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‘I Go To Sleep’: Long Before The Pretenders, Peggy Lee Sang Ray Davies

Many fans of the Pretenders who helped their 1981 single “I Go To Sleep” become their third Top 10 UK hit were aware that it...

‘The Grand Illusion’: Styx Enter The Platinum Stratosphere

Chicago rock mainstays Styx had been appearing on the US charts for five years by the time they released their seventh studio album. But The...

‘Here Comes The Sun’: The Story Behind The Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road’ Song

While George Harrison had been contributing songs to Beatles albums since 1963, he had long been in the shadow of Lennon and McCartney. By 1969,...

‘The Harder They Come’: The Iconic Reggae Soundtrack Packs A Punch

One of the greatest reggae compilations ever released, the soundtrack to The Harder They Come was one of the albums that took the reggae various-artists...

Thank Your Lucky Stars It’s The Rolling Stones

In early May 1963, The Rolling Stones were at the old Olympic Studio in Carton Street in London’s West End, to record their first single, a...

‘Zooropa’: U2 Surf New Soundscapes And ‘Wave Of Creative Energy’

Even while they were on the road all over the world on the ZOO TV tour, the ideas for U2’s next album were burning such...

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