Tag: Singles

‘Boogie Woogie/Rock’n’Roll‘ is a storming cut taken from Komeda’s second album, ‘The Genius Of Komeda’ – a short sharp blast of Swede beat and is backed by the more jazz influenced ‘Herbamore’, previously a Swedish-only release. This was the first time either of these tracks were commercially available on a single to the UK.

The Light Brigade was released for the first time on this limited single from the much touted Noonday Underground, featuring the strong soulful vocals of Daisy Martey. ‘Hello’ is a remix of a track from their acclaimed ‘Self-Assembly’ album.

Taken from Volume 3 of the ‘Blow Up presents Exclusive Blend series, this Guy Pedersen release ranges from the smokey sitar haze of Indian Pop Bass to the funky wah wah workout of Les Copains De La Basse and showcases the bass maestro in top form. Both tracks were originally recorded for the French Telemusic Library in 1970.

‘Hip Teens Don’t Wear Blue Jeans’ by The Frank Popp Ensemble stormed the charts in Frank Popp’s native Germany before being released for the first time in the UK on 7″ by Blow Up.

It was playlisted by Xfm at the time, and this seven became a big hit on the 60s soul scene in the UK and further afield. Consequently it now fetches high prices on eBay!

The debut single from Alfa 9, released as a very limited seven as part of the Blow Up 45 Series. Whilst the A-side ‘For Your Bones’ featured on their album debut ‘Then We Begin‘ that followed, the B-Side ‘Little Girl’ was available om the single only.

The second single to be taken from Big Boss Man‘s third album ‘Full English Beat Breakfast‘.

The first single to be taken from Big Boss Man‘s third album ‘Full English Beat Breakfast‘.

The second single to be taken from the latest album from The Bongolian ‘Bongos For Beatniks‘

The eighth single from Silvery, released after and taken from the second Silvery album ‘Railway Architecture‘.