tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787318184303967296.post229694203805324197..comments2023-07-28T16:42:54.129+01:00Comments on Channel Mondo: Polite RiotMondohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787318184303967296.post-64022732931738342552008-08-20T10:29:00.000+01:002008-08-20T10:29:00.000+01:00'Amoreuse' - I'd forgotten all about that one, mel...'Amoreuse' - I'd forgotten all about that one, melody FM revived it on perma-play in the early 90s too.Mondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787318184303967296.post-83521209751536311402008-08-19T20:59:00.000+01:002008-08-19T20:59:00.000+01:00PS. I noted the inclusion of 'Amoreuse' on your fe...PS. I noted the inclusion of 'Amoreuse' on your featured album. I remember gradually figuring out what it was about, as I listened to it repeatedly on Radio Luxembourg, with a mixture of fascination and horror (the line about 'his loving flow' really stuck in my mind; a sort of pubescent trauma). <BR/><BR/>Now I'm going to have to listen to it again.Kolley Kibberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07055145770836351738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787318184303967296.post-50279439339240857432008-08-19T20:54:00.000+01:002008-08-19T20:54:00.000+01:00SHE WAS FROM SOUTHEND???? My delight is complete!A...SHE WAS FROM SOUTHEND???? My delight is complete!<BR/><BR/>Atrocious song, but what a mouth!!Kolley Kibberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07055145770836351738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787318184303967296.post-15150505671873673582008-08-07T16:30:00.000+01:002008-08-07T16:30:00.000+01:00Midnigh Hustle was the tail end of glorius arc of ...Midnigh Hustle was the tail end of glorius arc of comp's for me, which started with Ronco's Star Trakin' 76 then Disco Fever, Disco Stars, Action Replay and Midnight Hustle with Suzie Quatro and a Smokie Bloke, Herbie Hancock( and I think it came with a poster).Mondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787318184303967296.post-7537741091582681392008-08-07T12:23:00.000+01:002008-08-07T12:23:00.000+01:00That tracklisting is very similar to Midnight Hust...That tracklisting is very similar to Midnight Hustle, which also contained a bit of Manhattan Transfer and Kilburn and The High Roads, IIRC.Jon Peakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04471926651090670258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787318184303967296.post-20425259028165394792008-08-06T23:08:00.000+01:002008-08-06T23:08:00.000+01:00Ber-limey, I'd forgotten all about that one - I ne...Ber-limey, I'd forgotten all about that one - I never had it, but remembered the <A HREF="http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=4491" REL="nofollow">cover</A> straight away and what a sizzling <A HREF="http://www.discogs.com/release/771550" REL="nofollow">track list</A><BR/><BR/>Sheila B. Devotion - Singin' In The Rain<BR/>Clout - Substitute<BR/>Belle Epoque - Black Is Black<BR/>Marshall Hain - Dancing In The City<BR/>Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)Mondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787318184303967296.post-58728521188030495952008-08-06T19:25:00.000+01:002008-08-06T19:25:00.000+01:00Did you have an album called 'don't walk, boogie'?...Did you have an album called 'don't walk, boogie'? I Loved the album cover.Suzy Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01274429936276235291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787318184303967296.post-33060278499207899782008-08-05T16:15:00.000+01:002008-08-05T16:15:00.000+01:00FC - I got it for Christmas too, and Disco Stars w...FC - I got it for Christmas too, and Disco Stars with some Xmas money I think - Did you have Action Replay, that was another scorcher - there's more from Disco Fever <A HREF="http://planetmondo.blogspot.com/2008/08/summer-is-heaven-in-77.html" REL="nofollow">here</A> and more from 77 <A HREF="http://planetmondo.blogspot.com/2008/07/sound-of-suburbs.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>Mondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787318184303967296.post-15844882211508634152008-08-05T14:26:00.000+01:002008-08-05T14:26:00.000+01:00I got Disco Fever for Christmas 77. I still have ...I got Disco Fever for Christmas 77. I still have it. I don't think there's a duff track on there. My dad always liked the Joy Sarney one, and I was convinced I was the only one who remembered it, so great to see the clip.Jon Peakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04471926651090670258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787318184303967296.post-12178521830575787312008-08-05T12:55:00.000+01:002008-08-05T12:55:00.000+01:00Telephone Man was properly cheeky for the time (I ...Telephone Man was properly cheeky for the time (I was too young to get most the jokes when I first heard it), Years ago - when I was a civil servant, someone left a message on the office answer machine, singing the complete song.<BR/><BR/>I'm a big fan of the Admiral Years designs - I've got my original 77/78 Admiral catalogue at home - and a complete 76/77 sticker book too. The Coventry kit (w/side stripes)was a classic.<BR/><BR/>Here's a <A HREF="http://planetmondo.blogspot.com/2008/05/favourite-shirts-admiral-ringer.html" REL="nofollow">couple of scans</A> from it - I'll be loading more in the future.Mondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787318184303967296.post-12199732852533801592008-08-05T11:14:00.000+01:002008-08-05T11:14:00.000+01:00May I add that the zip-up top on the right is actu...May I add that the zip-up top on the right is actually an England football team tracksuit, in those dread Admiral days (when we missed out on two World Cups and Revie buggered off to the Middle East) as opposed to any random bit of 1977 clothiery.Matthew Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05842392964784000029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2787318184303967296.post-83652016936440788902008-08-05T11:12:00.000+01:002008-08-05T11:12:00.000+01:00Telephone Man is an ace song, dirty as hell and wa...Telephone Man is an ace song, dirty as hell and way ahead of its time - some would have been far more offended by this than they would by the Sex Pistols in 1977 but weren't able to say so.<BR/><BR/>It was also a good "cocked up my backtiming song" for radio presenters, the modern equivalents of which are Roll To Me and Song 2.Matthew Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05842392964784000029noreply@blogger.com