JULY 1983

Step back in time to a month in musical history - JULY 1983!
Hits, misses and memories from this month in history, featuring rare recordings, TV Themes and much more.

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01 London Weekend Television Theme
02 Yello - I Love You
03 Irene Cara - Flashdance... What A Feeling
04 BBC Wimbledon Theme
05 Wimbledon 1983 Final - McEnroe vs Lewis
06 Depeche Mode - Everything Counts
07 Thompson Twins - Watching
08 South Bank Show
09 ELO - Rock 'n' Roll Is King
10 Rod Stewart - Baby Jane
11 Brookside
12 Elton John - I'm Still Standing
13 Echo & The Bunnymen - Never Stop
14 BBC 6 O'Clock News
15 Creatures - Right Now
16 Blakes 7 Theme
17 Eurythmics - Who's That Girl
18 Matt Fretton - It's So High
19 Blue Peter
20 Cure - The Walk
21 Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science
22 Parkinson Interviews David Niven
23 Young and the Restless
24 Cagney and Lacey
25 Shakin Stevens - It's Late
26 Malcolm MacLaren - Double Dutch
27 Coronation Street
28 Kim Wilde - Love Blonde
29 Monty Python - Galaxy Song
30 Panorama
31 Lotus Eaters - The First Picture of You
32 David Sylvian - Forbidden Colours
33 Nationwide
34 Rita Coolidge - All Time High
35 Robert Plant - Big Log
36 Top Of The Pops
37 George Benson - Feel Like Making Love
38 Bananarama - Cruel Summer
39 Paul Young - Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)
40 Monty Python - Mr Creosote Blows
41 Newsround

Malcolm McLaren RIP

Malcolm McLaren died earlier this month on the 8th April 2010 of progressive cancer.

The term that instantly sprung to mind when I heard the news was that of "impresario". It is a term that only a very few can legitimately use, but I think it certainly fits this individual. His creativity changed ideas for more artists than can be listed here. From fashion, design, image and music, his influence affected hundreds, and although his methods sometimes made unpopular amongst those he worked with, he will still be dearly missed.

Whenever someone of Malcolm's influence passes away, I wade through my music collection and create an 'ideal' memorial album. From my own experiences of compiling legal compilations, I know how difficult it can be licensing this type of compilation, but the joy I get from making these has never left me, so I still feel the need to create these albums, even if no record companies are interested in them anymore.

So for your interest (and mine), here's my 2CD set for McLaren...

CD1

1. TV Show extract.
2. New York Dolls - (There's Gonna Be A) Showdown
3. Richard Hell & the Voidoids - Blank Generation
4. Television - Prove It
5. Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen
6. Malcolm McLaren - God Save The Queeen Symphony
7. Sex Pistols - The Great Rock'n'Roll Swindle
8. Malcolm McLaren - You Need Hands
9. Adam & the Ants - Lady
10. Bow Wow Wow - C30 C60 C90 Go!
11. Bow Wow Wow - Go Wild In The Country
12. Malcolm McLaren - Buffalo Gals
13. Malcolm McLaren - Soweto
14. Jimmy The Hoover - Tantalise (Wo Wo Ee Yeh Yeh)
15. Malcolm McLaren - Double Dutch
16. Malcolm McLaren - Duck For The Oyster

CD2

1. Malcolm McLaren - Madame Butterfly
2. Malcolm McLaren - Waltz Darling
3. Malcolm McLaren - Aria On Air (from the British Airways Ad)
4. Malcolm McLaren ft Lisa Marie - Something's Jumpin' In Your Shirt
5. Malcolm McLaren - House Of The Blue Danube
6. Malcolm McLaren - Magic's Back (from 'The Ghost Of Oxford Street')
7. Fantastic Planet - Carry On Columbus
8. Malcolm McLaren - About Her (from 'Kill Bill Vol. 2')
9. Malcolm McLaren & Catherine Deneuve - Paris
10. Amerie ft Malcolm McLaren - Some Like It (Remix)
11. Liz Phair - Whip/Smart
12. Eminem - Without Me
13. Mariah Carey - Honey
14. Nelly Furtado - Powerless