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Music on vinyl: Goodbye Lucille #1 - Prefab Sprout musiconvinyl.blogspot.com/2025/11/good...
Goodbye Lucille #1 - Prefab Sprout
There was a point in time in the second half of the Eighties when I was frankly obsessed with this song. I bought it was ' Johnny Johnny ', ...
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November 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Music on vinyl: No. 1 - Chaz Jankel musiconvinyl.blogspot.com/2025/11/no-1...
No. 1 - Chaz Jankel
I don't know why Chas Jankel is suddenly called Chaz Jankel on this single, it might just be a typo. I have a few of his singles, but I'd ne...
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November 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Music on vinyl: Under attack - Abba musiconvinyl.blogspot.com/2025/11/unde...
Under attack - Abba
So I bought a lot of Abba singles at the record fair last week, but only one came from Japan - my favourite country for singles. And this wa...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Music on vinyl: Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A man after midnight) - Abba musiconvinyl.blogspot.com/2025/11/gimm...
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A man after midnight) - Abba
When I saw this sleeve of 'Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!', I instantly knew there was something different about it, but I couldn't really put my fing...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Music on vinyl: Dancing queen - Abba musiconvinyl.blogspot.com/2025/11/danc...
Dancing queen - Abba
If the photograph on this sleeve looks familiar, it's because it also appeared on this Spanish sleeve of 'Honey, Honey' . But this single wa...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Music on vinyl: Fernando - Abba musiconvinyl.blogspot.com/2025/11/fern...
Fernando - Abba
While I bought the Spanish single of 'Fernando' I also found the Italian version. And again, the sleeve came with a different design. Just ...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Music on vinyl: Money, money, money - Abba musiconvinyl.blogspot.com/2025/11/mone...
Money, money, money - Abba
I've bought a few copies of this single. But we've had 'Money, money, money' and ' Money, money ', but this Yugoslavian pressing changes the...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Music on vinyl: Fernando - Abba musiconvinyl.blogspot.com/2025/11/fern...
Fernando - Abba
Another Spanish Abba single comes with another variation of the sleeve for 'Fernando'. Just like on 'Mamma Mia' the recommendation 'No. 1 en...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Music on vinyl: Mamma Mia - Abba musiconvinyl.blogspot.com/2025/11/mamm...
Mamma Mia - Abba
In 1975 Abba released  Greatest Hits  with on the cover a caricature of the band. That version was only released in Scandinavia and Spain, w...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Music on vinyl: Does your mother know - Abba musiconvinyl.blogspot.com/2025/11/does...
Does your mother know - Abba
For some reason you wouldn't associate Abba with huge success in America, but a lot of singles were released there. It is, however, not easy...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Music on vinyl: Chiquitita - Abba musiconvinyl.blogspot.com/2025/11/chiq...
Chiquitita - Abba
Once more I bought the single 'Chiquitita' by Abba, this time because it is the French pressing. The sleeve isn't significally different, at...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Music on vinyl: Honey, Honey - Abba musiconvinyl.blogspot.com/2025/11/hone...
Honey, Honey - Abba
I saw this single on display at the Abba Museum in Stockholm last year and I thought this sleeve was absolutely beautiful. Not even necessar...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Music on vinyl: Modern girl - Sheena Easton musiconvinyl.blogspot.com/2025/11/mode...
Modern girl - Sheena Easton
Having bought a Japanese version of '9 to 5' at the record fair last week, I found another Japanese single from Sheena Easton with a differ...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Music on vinyl: Citations Ininterrompues - Café Creme musiconvinyl.blogspot.com/2025/11/cita...
Citations Ininterrompues - Café Creme
Café Creme was a French group formed by Jacky Arconte, Daniel Martigny, Frédéric Grenier and Denis Hekimian. They became popular in the seco...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Music on vinyl: 99 Luftballons - Nena musiconvinyl.blogspot.com/2025/11/99-l...
99 Luftballons - Nena
When you compare the sleeve of ' 99 Luftballons ' as it was released in Europe with this Japanese sleeve you notice that there's a lot of ad...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Music on vinyl: Super trouper - Abba musiconvinyl.blogspot.com/2025/11/supe...
Super trouper - Abba
This sleeve of 'Super Trouper' may look familiar to you, but this is a really odd release. It couples the song not with 'The piper', as per ...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Music on vinyl: 4 sucessos - Kate Bush, Harpo, Lucifer, Arjan Brass musiconvinyl.blogspot.com/2025/11/4-su...
4 sucessos - Kate Bush, Harpo, Lucifer, Arjan Brass
Mention  4 sucessos  to any Kate Bush fan and they're likely to break out in a cold sweat. There were four of these Brazilian EP's featuring...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Music on vinyl: New York groove - Ace Frehley musiconvinyl.blogspot.com/2025/11/new-...
New York groove - Ace Frehley
I would really like to have the picture sleeve of this single, but a quick look on Discogs earlier this year made me realize that in order t...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Music on vinyl: Catch my fall - Billy Idol musiconvinyl.blogspot.com/2025/11/catc...
Catch my fall - Billy Idol
Although I own a copy of ' Catch my fall ', I was quite surprised to see this version of the single, because it comes with a completely new ...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Music on vinyl: The piano bird - The Doors musiconvinyl.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
The piano bird - The Doors
There is no doubt in my mind that I have never seen this single before. It's The Doors  sans  Jim Morrison with a track from their 1972 albu...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Music on vinyl: Rio - Duran Duran musiconvinyl.blogspot.com/2025/11/rio-...
Rio - Duran Duran
Sometimes keeping a collection in good shape means that you have to buy a single again and again, as this blog has demonstrated quite well i...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Music on vinyl: Tell me tomorrow - Princess musiconvinyl.blogspot.com/2025/11/tell...
Tell me tomorrow - Princess
I bought ' Tell me tomorrow ' back in 1986, soon after it didn't become a hit and the store wanted to get rid of the single by dropping the ...
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November 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Music on vinyl: What about love - Heart musiconvinyl.blogspot.com/2025/11/what...
What about love - Heart
The band Heart has a special place in my heart, ever since I first heard 'Magic Man' and 'Crazy on you' back when I was very young. Their se...
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November 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Music on vinyl: Raw - Spandau Ballet musiconvinyl.blogspot.com/2025/11/raw-...
Raw - Spandau Ballet
Two weeks ago I nearly bought this poster edition of Spandau Ballet's 'Raw', but decided to wait a little because I was going to the big rec...
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November 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Music on vinyl: Rhythm is gonna get you - Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine musiconvinyl.blogspot.com/2025/11/rhyt...
Rhythm is gonna get you - Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
Sometimes I buy singles just for the sheer beauty of the artwork. This is a good example. Gloria Estefan used to be (!) very photogenic, and...
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November 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM