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James Tansley

@tansleyjames

4 years

#CanineCovers Number 20. Mo / David Bowie #DavidBowie #low #dogsoftwitter #borderterrier

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James Tansley

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2 years

So Therese Coffey was on #Ridge earlier saying that 6 “new hospitals”have been built. Just now on @LBC she’s said “10” have been built. So they’ve built 4 new hospitals in the last 2 hours! Getting sick and tired of this rubbish. #Lies

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One band, four perfect records.

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One band, four perfect records:

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What’s an album you fell in love with instantly on first listen?

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What’s an album you fell in love with instantly on first listen?

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What is your favourite 3 album run by your favourite band?

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What is your favourite 3 album run by your favourite band?

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Shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Andy Rourke. It really hits home hard when it’s a member of a band you’ve loved all of your life. His bass was such an integral part of The Smiths sound.

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Goodbye and good riddance to the most corrupt, gas-lighting, culture-war driven and morally bankrupt Government I’ve ever had the misfortune to know. Endless leaders, endless excuses, zero talent, zero accountability, zero integrity and zero empathy.👋 #GeneralElection #ExitPoll

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#Top15FaveAlbums 9 Steve McQueen | Prefab Sprout | 1985 It’s probably the most melodic and heartbreakingly beautiful collection of songs in my list. It instantly transports me back in time and resonates on a level unlike any other album I own.

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#5albumsSF3 New Gold Dream | Simple Minds | 1982 There really is nothing else quite like New Gold Dream. A unique atmosphere runs all the way through the album, intertwining with some of the most beautiful melodies and textures. The glittering prize in the Simple Minds canon.

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#30GreatWomenMusicians 7 Wendy Smith (Prefab Sprout) Singer and guitarist with Prefab Sprout. Here’s the first track of a three song salvo on the album Steve McQueen that melodically at least, is near impossible to beat. Bonny | 1985

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2 years

Rest in peace Keith Levene. The sounds he created on P.I.L.’s first two albums were (and still are) astonishing.

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#Top15FaveAlbums 3= New Gold Dream | Simple Minds | 1982 The glittering prize in the Simple Minds catalogue. An album rich in texture and atmosphere and quite unlike anything else I’ve heard. Add in some beautiful melodies to the mix and you get one truly magical album.

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2 years

#RIP Andy Fletcher. This is a hard one to take. Depeche Mode have been a constant all my life and 60 is no age at all. Such sad news.

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#5albumsFinal Disintegration | The Cure My number one. It seems to divide Cure fans but it arrived at exactly the right time for me. It’s very long and it’s doom-laden but I always find happiness in miserable music and losing myself in this album is one of life’s pleasures.

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#5albumsSF4 It’s U2 as we know it but now with added Eno. Some of U2’s finest moments are on The Unforgettable Fire. From A Sort Of Homecoming and Bad through to the rawness of Wire, the ambient textures of 4th July and MLK and the wonderfully atmospheric title track.

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The third time's the charm, name a classic third album by a band.

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The third time's the charm, name a classic third album by a band.

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#PrefabSproutTop10 3 When Love Breaks Down | Steve McQueen | 1985 Every artist has one song you love so much that you know there’ll never top it. Imagine my joy when I bought the album and found two more songs I loved just as much, if not more!

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#SimpleMindsAnthology 6 New Gold Dream | 1982 Their big breakthrough album and possibly their finest hour. There isn’t another album anywhere that sounds like this. A true masterpiece. Someone Somewhere In Summertime Big Sleep Glittering Prize King Is White & In The Crowd

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1 year

I was going through some old illustrations and found a few I did around 1990/1991 when I was 18. Definitely of their time and sadly this one is now a poignant find. Part one of a Sinéad O’Connor triptych I did. Unfortunately I couldn’t find the other two pieces. 1/3.

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2 years

#TheCureEvolution Here are the final playlists in chronological order. The original 56 track Evolution plus an additional 36 track Alternative Evolution. Many thanks one and all for taking part. Evolution An Alternative Evolution

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Released on 2nd May 1989 #Disintegration by #TheCure The first Cure album I bought on release day and one that has been a constant in my life for the last 33 years. Through happy times and miserable times it never fails to make things better.

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#12inch80s 31 The Perfect Kiss | New Order | 1985 I bet you never saw this one coming? For my money it’s New Order’s finest hour (or 8m 52s) and one of the greatest 12”s ever! The final 3 minutes never fails to move me, goosebumps every single time.

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#DeepCuts1980s 30 Bonny | Prefab Sprout | 1985 Track two on Steve McQueen. Bonny wasn’t a single but is surely one of Prefab Sprout’s greatest songs. It’s my personal number one of theirs and it’s a shining example of Paddy’s timeless songwriting.

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I never saw #TheSmiths live but with Andy now gone, I hope a reunion never happens as it just wouldn’t be the same. The Smiths were Morrissey, Marr, Rourke and Joyce. Morrissey the lyrics, Marr the music but the band was a whole a unit. I’m glad the tour offer was turned down.

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#5albumsSF3 In Rainbows | Radiohead | 2007 It will never be regarded in the same light as The Bends or OK Computer but it’s my go to Radiohead album. It contains my favourite Radiohead song (All I Need) but there are so many more magical moments on it.

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6 months

Such sad news about the passing of Chris Cross. He was integral part of both incarnations of Ultravox and a great musician who will be sadly missed.

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1 year

#SynthPopSeptember Here is the final playlist of the 60 most popular artists and songs chosen. A big thank you to everyone who took part.

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1 year

That’s awful news about Sinéad O’Connor, 56 is really no age at all. Her voice was so powerful, so emotive. A desperately sad loss.

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2 years

#31DaysOfPostPunk Here’s the first compilation / playlist (1 of 3) from all of the votes cast. These were the most popular songs by the 30 most popular artists. Playlist 2 and numbers 31-60 to follow tomorrow.

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#1985Top20 5 Bonny | Prefab Sprout I adore the Steve McQueen album and the trio of Bonny, Appetite and When Love Breaks Down is one of the loveliest three song salvos out there. Bonny is my pick of the three for this challenge.

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#JamesAnthology Here is the final 56 track playlist of the most popular songs (in chronological order) as voted for in the challenge. A big thank you to everyone who took part and thank you to the band for sharing their interest too.

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4 years

#Kraftwerk This run of albums was so influential and so ahead of it’s time. Often imitated but never bettered. #florianschneider

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#20FaveBands 3 The Smiths It’s a cliché but they spoke to teenage me like no other. Lyrically on point but it’s those melodies that will stay with me for ever. Their light shone brightly for a short while but it will never go out. Well I Wonder | 1985

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#1981Top20 6 I’m In Love With A German Film Star | The Passions I only know one song by The Passions… this one. But having said that it’s an absolute cracker!

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8 months

Apparently “Well I Wonder” is the 51st best Smiths song according to the NME. One can only assume they haven’t actually heard it! 😡 #TheSmiths #Travesty

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3 years

Anybody interested in a month long music challenge based around Simon Reynolds fantastic book “Rip It Up & Start Again”? 31 songs. 1 per day (in May). The only rules are that the songs were released between 1978-1984 and you can only use an artist once. #31PostPunkSongs

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What's a perfect album that came out when you were 16?

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#FemaleVoices Starts 1st July. It’s time to counterbalance the male dominated music challenges. Choose your favourite tracks that best showcase the female voice. Solo artists, collaborations or female fronted bands. 31 days, 20 or 10 or a better hashtag? It’s up to you. 😁

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#Top15FaveAlbums I’m including one compilation as it’s a brilliant set of songs. Compilations get a lot of bad press but when they’re executed well they can make up a wonderful album. This selection below are some of my most listened to (and treasured) albums.

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#12inch80s 1 Infected (12” Remix) | The The | 1986 Kicking off with one of the finest songs of the 80s in any form. The single and album versions are both superb but the 12” version is even better! A perfect example of the art form.

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#TopTitleTracks 14 The Unforgettable Fire | U2 | 1984 The hauntingly beautiful title track of their 1984 album. There’s no denying the influence of Eno in this one and it still remains my all time favourite U2 song.

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@BBC6Music Started off slowly but became cover stars as the year progressed. 10/10.

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#1981Top20 5 Charlotte Sometimes | The Cure An early gothic masterpiece. A magnificent stand alone single and the bridge between Faith and Pornography.

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#PrefabSproutTop10 Here’s the final playlist of the thirty most popular tracks chosen from the challenge. For some reason Lions In My Own Garden (Exit Someone) isn’t available on Spotify. It’s a decent collection and works well as an introduction to PS.

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#80sGreatFollowUpAlbumsTop15 2 Steve McQueen | Prefab Sprout | 1985 A whisker away from being my number one. The beautiful three song salvo of Bonny, Appetite and When Love Breaks Down is my favourite sequence of tracks by any artist ever. Bonny

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#Top15FaveAlbums 3= Empires & Dance | Simple Minds | 1980 I can’t separate NGD and Empires but whereas the former is all about texture and melody, Empires is a rhythmic monster. A thrilling European travelogue that still sounds contemporary 44 years after it’s original release.

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9 months

I bought this magazine yesterday and whilst I can’t argue with the number one (the cover star is a clue), where the hell is New Gold Dream! It’s nowhere to be seen. I mean I love David Bowie but even Tonight makes it in at 263 and there’s no way that’s a better album. #Shocking

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#12inch80s 27 I Travel (Extended Version) | Simple Minds | 1980 A track that was released three times and still never charted! But here it is in it’s full glory and the magnificent extended mix.

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#1979Top20 6 Bela Lugosi’s Dead | Bauhaus Over nine and a half minutes of gothic splendour from Northampton’s finest.

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#ManchesterTop15 1 Well I Wonder | The Smiths My number one by a country mile. Morrissey, Marr, Rourke and Joyce. They meant absolutely everything to me as a teenager and as I approach 52, they still do. And they always will. Thanks @barryma40000659

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#KraftwerkAnthology 6 Trans-Europe Express | 1977 A work of total and utter genius. It’s importance and influence is undeniable and it will forever be my favourite Kraftwerk album. Hall Of Mirrors Showroom Dummies Trans-Europe Express

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#AlbumClosingSongs 6 Decades | Joy Division | Closer | 1980 The closing track on one of the greatest sides of music, ever.

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1 year

The wonderful #KateBush is 65 years young today. Happy Birthday to one of the most talented, creative and revolutionary artists of our time.

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2 years

R.I.P. #iPod I still use mine regularly. I know other inventions have been far more important over time but I could never have imagined when listening to my Walkman in the 80s that one day you could have your whole collection on one device. 🎶😎🎵

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#Top15FaveAlbums 5 Hounds Of Love | Kate Bush | 1985 An astonishing piece of art. Side 1 contains three of the greatest singles ever (by anyone) but side 2 is the icing on the cake. It’s a journey often taken, fully immersive and beautifully rewarding. A true National Treasure.

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#TheCureEvolution A huge thank you to everyone who has participated. It averaged between 200-300 participants each day with several songs trending along the way.👏🏻 The final 56 track playlist will be accompanied by an additional 36 track one (the 4th and 5th placed choices). 😎

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Happy Birthday #Disintegration 35 today! It’s been a constant in my life since 2nd May 1989 when I bought it twice, a tape for the car and a cd for home. I don’t think I listened to much else for the next six months. #TheCure

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3 years

@chris_hawkins 1. Angel 2. Risingson 3. Teardrop

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The Power, Corruption & Lies documentary is everything you want it to be. I could listen all day to the band talking and I can feel a New Order day coming on tomorrow.

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James Tansley

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2 years

A massive thank you to everyone who has participated in or commented on the various music challenges I’ve hosted since February. Here are the playlists and artwork from this year’s selection with more planned for next year. Thanks one and all, it wouldn’t work without you.👏🏻

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#TheCureEvolution 10 Disintegration | 1989 Choosing three songs from your favourite album of all time can be problematic. Plainsong and Disintegration are set in stone but the third could be any other. Today it’s Fascination Street. Plainsong Fascination Street Disintegration

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#TheSmithsAnthology Here are the final playlists. The main 40 song set plus a bonus 16 song selection. Thanks again to everyone who took part. The Smiths Anthology The Smiths Anthology | Bonus Selections

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#ManchesterTop15 5 Isolation | Joy Division | 1980 I had been aware of them at school from a friend who lent me a ropey sounding tape but it was the Substance album and Atmosphere reissue that kick-started my love affair for all things Joy Division.

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#TheCureEvolution Day 2. And now Seventeen Seconds is trending. Watch out on day four as Twitter may be awash with Pornography! 😬

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4 years

@LeeMadgwick Calligraphy skills used on the wheels. Superb stuff.

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Seeing that New Order a releasing a remastered and expanded version of Substance, it would be great if The Cure could do something similar with Standing On A Beach. A few more b-sides included and maybe The Cure In Orange added as a live disc? A new album first though… 😁

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#Top15FaveAlbums 1 Disintegration | The Cure | 1989 It was the first Cure album I purchased on release day and it was everything I wanted it to be. A constant companion since 1989 and you know maybe, just maybe, I like the misery. Thanks Shirley.

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#5albums82 New Gold Dream | Simple Minds Not many albums are as perfect as this one, it has it all. Songs awash with shimmering melodies and wonderful textures. It doesn’t sound like any other Simple Minds album or any other album full stop. It won last time, it’s my number one.

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#12inch80s Here’s the final playlist cobbled together from all of the votes cast. Unfortunately some artists and specific songs aren’t on Spotify so this is as close as I can get to the most popular choices. Thanks to all who took part in the challenge.

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#SynthPopSeptember 30 Computer Love | Kraftwerk | 1981 I had to end with Kraftwerk. Electronic music wouldn’t be what it is today without them, their influence and their vision.

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#Top15FaveAlbums 7 Trans-Europe Express | Kraftwerk | 1977 Everything about it is perfect. From the beautiful cover image to the innovative and immersive music within. And for me it’s still the most balanced and complete Kraftwerk album there is.

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#TheCureEvolution 7 The Head On The Door | 1985 My favourite Cure era starts here. THOTD contains two big hit singles but album tracks Push and Sinking (both in my Cure top 5) are on another level. Choosing just three here was difficult. In Between Days Push Sinking

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#5albumsSF3 Trans-Europe Express | Kraftwerk | 1977 My favourite Kraftwerk album. From the eeriness and dark humour of Showroom Dummies and Hall Of Mirrors to the genre-inventing and astonishing sequence of Trans-Europe Express/Metal On Metal/Abzug. Truly groundbreaking.

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#1981Top20 2 Theme For Great Cities | Simple Minds There was no way they wouldn’t feature and what better track to include than this one. A stunning instrumental and one of the best examples of Simple Minds at their creative peak.

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#TheSmithsAnthology 2 Hatful Of Hollow | 1984 Stacked with singles, Peel Sessions and b-sides, we really are spoilt for choice here but here goes… How Soon Is Now? This Night Has Opened My Eyes Girl Afraid Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want

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#U2Anthology Part 1. 5 The Unforgettable Fire | 1984 Now with added Eno. The atmosphere and textures on this album add a whole new dimension. The title track and Wire are particular favourites of mine. A Sort Of Homecoming Wire The Unforgettable Fire Indian Summer Sky

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#5albums89 1 Disintegration | The Cure It’s long, it’s doom-laden and for some reason Q magazine only gave it 3 stars! 🤷🏻‍♂️ It’s my favourite album of all time so it has to be my number one for 1989. Who knew that wallowing in misery could bring such joy. 😊

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QT with the album that changed your life. The first album I bought with my own money and my first musical obsession. I’ve always felt an outsider and the reason I’m drawn to artists and people on the fringes, started here. #AdamAnt

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QT with the album that changed your life. Bought with Birthday money for my 12th Birthday. Started my love for the synth sound. Released 6 months after Tubeway Army's 'Replicas', but this was the 1st Numan album I owned, bought before Replicas.

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#TheSmithsAnthology 3 Meat Is Murder | 1985 A number one album and a record that has grown to be my favourite Smiths long player. Also includes my number one Smiths song (Well I Wonder). The Headmaster Ritual Nowhere Fast Well I Wonder Barbarism Begins At Home

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#Top15FaveAlbums Who knew Prefab Sprout were so popular. I’ve been getting between 100-130 likes for my choices over the last few days. Today’s album (Steve McQueen) is 350 and counting. Either Paddy really is a National Treasure or the algorithms are playing up again. 🤔😂

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#SynthPopSeptember 26 Homosapien | Pete Shelley | 1981 Buzzcocks man goes solo and electronic with assistance from Martin Rushent. The result? Bloody marvellous! Banned by the BBC as most of the best records were back in the day.

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@Evra @WayneRooney Looks like Charlie Adam on the right😬

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#1979Top20 13 Nag Nag Nag | Cabaret Voltaire When people say 1979 is one of the best years for music, they really aren’t joking. This still sounds thrilling today.

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#20FaveBands 10 New Order New Order can be frustrating at times but when they strike gold, they strike it big time. Their incredible 80s output is the reason they’re in and the song choice? There can only be one. The Perfect Kiss (12” Version) | 1985

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#20FaveBands 4 Simple Minds Their run of albums from 1979-1982 is so special. Inventive, experimental, rhythmic and highly melodic, it’s a sound that still sounds contemporary today. Music that I will never, ever tire of hearing. Glittering Prize | 1982

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#TartanTop10Old 1 This Fear Of Gods | Simple Minds | 1980 Much maligned and much revered on here but the music they created between 1979-1982 will forever remain special. I’ve been a fan since NGD and I can’t see that changing anytime soon.

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#1987Top20 3 Just Like Heaven | The Cure Everything I love about The Cure encapsulated in one song. The intro alone is worth the price admission and on this occasion, it’s a rare example of a song title perfectly describing the song itself.

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#1986Top20 1 There Is A Light That Never Goes Out | The Smiths This had to be my number one. For at least a decade this was my favourite song of all time. Still can’t believe it wasn’t a single back then. Thanks @barryma40000659 See you again in ‘79.

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#PrefabSproutAnthology 1st August.

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#DebutAlbums90sTop15 7 Electronic | Electronic | 1991 When two musicians from two of your bands unite, you hope the results will be good. Luckily Sumner and Marr’s debut didn’t disappoint. The sample track has to be this beauty. Some Distant Memory

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#1979Top20 11 Life In Tokyo | Japan Produced by Giorgio Moroder and a signpost to a new direction. Again it wasn’t a hit (originally) but it should have been.

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2 years

Old faithful. #iPod 😊

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1 year

Just seen that “Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me” by The Cure was released on this date in 1987. It was the first Cure album I bought and intended to study whilst listening to it. That didn’t work out as quite as planned but my musical education was all the better for it. #TheCure

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1 year

Name an album with a predominantly blue album cover. My pick: Real To Real Cacophony | Simple Minds

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@StefanKrix

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Name an album with a predominantly blue album cover. My pick: The Charlatans - A Head Full Of Ideas As The Smiths we’re already taken and The Beatles blue album was too obvious

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James Tansley

@tansleyjames

1 year

Name an album that has a tree on the cover.

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@deepblue3378

1 year

Name an album that has a tree on the cover

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James Tansley

@tansleyjames

1 year

As #12inch80s comes to a close I was toying with the idea of singles based challenge for July. Instead of 12” mixes, this will be singles clocking in at less than 3 minutes long. Concise, immediate and not overstaying their welcome. Any year & genre. Working title #45sUnder3 ?

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James Tansley

@tansleyjames

11 months

#1979Top20 4 Transmission | Joy Division In the year of Unknown Pleasures, we also got this seminal single. A post-punk classic (or just simply a classic), music this raw and this thrilling can be a rarity but not where JD were concerned.

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James Tansley

@tansleyjames

1 year

#12inch80s 3 Love Like Blood (Version) | Killing Joke | 1985 A mid-80s stunner and then some! A bit like Infected from day one, I don’t think there’s a bad mix of this track. Magnificent stuff.

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James Tansley

@tansleyjames

1 year

#SynthPopSeptember 17 Rent | Pet Shop Boys | 1987 Now we’re really talking. It’s a heartbreaker, it’s mournful and it’s one of the most affecting songs in their catalogue. PSB at their absolute best.

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James Tansley

@tansleyjames

2 years

#5albums79 Secondhand Daylight | Magazine The second Magazine album and my favourite one of theirs. 1979 was a stellar year for releases but I still can’t find anyone else who sounded quite like Magazine. Post punk at it’s finest.

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