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Apr

Pussycat – First Of All (LP) (1976) – €10,00

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Pussycat was a Dutch country and pop group led by the three Veldpaus-sisters: Toni, Betty, and Marianne. Other members of the band were guitarists Lou Willé (Toni‘s then-husband), Theo Wetzels, Theo Coumans, and John Theunissen. Their song “Mississippi” was a #1 hit in most European countries, including the UK, in 1975/76.

In 1975 they scored a big European hit with the song “Mississippi“. However they had to wait a further year for the single to make the British charts when it climbed to number one in the UK Singles Chart in October 1976. Penned by Werner Theunissen, who had been the sisters’ guitar teacher, it is estimated that “Mississippi” sold over five million copies worldwide.

“First Of All” is het debuutalbum van Pussycat uit 1976. De elpee stond elf weken in de Album Top 100 met nummer 4 als hoogste notering.
De elpee werd geproduceerd door Eddy Hilberts. De arrangementen kwamen van Hilberts, Paul Natte en Wim Jongbloed. Elf van de twaalf nummers werden geschreven door Werner Theunissen.

Singles zijn: Smile, Geordie en Mississippi

 

Side one

  1. Smile – 3:45
  2. Pasadena – 3:57
  3. Boulevard De La Madeleine – 2:55
  4. What Did They Do To The People – 3:03
  5. Mexicali Lane – 3:10
  6. Take Me – 2:40
  7. Georgie – 2:27

 

Side two

  1. Mississippi – 4:33
  2. Delany – 3:18
  3. Do It – 2:17
  4. Help Me Living On – 3:49
  5. Just A Woman – 3:40
  6. Bad Boy – 3:41

 

Credits

 

Notes
Released: 1976
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album (UK Pressing)
Genre: Pop
Label: Sonet Records
Catalog# SNTF 725

Vinyl: Goed (VG)
Cover: Goed (VG)

Prijs: €10,00

1
Apr

Rick Wakeman – The Myths And Legends Of King Arthur And The Knights Of The Round Table (LP) (1975) – €7,00

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The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is a studio album by English keyboardist Rick Wakeman, released on 27 March 1975 by A&M Records. It is a concept album based on the stories and people of the King Arthur legend. Wakeman started to write the music in 1974 while recovering from a heart attack and recorded it with his five-piece band the English Rock Ensemble, the New World Orchestra, and the English Chamber Choir.

Wakeman was truly inspired when he decided that the legendary King Arthur was to be the subject of his next project. While the album will not really serve as a definitive historical document, it does capture the essence of the Myths and Legends of that period.
(For those who have seen the recent film “King Arthur”, this album bears little relation being steeped in the mythology of the period, rather than attempting to impart any historical accuracy in the way the film does.)
As with the previous “Journey to the centre of the earth”, the album is heavily orchestrated, with choirs and plenty of accomplished solo musicians.
This time however, Wakeman reverted to the studio to record the album, and thus the sound quality is excellent.
Two of the tracks, “Guinivere” and “Merlin the Magician” are sketches of the characters. The latter is one of Wakeman’s finest instrumental pieces, with synthesisers soaring and diving among a myriad of different sounds and atmospheres.
Those with suspect woofers in their hi-fi system are warned to beware of the very deep notes Wakeman hits at certain points!
The other tracks tell different parts of the story, from Arthur’s early days to his death; the music being superb throughout. “Arthur” is majestic, befitting the discovery of the new king, as he succeeds where all others have failed in pulling the sword Excalibur from the stone.
“Sir Lancelot & the black knight” reflects the pace of the battle, complete with one of Wakeman’s great synth solos, similar to the one near the end of “Revealing science of God” by Yes from “Topographic Oceans”.
The final tracks, “Sir Galahad” and “The last battle” combine to form a wonderful long piece telling the story of Arthur’s final days and beyond, before finishing in a triumphant climax to a great album.

 

Side one

  1. Arthur – 7:24
  2. Lady Of The Lake – 0:44
  3. Guinevere – 6:30
  4. Sir Lancelot And The Black Knight – 5:18

 

Side two

  1. Merlin The Magician – 7:49
  2. Sir Galahad – 6:54
  3. The Last Battle – 8:19

 

Musicians

 

Production

  • Rick Wakeman – production
  • Terry Taplin – narrator
  • Guy Protheroe – choirmaster
  • Paul Tregurtha – engineer
  • Jeremy Stenham – assistant engineer
  • David Katz – orchestral co-ordination
  • Wil Malone – orchestral arrangements
  • David Measham – orchestra and choir conductor
  • Fabio Nicoli – art direction
  • Paul May – art direction, design
  • Bob Elsdale – photography
  • Bob Fowke – illustrations
  • Dave Bowyer – illustrations
  • Mansell Collection – engravings

 

Notes
Release: 1975
Format: LP, Vinyl
Genre: Progressive Rock
Label: A&M Records
Catalog# AMLH 64515

Vinyl: Goed (VG)
Cover: Lichte Gebruikerssporen (G) (Gatefold)

Prijs: €7,00

29
Mar

Richard “Dimples” Fields – Mr. Look So Good (LP) (1982) – €10,00

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Richard “Dimples” Fields (March 21, 1942 – January 12, 2000)[1] was an American R&B and soul singer, popular during the 1980s.

An early 80s classic from Richard Dimples Fields – one of the most unique talents in soul music of his generation – with an appeal that’s both down home, and smoothly sophisticated at the time!
In a way, Fields’ music represents many changes his audience was going through at the time – classing things up a bit, and heading into the mainstream – yet still very much concerned about the same issues and challenges of years past.
The approach is almost southern soul by way of southern California – rough edges polished out, but still earthy enough to hang out with the crowd from back home.
Almost all titles are originals, and Richard handled most of the production too – on tracks that include “If It Ain’t One Thing It’s Another”, “After I Put My Lovin On You”, “Baby Work Out”, “Mr Look So Good”, “Taking Applications”, and “A Freak On The Side”.

 

Side one

  1. If It Ain’t One Thing… It’s Another – 6:50
  2. After I Put My Lovin’ On You – 3:45
  3. Baby Work Out – 4:19
  4. Mr. Look So Good – 3:49

 

Side two

  1. Taking Applications – 5:30
  2. (A Woman At Home And) A Freak On The Side – 5:05
  3. Sincerely – 3:59
  4. The Lady Is Bad – 5:20

 

Companies, etc.

 

Credits

 

Notes
Release: 1982
Format: LP, Vinyl
Genre: Soul
Label: The Boardwalk
Catalog# 518512

Vinyl: Goed (VG)
Cover: Goed (VG)

Prijs: €10,00

26
Mar

Howard Jones – Dream Into Action (LP) (1985) – €10,00

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Dream into Action is the second studio album by British pop musician Howard Jones.

The album contains the hit singles “Things Can Only Get Better“, “Look Mama“, “Life in One Day” and “No One Is to Blame“.

Dream Into Action begins with Howard Jones singing “Things Can Only Get Better,” a sentiment that only hints at the good vibes touted by the synth pop singer on his second album.
On his debut, 1984’s Human’s Lib, Jones sang about positivity, but this sequel plays like a self-empowerment manifesto, filled with cautionary tales and anthems of hope.
“No One Is to Blame,” a cavernous ballad of encouragement which was given a hit revision with the assistance of Phil Collins, exemplifies the latter but it doesn’t typify the album, which trades in peppy pop tunes of self-actualization, best represented by the chipper hits “Things Can Only Get Better” and “Life in One Day.”
Synthesizers retain their place in the spotlight but Dream Into Action doesn’t feel like a synth pop album, not in the way the sleekly electronic Human’s Lib did.
Instead, this is a big, bright album that epitomizes the sound of the mainstream in the mid-’80s, a time when computers worked overtime to disguise themselves as human sounds.
And that’s why Dream Into Action is, in many ways, the apotheosis of Howard Jones’ career: he’d yet to drift into softened adult contemporary, and he still had enthusiasm for his hooks, his machines, and his positivity, the very things that distinguished him from the legions of synth poppers in the mid-’80s.

 

Side one

  1. Things Can Only Get Better – 3:56
  2. Life In One Day – 3:40
  3. Dream Into Action – 3:46
  4. No One Is To Blame – 3:29
  5. Look Mama – 4:03
  6. Assault And Battery – 4:52

 

Side two

  1. Automation – 4:04
  2. Is There A Difference? – 3:33
  3. Elegy – 4:22
  4. Specialty – 3:58
  5. Why Look For The Key? – 3:23
  6. Hunger For The Flesh – 3:59

 

Personnel

  • Howard Jones – Lead vocals, electric pianos, synthesizers, electric bass, synth bass, drums, percussion, drum programming
  • Martin Jones (Howard’s brother) – bass guitar
  • Afrodiziak (Claudia Fontaine, Caron Wheeler, Naomi Thompson) – backing vocals
  • The Effervescents (Tania Matos, Kirstie Fulthorpe, Laura Bishop, Elizabeth Holden) – backing vocals
  • The TKO Horns (Dave Pleurs, Alan Whetton, Jim Patterson, Brian Maurice) – horns
  • Helen Liebman – cello on “Elegy”

 

Production

  • Produced by Rupert Hine for Gestalt
  • Recorded and mixed at Farmyard Studios, England by Stephen W. Tayler
  • Recording assistant – Andrew Scarth

 

Other credits

 

Notes
Release: 1985
Format: LP, Vinyl
Genre: Electronic, Synth-pop
Label: WEA Records
Catalog# 240632-1

Vinyl: Goed (VG)
Cover: Goed (VG)

Prijs: €10,00

25
Mar

The Everly Brothers – Reunion Concert (2LP) (1983) – €15,00

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The Everly Brothers’ carefully crafted pop songs and high, sweet harmonies had a pervasive and oft-overlooked influence on pop music.
Singalong masterpieces “(All I Have to Do Is) Dream” and “Bye Bye Love” have passed into the cultural consciousness, still widely played and enjoyed.
Decades after they had last recorded together, Don and Phil reunited at Royal Albert Hall in September 1983 and resurrected some of their sparkling chemistry.
“Dream” and “Bye Bye Love” are present only on some versions of the albums documenting this historic concert, while such favorites as “Walk Right Back,” “Love Is Strange,” and “When Will I Be Loved?” not only roll out the carpet of nostalgia but actually sound fresh and catchy to contemporary ears.
The Brothers are backed by a full-sized band that rocks harder than any of the duo’s ’50s ensembles did, without diluting the pair’s tender, sensitive harmonies.
The Reunion Concert gives listeners yet one more taste of the Everlys’ legendary pop magic.

 

Side one

  1. The Price Of Love
  2. Walk Right Back
  3. Claudette
  4. Crying In The Rain
  5. Love Is Strange

 

Side two

  1. (Take A) Message To Mary / Maybe Tomorrow / I Wonder If I Care As Much (Medley)
  2. When Will I Be Loved
  3. So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)
  4. Bird Dog
  5. Be-Bop-A-Lula
  6. Lightning Express
  7. Put My Little Shoes Away
  8. Step It Up And Go

 

Side three

  1. Bye Bye Love
  2. Gone Gone Gone
  3. All I Have To Do Is Dream
  4. Wake Up Little Susie
  5. Devoted To You / Ebony Eyes / Love Hurts (Medley)
  6. Cathy’s Clown

 

Side four

  1. Till I Kissed You
  2. Temptation
  3. Lucille
  4. Let It Be Me
  5. Good Golly Miss Molly

 

Companies, etc.

 

Credits

 

Notes
Released: 1983
Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Genre: Rock & Roll
Label: Arcade Records ‎
Catalog# ADEH 129

Vinyl: Goed (VG)
Cover: Goed (VG)

Prijs: €15,00

23
Mar

Dollar – The Dollar Album (LP) (1982) – €10,00

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The Dollar Album is the third and final studio album by pop vocal duo Dollar, released on 22 October 1982 by WEA Records. The album featured five Top 40 hit singles, including their biggest “Mirror Mirror“.

By its release in 1982, Dollar had seen a revival in fortunes following their previous, unsuccessful studio album The Paris Collection (1980).
After teaming up with producer Trevor Horn in 1981, the group had enjoyed their biggest success with four hit singles; “Hand Held in Black and White”, “Mirror Mirror (Mon Amour)”, “Give Me Back My Heart” and “Videotheque” – all of which reached the UK Top 20.
Members David Van Day and Thereza Bazar began work on a new album and wrote and produced the remainder of the tracks themselves. Although all their own songs were credited as joint compositions, a number of them were written by only one of them, such as “Dangerous Blondes”, “Guessing Games” and “Anyone Who’s Anyone” by Bazar and “You Made Me Love You” and “I Got Your Number Wrong” by Van Day.

The production was also largely handled by Bazar herself after she had spent much time working closely with Horn in the studio.
A fifth single, “Give Me Some Kinda Magic”, was released to coincide with the album. Although it became another Top 40 hit, it failed to chart as highly as the previous four singles.
Despite containing five Top 40 singles and a television advertising campaign, the album itself did not fare as well as expected, though it still became their biggest seller, peaking at No. 18 (their highest-charting album) and was certified Silver by the BPI.
Thereza Bazar has since said of the album that she is proud of their own songs (particularly “Pink and Blue”) but regrets that Trevor Horn couldn’t have worked on more of it.
She says that the four songs he did with them were very expensive due to the vast amount of time spent in the studio on them, but they were “worth every penny”.

 

Side one

  1. Mirror Mirror – 3:28
  2. Give Me Back My Heart – 4:57
  3. Hand Held In Black And White – 3:17
  4. Pink And Blue – 4:09
  5. I Got Your Number Wrong – 3:51
  6. Guessing Games – 3:39

 

Side two

  1. Give Me Some Kinda Magic – 3:37
  2. Videotheque – 3:30
  3. Dangerous Blondes – 4:09
  4. You Made Me Love You – 4:01
  5. Anyone Who’s Anyone – 3:16
  6. Second Time Around – 4:53

 

Musicians

 

Production and artwork

  • Thereza Bazar and David Van Day – production
  • Trevor Horn – production
  • Thereza Bazar, David Van Day, William C. Lyall – arrangements
  • Gerry Kitchingham – engineer
  • Gary Langan – engineer
  • Stefano Massimo – photography
  • Nicky Clarke – hair
  • Glauca Rossi – make-up
  • Bill Smith – design

 

Notes
Release: 1982
Format: LP, Vinyl
Genre: Synth-pop
Label: WEA Records
Catlog# DTV1

Vinyl: Goed (VG)
Cover: Goed (VG)

Prijs: €10,00

20
Mar

Billy Joel – Glass Houses (LP) (1980) – €10,00

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Glass Houses is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on March 12, 1980. It features Joel’s first song to peak at No. 1 on Billboard‘s Pop Singles chart, “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me“. 

The back-to-back success of The Stranger and 52nd Street may have brought Billy Joel fame and fortune, even a certain amount of self-satisfaction, but it didn’t bring him critical respect, and it didn’t dull his anger.
If anything, being classified as a mainstream rocker — a soft rocker — infuriated him, especially since a generation of punks and new wave kids were getting the praise that eluded him. He didn’t take this lying down — he recorded Glass Houses.
Comparatively a harder-rocking album than either of its predecessors, with a distinctly bitter edge, Glass Houses still displays the hallmarks of Billy Joel the pop craftsman and Phil Ramone the world-class hitmaker. Even its hardest songs — the terrifically paranoid “Sometimes a Fantasy,” “Sleepin’ With the Television On,” “Close to the Borderline,” the hit “You May Be Right” — have bold, direct melodies and clean arrangements, ideal for radio play.
Instead of turning out to be a fiery rebuttal to his detractors, the album is a remarkable catalog of contemporary pop styles, from McCartney-esque whimsy (“Don’t Ask Me Why”) and arena rock (“All for Leyna”) to soft rock (“C’etait Toi [You Were the One]”) and stylish new wave pop (“It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me,” which ironically is closer to new wave pop than rock).
That’s not a detriment; that’s the album’s strength. The Stranger and 52nd Street were fine albums in their own right, but it’s nice to hear Joel scale back his showman tendencies and deliver a solid pop/rock record.
It may not be punk — then again, it may be his concept of punk — but Glass Houses is the closest Joel ever got to a pure rock album.

 

Side one

  1. You May Be Right – 4:07
  2. Sometimes A Fantasy – 3:39
  3. Don’t Ask Me Why – 2:56
  4. It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me – 2:55
  5. All For Leyna – 4:10

 

Side two

  1. I Don’t Want To Be Alone – 3:34
  2. Sleeping With The Television On – 3:59
  3. (C’etait Toi) You Were The One – 3:45
  4. Close To The Borderline – 3:45
  5. Through The Long Night – 2:45

 

Musicians

 

Production

  • Phil Ramone – producer
  • Jim Boyer – engineer
  • Bradshaw Leigh – assistant engineer
  • Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
  • Brian Ruggles – technician
  • Steve Cohen – lighting
  • Jim Houghton – photography
  • Michele Slagter – production assistant
  • Jeff Schock – product management

 

Notes
Release: 1980
Format: LP, Vinyl
Genre: Pop
Label: CBS Records
Catalog# 86108

Vinyl: Goed (VG)
Cover: Goed (VG)

Prijs: €10,00

17
Mar

The Three Degrees – New Dimensions (LP) (1978) – €5,00

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New Dimensions is a studio album by the American vocal trio The Three Degrees. Released in 1978, the album was produced by Giorgio Moroder and yielded three UK Top 20 hit singles, “Giving Up, Giving In”, “Woman in Love” and “The Runner” 

Unquestionably, the Three Degrees enjoyed their finest moment when paired with Philly International masterminds Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.
Unquestionably, too, their union with Eurodisco guru Giorgio Moroder was less an artistic decision than a commercial one — Moroder, after all, had the hottest sound around. And the Three Degrees hadn’t been the same since Prince Charles called them his favorite group.
So, the hip meets the hapless — and stranger things had succeeded in the past.
Two songs, “Givin’ Up, Givin’ In” and “Woman in Love,” would deliver minor R&B chart hits, and that’s where New Dimensions is at its best — both are enjoyable, if insubstantial, dancefloor foot-tappers, although the latter would probably been helped if it had been a cover of the BeeGees’ tune.

 

Side one

  1. Giving Up, Giving In – 6:07
  2. Falling In Love Again – 5:34
  3. Looking For Love – 5:26

 

Side two

  1. The Runner – 6:18
  2. Woman In Love – 5:16
  3. Magic In The Air – 5:45

 

The Three Degrees

  • Sheila Ferguson – vocals
  • Valerie Holiday – vocals
  • Helen Scott – vocals

 

Production

  • Giorgio Moroder – producer
  • Robin Branchflower, Georges Garvarentz, Del Newman – producers on CD re-issue, track 12 “The Golden Lady”
  • Greg Mathieson – arranger
  • Jürgen Koppers – engineer
  • Bill Smith – artwork
  • Gered Mankowitz – photography
  • Side A recorded at Wessex Studios, London. Mixed at Musicland Studios, Munich.
  • Side B recorded & mixed at Westlake & Larrebee Studio, Los Angeles.

 

Notes
Released: 1978
Format: LP, Vinyl
Genre: Disco
Label: Ariola ‎Records
Catalog# 200 002-320

Vinyl: Goed (G)
Cover: Stickerschade (G)

Prijs: €5,00

16
Mar

Sylvester – All I Need (LP) (1982) – €10,00

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All I Need is the sixth studio album by the American recording artist Sylvester, and first released on Megatone Records. The album was praised by the LGBT community media as a return to form, recalling the energy of “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)” released four years earlier. The San Francisco Sentinel wrote that the album was “pure pop geared directly for the I-Beam crowd that wants to boogie down for seven cuts.” The Bay Area Reporter said the album was “masterful”, gushing “Syl doesn’t just present music, he is music at its dynamic best.” Mainstream music magazine Billboard noted that the album was “his most consistent [and] interesting” since the late 1970s. In a retrospective review, AllMusic assessed the album poorly, writing that Sylvester “was now floundering, with his high-energy brand of disco out of fashion.”[1] In 2022, Rolling Stone ranked “Do Ya Wanna Funk” number 179 in their list of 200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time.

Physical copies of the single “Do Ya Wanna Funk” listed the song’s artist variously as Patrick Cowley, Patrick Cowley featuring Sylvester, or simply Sylvester. The song peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Dance Club Play chart. It was also a top 10 hit in a few European markets and a top 40 hit in the UK. “Don’t Stop” (with “All I Need” for some releases) also received significant US Club Play and peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Dance Club Play chart, where “Tell Me” also charted

 

Side one

  1. All I Need – 4:27
  2. Be With You – 6:38
  3. Do You Wanna Funk – 3:31
  4. Hard Up – 4:39

 

Side two

  1. Don’t Stop – 6:51
  2. Tell Me – 4:49
  3. Won’t You Let Me Love You – 6:46

 

Companies, etc.

 

Credits

 

Notes
Release: 1982
Format: LP, Vinyl
Genre: Post-disco, Hi-NRG
Label: Ariola Records
Catalog# 205233

Vinyl: Goed (VG)
Cover: Goed (VG)

Prijs: €10,00

11
Mar

Fun Fun – Have Fun (LP) (1984) – €10,00

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Fun Fun are an Italian Italo disco band formed in 1983. Producers Dario Raimondi and Alvaro Ugolini teamed up with studio vocalists Antonella Pepe, Angela Parisi and Ivana Spagna to create Fun Fun, a band with a bouncy, high-energy, dancefloor-friendly sound.

Upon receiving invitations for live performances, Raimondi and Ugolini decided to use models for Fun Fun’s public image rather than the vocalists themselves, a common tactic in the European dance music scene already deployed by producers like Frank Farian. Have Fun!, the band’s first full album from 1984, featured Francesca Merola and Roberta Servelli as the on-stage faces for the group. The album featured other popular dance singles, including “Give Me Your Love,” “Living In Japan” and the band’s soft-ballad signature hit “Colour My Love“, which became popular in American nightclubs due to its insistent synth bassline and easily mixable percussion intro.

 

Side one

  1. Give Me Your Love – 7:43
  2. Sing Another Song – 5:03
  3. Tell Me – 4:54
  4. Living In Japan – 5:15

 

Side two

  1. Color My Love – 7:22
  2. Give A Little Love Again – 7:07
  3. Happy Station – 5:55

 

Companies, etc.

 

Credits

 

Notes
Release: 1984
Format: Vinyl, LP
Genre: Italo-disco
Label: High Fashion Music
Catalog# 88104

Vinyl: Goed (VG)
Cover: Goed (VG)

Prijs: €10,00

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