ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 32 BEST SONGS (JUNE 1984)

Compiled by myself (Ant Peel) by choosing the best songs from the UK weekly Top 100 Singles Charts...

ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 32 BEST SONGS (JUNE 1984)

32. JEFFREY OSBOURNE - ON THE WINGS OF LOVE

31. THE POINTER SISTERS - JUMP (FOR MY LOVE)

30. THE BELLE STARS - 80'S ROMANCE

29. SHANNON - SWEET SOMEBODY

28. THE FATBACK BAND - I FOUND LOVIN'

27. SURFACE - WHEN YOUR EX WANTS YOU BACK

26. SPANDAU BALLET - ONLY WHEN YOU LEAVE

25. DIFFORD AND TILBROOK - LOVE'S CRASHING WAVES

24. TOM ROBINSON - BACK IN THE OLD COUNTRY

23. ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS - I WANNA BE LOVED

22. GRANDMASTER MELLE MEL - BEAT STREET BREAKDOWN

21. NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS - IN THE GHETTO

20. THE ASSOCIATES - THOSE FIRST IMPRESSIONS

19. TINA TURNER - WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT

18. LOU REED - I LOVE YOU, SUZANNE

17. THOMAS DOLBY - DISSIDENTS

16. THE BLUEBELLS - YOUNG AT HEART

15. THE DAMNED - THANKS FOR THE NIGHT

14. MIKE OLDFIELD & MAGGIE REILLY - TO FRANCE

13. OLLIE AND JERRY - THERE'S NO STOPPING US

12. THE HUMAN LEAGUE - LIFE ON YOUR OWN

11. ALISON MOYET - LOVE RESURRECTION

10. THE FALL - OH! BROTHER



9. SISTERS OF MERCY - BODY AND SOUL

8. FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD - TWO TRIBES

7. BILLY IDOL - EYES WITHOUT A FACE

6. THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS - THE GHOST IN YOU

5. ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK - TALKING LOUD AND CLEAR

4. NIK KERSHAW - I WON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME

3. SCRITTI POLITTI - ABSOLUTE

2. PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION - WHEN DOVES CRY

1. THE MIGHTY WAH! - COME BACK

ANT'S TOP 34 BEST ALBUMS OF 2024

          

34. TONIK ENSEMBLE - MUSIC IS MASS

33. POLYPORES - THERE ARE OTHER WORLDS

32. WARRINGTON-RUNCORN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT PLAN - YOUR COMMUNITY HUB

31. JANE WEAVER - LOVE IN CONSTANT SPECTACLE

30. BIBIO - PHANTOM BRICKWORKS II

29. THE RAH BAND - ORKESTRONIQUE

28. FOUR TET - THREE

27. CATE BROOKS - PRISMATICS

26. NALA SINEPHRO - ENDLESSNESS

25. JEFF PARKER ETA IVTET - THE WAY OUT OF EASY

24. JOHN CALE - POPTICAL ILLUSION

23. MDOU MOCTAR - FUNERAL FOR JUSTICE

22. BEAUTIFY JUNKYARDS - NOVA

21. PEEL DREAM MAGAZINE - ROSE MAIN READING ROOM

20. SEEFEEL - EVERYTHING SQUARED

19. BETH GIBBONS - LIVES OUTGROWN

18. PYE CORNER AUDIO - THE ENDLESS ECHO

17. ERZA FEINBERG - SOFT POWER

16. LOTUS - SYNTHBULJONG

15. PENTAGRAMS OF DISCORDIA - TELEPORTATION TO GLIESE 12B

14. ROSALIE CUNNINGHAM - TO SHOOT ANOTHER DAY

13. THE THE - ENSOULMENT

12. THE CURE - SONGS OF A LOST WORLD

11. BOBBIE DAZZLE  - FANDABIDOZI

10. BEL CANTO - RADIANT GREEN

9. SEAHAWKS - TIME ENOUGH FOR LOVE

8. BROADCAST - DISTANT CALL (COLLECTED DEMOS 2000-2006)

7. TRISTWCH Y FENYWOD - TRISTWCH Y FENYWOD

6. THE SOUNDCARRIERS - THROUGH OTHER REFLECTIONS

5. MEMORIALS - MEMORIAL WATERSLIDES

4. JULIAN COPE - FRIAR TUCK

3. LAETITIA SADIER - ROOTING FOR LOVE

2. UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS - NELL' ORA BLU

1. BROADCAST - SPELL BLANKET (COLLECTED DEMOS 2006-2009)

TOR LUNDVALL - YULE (PEPPERMINT COLOUR VINYL LP) (2006)

 

A1		Busy Station
A2		The Train Home
A3		Christmas Eve
A4		12:00 AM
A5		Snowy Morning
A6		Yule Song
A7		Fading Light
B1		January
B2		White On Grey
B3		The Falling Snow

ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 38 BEST SONGS (MAY 1984)

Compiled by myself (Ant Peel) by choosing the best songs from the UK weekly Top 100 Singles Charts...

ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 38 BEST SONGS (MAY 1984)

 

38. OZZY OSBOURNE - SO TIRED

37. PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED - BAD LIFE

36. THE PRETENDERS - THIN LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE

35. EDDY GRANT - ROMANCING THE STONE

34. BANANARAMA - ROUGH JUSTICE

33. VAN HALEN - PANAMA

32. MCFADDEN & WHITEHEAD - AIN'T NO STOPPIN' US NOW

31. IRENE CARA - BREAKDANCE

30. BREAK MACHINE - BREAK DANCE PARTY

29. CHANGE - CHANGE OF HEART

28. NICK HEYWARD - LOVE ALL DAY (AND NIGHT)

27. MARC ALMOND - THE BOY WHO CAME BACK

26. AGENTS AREN'T AEROPLANES - THE UPSTROKE

25. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - DANCING IN THE DARK

24. MADONNA - BORDERLINE

23. WHAM - WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO GO

22. RICK SPRINGFIELD - LOVE SOMEBODY

21. BOURGIE BOURGIE - CARELESS

20. MADNESS - ONE BETTER DAY

19. SADE - WHEN AM I GOING TO MAKE A LIVING

18. ORANGE JUICE - WHAT PRESENCE?

17. THE STYLE COUNCIL - YOU'RE THE BEST THING

16. BILLY OCEAN - CARIBBEAN QUEEN (NO MORE LOVE ON THE RUN)

15. KING - LOVE AND PRIDE

14. PETER GABRIEL - WALK THROUGH THE FIRE

13. NEW ORDER - MURDER

12. SWANSWAY - ILLUMINATIONS

11. WORKING WEEK FEATURING TRACEY THORN AND ROBERT WYATT - VENCEREMOS

10. THE CULT - SPIRITWALKER

9. HOWARD JONES - PEARL IN THE SHELL

8. LLOYD COLE AND THE COMMOTIONS - PERFECT SKIN

7. MARILLION - ASSASSING

6. RUSH - THE BODY ELECTRIC

5. ULTRAVOX - DANCING WITH TEARS IN MY EYES

4. SIOUXIE AND THE BANSHEES - DAZZLE

3. THE SMITHS - HEAVEN KNOWS I'M MISERABLE NOW

2. BRONSKI BEAT - SMALLTOWN BOY

1. DAVID SYLVIAN - RED GUITAR

COCTEAU TWINS - SNOW (CD SINGLE) (1993)

 



This really needs to be released on 12 inch snow white colour vinyl.

1. Winter Wonderland
2. Frosty the Snowman

“There’s a Christmas record that comes out on Capitol Records every few years, and they were trying to get all their bands to do a cover version of a Christmas song. I didn’t think that’s what it was at the time. I thought it would be like sitting next to Frank Sinatra. But in fact it would’ve been, y’know, Skinny Puppy, doing ‘Merry Xmas Everybody.’ Anyway they’d said, Would you do one? And Liz suggested—it must have been for a joke—‘Frosty The Snowman.’ Then Robin went, ‘Yeah, good title, people will think it’s a normal Cocteau Twins song with a title like that.’ Once we’d got the music down, I wrote down the lyrics on a piece of paper and said to Liz, ‘Hey, look at these,’ and we were laughing away. As we were going through it I was listening to Liz’s reactions and thinking this is never gonna get done. She was going, ”He’s a very happy soul’—me sing that?! No way, I could not in a million years… ‘with a broomstick in his ‘—you’ve gotta be fucking kidding!’ I just didn’t think she’d do it.” Simon Raymonde

KRZYSZTOF KOMEDA – DANCE OF THE VAMPIRES / THE FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS - OR: PARDON ME, BUT YOUR TEETH ARE IN MY NECK (ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) (LP) & FILM (1967)

 

A1		Main Title	2:17
A2		Sarah In Bath	0:55
A3		Snowman	0:53
A4		Koukol Laughs	2:09
A5		Alfred Behind Sledge	1:29
A6		Sarah Asks For A Bath - Love Tune	0:22
A7		Krolock On Sledge	2:00
A8		Vampire Comes	0:38
A9		Shagal Leaving	0:42
A10		To The Cellar	1:06
A11		Skiing	0:42
A12		Portraits	1:16
B1		Alfred Hears Singing	2:46
B2		Vampires To Crypt	2:23
B3		Both Over Rooftops	2:51
B4		Sarah's Song	1:58
B5		Alfred Over Rooftop	0:31
B6		Alfred In The Crypt	1:23
B7		Herbert's Song	3:59

FFWD▸▸ (ROBERT FRIPP & THE ORB) - FFWD▸▸ (DOUBLE LP VINYL) (1994)

 

Prog Rock Ambient masterpiece from Robert Fripp aka King Crimson and The Orb.

A1		Hidden
A2		Lucky Saddle
A3		Drone
B1		Hempire
B2		Collossus Percussion – Hasson Ramsey*
B3		What Time Is Clock
B4		Can Of Bliss
C1		Elevenses
C2		Meteor Storm
C3		Buckwheat & Grits
D1		Klangtest
D2		Suess Wie Eine Nuss

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ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 48 BEST SONGS (APRIL 1984)

Compiled by myself (Ant Peel) by choosing the best songs from the UK weekly Top 100 Singles Charts...

ANT PEEL'S ALTERNATIVE / INDEPENDENT TOP 48 BEST SONGS (APRIL 1984)

48. WEIRD AL YANKOVIC - EAT IT
47. KAJAGOOGOO - TURN YOUR BACK ON ME
46. GRANDMASTER FLASH AND THE FURIOUS FIVE - JESSE
45. NEWCLEUS - JAM ON IT
44. LITA FORD - GOTTA LET GO
43. ROGER WATERS - 5;01AM (THE PROS AND CONS OF HITCH HIKING
42. BRUCE FOXTON - IT MAKES ME WONDER
41. PALLAS - SHOCK TREATMENT
40. MATT BIANCO - SNEAKING OUT THE BACK DOOR
39. JOCELYN BROWN - SOMEBODY ELSE'S GUY
38. EVELYN THOMAS - HIGH ENERGY
37. SHANNON - GIVE ME TONIGHT
36. ELVIS COSTELLO THE IMPOSTERS - PEACE IN OUR TIME
35. WOMACK & WOMACK - LOVE WARS
34. THE SHILLELAGH SISTERS - GIVE ME MY FREEDOM
33. KENNY LOGGINS - FOOTLOOSE
32. BONNIE TYLER - HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO
31. PETER SCHILLING - MAJOR TOM (COMING HOME)
30. JEFFREY DANIEL - AC/DC
29. STEVE LEVINE - BELIEVIN' IT ALL
28. DENIECE WILLIAMS - LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY
27. LOOSE ENDS - (EMERGENCY) DIAL 999
26. ROCK STEADY CREW - UPROCK
25. THE POINTER SISTERS - AUTOMATIC
24. LOTUS EATERS - SET ME APART
23. THE FARMER'S BOYS - APPARENTLY
22. NENA - JUST A DREAM
21. FAD GADGET - ONE MAN'S MEAT
20. CLANNAD - ROBIN (THE HOODED MAN)
19. NIK KERSHAW - DANCING GIRLS
18. BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS - ONE LOVE (PEOPLE GET READY)
17. DURAN DURAN - THE REFLEX
16. QUEEN - I WANT TO BREAK FREE
15. SANDIE SHAW AND THE SMITHS - HAND IN GLOVE
14. ART OF NOISE - BEAT BOX
13. ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK - LOCOMOTION
12. EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL - EACH AND EVERY ONE
11. SPEAR OF DESTINY - LIBERATOR
10. ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN - SILVER
9. TRANS-X - LIVING ON VIDEO
8. BLANCMANGE - DON'T TELL ME
7. KILLING JOKE - EIGHTIES
6. THE HUMAN LEAGUE - THE LEBANON
5. THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS - HEAVEN
4. NEW ORDER - THIEVES LIKE US
3. THE CURE - THE CATERPILLAR
2. COCTEAU TWINS - PEARLY DEWDROPS' DROP
1. TALK TALK - SUCH A SHAME