the High - take your time

Artist: The High
Titles: take your time - bombay mix live (edited)
Year: 1990
Type: 7 SP with PS - uk press
Genre: indie
Availability: easy to find
Price: under 5€
Note: 07/10
Review: 2 good jangly pop tunes of early 90s uk indie
Link:

the Barracudas - inside mind

Artist: the Barracudas
Titles: inside mind / hour of degradation
Year: 1982
Type: 7 SP with PS - uk press
Genre: garage revival - power pop - indie
Availability: quite easy to find
Price: under 10€
Note: 07/10
Review: 2 good power pop tunes with jangly guitars, b-side si my fav, their stuffs on EMI are better (i can't pretend, 1965 again...) but still worth some spins
Link:

the Charlatans - me in time

Artist: The Charlatans
Titles: me in time - occupation h monster
Year: 1991
Type: 7 SP with PS - uk press
Genre: indie
Availability: easy to find
Price: around 5€
Note: 08/10
Review: a side is a great early 90s uk indie track, with 60s influences (very cool guitar), b side is quite good
Link:
note: this single is not on their lp

Resonance - safari love

Artist: Resonance
Titles: safari love - moto rock
Year: 1974
Type: 7 SP with PS - french press
Genre: novelty - instrumental - afroploitation - glam
Availability: quite easy to find
Price: around 5€
Note: 07/10
Review: safari love is a track wich reminds me Barrabas wild safari, a very cool tune! and moto rock worths also some spins, for glam lovers (still an instrumental)
Link: safari love
note: Resonance is Mat Camison and Pierre Bachelet

Tritons - (i can't get no) satisfaction

Artist: Tritons
Titles: satisfaction - drifters
Year: 1973
Type: 7 SP with PS - french press
Genre: novelty - heavy psych
Availability: very easy to find
Price: under 5€
Note: 07/10
Review: a side is an awfull cover of satifaction with banjo, b side is a very cool heavy psych tune with phasing drum and somme nick organ licks, the vocal is a bit bad and overall it sounds a bit confusing but still a very cool tune, one you can pick at a very cheap price!
Link: b-side
note: band related to Ibis and the New Trolls

los Brincos - mejor

Artist: los Brincos
Titles: mejor - i try to find
Year: 1966
Type: 7 SP with PS - spanish press
Genre: pop - beat
Availability: easy to find
Price: around 5€
Note: 07/10
Review: a side is a pop song in spanish, a bit too cheesy for my taste, b side is a cool beat-rock n roller tune in english, not really original but well done and fine.
Link: no

Crazy Elephant - gimme gimme good lovin

Artist: Crazy Elephant
Titles: gimme gimme good lovin - darkest part of my mind
Year: 1969
Type: 7 SP with PS - French Press
Genre: bubblegum - heavy psych
Availability: easy to find
Price: around 5€
Note: 08/10
Review: a-side is a bubblegum classic, think a mix between quick joe small and mony mony, b side is an heavy-psych tune, really really mad, it sounds like guys enjoying studio and doing what they want, quite funny stuff!
Link: no
Note: spanish press has the same cover, the only difference is the logo on the right side (emi stateside on the spanish release) and two things more written (i suppose the reference and the collection), also the cover is not in the same kind of paper

Lone Star - Lyla

Artist: Lone Star
Titles: Lyla - no, not my baby
Year: 1970
Type: 7 SP with PS - Spanish Press
Genre: pop - rock
Availability: quite easy to find
Price: under 10€
Note: 07/10
Review: A side is a boring song, b side is a good rocking song, with a bluesy feeling, some nice guitar licks and a cool drum pattern, sadly the english is not great, but still a fine tune!
Link: no

Jess & James - move

Artist: Jess & James
Titles: Move - the End of Me
Year: 1968
Type: 7 SP with PS - Spanish Press
Genre: soul - pop
Availability: quite easy to find
Price: around 5€
Note: 08/10
Review: a-side is an awesome slice of euro-soul, very catchy! b-side is forgivable
Link: no
Note: the two songs are in spanish (whereas all the other releases of move are in english!)

the Buzzcocks - i don't mind

Artist: the Buzzcocks
Titles: I don't mind / autonomy
Year: 1978
Type: 7 SP with PS - UK Press
Genre: punk / pop punk
Availability: easy to find
Price: around 5€
Note: 09/10
Review: a-side is a a great pop-punk song! and b-side is good too (but not as the a-side)
Link: no

the Jam - news of the world

Artist: the Jam
Titles: A1 news of the world / B1 aunties and uncles / B2 innocent man
Year: 1978
Type: 7 EP with PS - UK Press
Genre: mod revival
Availability: easy to find
Price: under 5€
Note: 07/10
Review: i don't like so much the b-side, but i think the a-side is enjoyable and quite good!
Link: no

Michel Polnareff - holidays

Artist: Michel Polnareff
Titles: holidays / la mouche
Year: 1972
Type: 7 SP with PS - FR Press
Genre: light & groovy psych pop
Availability: easy to find
Price: around 5€
Note: 08/10
Review: i don't like so much a-side, but it's only my opinion... indeed the flip side "la mouche" is awesome, one of my favorite track by Polnareff: a groovy and poppy one!
Link: no

Neils Children - I'm ill

Artist: Neils Children
Titles: I'm ill / terror at home
Year: 2008
Type: 7 SP - UK Press
Genre: indie with post-punk influences (Gang of Four, Cure etc.)
Availability: easy to find
Price: around 5€
Note: 08/10
Review: a is one of the best tunes by Neils Children, lighter than their usual singles, but it's a strong and catchy tune. b side is fine too, overal a great release by this very underated band.
Note: released on their own label!
Link: no

Inspiral Carpets - island head ep

Artist: Inspiral Carpets
Titles: A1 biggest mountains / A2 gold top / B1 weakness / B2 i'll keep it in mind
Year: 1990
Type: 7 EP with PS - UK Press
Genre: baggy / indie / farfisa / madchester
Availability: easy to find
Price: around 5€
Note: 08/10
Review: A1 & B1 are great tunes, but A2 B2 are also solid tracks!
Link: no

Jackie Wilson - higher and higher

Artist: Jackie Wilson
Titles: higher and higher / i'm the one to do it
Year: 1967
Type: 7 SP - US Press
Genre: soul / motown / chicago soul
Availability: easy to find
Price: around 5€
Note: 09/10
Review: a side is a timeless masterpiece, one of my fav 60s soul song! and actually the b-side is quite good too!
Note: i believe it was the Motown musicians wich played on this one!
Link: no

the Surfaris - wipe out

Artist: the Surfaris
Titles: wipe out / shake
Year: 1963?
Type: 7 SP - UK Press (repress?)
Genre: surf / garage
Availability: unknown
Price: around 5€
Note: 08/10
Review: a side is a classic, and the flip is a garagey cover of "shake" a nice addition!
Note: the flip side of my copy - the one pictured here - seems to be unusual
Link: no

the Supremes - where did our love go

Artist: the Supremes
Titles: where did our love go / he means the world to me
Year: 1964
Type: 7 SP - UK Press
Genre: soul / motown
Availability: easy to find
Price: around 5€
Note: 08/10
Review: a side is a classic, sadly the b-side isn't very good.
Link: no

the Barracudas - i can't pretend

Artist: the Barracudas
Titles: i can't pretend / the KGB
Year: 1981
Type: 7 SP with PS - UK Press
Genre: power pop / garage revival
Availability: not too hard to find
Price: around 10€
Note: 09/10
Review: a side is a timeless pop song! very recommanded! and b-side is quite good, so a 7 to be checked out!
Link: no

the Monkees - i'm a believer

Artist: the Monkees
Titles: i'm a believer / (i'm not your) stepping stone
Year: 1966
Type: 7 SP - UK Press
Genre: pop / garage
Availability: easy to find
Price: around 5€
Note: 09/10
Review: a side is a pop classic, maybe a bit cheesy, but still fine to my ears! b-side si one of the best monkees tunes! expect a very cool garage track (also recorded by paul revere)!
Link: no

the Small Faces - my mind's eye

Artist: the Small Faces
Titles: my mind's eye / i can't dance
Year: 1966
Type: 7 SP - UK Press
Genre: mod / beat
Availability: quite easy to find
Price: around 5€
Note: 09/10
Review: 2 top sides! A side is an impressive pop tune, B is more about the groove, with a cool organ, and that mod sound! a great single with two fantastic sides.
Link: no

the Chords - maybe tomorrow

Artist: the Chords
Titles: maybe tomorrow / i don't wanna know / hey girl
Year: 1980
Type: 7 EP with PS - UK Press
Genre: mod revival
Availability: not too hard to find
Price: around 5€
Note: 09/10
Review: maybe tomorrow is an awesome tune, no more no less, pop at its best! the b-side is not bad at all, the original tune is fine, and the cover is actually quite good even if it doesn't beat the original of the Small Faces
Link: no

Purple Hearts - frustration

Artist: Purple Hearts
Titles: frustration / extraordinary sensations
Year: 1979
Type: 7 SP with PS - UK Press
Genre: mod revival
Availability: not too hard to find
Price: under 10€
Note: 08/10
Review: 2 great sides of one of the best mod revival bands! top stuff and cool sleeve!
Link: no

Dynastie Crisis - vivre libre

Artist: Dynastie Crisis
Titles: Vivre Libre / Faust 72
Year: 1972
Type: 7 SP with PS - french Press
Genre: hard rock / psych
Availability: not too hard to find
Price: around 10€
Note: 09/10
Review: vivre libre is a fine hard rock tune, with a flute, but the b-side is even better: a dark psych groovy tune with a very nice organ and some fuzz, i just love this tune!
Link: no

Jacques Dutronc - et moi et moi et moi

Artist: Jacques Dutronc
Titles: A1/ et moi et moi et moi A2/ j'ai mis un tigre dans ma guitare B1/ mini-mini-mini B2/ les gens sont fous les temps sont flous
Year: 1966
Type: 7 EP with PS - french Press
Genre: french beat
Availability: very easy to find
Price: around 5€
Note: 09/10
Review: top ep - 4 excellent tracks here! if you're into beat music, very recomanded!
Link: no

Jacques Dutronc - les cactus

Artist: Jacques Dutronc
Titles: A1/ les cactus A2/ l'espace d'une fille B1/ l'opération B2/ la compapadé
Year: 1966
Type: 7 EP with PS - french Press
Genre: french beat / variété
Availability: very easy to find
Price: around 5€
Note: 07/10
Review: A1 is a killer, top stuff, the rest is just lame (the 3 worst tracks on Dutronc first Lp)
Link: no

Jacques Dutronc - les playboys

Artist: Jacques Dutronc
Titles: A1/ les playboys A2/ sur une nappe de restaurant B1/ on nous cache tout on nous dit rien B2/ la fille du père noël
Year: 1966
Type: 7 EP with PS - french Press
Genre: french beat
Availability: very easy to find
Price: under 5€
Note: 09/10
Review: A2 & B1 are french beat masterpieces! top top tunes, and B2 is also awesome, great ep, one of the best of Dutronc!
Link: no

Mr Bloe - curried soul

Artist: Mr Bloe
Titles: curried soul / mighty mouse
Year: 1970
Type: 7 SP with PS - french Press
Genre: instrumental / novelty
Availability: quite easy to find
Price: under 5€
Note: 05/10
Review: the two sides are okay, but lacks of good hooks. very cool sleeve, and some cool breaks for those who enjoys sample olds stuffs.
Link: no

Mr Bloe - groovin with mr Bloe

Artist: Mr Bloe
Titles: groovin with Mr Bloe / sinful
Year: 1970
Type: 7 SP with PS - french Press
Genre: instrumental / novelty
Availability: quite easy to find
Price: under 5€
Note: 07/10
Review: a side is a nice novelty instrumental with harmonica, and b-side is also a worthchecking instrumental but a bit more soulish (with strings and a good beat).
Link: no

Spizzenergi - where's captain kirk?

Artist: Spizzenergi
Titles: where's captain kirk? / amnesia
Year: 1979
Type: 7 SP with PS - UK Press
Genre: punk / post-punk / new wave
Availability: not too hard to find
Price: under 10€
Note: 09/10
Review: a side is a top tune, and b-side is fine.
Link: no

the Housemartins - happy hour

Artist: the Housemartins
Titles: happy hour / the mighty ship
Year: 1986
Type: 7 SP with PS - UK Press
Genre: indie / jangle pop
Availability: easy to find
Price: unknown (under 5€ ?)
Note: 08/10
Review: a-side is a jangly uptempo pop tune! a nice one! b-side is an ok instrumental with that jangly sound and a harmonica wich reminds me Mr Bloe stuffs!
Link: no

the Boyfriends - i'm in love today

Artist: the Boyfriends
Titles: i'm in love today / saturday night
Year: 1978
Type: 7 SP with PS - UK Press
Genre: power pop
Availability: unknown
Price: unknown
Note: 08/10
Review: a-side is a great and catchy power-pop tune! b-side is okay, anyway, the a-side is a real pop gem.
Link: no

Teenage Fanclub - the concept

Artist: Teenage Fanclub
Titles: the concept / long hair
Year: 1991
Type: 7 SP with PS - UK Press
Genre: indie, power pop
Availability: easy to find
Price: under 5€
Note: 08/10
Review: 2 great power pop tunes, b is my fav
Link: no

the Freshies - fasten your seat belts

Artist: the Freshies
Titles: fasten your seat belts / best we can do
Year: 1982
Type: 7 SP with PS - UK Press
Genre: a kind of synth-pop, new wave
Availability: unknown
Price: unknown
Note: 03/10
Review: 2 boring and cheesy tunes. avoid this one.
Link: no

Plummet Airlines - silver shirt

Artist: Plummet Airlines
Titles: silver shirt / this is the world
Year: 1976
Type: 7 SP with PS - UK Press
Genre: ?
Availability: unknown
Price: unknown
Note: 04/10
Review: 2 boring tunes.
Link: no

Thrilled Skinny - let there be shelving

Artist: Thrilled Skinny
Titles: A1/ let there be shelving - A2/ outside your room - B1/ Empty demijar - B2/ planes for sale enquire within
Year: 1991
Type: 7 EP with PS - UK Press
Genre: indie / pop-punk
Availability: quite easy to find
Price: around 5 €
Note: 08/10
Review: 4 solid pop-punk tunes with a dark feeling and a Buzzcocks influence, B1 & B2 are the best ones.
Link: no

High Priests - hibernation

Artist: High Priests
Titles: hibernation / tombstone dream
Year: 2006
Type: 7 SP with PS - UK Press
Genre: indie with 60s influence (mod / garage)
Availability: quite easy to find
Price: around 5 €
Note: 08/10
Review: a-side is a great great track, 60s influenced, with an awesome break, b-side is more acoustic, it reminds me a bit the Coral, has a pastoral vibe. Overall a very solid record, need to be checked out if you like 60s influenced music!
Link: no

Donovan - Mellow Yellow

Artist: Donovan
Titles: mellow yellow / sunny south kensington
Year: 1967
Type: 7 SP with PS - french Press
Genre: pop / psych-pop
Availability: easy to find
Price: around 5 €
Note: 08/10
Review: mellow yellow is one of the best Donovan tune, great pop song with a light jazzy feeling, b side is another stand-out track, with a groovy beat behind!
Note: sunny south kensington appears as the b-side of mellow yellow on most presses
Link: no

Donovan - Mellow Yellow

Artist: Donovan
Titles: mellow yellow / preachin' love
Year: 1967
Type: 7 SP - UK Press
Genre: pop / psych-pop
Availability: easy to find
Price: under 5 €
Note: 08/10
Review: mellow yellow is one of the best Donovan tune, great pop song with a light jazzy feeling, b side is a nice addition, in the same vibe.
Note: the b-side "preachin' love" is non-album cut, and doesn't seem to appear on other presses of "mellow yellow"
Link: no

the Jam - town called malice

Artist: the Jam
Titles: town called malice / precious
Year: 1982
Type: 7 SP with PS - UK Press
Genre: pop / blue eyed soul?
Availability: easy to find
Price: under 5 €
Note: 09/10
Review: i don't like the b-side at all, but the a-side is a perfect pop-song!
Link: no

the Jam - when you're young

Artist: the Jam
Titles: when you're young / smithers-jones
Year: 1979
Type: 7 SP with PS - UK Press
Genre: mod revival / pop-punk
Availability: easy to find
Price: around 5 €
Note: 08/10
Review: 2 great sides! very good effort
Note: the b-side is a different version from the lp cut
Link: no

the Soup Dragons - head gone astray

Artist: the Soup Dragons
Titles: head gone astray / girl in the world
Year: 1987
Type: 7 SP with PS - UK Press
Genre: 80s indie / pop-punk
Availability: quite easy to find
Price: under 5 €
Note: 08/10
Review: a-side is fine, but b-side is even better! 2 great pop-punk tunes with catchy hooks!
Link: no

the Jam - beat surrender

Artist: the Jam
Titles: beat surrender / shopping
Year: 1982
Type: 7 SP with PS - UK Press
Genre: pop / blue eyed soul?
Availability: easy to find
Price: under 5 €
Note: 07/10
Review: not my favorite Jam single, but the b-side is a great pop tune, not what you expect from the Jam, but a very good one!
Note: exists also as double 7inches pack
Link: no

Edwin Starr - war

Artist: Edwin Starr
Titles: war / time
Year: 1970
Type: 7 SP with PS - Spanish Press
Genre: psych-soul / motown
Availability: quite easy to find
Price: around 5 €
Note: 09/10
Review: a-side is a timeless masterpiece; b-side is a powerfull and very dancefloor friendly motown tune! awesome double sider!
Note: the tracklisting of this pressing is unusual: time is most of time the a-side of another 7
Link: no

Control Club - facile les filles

Artist: Control Club
Titles: facile les filles / Jacqueline
Year: 2008
Type: 7 SP with PS - french Press
Genre: indie
Availability: easy to find
Price: around 5€
Note: 08/10
Review: a side is a great indie-pop song with synths in french. b side is rather enjoyable. a great 7 inches!
Notes: different mixes from the lp ones
Link: no

information # 01

SERIES (Tag):

"série fashion" / "série gemini"
"parade" / "offert par Antar"

Série Gemini is a CBS label, I suppose oriented to the young market.

"Offert par antar" is a famous serie of 7 inches from the late 60s to early 70s, I suppose the discs were given as freebies, in some gas station, after collectings some points. It's a great serie actually, as you will see.

I have no informations about the two other ones, but i'm quite sure they are own labels by majors like Phillips.

Memphis Slim - clap your hands

Artist: Memphis Slim
Titles: clap your hands / so lonely
Year: 1971 (press) 1965 (songs)
Type: 7 SP with PS - french Press
Genre: blues
Availability: quite easy to find
Price: under 5€
Note: 07/10
Review: a-side is a nice bluesy track proper for a dancefloor use! b-side has nothing special. Overall a very good release.
Notes: appears on the "antar" collection - not sure it exists outside of it? Memphis Slim is backed by french beat band les Lionceaux!
Link: no

Ike and Tina Turner - i want to take you higher

Artist: Ike and Tina Turner
Titles: I want to take you higher / contact high
Year: 1970
Type: 7 SP with PS - french Press
Genre: funk / loud rock
Availability: quite easy to find
Price: around 5€
Note: 08/10
Review: a is an ok cover of Sly's classic, enjoyable but not good as the original. b is the first side to listen: a real good rock song with an awesome guitar: loud stuff!
Link: no

the Smoke - have some more tea

Artist: the Smoke
Titles: have some more tea / victor henry cool book
Year: 1967
Type: 7 SP with PS - french Press
Genre: freakbeat / beat / mod / psych-pop
Availability: hard to find
Price: unknown
Note: 08/10
Review: a is a freakbeat classic, plays in the same league as "my friend jack" one of their best tune! b side is a little psych-pop song, not great but trully enjoyable.
Link: no

Jacques Dutronc - A la queue les Yvelines

Artist: Jacques Dutronc
Titles: A la queue les Yvelines / il suffit de leur demander
Year: 1970
Type: 7 SP with PS - french Press
Genre: late freakbeat / beat
Availability: not too hard to find
Price: 10-15 €
Note: 09/10
Review: one of the best Dutronc tune, no more no less, don't expect nothing from the b-side, the a-side is the real thing!
Link: a-side

Marc Hamilton - comme j'ai toujours envie d'aimer

Artist: Marc Hamilton
Titles: comme j'ai toujours envie d'aimer / tapis magique
Year: 1970
Type: 7 SP with PS - french Press
Genre: groovy light psych-pop
Availability: very easy to find
Price: under 5€
Note: 06/10
Review: forget the a-side, and listen to the b-side: a rather enjoyable groovy psych-pop tune with a sitar introduction and some wha wha.
Link: b-side