Liam Gallagher – The sneer that outlived Oasis
Liam Gallagher carried Oasis' sneer from Knebworth into As You Were and a solo career that refused to go quiet.
Prince – Joy in Repetition
On 17 July 1986 Prince tracked Joy in Repetition at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, then left it off Sign O' the Times until Graffiti Bridge.
Which song has been covered the most times?
Guinness names Summertime; Yesterday held the popular crown.
The Cure – Delay, makeup, and songs that filled arenas
The Cure formed in Crawley around Robert Smith and grew from post-punk gloom into a catalogue that could fill arenas without dropping the grey eyeliner.
Shola Ama – You Might Need Somebody
In April 1997 London singer Shola Ama released You Might Need Somebody, a D’Influence-produced cover of the Tom Snow / Nan O’Byrne song best known via Randy Crawford, as a single from her debut album Much Love; it peaked at UK No. 4.
Never Mind The Bollocks – One album, maximum noise, Virgin 1977
On 28 October 1977 the Sex Pistols released Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols on Virgin, cut at Wessex Sound with Chris Thomas and Bill Price.
Fine Young Cannibals – Johnny Come Home
In 1985 Birmingham's Fine Young Cannibals opened their debut with Johnny Come Home, a London Records ska-soul single that hit UK No. 8 after The Tube.
Pink Floyd – Sound built for the dark and the stadium
London and Cambridge in the mid-sixties: Syd Barrett named the band, wrote the early singles, and painted the psychedelic front.
Air – Don’t Be Light
Early 2001, Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel are still building 10 000 Hz Legend, and Don't Be Light is already the second piece on the tape. Electronic Performers came first. Godin later told Shindig that each Air.
For You – Youngest self-producer on the label
On 7 April 1978, Warner Bros. released For You, the debut album Prince produced, arranged, composed, and performed alone at nineteen.