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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Why on earth do I own this? I own every song on it on vinyl already, some several times over, with the single exception of “Mother Fist,” which ain’t a […]
The next disc is Marc Almond’s single of “Melancholy Rose.” The flip side (at 33, rather than 45) contains three songs: “Gyp the Blood,” “A World Full of People,” and […]
Next up, more Marc Almond EPs. The “Stained E.P.,” containing “Ruby Red,” came out in 1986. “Ruby Red” was clearly positioned as a single – it’s kinda upbeat and almost […]
The Marc Almond EP “A Woman’s Story (Some Songs To Take To The Tomb–Compilation One)” came out sometime in 1986, after “The House Is Haunted” and before “Ruby Red.” At […]
Well, this one is a little unsatisfying. The next album in Marc Almond’s oeuvre is “Stories of Johnny.” Of all his solo post-Mambas work, it is my absolute favorite. It […]