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    Posted: November 23 2024 at 04:21
Whatever next!?? Tongue  I know what you're going to say... Basia (pronounced: "Basher") is actually Polish, not British, but she gets a free pass here because she was in the British Sophisti-Pop band Matt Bianco. Smile

3 stars 1989: The Beautiful South - Welcome to the Beautiful South - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nLX-3GL7W1rIeZ_8e8WfEKr7QGsrlakvE
4 stars 1984: The Blow Monkeys - Limping for a Generation - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nDYfX6bGe3BY2LFt43rIon6ODAqdsd4DE
3 stars 1984: The Blue Nile - A Walk Across the Rooftops - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mTGDESX1zne-3kLtBL0DDikfenxjUQg1c
3 stars 1990: The Divine Comedy - Fanfare for the Comic Muse - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0IpMAIz-CxRyn6WUAkvkUofFJQXR3KGI
3 stars 1988: Johnny Hates Jazz - Turn Back the Clock - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0HPDOtD3WkOxVkpzw-t5rh1OF44SnNOu
4 stars 1987: Swing Out Sister - It's Better to Travel - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mgeA5JgrZXTt4Vak41gRpY4qPdXLwDtqA   
3 stars 1987: Wet Wet Wet - Popped In Souled Out - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lNBvBNudebvjgJTtUHV46T8SO0wjB4LeU          
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Sade, by far. Diamond Life is a classic.
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The Blue Nile - A Walk Across The Rooftops
Bryan Ferry - These Foolish Things
Prefab Sprout - Swoon
Swing Out Sister - It's Better To Travel
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1. Rumer - Seasons of My Soul
2. Deacon Blue - Raintown
3. Sade - Diamond Life
4. Swing Out Sister - It's Better to Travel
5. Julia Fordham - Julia Fordham


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Ah, The Beautiful South! A vote for them😊
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Originally posted by essexboyinwales essexboyinwales wrote:

Ah, The Beautiful South! A vote for them😊

I have more albums by The Beautiful South than any other artist in this poll, although that's mainly because their CD's keep turning up in charity shops. Tongue


Edited by Psychedelic Paul - November 24 2024 at 03:07
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Sade - Diamond Life over
Everything But the Girl - Eden
both stunning
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The Blue Nile's A Walk Across the Rooftops is one of the greatest debut albums by anyone ever. It usually takes a few albums for a band to find its sound, but the entire package was there in full for The Blue Nile. 

Their sound? Imagine a mix of Brian Eno, Steve Winwood, and Frank Sinatra with occasional touches of U2 and Simple Minds thrown in for good measure. Which is in no way to imply they are derivative, because absolutely nobody else sounds just like them. Sure, they've inspired some copycats since 1983, but I've yet to hear anyone else that's come close.
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