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SKool & The Gang - Steppin' Out.mp3TEPPING OUT

Kool & The Gang (Steppin’ Out)

Single A-side, 1981


JJoe Jackson - Steppin' Out.mp3oe Jackson (Steppin’ Out)

Single A-side, 1983




DWah! Heat - Don't Step on the Cracks.mp3ON’T TREAD ON THE CRACKS

Wah! Heat

‘Don’t Step On The Cracks’ is the B-side to Seven Minutes To Midnight,1980. Me being me, having chapter titles containing ‘stepping’ followed by ‘step’ was annoying.



TTyrannosaurus Rex - The Throat of Winter.mp3HE THROAT OF WINTER

Tyrannosaurus Rex

Album track from ‘Unicorn’, 1969




WJohn Lennon - Watching The Wheels (Remastered 2010).mp3ATCHING THE WHEELS

John Lennon

Single A-side, 1980


WWas (Not Was) - Wheel Me Out (Long Version) - 1980.mp3as (Not Was) ‘Wheel Me Out’

Single A-side, 1980

‘Wheel Me Out’ was the original chapter title, but as my experience unfolds, the published title is more apt.



RJackie Wilson - Reet Petite.mp3EET PETITE

Jackie Wilson

Single A-side 1957



WThe Kinks - Where Have All the Good Times Gone.mp3HERE HAVE ALL THE GOOD TIMES GONE?

The Kinks

Single B-side of ‘Till The End Of The Day’ 1965


(David Bowie - Where Have All the Good Times Gone (2015 Remaster).mp3Later covered by David Bowie on Pin-Ups, 1973)





WJimmy Ruffin - What Becomes of the Brokenhearted (HQ).mp3HAT BECOMES OF THE BROKENHEARTED?

Jimmy Ruffin

Single A-side, 1966



AGeorge Harrison - All Things Must Pass.mp3LL THINGS MUST PASS

George Harrison

From album All Things Must Pass, 1970



HT. Rex - Hot Love.mp3OT LOVE

T. Rex

Single A-side 1971



RThe Platters - Remember When.mp3EMEMBER WHEN?

The Platters

Album track from Remember When?, 1959



INSOFT CELL.mp3SECURE ME

Soft Cell

B-side to 12” single Torch 1982

The 12” extended versions are the best musical experience!


RLinda Lewis - (Remember The Days Of)The Old Schoolyard.mp3EMEMBER THE DAYS OF THE OLD SCHOOLYARD

Linda Lewis

Single A-side (Remember The Days Of) The Old Schoolyard 1974



WDevo - Whip It.mp3HIP IT

Devo

Single A-side, 1980




HSherbet - Howzat.mp3OWZAT

Sherbet

Single A-side 1976




WVal Doonican - Walk Tall.mp3ALK TALL

Val Doonican

Single A-side 1964




I Disco Tex & The Fangito Fireflies - (I See Your Name) Up in Lights.mp3SEE YOUR NAME UP IN LIGHTS

Disco Tex & The Fangito Fireflies

B-side to ‘Boogie Flap’

Album track: Disco Tex & His Sex-O-Lettes Revue’ 1975



TGeneration X - Too Personal (2002 Remaster).mp3OO PERSONAL

Generation X

Debut LP track 1978




TIVal Bennett - Spanish Harlem.mp3GHTEN UP

Trojan Records compilation 1969

(Val Bennett’s version of ‘Spanish Harlem’)




AIBill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine.mp3N’T NO SUNSHINE

Bill Withers

Single A-side 1971




SELO- Showdown.mp3HOWDOWN

Electric Light Orchestra

Single A-side, 1973




TPP Arnold - The first cut is the deepest.mp3HE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST

P.P. Arnold

Single A-side, 1967





DHarold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Don't Leave Me This Way.mp3ON’T LEAVE ME THIS WAY

Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes

Single A-side 1975



TThelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way (Single Version) [HQ Audio].mp3helma Houston

Single A-side 1976






DPublic Image Ltd.- (1_2 MIX Death Disco).mp3EATH DISCO

Public Image Limited

Single A-side 1979




SBuzzcocks - Something's Gone Wrong Again (2001 Remastered Version).mp3OMETHING’S GONE WRONG AGAIN

Buzzcocks

Single B-side 1979




WGeneration X - Wild Youth (2002 Remaster).mp3ILD YOUTH

Generation X

Single A-side, 1977



**Generation X - Wild Dub (2002 Remaster).mp3The B-side, ‘Wild Dub (Version)’ is the side that I most favoured almost obsessively.






Fatal Microbes - Violence Grows.mp3VIOLENCE GROWS

‘Fatal’ Microbes

Three track single, 1979





SThe Adverts - Safety in Numbers.mp3AFETY IN NUMBERS

The Adverts

Single A-side, 1977





TSex Pistols - Holidays In The Sun.mp3OO MUCH PARANOIA

Taken from the Sex Pistols ‘Holidays In The Sun’: “Claustrophobia, there’s too much paranoia..”




Also:

DDevo - Too Much Paranoias.mp3evo LP track, ‘Too Much Paranoias’ from ‘Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!” 1978







CCouldn't Get It Right - Climax Blues Band (1976).mp3OULDN’T GET IT RIGHT

Climax Blues Band

Single A-side, 1976





BMATERIAL & NONA HENDRYX -Busting Out (1980).mp3USTIN’ OUT

Material

12” single A-side, 1980





WPete Shelley - Witness The Change.wmv.mp3ITNESS THE CHANGE

Pete Shelley

UK single B-side, 1981

USA single A-side 1981

Canadian limited edition 12” single A-side 1981



SSoft Cell - Say Hello Wave Goodbye (12 Version).mp3AY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE

Soft Cell

Single A-side, 1982




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