Manufactured electronic pop music from Moroder, what’s not to like?
Don’t Fight It, Flaunt It
Number one in the fucking Singapore hit parade.
You can’t go home again.
A few words about time travel, I guess. Back in 2004, there was a initiative from somewhere in the BBC to produce a Doctor Who themed remix album.
Let Your Fingers Do The Raving
Schrödinger’s Chart
September 29th 1979, Record Mirror
At the beginning of 1979 James Hamilton invented BPMs as a way of describing music that would become a fundamental tool in a DJ’s assortment. These numbers helped to categorise and sort music, and could help a DJ craft a set on theme and pitch. Anyway, these numbers didn’t go away.
September 30th 1978, Record Mirror
I’m seven years old now, some of this becomes familiar on reading.
The editorial direction of the paper now is kind of boring, Travolta, Abba & Status Quo are flavours of the month I guess, but not really my bag man. And the tone of the paper is a bit aggressive, but maybe that’s the Punk attitude. But I doubt it, it’s the newest counter culture and I can’t see it well represented in the press, only looked back on.
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Well, after last year’s pivot to Nazi Germany part way through the post, maybe there’s something a bit more cheerful to be found here.
September 25th 1976, Record Mirror & Disc
September 27th 1975, Record Mirror & Disc
This cover date was the day I turned 4 years old. The paper has had another makeover, dropping the Popswop association and merging with Disc. The last issue of Disc was August 30th, 1975. (The last Record Mirror & Popswop branded issue was May 17th, 1975). (Scans courtesy of World Radio History again.)
September 21st 1974, Record (& Popswop) Mirror
And now I am almost three years old. Another relaunch, the (& Radio) Subtitle? Midtitle? was dropped in August and the paper left the Billboard organisation in early July moving to Spotlight Publications. Can’t imagine that went down too well with Editorial as they were housed in Carnaby Street before moving to Benwell Street into a building that seems now to be the Jamie Oliver Cookery School. Magazines as before courtesy of World Radio History.
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