Puhdys -“Ikarus”, “Ikarus II” and “Mephisto”

I first came across the East German band Puhdys back in either 1978 or 1979 on a trip to Germany (before I lived there) and bought their album “Pudhys 5”, with tracks like “Ikarus II”, “Mephisto” and “Wilde Jahre” (Wild Years). Pudhys, who were heavily influenced by artists like Deep Purple and Uriah Heep, were […]

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Vicky Leandros – “Après Toi” and “Come What May”

And now for something completely different… In 1972 Vicky Leandros had a European hit with “Après Toi” (After You), and I went on my first overseas trip from New Zealand, to the French Pacific colony of New Caledonia. All the time we were in Nouméa, its capital, we heard the song “Après Toi” again and […]

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