Showing posts with label Time Bandits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Time Bandits. Show all posts

Tuesday 22 September 2009

I'm only shooting love - Time bandits

In October 1983, the Dutch band Time Bandits had their fourth top 10 hit in the Netherlands with 'I'm only shooting love'. It peaked at number 6 as a result of almost continuous airplay. So much so, that for a long while I couldn't stand hearing the song.

I finally relented in 1989 when I saw this limited poster sleeve edition of the single. As a collector of rare items, I couldn't pass this one up. Nowadays it's sheer nostalgia to hear the falsetto voice of lead singer Alides Hidding on this track.

My collection: 7" single no. 888
Found: All that music, Leiden, June 16, 1989
Cost: 3 guilders
Tracks: 'I'm only shooting love' / 'Only lovers will survive'

Thursday 23 July 2009

Listen to the man with the golden voice - Time Bandits

Alides Hidding started the band Time Bandits in the early Eighties. Their debut single 'Live it up' was a big hit in the Netherlands and the start of a career that would span the entire decade.

'Listen to the man with the golden voice' is released in April 1983 and reaches number 7 in the Dutch Top 40 - but also becomes a hit in other European countries. The track is sung with Hidding's distinctive falsetto voice.

My collection: 7" single no. 3877
Found: Plaatboef, Rotterdam, July 20, 2009
Cost: 0,25 euro
Tracks: 'Listen to the man with the golden voice' / 'Words'

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