Music Box January 11th 2025

We start with Desire, a synth pop trio formed in Montréal, Québec (Canada) in 2009. Currently based in Palm Springs (USA). Sometimes known as Primitive Desire. This is the 60s inspired Under Your Spell (I can just hear The Shangri-Las singing this) from the six-track Under The Spell E.P. (Italians Do It Better 12" 2015)

Next up, classic Brit Blues band Fleetwood Mac, and their sixth single, the standalone Man of the World (Immediate 7" 1969). This was their only release on the label as it went bust later that year, and wasn't included on any LP (in the U.S. it didn't get a release until 1975). An absolute classic from Peter Green

Garbage, with a brilliant B-side, Nobody Can Win, from single Why Do You Love Me (Warner Bros 7"/CD 2005)

Next up, the divine Françoise Hardy, and the brilliant Song of Winter (1969), from her album One-Nine-Seven-Zero, the third English-language studio album by French singer Françoise Hardy. First edition released in United Kingdom, in October 1969, on LP, Asparagus Production/United Artists Records (UAS 29046). This deserve sto be better known.

Finally, we conclude with two tracks that The Beatles covered (on their second LP "With The Beatles" Parlophone 1963). First, Peggy Lee with her cover of musical song Till There Was You (Capitol 7" 1961), originally from musical The Music Man, composer Meredith Willson. Then The Marvelettes, an American girl group in the Motown roster, active primarily in the 1960's. They are most notable for their 1961 smash hit Please Mr. Postman (US: Tamla Motown UK: fontana 7" 1961) which set the precedent for later Motown girl groups and helped pave the way for Motown's later success. Composers Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland, Robert Bateman. Until next week ...