Sophisti-Pop Britannia: 1st Album
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Topic: Sophisti-Pop Britannia: 1st Album
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Subject: Sophisti-Pop Britannia: 1st Album
Date Posted: November 23 2024 at 04:21
Whatever next!??  I know what you're going to say... Basia (pronounced: "Basher") is actually Polish, not British, but she gets a free pass here because she was in the British Sophisti-Pop band Matt Bianco.   1983: Aztec Camera - High Land, Hard Rain - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlKFMiHicLwXEUjLUn9UJUZj_RxeNfQav" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlKFMiHicLwXEUjLUn9UJUZj_RxeNfQav 1987: Basia - Time and Tide - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mPSOYjB23EBjVaLTgvfKbKSa9CBIZTRj8" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mPSOYjB23EBjVaLTgvfKbKSa9CBIZTRj8  1989: The Beautiful South - Welcome to the Beautiful South - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nLX-3GL7W1rIeZ_8e8WfEKr7QGsrlakvE" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nLX-3GL7W1rIeZ_8e8WfEKr7QGsrlakvE 1984: The Blow Monkeys - Limping for a Generation - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nDYfX6bGe3BY2LFt43rIon6ODAqdsd4DE" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nDYfX6bGe3BY2LFt43rIon6ODAqdsd4DE 1984: The Blue Nile - A Walk Across the Rooftops - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mTGDESX1zne-3kLtBL0DDikfenxjUQg1c" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mTGDESX1zne-3kLtBL0DDikfenxjUQg1c 1987: The Christians - The Christians - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m3ghtJqq1Imf1lkIB3OM4Yxf1FgEYe6uY" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m3ghtJqq1Imf1lkIB3OM4Yxf1FgEYe6uY 1987: Deacon Blue - Raintown - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kG8Aa58lVknoU-6o-v6ydIsmJJfuyJQE4" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kG8Aa58lVknoU-6o-v6ydIsmJJfuyJQE4 1990: The Divine Comedy - Fanfare for the Comic Muse - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0IpMAIz-CxRyn6WUAkvkUofFJQXR3KGI" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0IpMAIz-CxRyn6WUAkvkUofFJQXR3KGI 1984: Everything But the Girl - Eden - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy4u88AKUauKtog0lpdMBajGA9A_ZLRo1" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy4u88AKUauKtog0lpdMBajGA9A_ZLRo1 1973: Bryan Ferry - These Foolish Things - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m48YkOmoF8UBXdjTGNf9BEpsirlJxwrsM" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m48YkOmoF8UBXdjTGNf9BEpsirlJxwrsM 1988: Julia Fordham - Julia Fordham - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lPlK5j__ErSBoEYipdhegw-gnUy0Q6ET4" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lPlK5j__ErSBoEYipdhegw-gnUy0Q6ET4 1985: Go West - Go West - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0HPDOtD3WkOulPD8C-t28f5TVM-ZePc3" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0HPDOtD3WkOulPD8C-t28f5TVM-ZePc3 1987: Hue and Cry - Seduced and Abandoned - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mTzt6giH-XVi2AiZMZHAZIvLOp7v9OV28" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mTzt6giH-XVi2AiZMZHAZIvLOp7v9OV28 1988: Johnny Hates Jazz - Turn Back the Clock - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0HPDOtD3WkOxVkpzw-t5rh1OF44SnNOu" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0HPDOtD3WkOxVkpzw-t5rh1OF44SnNOu 1981: Level 42 - Level 42 - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi-Y73aIHeoM8MGmpukQ7RVLQOrm3mxRk" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi-Y73aIHeoM8MGmpukQ7RVLQOrm3mxRk 1984: Matt Bianco - Whose Side Are You On? - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mFJ89rySw0JqoyF0Ncdz0hnX3Qk5MjTBY" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mFJ89rySw0JqoyF0Ncdz0hnX3Qk5MjTBY  1984: Prefab Sprout - Swoon - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m7lZhM6ZgGv5b-HC-NI_TSjSYLfltxHYc" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m7lZhM6ZgGv5b-HC-NI_TSjSYLfltxHYc  2010: Rumer - Seasons of My Soul - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n5yetTCIfzw4yGCO61bv4EYTxdcsaa6_0" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n5yetTCIfzw4yGCO61bv4EYTxdcsaa6_0 1984: Sade - Diamond Life - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mRQRzGDTzzLF61nU9n2cJ9x2ElPLHR9WE" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mRQRzGDTzzLF61nU9n2cJ9x2ElPLHR9WE 1982: Scritti Politti - Songs to Remember - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSCNIHqH-g9pMy8PX_1mzVSGT8MmnV2r_" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSCNIHqH-g9pMy8PX_1mzVSGT8MmnV2r_ 1985: Simply Red - Picture Book - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_msPfSwupLZj8kAmNJyarKARd9taxh8Ebk" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_msPfSwupLZj8kAmNJyarKARd9taxh8Ebk 1981: Spandau Ballet - Journeys to Glory - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n9KQuRja9OKrygbPA951na98tBHA74k1g" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n9KQuRja9OKrygbPA951na98tBHA74k1g 1984: The Style Council - Cafe Bleu - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kwRDdAilxmPKF6VZcjj9BirXU4t8OcaDw" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kwRDdAilxmPKF6VZcjj9BirXU4t8OcaDw 1987: Swing Out Sister - It's Better to Travel - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mgeA5JgrZXTt4Vak41gRpY4qPdXLwDtqA" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mgeA5JgrZXTt4Vak41gRpY4qPdXLwDtqA 1987: Wet Wet Wet - Popped In Souled Out - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lNBvBNudebvjgJTtUHV46T8SO0wjB4LeU" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lNBvBNudebvjgJTtUHV46T8SO0wjB4LeU |
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Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: November 23 2024 at 04:36
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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: November 23 2024 at 11:08
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Sade, by far. Diamond Life is a classic. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: November 23 2024 at 12:04
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The Blue Nile - A Walk Across The Rooftops Bryan Ferry - These Foolish Things Prefab Sprout - Swoon Swing Out Sister - It's Better To Travel |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 24 2024 at 02:23
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1. Rumer - Seasons of My Soul 2. Deacon Blue - Raintown 3. Sade - Diamond Life 4. Swing Out Sister - It's Better to Travel 5. Julia Fordham - Julia Fordham
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Posted By: essexboyinwales
Date Posted: November 24 2024 at 02:28
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Ah, The Beautiful South! A vote for them😊 ------------- Heaven is waiting but waiting is Hell |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: November 24 2024 at 02:33
I have more albums by The Beautiful South than any other artist in this poll, although that's mainly because their CD's keep turning up in charity shops.
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essexboyinwales wrote:Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: November 24 2024 at 02:56
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Sade - Diamond Life over Everything But the Girl - Eden both stunning |
Posted By: Steve Wyzard
Date Posted: November 25 2024 at 15:25
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The Blue Nile's A Walk Across the Rooftops is one of the greatest debut albums by anyone ever. It usually takes a few albums for a band to find its sound, but the entire package was there in full for The Blue Nile. Their sound? Imagine a mix of Brian Eno, Steve Winwood, and Frank Sinatra with occasional touches of U2 and Simple Minds thrown in for good measure. Which is in no way to imply they are derivative, because absolutely nobody else sounds just like them. Sure, they've inspired some copycats since 1983, but I've yet to hear anyone else that's come close.
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