Wow! Fantastic photos

A few #charityshop finds from a very quick stop incl albums by #ThePussycatDolls #TheSaturdays #AnotherLevel plus singles by #Semisonic #Martika #Babyface & a rather brilliant Rock N Roll love song compilation!

#NowPlaying Euro-Caribbean disco group #BoneyM & their debut 1976 album #TakeTheHeatOffMe on original #vinyl

Just missing the US charts, it reached UK No 40 but was a huge hit across Europe thanks to singles like #DaddyCool, #Sonny & #BabyDoYouWannaBump

#NowPlaying #SimplyRed & their 1986 US No 1 / UK No 2 smash #HoldingBackTheYears on 12” #vinyl

Incredibly it was written by Mick Hucknell when he was just 17 years old

Sticking with the 80s & #NowPlaying #PeterGabriel & #KateBush, & one of the greatest duets of all time, #DontGiveUp on 12” #vinyl

Reaching UK No 9 (1986) / US No 72 this often covered song has been credited by many for helping them through dark times, including Elton John & Matthew Perry

#NowPlaying #RoyOrbison & his 1989 single #ShesAMysteryToMe on 12” #vinyl

Written by #Bono & #TheEdge, it peaked at UK No 27 / AUS No 17 … classic later #Orbison, a superb ballad

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Sticking with the 1980s & #nowplaying #Enya & her 1988 UK No 1 / US No 24 classic #OrinocoFlow on 12” #vinyl

🎶 sail-away sail-away sail-away 🎶

#recordcollection #recordcollector

#NowPlaying #ArethaFranklin & her 1985 US Top 10 (UK No 11) single #WhosZoominWho on 12” #vinyl

Incredibly, its same-titled parent album was her first & only studio album to reach US Platinum (1m sales)

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#NowPlaying #BeeGees & their 1987 UK No 1 #YouWinAgain on 12” #vinyl making them the first group to score a UK No 1 in the 60s, 70s & 80s

Incredibly it only reached US No 75

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#NowPlaying #DavidBowie & his 1977 classic album #Heroes

UK No 3 / US No 35 on release, it’s hard to believe the title track, now immortalised as a #Bowie classic, only reached UK No 24 and failed to chart in the US Top 100

This is the 2022 Grey #vinyl reissue

#NowPlaying #martinamcbride & her 2021 double LP set #GreatestHits

A superb collection of her RCA singles … who else loves themselves some country music?

#vinyl #recordcollector

#NowPlaying #Madonna & the glorious reissue of her 2005 classic #ConfessionsOnADancefloor on silver #vinyl

Hung Up 🔹 Get Together 🔹 Sorry

Perhaps the strongest opening three tracks of any #Madonna album?

A perfect dance affair

#NowPlaying #CharliePuth & his latest LP, Whatever’s Clever!

I’m personally loving the 80s, soft-rock / yacht-rock sound … #WashedUp is emerging as a fave album track of mine. Brilliant groove. Love the red #vinyl and signed poster too.

Sometimes you just need a reset … after a busy weekend celebrating my son’s 7th birthday, time to have a quiet 30 mins to myself and play this masterpiece of an album

#TheBeatles #AbbeyRoad

#NowPlaying #TRex & #MarcBolan & the 1991 release of their 1973 hit, 20th Century Boy, which was used in support of the #BradPitt #Levis campaign

For me, one of the sexiest rock n roll songs ever, cemented by Pitt in his blue #Levis

This #cdsingle probably hasn’t been played in nearly 30 years …

Who else remembers the public hysteria following the untimely death of #PrincessDiana?

This song was huge … tho quietly I always preferred Something About The Way You Look Tonight (one of Elton’s best IMO)

I’m starting a petition to bring back power ballads …

#NowPlaying #BryanAdams #Sting #RodStewart

US No 1 in 1994 (knocked off by Celine’s The Power of Love no less) / UK No 2

#ArethaFranklin’s #ADeeperLove still grooves 32 years on

What a tune!

UK No 5 / US No 63 (and I didn’t know it’s a cover!)

How amazing to receive a signed copy of @brightlightx2.bsky.social fantastic 2016 album #Choreography in today’s post!

Thank you - a brilliant album, a great artist - and thrilled to add this to my #recordcollection!

Galon o ddiolch i chi, Rod ❤️

#NowPlaying #Sting & his 1985 solo album #TheDreamOfTheBlueTurtles

A wonderful fusion of jazz, pop, rock & reggae, it reached US No 2 (3 x Plat) and UK No 3 (2 x Plat) - a huge debut for the #Police frontman

#vinyl

#NowPlaying #Madonna & her 1994 album #BedtimeStories

UK No 2 / US No 3, this is last year’s silver #vinyl edition … personally I think this is one of her finest albums in an impressive catalogue

#recordcollection #recordcollector

Completely agree! I couldn’t even begin to imagine who might be in a supergroup these days? Maybe Springsteen? Bono? … Macca’s voice doesn’t hold up anymore (sadly) … not sure who else there is?

#NowPlaying #TravelingWilburys & their classic debut debut #Vol1

Imagine a supergroup which included #TomPetty #BobDylan #RoyOrbison #GeorgeHarrison & #JeffLynne … the sheer talent. Despite the quality, the album only reached UK No 16 (US No 3)

Who’d be in a supergroup of today? 🤔

#NowPlaying #TerenceTrentDArby & his 1987 debut UK No 1 album Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby

Spending 9 weeks at UK No, it reached US No 4 & included the monster hits If You Let Me Stay (UK 7), Wishing Well (US 1/UK 4) & Sign Your Name (UK 2 / US 4)

In fact I bought the cd single at that time …

Blimey I love that song! I remember being fascinated by that song when I was in high school. I live near where Shirley Bassey grew up so it was great seeing her in the singles chart as a teenager!

The Aretha Franklin cd single is cool (A Deeper Love, CD 1) but I’m thrilled I managed to find Bassey’s 1970 album Something in its 2002 rereleased format (with bonus track)

In addition to the #charityshop cd albums and singles, I also picked up a few 7” singles inc #Meatloaf #BryanAdams #JanetJackson #Erasure #BadManners & #TakeThat (still with the transfer stickers inside!) #vinyl

The #charityshop gods were smiling on me today as I popped in quickly to find a 10p sale, walking away with nearly 40 cd albums and 40 cd singles … inc #Sting #Cher #ArethaFranklin #RodStewart #BryanAdams #Jackson5 #10CC #SarahMcClachlan #U2 #LeonardCohen #BobSeger #ChrisIsaak #DorisDay & more …

Blimey we have v similar tastes in music 😆