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The latest in our occasional series of Unexpected Gems sees us visiting a rarely heard Dame Shirley Bassey track that rocks the house in true lung-busting style and certainly deserves more attention than it currently gets. Tucked away on Bassey’s 1972...
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Comments Off on Unexpected Gems – John Travolta A Girl Like You
To demonstrate that we don’t just chuck all this together (honestly we don’t!) and to link a couple of posts together rather tenuously we present for your delectation another in our occasional series of Unexpected Gems. This time, we cast our ears across...
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Comments Off on Unexpected Gems – Mike Berry Dial My Number
Our latest Unexpected Gem comes from Mike Berry one time singer and actor who is best known to UK TV viewers for his role as Mr Spooner in the long-running, department store based, innuendo-loving BBC sitcom Are You Being Served...
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Comments Off on Unexpected Gems – Chubby Checker Gypsy
This latest gem comes from Ernest Evans or as he is known to friends and neighbours Chubby Checker and the B-side to his 1973 release ‘Reggae My Way’. Ignore the A-side and flip it over for this psychedelic-drum-and-organ-heavy stomper that never fails to...
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Comments Off on Unexpected Gems – Bruce Forsyth Lucretia Mac Evil
OK kids, for a Brucie bonus point, who knew that the great man himself had recorded such a groovy track as this? Here we see Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson take on the Blood, Sweat & Tears psychedelic, jazz-funk classic ‘Lucretia Mac Evil’...
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Comments Off on Unexpected Gems – Paul Nicholas Run Shaker Life
Paul Nicholas, for those of us old enough to recall his most successful TV role, is best remembered as Vince Pinner, the ‘lovable rough diamond’ in John Sullivan’s pre-Only Fools & Horses sitcom Just Good Friends. He’s enjoyed a...
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Comments Off on Unexpected Gems – Lisa Stansfield 8-3-1
One time host of children’s show Razzamatazz, BRIT award winner, occasional actress and reputedly one of the biggest private donors to the Labour Party – here’s Lisa Stansfield with her 2001 release Eight Three One...
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Comments Off on Unexpected Gems – Topper Headon Leave it to Luck
Once he’d finished Calling London and Rockin’ the Casbah with The Clash, Drummer Topper Headon recorded a solo album called “Waking Up”. The LP mixed elements of soul, jazz, funk and R&B together.When Topper first started...
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Comments Off on Unexpected Gems – Toni Basil Breakaway
Mention the name Toni Basil to people of a certain age and they will reply with another name – ‘Mickey’. Her 1982 worldwide hit of the same name was a cover of a song called ‘Kitty’ released three years earlier by Racey and gave...
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Comments Off on Unexpected Gems – Cliff Richard Ain’t Nothing But a House Party
We started our Unexpected Gems series because we knew there were a load of good records out there that didn’t get mentioned because the artist wasn’t especially cool or hip.Well ladies and gentlemen please allow us to present what may well be the...
