Memorabilia Podcast

A brilliant record by The Wannadies from 1995 to conclude the Memorabilia Podcast and a bumper episode for our final outing. We discuss the career and discography of Sweden's hugely underrated indie popsters, look back on live performances we attended, and provide a comprehensive guide through their breakthrough third LP, Be A Girl, including their Gold-certified single 'You & Me Song' featured in the movie 'Romeo and Juliet' and a couple of episodes of Coronation Street! We conclude our very enjoyable Wannadies chat with our album ratings. Spoiler alert - they're high ones! We take a look back at August 1995 for the UK, and in particular, we share our thoughts and memories of the singles battle at the top of the UK singles charts between Blur and Oasis, which culminated in Blur hitting the number one spot the day before the release of Be A Girl. As well as the album charts from this week, the end-of-year singles charts for 1995 also come under scrutiny, which, on balance, was just about more good than bad. Artists discussed from 1995 include Radiohead, Supergrass, Michael Jackson, Coolio, Bjork, Ash, Robson & Jerome and Paul Weller. At the box office, the likes of Judge Dread, Batman Forever, The Usual Suspects and Die Hard with Avengance are doing well, and Rick recalls an embarrassing story of getting stranded in a lay-by with a date after parking up following a trip to see Bruce Willis' third outing as John McClane. We wrap things up with a recent gig review at The Crescent Community venue in York, where we saw Sheffield's Before Breakfast and York's The Howl & The Hum. We also discuss our favourite records, which we have covered on the podcast. Thank you to everyone who has been a part of the Memorabilia Podcast during the last two and a half years, including Andy Strickland, Dan Donnelly, Simon McGuinness and all the people who have interacted with our output online and via social media. Final single of the week choices: Rick - Just by Radiohead from 1995 https://youtu.be/oIFLtNYI3Ls?si=kLpQ2hNUX9WW-Oex Kate (2 choices!) - To Do List (After The Breakup) by Blossoms ft. Findlay from 2023 https://youtu.be/SeLvMaNClyk?si=NTt-5m4lZotMpH7B Trust Exercises by Easy Life from 2023 https://youtu.be/4lrTbknMA8s?si=rRoThnRcglUd9fjC Marit Bergman's cover of 'My Hometown' by The Wannadies: https://youtu.be/OtB9Igmtn5o?si=StwzVFqS0dbrNh3Q Brilliant video for the song Big Fan by The Wannadies: https://youtu.be/Me4GSKBZ1Dw?si=pPrVfRW10L08z5G0 Funny video to The Wanndies Single 'Don't Like You (What The Hell Are We Supposed To Do)': https://youtu.be/hq-1uC67NaI?si=1KAED8vXDVUYDqpn Follow or like us on Twitter (X) and Facebook. Comments and opinions about anything covered in the episodes, our posts, or music in general are welcomed. You can find all our links here: https://linktr.ee/memorabiliapodcast Twitter @Memorabiliapod https://twitter.com/Memorabiliapod Facebook @MemorabiliaPodcast https://www.facebook.com/Memorabilia-Podcast-102585322133793 Big Love, thank you, and best wishes, Rick, & Kate x

Stardom Road was Marc Almond's first release since his near-fatal motorcycle accident in 2004. It was a long, dark path to recovery that left him unable to write songs and he required singing lessons to find his voice again. Once over that hurdle, Marc returned to the studio to work on a covers album, the concept being that the selected songs contained a narrative relating to his life. Stardom Road was over two years in the making, the project growing from humble beginnings to full orchestral productions of some well-known classics and several obscure, lesser-known tracks. We talk about each song individually, delve deeper into the track selections and discuss how Marc's versions compare to the originals, culminating in an album rating out of ten from both of us. We made a Spotify playlist of the original recordings, which creates an enjoyable comparative experience. You can listen here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/74cWCP3yhNbgJ296XLDfNB?si=1ae316ca2fac49f8 We also had a lovely message from Katarina Kovac, who explained how she discovered Marc Almond before going on to record this incredible cover of his song 'Only The Moment': https://youtu.be/EuY9-oa5iDI?si=IknKS0-hF0ibYCE8 Our review of the UK singles and album charts for the week of release in June 2007 noted a tangible difference between the artists and styles, with the singles chart full of nightclub-friendly heavy beats and samples from the likes of Akon, Gym Class Heroes, Hellogoodbye, and Mutya Buena covering Bob Marley and the Whalers, Supertramp, Avril Lavigne, and Lenny Kravitz respectively. The album charts were much more band-centric and featured singers with musicians, rather than electronically generated sounds, such as Amy Winehouse, Maroon 5, Pigeon Detectives, Kaiser Chiefs, Michael Buble, and the Arctic Monkeys. Our Top 3 picks for this episode were our favourite duets. Links to each song are below: KATE Mississippi Beat, performed by Ian Prowse and Pauline Scanlon: https://youtu.be/EF0nCcBi2Wc?si=BQ84MA9T0pTLMZmm Just Like You performed by David Ford and Annie Dressner: https://youtu.be/fheOm3DvJAo?si=dtfxLrxbphNyfHAH We should be together performed by The Wedding Present and Louise Wener: https://youtu.be/jVm_4pnHl3o?si=mULJc0wCIznmfY3K RICK No Room For Doubt performed by Lianne Le Havas and Willy Mason: https://youtu.be/pBCt5nfsZ30?si=GwJhElMumNivvOld Say Say Say, performed by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson: https://youtu.be/YnFknaD9eWY?si=Ut6HV_9y1umrqT_M Temptation Greets You Like Your Naughty Friend, performed by The Arctic Monkeys and Dizzee Rascal: https://youtu.be/hJeE-PlgAfM?si=2dv9qa9GRjrpRnDh Kate's Single of the Week: Famous, by Police Car Collective: https://youtu.be/nJJphXP8uy8?si=bL2LrApXm94xxvUE We also review recent live gigs by Holy Moly & The Crackers, and London four-piece, Spector. If you're a fan of the show and haven't yet done so, please subscribe on your listening platform of choice. We'd appreciate it if you could rate the podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. You can follow or like us on Twitter (X) and Facebook. Comments and opinions about anything covered in the episodes, our posts, or music in general are welcomed. You can find all our links here: https://linktr.ee/memorabiliapodcast Twitter @Memorabiliapod https://twitter.com/Memorabiliapod Facebook @MemorabiliaPodcast https://www.facebook.com/Memorabilia-Podcast-102585322133793 Thank you, and best wishes, Rick, & Kate x

Two years in the making, Marc's labour of love to Russia, its tumultuous history, varied culture, proud people, and its kaleidoscope of musical sounds and influences was released on October 21st 2003. Twenty years old at the time of recording this podcast, we discuss how the album came into being, the various collaborations that run throughout the record, its impact on release, the reception it received, and whether the record has stood the test of time and still sounds fresh and relevant today. With eighteen tracks to get our teeth into, we provide a flavour of the sound of the album, select our favourite songs, and each provide a mark out of 10. Moscow Times article covering the jaw-dropping 'The Worker And Collective Farm Woman' by Vera Mukhina: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/02/01/architectural-treasures-of-moscow-the-worker-and-collective-farm-woman-a76203 There's the usual review of the UK top ten singles and albums in the UK at the time of release, featuring the likes of R.E.M., Dido, Sheryl Crow, Travis, Elvis Presley, Michael Buble, and The Darkness. Ooh, la, la , our Top 3's are songs sung in a foreign language with picks from Juniore, Dean Martin, and Falco, amongst others. Rick's Single of the week is the new single from The Beatles (and what a thrill it is to write that!) with a real divide of opinion on the video. If by any miracle you haven't seen it yet, watch on YouTube and let us know which side of the fence you fall on! https://youtu.be/Opxhh9Oh3rg?si=SW9wya75BYJmD4Tn Kate's single of the week is the joyous 'Bulletproof' from La Roux that she somehow missed the first time around when released in 2010: https://youtu.be/Kk8eJh4i8Lo?si=bQmUm8HCwrWEsmQE Link to the stunning cover of Marc Almond's 'Only the Moment' by the incredibly talented Katarina Kovac: https://youtu.be/Jg_1gw07p60?si=_eHDkIg8fYnfwQb5 If you enjoy the show, please subscribe to our indie podcast on your listening platform of choice. We'd REALLY appreciate it if you could take a minute to rate the podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. You can follow or like us on Twitter (X) or Facebook, comments and opinions about anything covered in the episodes, our posts, or music in general are encouraged. You can find all our links here: https://linktr.ee/memorabiliapodcast Twitter @Memorabiliapod https://twitter.com/Memorabiliapod Facebook @MemorabiliaPodcast https://www.facebook.com/Memorabilia-Podcast-102585322133793 Thank you, and best wishes, Rick, & Kate x

Another magnificent album from the 90s for episode 33 of the Memorabilia Podcast and another 30th Anniversary celebration. Pearl Jam's second LP release arrived on the 19th of October 1993 with much anticipation and didn't fail to deliver. 'Vs.' (pronounced versus) has a very different sound and vibe to their debut album 'Ten', and we look at the lead-up to the recording of the record, provide a track-by-track analysis, and we both rate the album out of ten. We discuss the results of our poll amongst a Pearl Jam fan group, asking which of their albums released in the 90s is their best record, and we select our favourite tracks on the LP. In our look back at what was in the UK singles and album charts at the time of release, there's a real mixed bag featuring Bjork, INXS, Dina Carroll, M People, Meatloaf, Nirvana, The Spin Doctors, Prince, Def Leppard, The Wonderstuff, The Pet Shop Boys, and Go West. There was an equally diverse mix of films in the UK box office top 10, including movies starring Tom Cruise, Patricia Arquette, Harvey Keitel, Sam Neil, Jeff Goldblum, and Harrison Ford. Our Top 3's this week are albums featuring animals in their artwork, including LPs by The Bluetones, Blur, Marc Almond, and The Sultans of Ping F.C. Kate's single of the week: 'Act Your Age' by The Lilacs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNYE0juZSVg Rick's single of the week: 'Little by Little' by The Wannadies: https://youtu.be/3ymqozxFm6g?si=jKa-yoLWjm4YdO88 To help us grow our audience of like-minded music fans, please subscribe to our indie podcast on your listening platform of choice and share links with your friends and family. We'd REALLY appreciate it if you could take a minute to leave us a review/rating on Spotify and/or Apple Podcasts. You can follow or like us on Twitter or Facebook, and we welcome comments and opinions about anything covered in the episodes, our posts, or music in general. You can find all our links here: https://linktr.ee/memorabiliapodcast Twitter @Memorabiliapod (https://twitter.com/Memorabiliapod) Facebook @MemorabiliaPodcast (https://www.facebook.com/Memorabilia-Podcast-102585322133793 Thank you, and best wishes, Rick, & Kate x

Another 30th Anniversary episode for the Memorabilia Podcast, and this time it's 'The Modfather' Paul Weller and his second solo album release from September 1993, the Mercury Music Prize nominated 'Wild Wood'. The critically acclaimed record signalled his return to favour after the Style Council's fall in popularity at the end of the 80's, and the mixed reaction to his first solo release, 1992's 'Paul Weller'. We discover Weller's pathway into his musical journey with the Jam, through to working on this album with a number of familiar musicians to help him out along the way. Our Top 3's this week are tree related songs! It gets a little contentious, but there are some belting selections amongst our picks, including The Beatles, Radiohead, The Presidents of the USA, and The National. Rick's song of the Week: 'Take it or leave it', by RedFaces: https://youtu.be/z66u6G0u_Cw?si=9eCwqGgH6HvAf4gw Kate's song of the week: 'Kerosene', by Big Black: https://youtu.be/ZLr5EXyoQCE?si=HCAHhPVlsz-hupua Ian Prowse's cover of Bruce Springsteen's 'Rosalita (come out tonight)' featuring Steve White on drums: https://youtu.be/4UhhqLKyaIk?si=5hFXqO9EeeRlr4H6 To help us to grow our audience of like-minded music fans, please subscribe to our indie podcast on your listening platform of choice, share links with your friends and family, we'd REALLY appreciate it if you could take a minute to leave us a review/rating on Spotify, and/or Apple Podcasts. You can follow, or like us on Twitter or Facebook, and we encourage comments about anything covered in the episodes, our posts, or music in general. You can find all our links here: https://linktr.ee/memorabiliapodcast Twitter @Memorabiliapod (https://twitter.com/Memorabiliapod) Facebook @MemorabiliaPodcast (https://www.facebook.com/Memorabilia-Podcast-102585322133793 Thank you and best wishes, Rick, & Kate x

Our musical time machine on episode number 31 saw us land back in the summer of 1991. Specifically, one month before the release of Nirvana's masterpiece 'Nevermind', another pivotal grunge record was propelled into the world for the first time - the raucous, energetic, powerful, anthemic, yet often moving and highly emotional 'Ten' by Pearl Jam. Rick and Kate are joined by good friend Simon to discuss the debut album from the Seattle five piece, how the band were formed, the meaning behind some of the tracks, plus there is an attempt to answer the question, which is the better album, 'Ten' or 'Nevermind'? Our 'Top 3' picks are albums with numbers in the title - not as easy as you'd imagine, but we come up with a credible selection including records from the fantastic Ian Prowse, our regular featured artist Marc Almond, former episode stars Blur, and the wonderful Dolly Parton. Singles of the Week Kate: 'When Did We Get So Normal?' by Spector: https://youtu.be/jcm6ec_rIrE?si=2w8kgpNax5L59-La Rick: 'Bath County' by Wednesday: https://youtu.be/3G1QmweBiVQ?si=5JwYd7SIG80x9TgN Simon: 'Ten Years Asleep' by Kingmaker: https://youtu.be/yCf7WRvvzMw?si=JuKx4ysAA3SLkKb_ Please help our little indie podcast and help us to grow our audience of like-minded music fans by subscribing on your listening platform of choice, sharing links with your friends and family, and by taking a minute to leave us a review/rating on Spotify, and/or Apple Podcasts. On the socials, please follow us, or like us on Twitter or Facebook. We try and respond to every comment we receive and appreciate anyone who engages with any of our posts. Twitter @Memorabiliapod (https://twitter.com/Memorabiliapod) Facebook @MemorabiliaPodcast (https://www.facebook.com/Memorabilia-Podcast-102585322133793 Thanks and best wishes, Rick, Kate & Simon x

Happy 30th birthday to 'The Last Splash' released on August 30th 1993! To celebrate we have dedicated our 30th episode (did you see what we did there?!) to the album which was the second release from the Dayton, Ohio, quartet, led by principal singer songwriter, and former member of The Pixies, Kim Deal. We take a look at the formation and evolution of the group from their beginnings in 1989 to the present day, including other LP releases, line-up changes, gigs, and an appraisal of 'The Last Splash', their most successful album to date. We talk about our favourite songs, and single releases from the record, and its critical reception and sales. Lead single 'Cannonball' was the catalyst for the success of the record, but what is the song about (it's fair to say it's open to some debate), and who is the Marquis De Sade, and what's his connection to the track? As ever, there's a review of the UK single and album charts from the week of release, and if the previous episode contained arguably the best chart we've covered from August 1983, then this could well be the worst! There's songs from Billy Joel, Mariah Carey, UB40 and a glut of drum-machine based releases from 2 Unlimited, Apache Indian, SWV, Urban Cookie Collective, Bitty McLean, Culture Beat, and even Freddie Mercury. The album chart was a little more palatable and we also whiz through the UK box office, news, and TV for August '93, before concluding the episode with our Top 3's. It's a good one this week as we look at our favourite acts containing siblings. There's lots to go at, but did we select any of your favourites? Let us know! Kate's Single of the week: 'Creep' by Radiohead, released 22nd September 1992 https://youtu.be/XFkzRNyygfk?si=1axqNkRaOMecogf_ Rick's single of the week: 'Venus as a boy', by Bjork, released 23rd August 1993 (happy belated 30th!!) https://youtu.be/7Z5aPaDwAkU?si=SQ2TZAzb5m8nlnJ_ We would really appreciate it if you could support our indie podcast and help us to grow our audience by subscribing to the podcast on your listening platform of choice, sharing links with your friends and family, and by taking a minute to leave us rating us on Spotify, and/or Apple Podcasts, even if it's to give us a star rating without any text. For social media, please follow us, or like us on Twitter/Facebook, or leave us a comment or engage with any of our posts. Twitter @Memorabiliapod (https://twitter.com/Memorabiliapod) Facebook @MemorabiliaPodcast (https://www.facebook.com/Memorabilia-Podcast-102585322133793 Thanks and best wishes, Rick & Kate x

During the height of his fame with Soft Cell, Marc Almond had a side project. An outlet for the less polished pop side of his persona. Dark, passionate, intense, diverse, and riveting. And that was just the musicians that were part of the collective known as Marc and the Mambas. As we publish this podcast episode in mid-August 2023, it's precisely 40 years since Marc and the Mambas released their 2nd LP 'Torment and Toreros'. We celebrate by looking at the key personnel involved, the recording process they went through, and the songs that were released on this 90 minute long double album. You'll hear about the real life torment that emerged after the release of the record and Marc's extreme reaction to less than favourable reviews. For balance, there's comments from the fans that adore the album and what it still means to them 40 years on, Kate included. From the same week of release, we enjoy a bumper hit of nostalgia. It was a great top 10 UK singles chart to wax lyrical about, featuring 80's gold from Depeche Mode, Wham, Spandau Ballet, Elton John, Paul Young, and The Style Council. The movies on at the box office were equally impressive, including some huge blockbusters and critically acclaimed films starring the likes of Michael Caine, Jennifer Beals, Harrison Ford, Roger Moore, Christopher Reeve, Julie Walters, and Matthew Broderick. The heat makes the headlines during the summer of 1983 in the UK, along with a new registration plate format for vehicles, and Kate gets rather excited about a couple of shows that aired for the first time in the UK on ITV. Our Top 3 picks this week, are our favourite double albums of all time. Spoiler alert, all Kate's are from the same artist. I wonder who that could be!? Singles of the week: Kate goes for the modern classic from Sheffield's Reverend & The Makers - 'A letter To My 21 Year old self': https://youtu.be/8IQJTCrDI5Q Rick sticks with 1983 and the pop gem from Aztec Camera that is 'Oblivious': https://youtu.be/2B2Sc2G_5ZA For those on Facebook, here's a link to a post we published in the private 'Marc Almond' group with some great comments about the record: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4258153798?multi_permalinks=10161469921478799 Two recent podcasts featuring Anni Hogan: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5RJuwSD4NZjuxb7TOZ05fz?si=rBhS5rPxRgu11khgisWd1Q https://open.spotify.com/episode/4kh3V42TjQBp3XlyaWAeVq?si=QWb-fyltSLaAR5aZ4EVKdA Please support our indie podcast by subscribing on your listening platform of choice, sharing with your friends and family, rating us on Spotify, and/or Apple Podcasts, following, liking, or commenting on our social media channels, OR you can make Memorabilia podcast history and be the first non-family member to send us an email - a mention on a future episode is guaranteed (yes, we're still waiting on this one!!!) Email ⁠memorabiliapodcast@gmail.com⁠ Twitter @Memorabiliapod (https://twitter.com/Memorabiliapod) Facebook @MemorabiliaPodcast (https://www.facebook.com/Memorabilia-Podcast-102585322133793 Thank you for listening and for your interest, Rick & Kate x p.s. the claim made at the start of the episode about us keeping the running time to 60 minutes moving forward, was clearly a blatant lie!

Nirvana's Nevermind brought about a seismic shift in the musical landscape on release in September 1991. From the music, the attitude, and the fashion surrounding the grunge era, things would never be the same again. We discuss it all, along with the lead up to the record, the recording and production, the reaction on release, as well as taking a deep dive into the songs that made this one of the best selling albums of all time. Will our ratings match its popularity? With so much to talk about and a new voice joining us on the podcast - our dear friend Simon - we forego our normal comprehensive round-up of what was happening in the UK around the time of release, for a much truncacted look at the album and singles charts, featuring Jason Donovan, Paul Young, Dire Straits, Gun N' Roses, Rozalla, and Bryan Adams. A massive thanks to EVERYONE who replied to our thread on the Reddit Nirvana sub-forum about the album. We read a number of the brilliant comments out during the podcast, but you can view them in full here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Nirvana/comments/14np5k9/nevermind_was_this_an_album_that_changed_your_life/ Our Top 3's for this episode feature songs with the slacker mentatlity. Songs that say 'I don't give a sh*t' and stick their middle finger up to the world. Shout-out to the fantastic 'Now That's What I call Bullsh*t' podcast which Kate and I recorded an episode for this week. It should be published by the end of July. We chose 'Now That's What I call Music 14' from 1989 to chat about. Massive thanks to hosts Kathryn and Dan Donnelly for having us. You can find what the show's all about and find all their episodes here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1756768 Dan Donnelly of course appeared on a previous episode of our podcast talking about his fantastic record 'Country & Northern' from 2011: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/memorabilia-podcast/episodes/Dan-Donnelly---Country--Northern---2011---Ep-23-e1oobvp/a-a8kq51q Dan's brilliant single 'I don't Care' which is one of Rick's 'Top 3's' picks: https://youtu.be/Ok44tNJEvgE Kate's Single of the week: Summer by Mumm-ra https://youtu.be/CB6h3irXRSU Simon's single of the week: Keep on lying by Costellos: https://youtu.be/s2J0rTDUyfE Rick's Single of the week: Postpone The Revolution by The Chesterfields: https://youtu.be/OIXlkGUkdJo Please support our wee space on the world wide web by subscribing to our podcast, and sharing with your friends and family, rating us on Spotify, and/or Apple Podcasts, following, liking, or commenting on social media, OR you can make Memorabilia podcast history and be the first non-family member to send us an email - a mention on a future episode is guaranteed!!! Email memorabiliapodcast@gmail.com Twitter @Memorabiliapod (https://twitter.com/Memorabiliapod) Facebook @MemorabiliaPodcast (https://www.facebook.com/Memorabilia-Podcast-102585322133793) Thank you for listening and interest, Rick & Kate x

A favourite album of Kate's receives the Memorabilia Podcast scrutiny this week as we focus our attention on the intense, brooding, magnificence that is 'Murder Ballads' by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds from 1996. Their 9th studio album release, notable for its dark subject matter and cameo appearances from PJ Harvey, Kylie Monogue, and Shane McGowan, was met with widespread critical acclaim upon its release. Benefitting from the substantial airplay received for lead single 'Where The Wild Roses Grow', the record remains the bands most commercial succesful release to date. Discover the story behind the songs, how the album came to be, and what Rick and Kate thought of the album, each scoring it out of 10. Can it trouble the top ranked 5 LP's covered so far? The UK singles and album charts reviewed are from the 5th of February 1996 with the usual mix of the good, the bad and the ugly. Rick declared the top 4 albums as the best covered to date and argued strongly that it wasn't just because he owned all 4! In the news we heard about divorce, the splitting up of the most successful British band of the 1990s (no tears were shed from our presenters), Jarvis Cocker's infamous escapades at The Brit Awards, and channel tunnel challenges. The UK box office including a film that wasn't based on George Orwells Animal Farm (although it did star a pig), a David Fincher classic and another top 10 where Kate hadn't seen a single movie! Or Top 3's this week include songs by Ian Prowse, Tom Jones, Rage Against The Machine, Eminem, Johnny Cash and Aerosmith. Find out what subject links them all together (bit of a clue in the subject of this episode's featured album!). Singles of the Week Rick's: One of Us by Joan Osborne from 1996: https://youtu.be/aDdOnl0bHO4 Kate's: Greenhands by Sundara Karma from 2019: https://youtu.be/9Xkrbt1dQso Other songs / performances mentioned on episode: Where The Wild Roses Grow by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds featuring Kylie Minogue: https://youtu.be/lDpnjE1LUvE Stagger Lee, and Henry Lee performed by Nick Cave and The Badseeds and PJ Harvey on The White Room 1996: https://youtu.be/OOLW_EvpWTc Jubilee Street performed by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds live in Copenhagen: https://youtu.be/kf_zVzvYWuw Satellite by The Hooters from 1987: https://youtu.be/RVXjBMK3EkI Jarvis Cocker interrupts Michael Jackson at The Brits: https://youtu.be/ymCQyq-9APw It would be loevly if you could support us in helping grow our podcast audience by subscribing, and sharing with your friends and family, rating us on Apple Podcasts or your platform of choice, follow, liking, or commenting on our social media, or by shocking us by landing in our email inbox and making that swell bigger than our junk!! email ⁠memorabiliapodcast@gmail.com⁠ Twitter @Memorabiliapod (https://twitter.com/Memorabiliapod) Facebook @MemorabiliaPodcast (https://www.facebook.com/Memorabilia-Podcast-102585322133793)

Blur's Modern Life is Rubbish. A cracking album to celebrate episode 25 for us and the 30th anniversary of it's release on Food records in the UK on the 10th of May 1993. Unthinkable given what came afterwards that Blur were in a bit of a pickle ahead of the release of this record. We discover why they were in serious debt, in threat of being dropped by the record company, and what were the songs that made the difference allowing the album to survive and thrive. We talk about the influence of producer Stephen Street, Blur's evolving sound and image, chart performance, critial reception, and provide a track by track analysis. As ever, to set the scene, we cover the UK news, TV, movies, singles and album charts from the date of reslease with the usual eclectic mix of one hit wonders, established artists and breakthrough acts including the likes of Kingmaker, Snow, R.E.M, Whitney Houston, Utah Saints, Janet Jackson, New Order, Sting, World Party, Duran Duran, Clannad, Terrence Trent D'Arby, George Michael, and Cliff Richard. Our Top 3's this week are things that are rubbish about modern life. Please forgive Rick's football related rant - he was in a fragile state of mind following Sheffield Wednesday's capitulation in their recent play-off semi-final first leg at Peterborough. Singles of the week. Rick has gone for the beuatiful, heartfelt and wonderful song that is 'Fat Black Heart', a 1993 release by Ian Prowse's Pele: https://youtu.be/_Vv7ovOnJEM Kate has gone for a recent catchy release by the band Bloxx called 'Television Promises': https://youtu.be/_Vv7ovOnJEM It would be loevly if you could support us in helping grow our podcast audience by subscribing, and sharing with your friends and family, rating us on Apple Podcasts or your platform of choice, follow, liking, or commenting on our social media, or by shocking us by landing in our email inbox and making that swell bigger than our junk!! email ⁠memorabiliapodcast@gmail.com⁠ Twitter @Memorabiliapod (https://twitter.com/Memorabiliapod) Facebook @MemorabiliaPodcast (https://www.facebook.com/Memorabilia-Podcast-102585322133793)

It's Autumn 1992 and R.E.M. are suddenly one of the biggest bands on the planet, riding the crest of a wave after the global success of their seventh studio LP - The wonderful 'Out of Time.' How do you follow that and create an album that: a) sounds radically different to anything you've produced before, is b) critically lauded and, c) every bit as successful commercially as its predeccessor? The answer is that you come up with 'Automatic For The People' - an astonishing record that has stood the test of time and given joy to millions of people in all four corners of the world, as well as saving lives through the incredible words and music within. We talk about how the record was formulated, the writing and recording process, how they came up with the name, and artwork, as well as disecting every track musically and lyrically. Find out what we thought of the record, although there's a big clue in the fact that revisiting it some 30 years on lead us to ask the question, does it have the best 3 closing tracks of any LP ever made? Also, what would the album score out of 20 and could it dislodge The Cure from the coveted Memorabilia rating chart, currently at No.1 with a score of 18.5 for the 1989 masterpiece, Disintegration. Our regular features, are all in attendance, with October 1992 getting the memorablia podcast treatment in terms of looking at the UK single and album charts, what was playing at the cinema, airing on our TV screens and happening in the news. We discovered a bit of a disparity between what was in the top twenty in terms of singles and albums featuring artists such as Neds Atomic Dustbin, Stereo MC's, Manic Street Preachers, Prince, Lionel Richie, The Shamen, EMF, Mike Oldfield, Extreme, and Crowded House. For our Top 3's this week, we went with the top 3 songs about sleep or dreaming. R.E.M. had to feature in one of those Top 3's, but listen in to find out which song and who chose it for their list! Links from this week's episode: Ian Prowse tour dates: https://amsterdam-music.com/live/ Single of the Week (chosen by Rick's Mum) - Nuts, by George Melly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrL1YM3bqUo We would really appreciate your support in helping us grow our podcast audience by subscribing, and sharing with your friends and family, rating us on Apple Podcasts or your platform of choice, follow, liking, or commenting on our social media, or by shocking us by landing in our email inbox and making that swell bigger than our junk!! email memorabiliapodcast@gmail.com Twitter @Memorabiliapod (https://twitter.com/Memorabiliapod) Facebook @MemorabiliaPodcast (https://www.facebook.com/Memorabilia-Podcast-102585322133793)

It's the end of March in the last year of the millenium and Marc Almond releases his tenth studio album 'Open All Night'. There's duets with Kelli Ali (Sneaker Pimps) and Siouxsie Sioux (of 'Siouxsie and the Banshees' fame), a dark undercurrent that weaves through the album, a regular backdrop of electronic beats and trip hop and some painful and bared soul lyrics. But, is it any good? How will our resident Marc Almond fan rate the LP and how will her score compare to Rick who'd never heard the album before? Tune in to find out! Before we point the microspcope at the album itself, we time-travel back to March 1999 when Rick and Kate were in the fledgling stages of their relationship, and enjoy reviewing the top 10 singles and albums. There's a definite absence of quality in the mix, but you can't deny there's some catchy tunes and a lot of fun. For once, we've also seen a good chunk of the movies that were in the top 10 at the UK box office at that time. Whether we could remember what they were all about is another matter entirely!  For our 'Top 3's' this week, a bit of fun, as we each choose our top 3 Marc/Mark/Marcus/Marco derivatives - some interesting selections is one way of describing it!  There's a review of the recent gig we attended at The Fulford Arms in York to see the magnicient Ruth Lyon, and we settle on REM's classic album from 1992 as our next LP to cover. 'Automatic For The People' is the record in question and we're very much looking forward to getting our teeth stuck in to that one! Kate's record of the week: M5 by Sports Team - https://youtu.be/_f07M3WH8EU  Rick's Record of the week: Fast Food by Ruth Lyon: https://youtu.be/3YKIhsVSBow  Please show your support for the podcast and help more people discover us by subscribing on your podcast platform of choice, sharing with your friends and family, following, liking, or commenting on our social media, or you can make Memorabilia podcast history and be the first non-family member to send us an email - a mention on a future episode is guaranteed! Email memorabiliapodcast@gmail.com You can give us a star rating on Apple Podcasts and/or leave us a review: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/memorabilia-podcast/id1574340220  Twitter @Memorabiliapod (https://twitter.com/Memorabiliapod) Facebook @MemorabiliaPodcast (https://www.facebook.com/Memorabilia-Podcast-102585322133793) Thanks for tuning in and listenting - we genuinely appreciate anyone taking the time to tune in, share and interact. Cheers, Rick & Kate

A bumper episode for season 2, episode 2 with special guest, current Leveller and all round brilliant human being, the very talented Dan Donelly. As well as focusing on his terrific 2011 album 'Country & Northern', and hearing about the genesis of each song, we have some fun discussions about why drinking pints of Guinness in a music video isn't a great idea, and possibly being the last vanguards of 'the album'. There's also serious chat about depression and suicide, and why Dan feels this record is his 'Blood on the Tracks'. Oh, and we have actual music! There's a taster of each of the songs on the album, which is a good thing as I'm reliably informed that the record isn't on Spotify. However, if you've a spare thirty odd quid, then you can buy the CD on Amazon or eBay. It'll be money very well spent in our humble opinion.  The UK singles and albums charts from May 2011 come under serious scrunity - well as much as we could muster for the singles as we only knew about 3 of the songs between us! As for the albums, Cee Lo Green, Rhianna, Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Wombats and Adele all feature. There's much love for Dave Grohl, but not so much for Bruno Mars and Jessie J.  We're delighted that Ian Prowse features heavily in the episode, as Dan tells us about the song from Ian's latest album 'One Hand On The Starry Plough' written about him, aptly entitled, 'Dan'. It's a song that 'Louder than War' commented on their album review: "Dan again sees Prowse deliver a character-led narrative, this time over a sea-shanty song that puts me in mind of The Decemberists, which from me is high praise indeed." Dan Donnelly himself recounts his first hand experience of hearing Ian playing the song live at a recent gig in Sunderland, at the venue that Dan co-owns with Futurehead Barry Hyde.  We finish the episode with each of us picking an Ian Prowse 'Top 3' - a far from easy task with such an extensive back catalogue of brilliant and eclectic music spanning over thirty years. None of us choose his Magnus Opus 'Does This Train Stop On Merseyside' deciding that was a given, but there's some very emotional and personal choices amongst our picks.  Thanks Dan!  You can listen to more of Dan along with wife Kathryn on the quite brilliant 'Now That's What I call Bullshit' podcast here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1756768 Follow the podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NowThatsWhatI18 and Dan himself: https://twitter.com/dandinnerlady  Or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nowthatswhatIcallBS and https://www.facebook.com/dansonovagun Watch Dan's video for the song 'Running' on YouTube: https://youtu.be/luDmoz_xl9U And more recent release and my song of the week 'Time of Our Lives': https://youtu.be/J9HWYXl8UC8 Kate's Song of The Week is by 'The 1975' entitled 'I'm In Love With You': https://youtu.be/UVzVUDXoi0Y One of the 9 wonderful Ian Prowse songs from our Top 3's: https://youtu.be/Qf2QNDZpeTw    Please support our tiny corner of the internet by subscribing, and sharing with your friends and family, rating us on Apple Podcasts, following, liking, or commenting on social media, or you can make Memorabilia podcast history and be the first non-family member to send us an email - a mention on a future episode is guaranteed! Email memorabiliapodcast@gmail.com Twitter @Memorabiliapod (https://twitter.com/Memorabiliapod) Facebook @MemorabiliaPodcast (https://www.facebook.com/Memorabilia-Podcast-102585322133793)

For our final episode of Season 1, we are back in 1987 to visit the songwriting duo 'Hue and Cry' and their debut album 'Seduced and Abandoned'. Brothers Patrick and Greg Kane were raised in the Scottish town of Coatbridge and were just 22 and 20 years of age respectively when the LP was released on the 1st of November 1987. We take a deep dive in to their journey to unlikely top 10 hitmakers, review the album in detail with a track by track analysis, and find out what's happened to the brothers' post late 80's fame.  We set the scene before discussing all things Hue and Cry by visiting the month of November in 1987 which is a scary 35 years ago years ago as this episode is released in 2022! Chatting about what was happening in our own lives, we also review the top ten album and single charts in the UK, populated by the likes of Billy Idol, George Harrison, Rick Astley, Bronski Beat, U2 and The Bee Gees. The top 10 UK box office movies included some great films starring the likes of Sean Connery, Jack Nicholson, Bette Midler, Eddie Murphy, Susan Sarandon, and Cher.  We conclude the episode and the season by reviewing Roling Stones Magazine's top 10 songs of all time which not surprisingly features The Beatles; but which position did their sole entry in to the top 10 finish and which song was it? Tune in to find out!  Link to singles of the week for Rick and Kate on YouTube: Rick - Let her go by Hue & Cry from 2017: https://youtu.be/RoCCiTwOGEM  Kate - Dead Man's Curve by Jan and Dean from 1964: https://youtu.be/S1Cuekbklkg  Thank you to everyone who has listened to, commented on, shared or appeared in any of our podcast episodes from season 1! We'll be back in 3-4 months with season 2, focusing on the albums that we have in our CD collections. If you haven't already, please subscribe to the podcast and share / follow / like / comment on our social media or send us an email: Twitter @Memorabiliapod (https://twitter.com/Memorabiliapod) Facebook @MemorabiliaPodcast (https://www.facebook.com/Memorabilia-Podcast-102585322133793) email memorabiliapodcast@gmail.com Until the next time (!), Rick and Kate x

We are back in 1989 for a third time and this time it's a summer release from 'The The' that gets the Memorabilia Podcast spotlight. This was Kate's LP purchased not long after its release and she talks about what the album means to her, why she purchased it, what she likes about it, and how she used to prefer listening to the record. Before we disect the LP track by track, we review some recent gigs we attended including Babybird, David Ford with Annie Dressner, and the wonderful Ian Prowse and Amsterdam. We then move on to the year 1989, talking about what we were both up to that summer and reviewing what was riding high in the album and singles charts, along with a look at what was packing them in at the cinema. There's appearances by Neneh Cherry (who provided vocals on the 1986 'The the' single 'Last Train to Dawn' - https://youtu.be/TfzvFKO1ud8 -), Queen, Guns & Roses, Simply Red, Pet Shop Boys, and Soul II Soul.  We discuss the genesis of 'The The' and Matt Johnson's journey from teenage school drop-out to hugely respected artist and song writer, playing and recording with the likes of Marc Almond, Sinead O'Connor, Jools Holland, members of 'Orange Juice' and legendary guitarist Johnny Marr who he recruited to the band just ahead of recording 'Mind Bomb'.   The LP receives the usual Memorabilia Podcast rating out of 20 and we pick out some thoughts on the LP from music critics as well as providing our own opinions on the 8 songs, reviewing both the music and lyrics for each track.  We finish this 20th episode of the podcast be re-visiting the updated Rolling Stone Top 50 songs of all time and specifically numbers 15 - 11 featuring Rock and Roll royalty The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, Stevie Wonder and The Kinks.  We pick our singles of the week featuring Marc Almond, When in Rome, and Babybird and look ahead to what's in store for episode 21.  The next LP will be our season 1 finale before we switch to our CD collections and Rick has chosen a record close to his heart from 1987 and the magical 'Seduced & Abandoned' by Hue & Cry.  Links to some of the artists and songs featured in this episode: What A Moonlit Night - Marc Almond single with all donations going to the DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal - https://www.marcalmond.co.uk/news/?fbclid=IwAR2ZR_1m0rZ9_impR-Ab3PxUUMTewT073KPGC9SGY97JN_45KPilu3nY6os Purple Zone - new Soft Cell / Pet Shop Boys single: https://youtu.be/cv4QNTg1Mps  Twitter page for David Ford and Annie Dressner: https://mobile.twitter.com/dressnerford Offical Website of Ian Prowse and Amsterdam: https://amsterdam-music.com/  Ricks Singles of the week - The Promise by When in Rome from 1987 - https://youtu.be/5HI_xFQWiYU Out of Sight by Babybird from the year 2000 - https://youtu.be/7lYb9NtRAD0  Please subscribe to the podcast and link / follow / like / comment on our social media or send us an email: Twitter @Memorabiliapod (https://twitter.com/Memorabiliapod) Facebook @MemorabiliaPodcast (https://www.facebook.com/Memorabilia-Podcast-102585322133793) email memorabiliapodcast@gmail.com

Early July 1990 and Harry Connick Jr. releases 2 albums on the same day and a 'home video' entitled Singin' & Swingin'. One of the LP's is with his Jazz trio entitled 'Lofty's Roach Soufle', but the record we focus on in this episode is 'We Are In Love' - a big band, jazz and swing masterclass from the 22 year old New Orleans native. Harry won his second grammy for the record in what was a momumentally busy time in the glittering career of the talented American composer, pianist, vocalist, actor and TV star. We talk about his music, movies, TV shows and his enduring marriage to former Victoria Secrets lingerie and swimwear model, Jill Goodacre.  There's a full album analysis of all 12 songs (9 of which Harry had writing credits on) before we conclude the Harry Connick Jr. chat by each giving the record a rating out of 10. Current highest score of all the LP's we've covered to date is an impressive 18.5 (out of 20) for 'Disintegration' by The Cure. 'We Are in Love' needs to score 17 or above to break in to our top 5 - find out if it gets there by tuning in... In England and Ireland, for sports fans, July 1990 brings back bittersweet memories of one of the greatest football tournaments in the history of the game - The Fifa World Cup Finals in Italy, commonly known as Italia '90. England and Ireland were decent and both had ambitions of winning the tournament. It was a time when the English fell in love with a flawed genius called Gazza and an unlikely chart topper ruled the airwaves in the form of opera singer Luciano Pavarotti. Discover what other gems were kicking around in the UK singles charts, the album charts and at the box office. You can also discover why Rick's Dad wasn't exactly thrilled to discover that he'd be appearing on Radio Sheffield and what Rick shelled out £369.99 for on the day 'We Are in Love' was released (July 3rd 1990).  To start the episode we cover numbers 20 - 16 in Rolling Stones 500 greatest songs of all time list, featuring the obligatory single we've never heard of, along side classics by Queen, John Lennon, Prince and Beyonce.  We'll be taking a short mid-season hiatus following this episode as we prepare for a busy time personally including a big house party to celebrate our 50th birthdays and the 18th birthday of our son, Sam. We'll be back towards the end of March with the 1989 LP 'Mind Bomb' by The The.  You can listen to the full album 'We Are in Love' on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/6Q2COpAGHfW1BeZrMIIY82 or You Tube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCDelnJmZ08&list=OLAK5uy_negIsZrxodVlFfJFCPvgAfqZBI5fRMIZY  The scene from Friends discussed on the episode starring Harry's wife, Jill Goodacre and the brilliant Matthew Perry (playing Chandler Bing): https://youtu.be/Ewx4RYgl_OQ Rick's single of the week: https://youtu.be/t3BBDeAyrHo The beautiful 'Thumbs Up' by the fantastic 'Howl and the Hum'.  Kate's Single of the week: The bouncy 'The Way To Your Heart' by Belgium duo Soulsister that was big in Germany according to Kate: https://youtu.be/fzyKYekdKBk Please subscribe to the podcast and link / follow / like / comment on our social media or send us an email: Twitter @Memorabiliapod (https://twitter.com/Memorabiliapod) Facebook @MemorabiliaPodcast (https://www.facebook.com/Memorabilia-Podcast-102585322133793) email memorabiliapodcast@gmail.com 

Our most 'recent' album covered to date is 'San Fransisco' by American Music Club, presumably named after the Californian city in which they were formed back in 1983. San Fransisco was their 7th and final album before they disbanded in 1995. There was a reformation in 2004 which lasted for a further 6 years and saw the release of 2 further LP's by the band. American Music Club were a band that Rick was totally unaware of, having only made a minor blip in the UK charts - listen to the episode to get the story of why Kate purchased the LP and what her thoughts are on it having re-listened to the album ahead of the podcast recording.  Recording date was 9th of January 2022 and apologies that it's taken much longer than normal to edit and publish - life sometimes just gets in the way of all the fun doesn't it?! If you're reading and listening to this ahead of 23.1.2022, feel free to send Kate a happy 50th birthday message! Our social links and email address are as follows: Twitter @Memorabiliapod (https://twitter.com/Memorabiliapod) Facebook @MemorabiliaPodcast (https://www.facebook.com/Memorabilia-Podcast-102585322133793) email memorabiliapodcast@gmail.com As ever, we explore the history of the band, with extra focus on enigmatic singer/songwriter Mark Eitzel of whom 'Rolling Stone' magazine were big fans. Discover why Rick likened Mark to Bryan Adams much to Kate's surprise. There's a track by track anaysis of the record, and a rating from both presenters.   The record was released either September or October 1994 (the records are sketchy!) where the tide of manufactured pop, novelty acts and established radio and chart artists was starting to turn in favour of more alternative guitar bands, traditionally confined to the indie charts and late night radio shows. Blur, Oasis and the like were lurking with intent out side the top 10 of the UK single charts and the album charts included artists such as The Cranberries and R.E.M. It was an exciting time to be an alternative / indie music fan.  As well as the autumnal music scene in 1994, we review news events from the UK, what was showing at the cinema, and which programmes were casting light into the lounges up and down the country from the television sets of the nation. American Music Club - 'press kit' video release to promote the band around 92/93: https://youtu.be/dEyMhgbGBDg Part one of an interview with Mark Eitzel from 1988: https://youtu.be/yb6G58u_4c4 Kate's Single of the Week - 'Happy Birthday' by Altered Images: https://youtu.be/6t1vaF50Ks0 Rick's Single of the Week - 'Babies' by Pulp from 'The Sisters EP' released 1994: https://youtu.be/38by00DGid0 If you have an iTunes account, or use the Apple podcast App on an iPhone or iPad, please rate the podcast and/or leave us a review here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/memorabilia-podcast/id1574340220 We'll be back next episode covering the Harry Connick Jr. LP from 1990 'We Are In Love' - we're nothing if not eclectic!

We are up to episode 17 and it's a pivotal LP both culturally and musically - The Stone Roses much revered eponymously titled debut album from May 1989. Unbelievably, the record was released on exactly the same day as an album we have already covered - our top rated LP to date - Disintegration by The Cure. A very different sound, but will we both rate it as highly as that album?  The record buying public and critics certainly liked it with the NME fan readers poll for 1989 voting The Stone Roses the Best Band, Best New Band, Best album and Best Single (Fools Gold). In the year 2000, the NME awarded the record the title of 'Best Album Ever', with the 2009 remaster release receiving a 10/10 rating from 'Pitchfork'.  We cover the genesis of the band, including an important chance meeting for Ian Brown with legendary R&B singer Geno Washington, as well as the numerous line-up changes before the 4 lads that recorded the album - singer Ian Brown, guitarist John Squire, drummer Alan 'Reni' Wren, Gary 'Mani' Mounfield' - came together to create such an improtant musical body of work. Along with the impressive songs, their swift ascension during 1989 was fuelled by their unwavering self belief and nose for publicity. The album gets the usual track by track analysis and Rick explains why for quite a while he thought the A-side was the B-side and vice versa.  There's a look at what happened to the band after the release of the album including their infamous Spike Island gig, the court case that lead to the 5 year delay in the band releasing a follow-up album and their unlikely 2011 re-union after the bands demise in 1996.  On our continued coverage of Rolling Stones top 500 songs of all time, we review tracks 25-21 inclusive. You can watch the YouTube videos for each song by clicking or copying and pasting the links below: Runaway by Kanye West featuring Pusha T from 2010: https://youtu.be/Bm5iA4Zupek A Day In The Life by The Beatles from 1967: https://youtu.be/usNsCeOV4GM  Heroes by David Bowie from 1977: https://youtu.be/lXgkuM2NhYI Be My Baby by The Ronnettes from 1963: https://youtu.be/jSPpbOGnFgk Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday from 1939: https://youtu.be/Web007rzSOI  New music from 2021 liked by Rick: 18 cigarettes by Ducks Ltd: https://youtu.be/qsZb9U0_T9U Country by Good Mornin: https://youtu.be/agNRqAbTxtg If you haven't had enough of Christmas yet, here's Rick's single of the week - Christmas wrapping by The Waitresses: https://youtu.be/nud2TQNahaU favourite cover versions of the song - Christmas Wrapping performed by Belle and Sebastian: https://youtu.be/EHQP3LN9QoQ and a slower version by the wonderful Summercamp: https://youtu.be/nqb_QqkS6Dg  Kate's single of the week - Only The Moment by Marc Almond: https://youtu.be/ibusVXUyZJI And the sublime cover version by Katarina Kovak: https://youtu.be/Jg_1gw07p60  Follow us on Twitter @Memorabiliapod1 (https://twitter.com/Memorabiliapod1) or you can like, comment and react to our posts on Facebook @MemorabiliaPodcast (https://www.facebook.com/Memorabilia-Podcast-102585322133793) or send an email to memorabiliapodcast@gmail.com If you have an iTunes account, or use the Apple podcast App on an iPhone or iPad, please rate the podcast and/or leave us a review here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/memorabilia-podcast/id1574340220 We'll be back early-mid Jan covering the album 'San Fransisco' by 'The American Music Club' from 1994. 

Episode 16 of season one covers Kate's vinyl LP from 1992 - 'Up' - the debut album by London based band Right Said Fred. The usual look at where the record was purchased, how the band were formed, key personnel, what they've been up to lately and a track by track analysis of the 10 song album. This includes some impressive numbers and kudos for their first single, and bone fide mega-hit, "I'm too sexy". The single has subsequently been credited or sampled in songs by The Sugarbabes (Get Sexy from 2010), Taylor Swift (Look what you made me do) and Drake ft. Future and Young Thug - Way 2 Sexy from earlier this year (2021).  Does Kate still listen to it? Beyond the other big hits - 'Deeply Dippy' and 'Don't Talk Just Kiss' - is there any killer, or is it all filler? Has it stood the test of time? What will it score out of 20 after Rick and Kate each rate the album? So many burning questions, it'd be rude not to tune in to find out!! In our continued countdown of the Top 50 from Rolling Stone's 500 greatest Songs of all time, we are covering tracks 30-26 which includes songs from Dr Dre, Lorde, the wonderful 'Talking Heads', Joni Mitchell and The Boss himself, Mr Bruce Springsteen. Lorde aside, good luck picking which songs you think are the best for each of those particular artists!   Lorde: https://youtu.be/nlcIKh6sBtc Talking Heads: https://youtu.be/5IsSpAOD6K8 Bruce Springsteen: https://youtu.be/IxuThNgl3YA  At the time of release in 1992, Rick and Kate were both 20 years old, both studying and navigating their paths to uncertain futures. As we'll disover from the 'news' section around March 1992, it was a politically turbuent time in the UK as John Major called a general election with strong parallels to many of the issues still rife today. There was better news from South Africa, the UK singles and album charts had some decent stuff in there and it was a mixed bag at the movies.  Rick's Single of the week is the new one from Pele and Amsterdam front man and all round good egg Ian Prowse. It's called 'Battle' and you can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/UiM8NZDMj_8  Kate's single of the week from the superb 'The Presidents of the United States of America' is her 7" picture disc of 'Peaches'. Watch the video, ninjas and all, here: https://youtu.be/wvAnQqVJ3XQ  Please check out Kate's 'Etsy' shop called 'Pickled Gorilla': https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/PickledGorilla  Follow us on Twitter @Memorabiliapod1 (https://twitter.com/Memorabiliapod1) or you can like, comment and react to our posts on Facebook @MemorabiliaPodcast (https://www.facebook.com/Memorabilia-Podcast-102585322133793) or send an email to memorabiliapodcast@gmail.com If you have an iTunes account, or use the Apple podcast App on an iPhone or iPad, you can give us a rating and leave us a review (pretty please!) here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/memorabilia-podcast/id1574340220 Back for The Stone Roses, The Stone Roses from 1989 in a couple of weeks x