40: Facebook
Single This! ROBERT WYATT
23 July 2021
‘Shipbuilding’ by ROBERT WYATT
Released in 1982. Written during the Falklands War.
Elvis Costello wrote the lyrics and Clive Langer
the music. Wyatt‘s remarkable voice did the rest.
Original clip…
ROBERT WYATT: Biography
Single This! INSPIRAL CARPETS
22 July 2021
‘This Is How It Feels’ by British rockers INSPIRAL CARPETS
Their first single in the UK, peaking at #14 in 1990
Roll out the carpet…
INSPIRAL CARPETS: History
