45 years ago today, The Specials released the single “Ghost Town”
The song spent three weeks at # 1 and 10 weeks total in the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart and was given the accolade of "Single of the Year" by all three major UK music magazines at the time.
On this day in 1982, The Cure released their fourth studio album "Pornography" featuring single "The Hanging Garden" and fan favorites "One Hundred Years" “A Strange Day" and "Siamese Twins"
On this day in 1989, The Cure released "Lullaby" - the lead single from their eighth studio album “Disintegration”
“On candy stripe legs the spiderman comes”
On this day in 1993, Suede released their self-titled debut studio album featuring singles "The Drowners" "Metal Mickey" "Animal Nitrate" and "So Young"
Three years ago today, Depeche Mode released their fifteenth studio album “Memento Mori”
It was the first DM album to be recorded and released as a duo, after the death of co-founder and keyboardist Andy Fletcher in 2022.
On this day in 2013, Depeche Mode released their thirteenth studio album “Delta Machine” featuring singles "Heaven" "Soothe My Soul" and "Should Be Higher"
On this day in 1983, New Order released “Blue Monday” ... not only the best-selling 12" single of all time, a song that still PACKS a dance floor today.
How does it feel...
30 years ago today, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds released their ninth studio album “Murder Ballads” featuring singles "Where the Wild Roses Grow" and "Henry Lee" ... also featuring the scorching “Stagger Lee”
On this day in 1985, The Smiths released the single “How Soon Is Now"
“There's a club if you'd like to go…you could meet somebody who really loves you.”
📷 Stephen Wright
On this day in 1977, David Bowie released his eleventh studio album “Low” - the first of three collaborations with Brian Eno and producer Tony Visconti, later known as the "Berlin Trilogy"
(Low / Heroes / Lodger)