Everything But The Girl - Night and Day

"Night and Day" is a popular song by Cole Porter that was written in 1932, the English musical duo Everything but the Girl who formed in Kingston upon Hull in 1982, consisting of lead singer, songwriter, composer and occasional guitarist Tracey Thorn and guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, composer, producer and singer Ben Watt released their debut EP, with a "samba interpretation" of Cole Porter's "Night and Day", which they released in June 1982. 

 

Artist: Everything But The Girl
 
A-Side: Night And Day

B-Side: (1) Feeling Dizzy
    (2) On My Mind

Year Released: 1982

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Jazz, Rock, Pop

Style: Acoustic, Indie Pop, Indie Rock

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Cherry Red

Label/Catalog #: Cherry 37

Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth

"World Shut Your Mouth" is a song by English singer-songwriter Julian Cope, released as the first single from his third album, Saint Julian (1987), on 15 September 1986. The title of the song is the same as the title of Cope's first solo album, World Shut Your Mouth, but the track does not appear on that album. 

 

Artist: Julian Cope

Record 1 A-Side: World Shut Your Mouth

Record 1 B-Side: World Shut Your Mouth (Trouble Funk Remix)

Record 2 A-Side: Umpteenth Unnatural Blues

Record 2 B-Side: Levitation

Year Released: 1986

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Rock 

Style: Indie Rock

Format: 2x 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single, Box Set

Record Label: Island Records

Label/Catalog #: ISBN290

Notes: Island Records Transcription Services For Broadcasting Purposes - No12 

  

Island Records used the phrasing "Island Records Transcription Services For Broadcasting Purposes" as a stylistic choice for limited promotional editions meant strictly for radio stations and broadcasters (traditionally known as "radio transcriptions").

 

- Including Two 7" Singles, 4 Information Inserts (Cue Sheets & Biographies): 7"x7" cardstock sheets detailing the band's biography and precise song timings for radio DJs, Photographs, An Official Sticker featuring the "W.S.Y.M." logo. 

The Housemartins - Caravan of Love

"Caravan of Love" is a 1985 R&B hit originally recorded by Isley-Jasper-Isley, the second half of the Isley Brothers' 3 + 3 lineup of the 1970s. British indie band the Housemartins released "Caravan of Love" in November 1986. The a cappella song was a success, reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart on 16 December 1986 (only the second a cappella recording to do so, after "Only You" by the Flying Pickets in 1983).

 

 

Artist: The Housemartins

A-Side: Caravan of Love

B-Side: When I First Met Jesus

Year Released: 1986

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Rock

Style: Pop Rock

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Go! Discs

Label/Catalog #: GOD 16