Ellen Foley – Spirit of St. Louis
Last time I talked of my long affection for Ellen Foley (despite the fact that the didn’t buy her debut album, “Nightout,” until last year (it’s a character flaw: see […]
Dark Cabaret
Marc Almond – A Lover Spurned
Well, we finally got to the end of my Marc Almond records — at least until we get to Soft Cell. One last single: “A Lover Spurned,” from 1990. This […]
Marc Almond – Jacques
Have you ever had a random phrase, some assemblage of words, just get stuck in your head? Words with no particular meaning to you, that just tumble through your brain […]
Marc Almond – Something’s Gotten Hold of My Heart
The second single from Marc Almond’s “The Stars We Are” was the sensational “Something’s Gotten Hold of My Heart,” a duet with the amazing Gene Pitney. Pitney had a string […]
Marc Almond – Bitter Sweet
Not at the end of my Marc Almond phase yet. In 1988, Marc came out with the album “The Stars We Are.” I don’t know if he was consciously trying […]