Love and Money - Candybar Express (1986)

Love and Money - Candybar Express (New York Mix) (12" Single, 1986)

Record Mirror Singles Review September 7, 1985

Felt - Primitive Painters
Life - Optimism
King Kurt - Road to Rack and Ruin
Erasure - Who Needs Love Like That (Love That Mix)
Glenn Gregory and Claudia Brucken - When Your Heart Runs Out of Time (12" Mix)
Shriekback - Fish Below The Ice
Kaja - Shouldn't Do That
Blancmange - What's The Problem
Womack and Womack - No Relief
Vaughan Toulouse - Cruisin' The Serpentine (12" Mix)
Toyah - World In Action
Midge Ure - If I Was (Extended Mix)
Strawberry Switchblade - Jolene (Extended Mix)

I couldn't find the Great Outdoors single, so if anyone has that, feel free to send it in.

Erasure may not be my favorite band ever, but they are at least top ten. Wonderland is a massively underrated album, and their early singles deserved much better.

Here's a couple of extra B-Sides, while I'm in a generous mood:
Life - Better
Midge Ure - Piano

Eight Point Five - Mary (1987)

7" Single, released in 1987

Eight Point Five - Mary (A-Side)
Eight Point Five - I Can't Get You Out of My Head (B-Side)

Light A Big Fire - Mr Twilight (1986)

Light A Big Fire - Mr Twilight (7" Single, 1986)

A track from the Surveillance album, this carrys (sic) a more menacing edge than the chugging rock style of the band's last single "Charlene". LABF still have to match the promise of their early Irish releases, but this will suffice for the present.

Stuart Bailie, Record Mirror November 29, 1986

Record Mirror Singles Review October 18, 1986

Big Audio Dynamite - C'Mon Every Beatbox
The Men They Couldn't Hang - Shirt of Blue
The The - Infected
China Crisis - Arizona Sky
The Primitives - We've Found A Way To The Sun
Martin Stephenson & The Daintees - Boat To Bolivia
Lone Justice - Shelter
Colenso Parade - Fontana Eyes
The Mekons - Slightly South of the Border
Swing Out Sister - Breakout
Sci-Fi Sex Stars - Rockit Miss USA

Smash Hits Singles Review July 9, 1981

It's been a while since I did one of these. Here are (most of) the singles mentioned. Regular readers will know 1981 is a little before my time, music-wise, which is why many of these are fairly unfamiliar to me.

The Passions - Skin Deep
Visage - Visage
Original Mirrors - 20,000 Dreamers
Virgin Prunes - Moments and Mine
Jimmy Pursey - Animals Have More Fun
Bette Bright - When You Were Mine
Any Trouble - The Trouble With Love
Troy Tate - Thomas
The Freshies - I Can't Get "Bouncing Babies" By The Teardrop Explodes
The Associates - Q Quarters
Split Enz - One Step Ahead
Icehouse - We Can Get Together

And here's a bonus B-Side that got a mention:
The Freshies - Tell Her I'm Ill

Have a good weekend, everybody!!

The Word - Schoolboy Saint (1985)

The Word - Schoolboy Saint (7" Single, 1985)

Welcome Back, Rene!

Just a quick note - I just discovered that Rene's wonderful blog Retro Wonderland is back. Lots of club hits and remixes. Welcome back, Rene....We missed you.

Birch & Hallam - Pray For Me (1983)

7" Single, 1983

Birch and Hallam - Pray For Me (A Side)
Birch and Hallam - Far Away Dreamers (B Side)

Delta - Tears Don't Satisfy Me (1988)

Delta - Tears Don't Satisfy Me (7" Single, 1988)