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Normally, when writing a "Should've Been" piece, I try to analyse why on earth the record-buying public chose to ignore what I considered...

When documentaries about the 80s are assembled to show their excess and lack of depth, you can guarantee you'll witness an edit...

There is very little I feel I can add to the tributes that have been written in the light of the sad news of the death of Terry Hall. I...

Some times when a single is unsuccessful, you can trace the usual market forces that might affect any product launch - the timing, the...

One of the things I have started to notice is the amount of faith and patience record companies seemed to have back in the days of the...

Since I started to write these articles on "Should've Beens", I have normally managed to find a way to explain the public's lack of...

If you - and I imagine this group is still in single figures - have been assiduously following my blog, when you get to hear this...

By and large, when I write entries for the "Should've Beens" section of "Disc Discussions", my choices tend to come from artists who had...

When I write a "Should've Been" for the site, I always try to proffer some explanation for the unjustified lack of success and you might...

There's not much of a music press these days - some well-researched and largely erudite magazines appeal to those of us clinging on to...

If you were an avid chart watcher in the early 70s, you might have started to believe you were witnessing something of a Dutch invasion...

Famously, the Housemartins referred to themselves as the fourth best band in Hull and referenced this on their 1986 album "London 0 Hull...

I doubt you would expect me to open up a DiscDiscussion post talking about the commoditisation of the High Street and how wherever you...

Motown has produced many iconic artists but there was always a front line... The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, The Four Tops or...

Sometimes with great records all the stars seem to align and they absolutely find their bullseye - right place right time right sound....

When I worked in the Philippines, only I could have the luck that sent me to the one country in South East Asia that preferred...

If you've ever watched the excellent Steve Coogan series "Saxondale", you'll know it's the slightly surreal tale of a former Rock Roadie...

As per usual, I was browsing through a second hand record stall the other day and saw several copies of the final Oasis compilation "Time...

When I set about writing one of these posts I normally write about a month ahead and then the week before I publish, I go back and look...

There cannot be many chart artists who could count collaborators as diverse as LL Cool J, Sandie Shaw, Billy Joel and theme tune wizard,...