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Dukenfield
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Popular culture obsessive : 20th Century film. Records, TV and books : 70s, 80s & 90s pop & dance music; Music Hall. Social history. Seaside towns & piers
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read this today : very good, sympathetic biography - interesting and packed with detail.
cover illustration of Lucy O'Brien's biographical book on the life of Karen Carpenter, of the Carpenters musical duo.
November 20, 2025 at 12:11 AM
dukenfield.bsky.social
Saturday morning treat: seeing the stylish thriller Rififfi (1955) projected for the first time.
November 1, 2025 at 9:57 AM
dukenfield.bsky.social
pop single of the day :

Lonnie Gordon – Happenin' All Over Again
(UK Supreme Records #vinyl 7" 45)

released in January 1990; reached number 4

youtu.be/wmUy788_fuY

#nineties #pop #dance #SAW #vocal #90smusic
#45s #singles
October 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
dukenfield.bsky.social
#MoodMusic record of the day :

The Latin Dance Beat Of Xavier Cugat And His Orchestra
(UK Hallmark Records 10 track #vinyl LP 1967)

youtu.be/pK-xuSXBXGw?...

#sixties #Latin #rhumba #mambo #instrumentals #sunshine #groove #60smusic
October 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
dukenfield.bsky.social
#cassette of the day :

Max Bygraves – Party Sing-along With Max Bygraves
(UK EMI Records Executive Series 10 track tape 1973)

youtu.be/4G4Q4ioBcuE?...

#seventies #pop #nostalgia #party #KneesUp #vocal #TV #superstar #70smusic
October 28, 2025 at 12:17 PM
dukenfield.bsky.social
pop single of the day :

Soho – Hippychick
(UK Savage Records #vinyl 7" 45)

released in April 1990; reached number 8

youtu.be/ILaTgQBKRbE?...

#eighties #pop #dance #vocal #80smusic
#45s #singles
October 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
dukenfield.bsky.social
#MoodMusic record of the day :

Ethel Smith – Tico Tico
(UK MCA Coral Records 12 track #vinyl LP compilation 1973)

#seventies #Latin #BossaNova #instrumentals #organ #sunshine #groove #70smusic
October 27, 2025 at 12:15 PM
dukenfield.bsky.social
Good morning! from Keith Harris and Orville

Orville's Song
(UK BBC Records #vinyl 7" 45)

released n November 1982; reached number 4

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c8P...

#eighties #pop #TV #superstar #novelty #80smusic
#45s #singles
October 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
dukenfield.bsky.social
pop single of the day :

Jane Wiedlin – Rush Hour
(UK EMI Manhattan Records #vinyl 7" 45)

released in June 1988; reached number 12

youtu.be/eAxScPP7CUk

#eighties #pop #vocal #890smusic
#TheGoGos
#45s #singles
October 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
dukenfield.bsky.social
EP of the day :

Sydney Thompson And His Orchestra – Rumbas
(UK Sydney Thompson Dance Records 4 track #vinyl 7" 45 1983)

#eighties #dance #ballroom #Latin #StrictTempo #instrumentals #80smusic
October 25, 2025 at 10:13 AM
dukenfield.bsky.social
pop single of the day :

Taja Sevelle – Love Is Contagious
(UK Reprise Records #vinyl 7" 45)

released in February 1988; reached number 7

youtu.be/w1v59Dx3GqA

#eighties #pop #soul #vocal #80smusic
#45s #singles
October 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
dukenfield.bsky.social
#sorting

Mick Robertson – The Tango's Over
(UK CBS Records #vinyl 7" 45 1974)

youtu.be/OAmEB4Npp58

#seventies #pop #vocal #70smusic
#TV #superstar #Magpie
#DenimDisco #JunkshopGlam
#45s #singles
October 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
dukenfield.bsky.social
Good morning! from Hayley Mills

Let's Get Together
(UK Decca Records #vinyl 7" 45)

released in October 1961; reached number 17

youtu.be/vwzAz7UJ6Ew

#sixties #pop #film #soundtrack #vocal #60smusic
#TheParentTrap
#45s #singles
October 24, 2025 at 8:49 AM
dukenfield.bsky.social
pop single of the day :

Prima Donna – Love Enough For Two
(UK Ariola Records #vinyl 7" 45)

released in April 1980; reached number 48

youtu.be/W8fUTTwOp40?...

#eighties #pop #vocal #80smusic
#Eurovision
#StephanieDeSykes
#45s #singles
October 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
dukenfield.bsky.social
#NowPlaying

Geoff Love & his Orchestra – Star Wars And Other Space Themes
(UK Music For Pleasure Records 12 track #vinyl LP 1978)

#seventies #MoodMusic #instrumentals #film #themes #70smusic
#sorting
October 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
dukenfield.bsky.social
#sorting

Cloud 9 – The Disco Strings Of Cloud 9
(UK EMI / #Studio2 Records 12 track #vinyl LP 1972)

#seventies #MoodMusic #disco #soul #instrumentals #sunshine #groove #70smusic

www.discogs.com/release/2277...
October 21, 2025 at 10:03 AM
dukenfield.bsky.social
Good morning! from Louise Akeo and her Royal Hawaiian Girls, and The Waikiki Serenaders

Kodak Hula Show
(US Waikiki Records 15 track red #vinyl LP 1956)

#fifties #exotica #Pacific #Hawaii #vocal #instrumental #ShowSouvenir #50smusic
October 21, 2025 at 8:36 AM
dukenfield.bsky.social
pop single of the day :

Monsoon – Ever So Lonely
(UK The Mobile Suit Corporation #vinyl 7" 45)

released in March 1982; reached number 12

youtu.be/NpVH8R6PLbk

#eighties #pop #vocal #80smusic
#45s #singles
October 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
dukenfield.bsky.social
Good morning! from Elsa Lanchester
(with remarks by Charles Laughton)

Songs For A Shuttered Parlor
(UK Vogue Records 12 track #vinyl LP 1958)

youtu.be/EP9aVUOkFU0

#fifties #pop #MusicHall #novelty #film #vocal #50smusic
October 18, 2025 at 8:24 AM
dukenfield.bsky.social
Good morning! from Leslie McKeown

All Washed Up
(UK Ego Trip Records eight track #vinyl LP 1979)

#seventies #rock #pop #vocal #70smusic
#PropheticTitle
October 17, 2025 at 8:48 AM
dukenfield.bsky.social
Good morning! from Marlene Dietrich

(South African Brunswick Records 10 track #vinyl LP compilation 1958)

youtu.be/hZAV4hsP5WU

#forties #fifties #film #stage #vocal #40smusic #50smusic
October 15, 2025 at 8:47 AM
dukenfield.bsky.social
Good morning! from Charles Trenet

Live
(UK Columbia Records 14 track #vinyl LP 1961)

youtu.be/p0KWyWwVp0E

#sixties #pop #europop #France #chanson #vocal #60smusic
October 14, 2025 at 8:52 AM
dukenfield.bsky.social
Good morning! from Liberace

The Glittering Liberace
(UK MFP Records 9 track compilation #vinyl LP 1969)

youtu.be/q9nO9Ro_kd4

(appears to use the same interior decorator as Tr*mp!)

#sixties #cabaret #insrumentals #piano #60smusic
October 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM
dukenfield.bsky.social
Good morning! from Smiler (

Sincerely Yours
(UK KB Records 12 track #vinyl LP 1982)

fully signed on rear sleeve!

#eighties #pop #covers #cabaret #vocal #80smusic
October 10, 2025 at 8:49 AM
dukenfield.bsky.social
Good morning! from Delia Smith

Delia Smith's Home Baking
(BBC Video #laserdisc 1981)

#eighties #baking #instructional #80s
#bread #pizza #pastry #biscuits #crumpets
#DeadFormat
October 9, 2025 at 9:09 AM