The A Side: Tenderness (Radio Version) 3:34 The B Side: Tenderness (Dance Mix) 6:00 The Brief: The Beat or The English Beat broke up in 1983. The band’s vocalists Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger assembled keyboardist Mickey Billingham from Dexy’s Midnight Runners, guitarist Mick Jones from The Clash, bassist Horace Panter from The Specials and [...]
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Tags: 12 Inch, 1984, I.R.S. Records, Jellybean Benitez, Pop, Promo, Rock 
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The A Side: Weapons Of Love (Aggro Mix) 5:12 The B Side: Weapons Of Love (Single Version) 3:24 This Way Forever 3:28 The Brief: ‘Weapons Of Love’ was the second LP released on I.R.S. Records by The Truth. The album reached #115 on the Billboard 200. The title track was the first single released from [...]
The A Side: Mad About You (Extended Version) 5:03 The B Side: Mad About You (Single Version) 3:30 Mad About You (Instrumental Version) 3:30 The Brief: Belinda Jo Carlisle got her first taste of the music business with a brief stint as Dottie Danger, the drummer for the punk band The Germs. After that brief [...]
Posted in Belinda Carlisle, FWV Tags: 12 Inch, 1986, I.R.S. Records, Pop, William Orbit 5 Comments »
The A Side: Exception Of Love (Single Version) 3:03 The B Side: Exception Of Love (Dance Version) 5:15 The Brief: The Truth were a British band that released their first full length album on I.R.S. Records in 1985. The album was titled ‘Playground’ and the single “Exception Of Love” was released in support of the [...]
The A Side: Exception Of Love 3:03 The B Side: Exception Of Love 3:03 The Brief: The Truth were a British band that released their first full length album on I.R.S. Records in 1985. The album was titled ‘Playground’ and the single “Exception Of Love” was released in support of the LP. This 7″ single [...]