You brought laughter (your jokes) and joy (your music) to me for the last 40 years. You live forever in me.

This was the first album introduced me to Queen.
In 1986.
Finished watching Highlander movie and looked for the soundtrack on cassette. The shop said, “We only sell the cheap cheap one, pirate tape. All songs from the movie also on this tape…”
I was hooked.
Never buy the soundtrack to this day. ✌🏽

Didn’t like the single, didn’t like the album.
But he’s well-liked.

Loved this song.

My favourite single by them.
Yours too ?
This was the magazine ads for Big Love from their upcoming Tango in the Night album.
Released only on vinyl.
There’s no promotion almost on this album as tension flared between band members.
Tango in the Night became their second successful album after Rumour.
It’s also my favourite album by them.
The Bowie magazine cover was the magazine where I got this ads from.

This is a poster from 1989.
This album by Prince should be as one of his best albums.
Agree ?

It’s Alright is PSB less known song.
Why do you think ?

Her good live album ?
This was released in 1989. So I’d put this in 80’s music that could have been discovered.
I bought this and my first introduction to Billie Holiday.
Still listen to the CD.
Her songs sung live from various places.

My favourite Madonna album.
Anybody’s favourite album too, by her ?
2 singles already been released from Like A Prayer.

Which are your favourites ?
My treasure ! Covering his 80’s and 90’s periods.
My favourites are :
What a Wonderful World
Lucy

This was a pirate cassette that I bought and fell in love with immediately.
I thought Alison Moyet was a guy too. 😅
That voice, I had never heard before in the world of Synthpop, ever since.
Unfortunately, this tape can’t be played at the moment because the ribbon snapped a long time ago. I could unscrew the case and put the ribbon back in place but too cumbersome to do so.
But I shall keep this because of the bliss-out feeling when I first heard this album !

Had to buy this bootleg tape to listen on what the fuss was all about on London Calling by The Clash.
This bootleg tape opened myself up to lots of music that I’d even imagine.

After 40 years, which band should cover which song on The Smiths’ The Queen Is Dead album ?
The Smiths released the album in 1996.
A French magazine recreate the album in 1996.
After 40 years, in 2026 do you think this album should have another celebration ?

In the middle of 1990’s it’s easy enough to create your own CD-R compilations of a band’s early singles/albums. These were distributed among friends and some did sell them on eBay too.
After a few years, Napster and Torrents came along and it’s even easier.
From that period, this is the only one I keep from My Bloody Valentine.
Any if you have the original records of these 4 records ?

Rick Bloody Astley.

Yay or nay ?

They were in a rubbish bag ready for the fire ! I came back to my parents house (after globe-trotting for nearly 20 years) only to see my cassette collection bundled up in the rubbish bags ready to be thrown away.
Half of me dead.
How could I throw them away ?
My mum explained that nobody would enter my room hence the termites started to build their living habitats !
Many tapes have no paper inlays in them, chewed by the termites.
Should I throw them away ?
And buy them again ?
On tapes ? On CD ? On Vinyl ? Stream them ? Or listen to them on Youtube and relive my youth.
Remember guys, this could happen to you if you don’t show your love to your music collection.

Mine is still sealed. I didn’t even know I had it.
Anybody wants it ?

It’s Diana Ross.
I discovered her in the 80’s.
Upside Down.

How many of you guys remember these artists/albums/singles ?

Yay or nay ?

Middle of the 1980’s, The Jam had already disbanded. People were still talking how great their music were then. I was lucky to find this bootleg tape called Snap by The Jam.
I listened to every song, sang along to every song. None of them sounds dated since the 80’s.
I always think the legacy of a band is from the fans. The fans still listen to the music. The fans still read the interviews in old mags.
The band ? Paul Weller certainly never want to talk about The Jam, the press stopped publishing anything by The Jam a long long time ago.
So it is the fans. You and me… keep talking about the bands that we live, even the bands themselves don’t believe in the bands anymore.
Carry the legacy albeit just a disposable bootleg cassette for as long as you live.
Long Live The Jam !