We are back in 1989 for a third time and this time it's a summer release from 'The The' that gets the Memorabilia Podcast spotlight. This was Kate's LP purchased not long after its release and she talks about what the album means to her, why she purchased it, what she likes about it, and how she used to prefer listening to the record.

Before we disect the LP track by track, we review some recent gigs we attended including Babybird, David Ford with Annie Dressner, and the wonderful Ian Prowse and Amsterdam. We then move on to the year 1989, talking about what we were both up to that summer and reviewing what was riding high in the album and singles charts, along with a look at what was packing them in at the cinema. There's appearances by Neneh Cherry (who provided vocals on the 1986 'The the' single 'Last Train to Dawn' - https://youtu.be/TfzvFKO1ud8 -), Queen, Guns & Roses, Simply Red, Pet Shop Boys, and Soul II Soul. 

We discuss the genesis of 'The The' and Matt Johnson's journey from teenage school drop-out to hugely respected artist and song writer, playing and recording with the likes of Marc Almond, Sinead O'Connor, Jools Holland, members of 'Orange Juice' and legendary guitarist Johnny Marr who he recruited to the band just ahead of recording 'Mind Bomb'.  

The LP receives the usual Memorabilia Podcast rating out of 20 and we pick out some thoughts on the LP from music critics as well as providing our own opinions on the 8 songs, reviewing both the music and lyrics for each track. 

We finish this 20th episode of the podcast be re-visiting the updated Rolling Stone Top 50 songs of all time and specifically numbers 15 - 11 featuring Rock and Roll royalty The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, Stevie Wonder and The Kinks. 

We pick our singles of the week featuring Marc Almond, When in Rome, and Babybird and look ahead to what's in store for episode 21. 

The next LP will be our season 1 finale before we switch to our CD collections and Rick has chosen a record close to his heart from 1987 and the magical 'Seduced & Abandoned' by Hue & Cry. 

Links to some of the artists and songs featured in this episode:

What A Moonlit Night - Marc Almond single with all donations going to the DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal - https://www.marcalmond.co.uk/news/?fbclid=IwAR2ZR_1m0rZ9_impR-Ab3PxUUMTewT073KPGC9SGY97JN_45KPilu3nY6os

Twitter page for David Ford and Annie Dressner: https://mobile.twitter.com/dressnerford

Offical Website of Ian Prowse and Amsterdam: https://amsterdam-music.com/ 

Ricks Singles of the week -

Out of Sight by Babybird from the year 2000 - https://youtu.be/7lYb9NtRAD0 

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