sladesounds 22nd Jun 2016 | | CD AlbumVarious Artists - Double Shot, Pop Alternative | [YouTube Video]
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sladesounds 19th Jun 2016 | | Vinyl AlbumVarious Artists - BBC TV's Best Of Top Of The Pops Vol. 2 |
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sladesounds 19th Jun 2016 | | Vinyl AlbumVarious Artists - BBC TV's Best Of Top Of The Pops Vol. 2 | ReviewBeing of a certain age I can remember watching the majority of these tracks on TOTP. 40 years on and a few have stood the test of time and remain quite listenable whereas a few are perhaps best forgotten.
Rubettes - 70s pop fodder, nothing too memorable; Gloria Gaynor - a reasonable cover better than some but nothing compared to the original; Jim Gilstrap - more fodder; Glitter Band - forgetting the Gary Glitter connection not a bad glam rock/pop tune; Showaddywaddy - marmite to some but for me the early singles were exciting to see on the TV (yes I had a pair of brothel creepers and drainpipes which still looked good when punk came in); KC - white boy funk, back in style again; Wigan's Chosen Few - this tune was the Northern Soul tune that broke the charts and made it main stream (for a few years a least); Bay City Rollers - kings of the world for a few brief years, dated but still better than what followed (westlife et al); Mac and Katie - sweet sickly soul; George McCrae - not a bad tune, holds up well; Sweet Sensation - again sickly soul, Sad Sweet Dreamer is a much better single from them; Trammps - not a bad piece of 60s/70s style R&B/soul; Love Unlimited - more sickly soul that hasn't dated well and finally Slade - still pure class!
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sladesounds 13th Jun 2016 | | CD AlbumFamily - Anyway | Although this disc is "Made in China", Madfish are a UK based record company.
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sladesounds 11th Jun 2016 | | Vinyl AlbumDominic Frontiere - Hang 'Em High | [YouTube Video]
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sladesounds 5th Jun 2016 | | Vinyl AlbumKlaus Nomi - Klaus Nomi | [YouTube Video]
The audience look rather subdued, possibly shell shocked.
I think if you watch the video you might be too.
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sladesounds 22nd May 2016 | | Vinyl AlbumVarious Artists - Rock Revival | ReviewAn album made of what appears to be re-recordings and live tracks but with no notes on the sleeve or label to confirm when and where recorded.
I can confirm A1 and all of the B side are live. A3 & A4 sound close to the originals but have been stereo enhanced. A6 definitely sounds a re-recording.
Overall a record worth skipping - you're better off looking for the original 45s.
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sladesounds 22nd May 2016 | | CinemaAlmost Famous (2000) | [YouTube Video]
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sladesounds 12th May 2016 | | Vinyl AlbumDuke Ellington With Charlie Mingus And Max Roach - Money Jungle | [YouTube Video]
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sladesounds 11th May 2016 | | TVThe Missing (2014 - 2016) | Rated 8/10Season 1 tells over 8 episodes the story of a young english boy that goes missing whilst the family holiday in France.
I personally thought that it mirrored many of the issues I had read regarding the real life case of Madeline McCann - english parents dealing with a foreign police force that works differently, the language difficulties, police officers with their own personal agendas and the dealings with journalists to name just a few.
It is a compelling slow burning drama that kept me engaged and wanting to see the next episode.
A great British drama that is worth a watch.
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sladesounds 10th May 2016 | | Vinyl AlbumThe Doors - The Doors | Listed as an album is correct - that's what it is
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sladesounds 9th May 2016 | | TV11.22.63 (2016) | Rated 7/10A teacher is shown a time portal that takes him back to 1960.
He aims to investigate the period running up to the assassination of JFK and to stop them before the killing takes place.
In the three year period leading from his arrival in 1960 he gets sidetracked by life in the early 60s and the fact that past does not want to be changed.
The mini series was based on the Stephen King book but written and developed for TV by Barbara Carpenter.
I have read the book and enjoyed it and it is a joy to see a Stephen King title filmed well. The story is perfect for a mini-series and the story line has a plenty of interest ranging from historical fact, a bit of a love story and plenty of drama, suspense and action.
Makes you think, other than saving JFK, what you might do if you were able to head back to the 1960s - maybe wait until 1963 and buy a handful of those black and gold Parlaphone records by that new band The Beatles to bring to the future.
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sladesounds 6th May 2016 | | CD AlbumElvis Presley - Elvis By The Presleys | I have changed the barcode from 828755788327 to 828766788327 as per my copy and the scanned copy shown on this page. If the version with 828755788327 can someone let me know.
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sladesounds 4th May 2016 | | CD AlbumElvis Presley - NBC TV Special | [YouTube Video]
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sladesounds 3rd May 2016 | | CinemaStandoff (2016) | [YouTube Video]
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sladesounds 3rd May 2016 | | CinemaStandoff (2016) | Rated 6/10Fairly predictable (and flawed) plot revolving around a troubled individual who gains some personal redemption by protecting a young girl from an assassin.
First movie I have seen Thomas Jane in a leading role and he plays the character well. Fishburne is the bad guy, very dark, moody and convincing.
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sladesounds 2nd May 2016 | | CD AlbumElvis Presley - On Stage | [YouTube Video]
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sladesounds 29th Apr 2016 | | Vinyl AlbumFoxy - Get Off | Compare the band in the video to the band on the cover!!
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White boys not funky enough to be shown on their album sleeve without a bit of (pre) photoshop
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sladesounds 27th Apr 2016 | | CD AlbumVarious Artists - Gute Zeiten Schlechte Zeiten | dr.pepper1952 you seemed to have missed cd 2.
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sladesounds 24th Apr 2016 | | Vinyl AlbumBlue Magic - Blue Magic | [YouTube Video]
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sladesounds 24th Apr 2016 | | Vinyl AlbumDeodato - Very Together | [YouTube Video]
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sladesounds 18th Apr 2016 | | TVCucumber (2015) | Rated 8/10Shown on UK Channel 4 the show has lots of adult themed content (swearing, nudity, etc.). The core subject (gay life in Manchester) can also be off putting to some however I found this series very enjoyable, at times very funny, as well as addressing some very serious issues.
The drama follows Henry Best, a gay middle aged insurance salesman addressing his own issues regarding his relationships and sexuality. Following a split with a long term partner he moves in with small group of much younger men who seem to live the lifestyle he thinks he so desperately wants.
The series consisted of eight episodes all written by Russell T Davies.
A lttle bit of trivia; the title was inspired by a scientific study into the male erection which divided the erection into a hardness scale consisting of tofu, peeled banana, banana, and cucumber.
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sladesounds 17th Apr 2016 | | Vinyl AlbumVarious Artists - Rock Is Here To Stay | Also issued as a 3 album set by Adam VIII (A8020) in 1975.
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sladesounds 12th Apr 2016 | | CD AlbumJohnny Cash - The Essential Johnny Cash | I have changed this to an Australian issue. The scan here is not too great but you can make out the Made in Australia and a search for the barcode on net confirms it.
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sladesounds 8th Apr 2016 | | CD AlbumJohn Phillips - John Phillips (John The Wolfking Of L.A.) | [YouTube Video]
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sladesounds 8th Apr 2016 | | CD AlbumMartha Reeves And The Vandellas - Compact Command Performances | 1992 seems right as I know that is when I bought this one.
For the record my copy was purchased in Munster, Germany.
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sladesounds 6th Apr 2016 | | CD AlbumThe Chemical Brothers - Come With Us | [YouTube Video]
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sladesounds 5th Apr 2016 | | CD AlbumStevie Wonder - Music From The Movie Jungle Fever | [YouTube Video]
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sladesounds 5th Apr 2016 | | CD AlbumThe Raconteurs - Consolers Of The Lonely | [YouTube Video]
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sladesounds 3rd Apr 2016 | | Vinyl AlbumLightnin' Hopkins - Lightnin' Hopkins | The images show the stereo record in a mono sleeve.
Mono release had the suffix ERO xxxx whilst the stereo issues were EROS xxxx.
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