Music Box from Reporter Newspaper 1992

Going through some old paperwork from the old shop and found a bunch of old newspapers. Back in The Trading Post days we supplied charts for The Mansfield Reporter and also a CD each week as a competition prize. I have posted a couple on the Facebook page but thought it might be interesting to take a deeper look into them. Interesting single at number two in this first one RAF "We've got to live together" a big seller on CD & 12" vinyl, must have been played down at the clubs in Mansfield. And at 9 is a typical rave tune of the day Skin Up with "A juicy red apple" . In the album chart is typical Diskits seller from Love Hate "Wasted in America"

Love Hate "Wasted in America"

 

 The second post shows charts from 9th of April 1992 and we offered the Annie Lennox CD "Diva" as the competition prize. The album chart featured what would become Diskits regular selling artists Mr Big and Twisted Sister, along with Def Leppard  at number one with "Adrenalize" and Alien Sex Fiend at number 7 this shows that as regards albums, Sutton "ROCKED"

                                      
                                                             

The number one single that week was Mr Bean featuring Bruce Dickinson and a cover version of Alice Cooper's "Elected" this was that years Comic Relief single.  But also in the chart were a couple of huge selling 12" rave tracks "Injected with a poison" by Praga Khan & "Evapor8" by Altern8

There will more to follow.

Cliff & Paul

Over the last twenty four hours here in the U.K. we have lost two television greats. Neither can be described as musical but they both give me the opportunity to mention some songs from my collection.

Cliff Michelmore was ever present on our screens throughout the sixties and seventies and also on the radio every Sunday morning co-presenting Two-way Family Favourites. He fronted news and topical programmes such as Tonight and latterly Holiday.

  So with a very tenuous link here are a few songs.

"Tonight" by The Rubettes    



               "Holidays in the sun" by The Sex Pistols   


  "Hooray Hooray It's a Holi Holiday" by Boney M


Paul Daniels was for many many years the best known magician on British television. After coming second on the talent show "Opportunity Knocks" in 1970 he was given a regular spot on the show "Wheel tappers & shunters club", eventually getting his own series and becoming a regular on Saturday night T.V.

So how about some musical magic as a tribute to one of Britain's best loved entertainers.

"Magic" by Pilot   

"It's a kind of magic" - by Queen     

  "Magic carpet ride" by Steppenwolf


 

Thanks for the T.V. memories

Cliff Michelmore  11-12-1919 to 17-03-2016

Paul Daniels  06-04-1938 to 17-03-2016