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Monday's Top Three including Iron Maiden, Madonna & Cliff Richard

IRON MAIDEN Can I Play With Madness (Mega rare 1988 Japanese-only EMI white label promotional vinyl 7" for the single, also including Black Bart Blues, with custom printed labels & unique custom picture insert featuring a great image of the five band members in straitjackets, plus Derek Riggs as the mad doctor & Japanese marketing text. This legendary rarity has additionally been autographed on the front sleeve insert by Iron's frontman Bruce Dickinson! Both the insert & vinyl are near mint PRP-1278)

MADONNA Deeper And Deeper Acappella Transfers CD1 (US Warner CD-R acetate, contains nine different vocal acappella tracks from the original master session mixdown, 10 tracks in total including harmonies, backing vocals, and lead vocals, all premixed with no studio or stereo effects yet added, originally sent to select DJs in America for remix solicitation, custom printed discs and studio title inserts, dated 26 September 2001, genuine and official!)This CD is security coded, and utilises an alarm tone on the left channel to inhibit copying or public performance.

CLIFF RICHARD Cliff Richard On Columbia Records (Rare EMI 15" x 12" promotional poster [circa 1963], advertising Cliff Richard on Columbia Records, with great black & white picture of Cliff on a coloured background - would look perfect framing!)

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Dinosaur...

I feel kinda old reading this article 'the golden age of infinite music' but if there's one thing that will make

me catch up with the rest of the world regarding digital music, it's being able to legally listen to stuff for

nothing and Spotify's free service sounds just the job. Apparently it 'makes iTunes look pathetically

 old-fashioned' - What's iTunes...? 

Glasto gloom...

If you haven't signed up and already bought a ticket for the legendary Glastonbury festival next summer, you're too late - It's already sold out.

No acts are confirmed yet but there's sure to be the usual mixture of star names and cult heroes for it's 40th anniversary bash.

Perhaps these buggers bought them all...?

Marr/Brown collaboration...?

I dislike the term 'supergroup' in music but a meeting up of fellow Mancunians Ian Brown & Johnny Marr, from 2 of the UK's most critically acclaimed bands, is certainly a heavyweight combination.

Fans of both the Stone Roses and The Smiths will be interested to see if this potential TV drama soundtrack comes about... 

Babe Change (again...)

The all-female pop group The Sugababes have lost their last original member after Keisha Buchanan announced her departure.

She will be replaced by former UK Eurovision entrant Jade McEwan.

All 3 founder members of the band, which began 11 years ago, have now departed.

A message to you Rudy

The final dates of the Specials 30th anniversary reunion tour went on sale today.   Featuring the original line-up, bar Jerry Dammers, the band have already completed a successful sold-out Spring tour in the UK. 

http://www.thespecials.com/gigs.html

Coming soon to a ghost town near you...

Single anyone...

On Radio 2 tonight at 23.30 David Quantick charts our 60-year love affair with 45rpm single. See further details on the official BBC website http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/documentaries/thesinglestory.shtml

Posted by Mark

Oasis banned

Oasis have been stopped from performing in China for the first time because they have been deemed 'unsuitable'. See further details here 

With thanks to the BBC website.

Posted by Mark Mark Evetts