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Ellen Foley – Spirit of St. Louis
'80s

Ellen Foley – Spirit of St. Louis

October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 cjvinyl

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 […]

A Lover Spurned 12" front cover
'80s

Marc Almond – A Lover Spurned

July 16, 2019July 16, 2019 cjvinyl

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 […]

Jacques Front Cover
'80s

Marc Almond – Jacques

July 10, 2019July 8, 2019 cjvinyl

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 […]

Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart 12" front cover
'80s

Marc Almond – Something’s Gotten Hold of My Heart

July 9, 2019July 7, 2019 cjvinyl

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 […]

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'80s

Marc Almond – Bitter Sweet

July 8, 2019July 7, 2019 cjvinyl

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 […]

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