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Member	Item		Review/Comment
kimbozw 12th Dec 2018		CD Album Dana - All Kinds Of Everything	Contrary to what is claimed in the sleeve notes, Dana's Eurovision winner only peaked at #7 in South Africa [as well as attaining a #11 high in neighbouring Rhodesia]. Despite being a non charter in the U.S.A., the song did rise to #94 up north in Canada.
kimbozw 3rd Dec 2018		CD Album Joe Jackson - Look Sharp! + Stepping Out	This type of release was commonly seen in outlets of the South African music chain shop MUSICA. I can't say with accuracy whether the one by Joe Jackson was one of them ...
kimbozw 27th Nov 2018		12" Single ABBA - Voulez-Vous	thanks. that's the one.
kimbozw 27th Nov 2018		Vinyl Album Flash Cadillac And The Continental Kids - There's No Place Like Chrome	It also peaked at #93 on the Record World pop singles chart ...
kimbozw 26th Nov 2018		12" Single ABBA - Voulez-Vous	Thanks. I never got around to playing the green vinyl issue. Is the 6:10 remix the one which in recent times was issued on CD on one of the many ABBA compilations or deluxe reissues?
kimbozw 21st Nov 2018		Vinyl Album The Police - Every Breath You Take	herewith one of those typical DIY type disc labels of the type produced in Zimbabwe in the mid to late 1980s.
kimbozw 2nd Oct 2018		CD Single Elvis Costello - She	Here's Elvis's cover version of the Charles Aznavour song SHE. English lyric by the South Africa native Herbert Kretzmer, also known for his English lanuage lyrics for the musicals "Les misérables" and [the ABBA-related] "Kristina".
kimbozw 20th Sep 2018		Music Memorabilia Disco-Service Heinz Ritsch - Record Shop Bag	Salzburg Austria record bag 1979. With Theresa, Angela & Co exhibiting angst today in the same city concerning the UK's Brexit negotiations this seems an apt addition ...
kimbozw 23rd Aug 2018		CD Album Eagles - Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975	Ta. I placed a similar article link on the U.S. vinyl edition a few days ago.
kimbozw 20th Aug 2018		Vinyl Album Eagles - Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975	This is now seemingly history's No 1 selling album of all time according to the article found at the following link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/beating-king-of-pop-the-eagles-have-no1-album-of-all-time/ar-BBMafOa?ocid=spartandhp. It appears that Michael Jackson's sales of THRILLER are on the wane ...
kimbozw 17th May 2018		CD Single Jade Ewen - It's My Time	Despite the UK's poor results overall in recent times at the Eurovision final it still has the record of the most Top 10 placings achieved in the contest with 41. Closest to that is 39 from Sweden, 36 from France, 34 from Germany and 31 from Italy and Ireland. Placings relate to the period 1957 to 2018. The full results for the first Eurovision final in 1956 have not been made public so cannot be included. The UK's Top 10 placings since its first entry in 1957 have been as follows: 1st - 5 times 2nd - 15 times 3rd - 3 times 4th - 5 times 5th - once 6th - 7 times 7th - 6 times 8th - not yet achieved 9th - 1 time 10th - 3 times. Based on an inverse points system (currently 26 points for a #1 placing down to 1 point for a #26 placing in the contest) from 1957 to 2018 the UK's overall ranking amongst all countries who have reached the Eurovision final is 10th (based on 1052 inverse points divided by 61 entries). Countries with the most entries in the Eurovision final from 1957 to 2018 were as follows: 61 - UK 60 - France, Germany 58 - Spain 57 - Sweden 54 - Norway 50 - Belgium. The first four listed countries are from the "big five" which have a guaranteed place in the Eurovision final these days. The UK's placings outside the Top 10 have been as follows: 11th - twice 12th - once 13th - once 15th - twice 16th - twice 17th - once 19th - twice 22nd - twice 23rd - once 24th - three times 25th - twice 26th - once. This data has not been audited or confirmed but hopefully is correct.
kimbozw 14th May 2018		CD Single Jade Ewen - It's My Time	I found this year's winner dreadful. the UK entry was much better.
kimbozw 12th May 2018		CD Single Jade Ewen - It's My Time	Quite a songwriting combination: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Diane Warren. 9 Eurovision entries ago in 2009 this was the last UK Eurovision entry to enjoy a top 10 placing in the contest coming 5th, or the 2nd of the last 16 entries to reach enjoy a top 10 placing in the contest (the previous top 5 placing to 2009 was by Jessica Garlick's COME BACK which came 3rd equal in 2002). How will the UK fare in Lisbon tonight at the 63rd edition of the contest since 1956? We wait with bated breath ...
kimbozw 2nd May 2018		Vinyl Album Stevie Wonder - The Woman In Red [Selections From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]	verily, verily.
kimbozw 30th Apr 2018		Vinyl Album Stevie Wonder - The Woman In Red [Selections From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]	Red coloured vinyl would have been more apt. Various global pop chart peaks for THE WOMAN IN RED: #1 - Norway, Sweden, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Finland #2 - UK, Switzerland #3 - Germany #4 - USA (Billboard), The Netherlands, Australia.
kimbozw 30th Apr 2018		Vinyl Album George Michael - Faith	Most Zimbabwe pressings were on the CBS label. Elsewhere mostly the EPIC label. They must have run out of CBS labels at one point when someone decided to use MOTOWN. A similar occurrence took place with a PINK FLOYD album as regards the use of the MOTOWN label. Various global pop chart peaks for FAITH: #1 - UK, The Netherlands, USA (Billboard), South Africa, Zimbabwe #3 - Norway, Germany, Australia #4 - Sweden, Switzerland #5 - France #6 - Finland.
kimbozw 30th Apr 2018		Vinyl Album Joan Armatrading - Me, Myself, I	Global pop chart peaks for ME, MYSELF, I: #2 - Norway, Zimbabwe #5 - UK #8 - The Netherlands #13 - Australia #15 - Sweden #23 - Germany #28 - USA (Billboard).
kimbozw 30th Apr 2018		Vinyl Album a-ha - Stay On These Roads	a-ah! I like the title track. Global pop chart peaks for STAY ON THESE ROADS: #1 - Norway #2 - UK, South Africa #3 - France, Zimbabwe #4 - Germany #6 - The Netherlands, Switzerland #10 - Sweden #52 - Australia #148 - USA (Billboard). Surprisingly low peaks in Oz and the U.S.
kimbozw 23rd Oct 2017		12" Single Janis Ian - Fly Too High	The Album version of FLY TOO HIGH was also longer than the 7 inch version. But I believe that the 12" version is even longer than the album version.
kimbozw 5th Oct 2017		CD Album Sharon Tandy - You Gotta Believe It's...	The sleeve notes suggest that Sharon reached the singles charts in Germany. The CD Rom of the German Singles Charts as published in Der Musikmarkt does not corroborate this.
kimbozw 18th Jul 2017		CD Album Paul Simon - Graceland	Guitarist Ray Phiri passed away a few days back. Seemingly Paul Simon has telephoned the family to pass on his condolences and to offer to help them in any way required and would like to attend the funeral.
kimbozw 10th Jun 2017		CD Album Various Artists - Chess: Original Recording / Remastered Deluxe Edition	Now if only they'd included the song WHEN THE WAVES ROLL OUT TO SEA on the original album and in the musical ... it was seemingly left off in favour of ANTHEM.
kimbozw 16th May 2017		CD Single I.O.S. (Is Ook Schitterend) - Meer Van Jou	Schitterend means brilliant or splendid according to a dutch-english dictionary which I have consulted.
kimbozw 12th Apr 2017		Vinyl Album Led Zeppelin - In Through The Out Door	recorded at ABBA's Studio in Stockholm.
kimbozw 5th Apr 2017		CD Album Tanita Tikaram - Sentimental	Her first two albums peaked at #3 in the UK charting in 1988 and 1990. Album 3 in 1991 peaked at #19. Album 4 in 1995 only made it to #75. Last charted album was THE CAPPUCCINO SONGS in 1998 spending a week at #69. Of 62 weeks spent in the UK albums chart 56 of them were by her first two albums and 49 by her debut. O how fleeting success can be ...
kimbozw 28th Mar 2017		CD Album Petula Clark - The Most Of Petula Clark	thanks. when I was researching the danish singles sales chart the official Danish charts website had the chart lists missing during that period which is why I did not pick that up. I hadn't checked Billboard for any missing charts.
kimbozw 21st Mar 2017		CD Album Petula Clark - The Most Of Petula Clark	Makes sense, as MELODY MAN was a hit single in Australia reaching #28 on the National chart. Bettered in South Africa by a #16 peak. In New Zealand it bubbled under the chart. Seemingly not a hit single elsewhere.
kimbozw 16th Mar 2017		Vinyl Album Alan Garrity And Pat Mathews - Alan Garrity And Pat Mathews	Tracks A1, A2, A5 and A6 are the best of the lot for me. Both artists were originally based in the city of Bulawayo although this was recorded in South Africa.
kimbozw 15th Mar 2017		CD Single David Bowie - Survive (Live)	Montmartre?
kimbozw 1st Feb 2017		78 RPM Mme. Epitropaki—K. Jordanou - Η γυναίκα που σκοτώνει	thanks for including the transliterations of greek titles and meanings. Most useful. Efharisto!

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