I still remember the day Freddie Mercury died. 24th November 2011. I had been a fan since my parents had bought Queen’s Greatest back in the Eighties. At the time of his death, I didn’t know much about Freddie – I knew he was flamboyant but not much more. So, for me his death was … Continue reading “My Bohemian Rhapsody”
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Power Power Madeleine McMillan
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Doing All Right - ...Revisited
Bohemian Rhapsody (The Original Soundtrack)
Smile
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Wild Wood
Wild Wood
Paul Weller
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Can You Heal Us (Holy Man)
Wild Wood
Paul Weller
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Alex Descends Into Hell For A Bottle Of Milk / Korova 1
Achtung Baby (Deluxe Edition)
U2
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Sunflower
Wild Wood
Paul Weller
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The Lounge Fly Mix
Achtung Baby (Deluxe Edition)
U2
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The Lounge Fly Mix
Achtung Baby (Deluxe Edition)
U2
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Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World
Achtung Baby (Deluxe Edition)
U2
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Love Is Blindness
Achtung Baby (Deluxe Edition)
U2
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Ultra Violet (Light My Way)
Achtung Baby (Deluxe Edition)
U2
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So Cruel
Achtung Baby (Deluxe Edition)
U2
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Hello (Turn Your Radio On)
Hormonally Yours
Shakespear's Sister
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Stay
Hormonally Yours
Shakespear's Sister
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Never Let Her Slip Away
All This and Heaven Too
Andrew Gold
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My New Career - Remastered 2003
Gentlemen Take Polaroids
Japan
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King of Comedy
Monster
R.E.M.
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Crush With Eyeliner
Monster
R.E.M.
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breathin
Sweetener
Ariana Grande
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What's the Frequency, Kenneth?
Monster
R.E.M.
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At the start of this year, we had no plans to visit Israel. It wasn’t that we didn’t want to go to Israel, just that other destinations held more appeal for us. But all that changed overnight. when our good friend Jeff announced he was getting married in Tel Aviv, and that we were invited. … Continue reading “Inspired By Israel”
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If you Google ‘Gat Juice‘ you will find it is a banned drink in the USA, UK and other places. But not in Jerusalem. So I tried it. We were visiting Jerusalem with great friends Jeff and Ortal, as part of our Israel trip. Jeff had told me about this banned drink whilst showing us … Continue reading “Drinking Gat Juice in Jerusalem”
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Solsbury Hill remains one of Peter Gabriel’s most cherished songs. It was also one of his first singles released as a solo artist. I’ve loved this song ever since its release, but It was less than ten years ago that I realised Solsbury Hill is actually place. Scanning a map of the hills around Bath, … Continue reading “Climbing up on Solsbury Hill”
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During the ‘Fish Era’ of Marillion, their music was accompanied by wonderful artwork from Mark Wilkinson. I always preferred album art to band photos and so I had a good collection of Marillion posters and postcards that remain with me today. Here are the postcard scans of Marillion artwork from that early era… Jester Joust … Continue reading “Marillion Posctards”
