A duo from West-Flanders, Charles Dumolin and Freddy Demeyere scored European hits with soft-rockers ‘America’ and ‘Sing Sing’ straight off the bat.
‘Blue Of Noon’
A reluctant pop star who once told his horrified manager Simon Napier-Bell he wanted “the profile of a French Left Bank poet”, David Sylvian made the transition from a teenage pinup (in new romantics Japan) to a serious solo artist look easy.
‘Shaved Women’
Crass’s radical, hard-line approach was epitomised by their first self-issued single.
‘Rosegarden Funeral Of Sores’
Proving himself one step ahead of the incoming goth pack, this B-side suggested John Cale was the Velvet Underground’s true agent of chaos
‘I’ll Keep You Happy’
Forever ranked as one of the greatest singles of all time, the US chart failure of ‘River Deep – Mountain High’ was a catalyst for Phil Spector to start withdrawing from the world.
‘Moanin’’
Killah Priest made a deep impression with 1998’s sprawling, metaphysical 74-minute debut Heavy Mental.