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Interview with Elkie Brooks (2003)
Jon Kirkman : When Vinegar Joe split, I was very surprised that it took you longer to establish yourself as a solo artist than it did for Robert Palmer although, to be fair, he didn't make the big bucks until the mid eighties, but it seemed the emphasis...
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Robert Palmer Turns Off The Power
Veteran Vocalist Soling Again Riptide is veteran vocalist Robert Palmer's 10th solo album. But despite this prodigious output, Palmer is probably best known for his brief fling as the voice of the platinum Power Station project. Despite a career that...
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Addicted To Love Star Dies
The music world was in shock last night after the death of British singer Robert Palmer from a heart attack. Palmer, 54, whose biggest hit was Addicted To Love , collapsed in a hotel room in Paris at 2am. His stunned manager and pal Mick Cater said: “Robert...
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Johnny And Mary
Titre : Johnny And Mary : Zounds Best Date de publication : 2003 (UE) Label : Universal Type : Compilation Morceaux : 1. Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) (remix) 2. Addicted To Love (edit) 3. You Are In My System (re-voiced) 4. I Didn't Mean To...
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Addicted To Love
Titre : Addicted To Love Date de publication : 2000 (UE) Label : Island Type : Compilation Morceaux : 1. Addicted To Love 2. You Really Got Me 3. Woman You're Wonderful 4. Hyperactive 5. Where Can It Go? 6. Can We Still Be Friends? (remix) 7. Too Good...
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The Ultimate Collection
Titre : The Ultimate Collection Date de publication : 2003 (UE) Label : Universal Type : Compilation Morceaux : 1. Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley (remix) 2. Give Me An Inch (remix) 3. Man Smart, Woman Smarter (remix) 4. Best Of Both Worlds 5. Every...
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Articles 2000s
Robert Palmer: An Appreciation John Taylor - 2000 The Place That Changed Me The Independent - 2000 I Love Slipknot The Telegraph - 2002 Robert Palmer The Guardian - 2002 I Love My... Marvellous Minidisc Player Daily Mirror Magazine - 2002 Drive: Original...
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Articles 1980s
Robert Palmer's Acceptable Success The Argus Press - 1980 New Album Treks Techno-Rock Course The Evening Independent - 1980 Stylistic Influences Pervade Palmer's Music Columbia Missourian - 1980 There's Nothing Like A Hit Record Kingman Daily - 1980 Johnny...
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Extremes Of Style
Traveling all the musical map, Robert Palmer goes rock, funk, pop with Heavy Nova The black silk tie sways crookedly from the neck of a creased white shirt, the sandy hair looks damp and mussed. There's a cigarette in one hand, a glass of whiskey (no...
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Questionnaires
Voir divers questionnaires remplis par Robert Palmer à différentes étapes de sa carrière, dans le cadre d'interviews pour la presse : 1978 (source non connue) 1979 (source non connue) 1980 (Bravo Magazine) 1985 (16 Magazine) 1991 (New Straits Times) 1994...
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Palmer Likes Being In Funk
Nattily dressed crooner Robert Palmer admits his most interesting work was found on his first three albums cut in the mid-'70s with members of Stuff, the Meters, Little Feat and the British soul-funk outfit Kokomo. Despite much bigger hits with Addicted...
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Articles 1960s / 70s
Mandrakes Find Recording A Tough Business The Mercury - 1968 Scarborough Singer Joins Leading British Pop Group The Scarborough Evening News - 1969 Vinegar Joe: They Want To Be Top Of The Pops Record Mirror - 1972 Vinegar Joe Proves One Of The Best English...
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From The Archives: Robert Palmer
In December 2002 I was working for the BBC’s Top of The Pops website. Mostly I wrote silly pieces of content, like Top 5 Most Depressing Depeche Mode lyrics, or the three news stories that the site used to publish every day. But then I was asked if I’d...
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Palmer Doesn't Care Whether The Shoe Fits
Although Robert Palmer didn't have to move to the Bahamas to learn how to produce good music, it's environment apparently lends itself to creative thought. With a solid background of intriguing albums, such as his '74 debut release, Sneakin' Sally Through...
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Mandrakes Find Recording A Tough Business
Scarborough group, The Mandrakes, went to Hull on Sunday and found that recording is no easy business. They were there to make demo-disks of four numbers written by lead singer Allen Palmer (19). They arrived at Mr. Keith Hird's recording studio at Willerby...
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Looking For Clues
An explanation first of all. The title of this article is the title of a track from Robert Palmer's 1980 album Clues . Extracted like a plum from a rich but complex pudding, it became a massive hit tune throughout Europe and America. Pulled by the delighted...
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Heavy Nova + Don't Explain (Deluxe Edition)
Titre : Heavy Nova + Don't Explain Date de publication : 2013 Label : Edsel Type : Coffret Morceaux : 1. Simply Irresistible 2. More Than Ever 3. Change His Ways 4. Disturbing Behavior 5. Early In The Morning 6. It Could Happen To You 7. She Makes My...
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Ridin' High + Honey (Deluxe Edition)
Titre : Ridin' High + Honey Date de publication : 2013 Label : Edsel Type : Coffret Morceaux : 1. Love Me Or Leave Me 2. (Love Is) The Tender Trap 3. You're My Thrill 4. Want You More ('92 version) 5. Baby, It's Cold Outside 6. Aeroplane 7. Witchcraft...
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3-Band Show Short On Subtlety
The Philadelphia Inquirer reviews Robert Palmer's concert at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, on December 11, 1976. There was no shortage of music at the Tower Theater for Saturday evening's three-band show. Healiner Robert Palmer brought...
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Secrets + Clues + Maybe It's Live (Collector's Edition)
Titre : Secrets + Clues + Maybe It's Live Date de publication : 2013 Label : Edsel Type : Coffret Morceaux : 1. Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) 2. Too Good To Be True 3. Can We Still Be Friends? 4. In Walks Love Again 5. Mean Old World 6. Love...
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Original Album Series
Titre : Original Album Series Date de publication : 2015 Label : WEA Type : Coffret Morceaux : 1. Some Like It Hot 2. Murderess 3. Lonely Tonight 4. Communication 5. Get It On (Bang A Gong) 6. Go To Zero 7. Harvest For The World 8. Still In Your Heart...
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Pride + Riptide (Collector's Edition)
Titre : Pride + Riptide Date de publication : 2013 Label : Edsel Type : Coffret Morceaux : 1. Pride 2. Deadline 3. Want You More 4. Dance For Me 5. You Are In My System 6. It’s Not Difficult 7. Say You Will 8. You Can Have It (Take My Heart) 9. What You...
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Some People Can Do... + Double Fun (Collector's Edition)
Titre : Some People Can Do What They Like + Double Fun Date de publication : 2013 Label : Edsel Type : Coffret Morceaux : 1. One Last Look 2. Keep In Touch 3. Man Smart Woman Smarter 4. Spanish Moon 5. Have Mercy 6. Gotta Get A Grip On You (part II) 7....
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Sneakin' Sally... + Pressure Drop (Collector's Edition)
Titre : Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley + Pressure Drop Date de publication : 2013 Label : Edsel Type : Coffret Morceaux : 1. Sailin’ Shoes 2. Hey Julia 3. Sneakin’ Sally Through The Alley 4. Get Outside 5. Blackmail 6. How Much Fun 7. From A Whisper...
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Robert Palmer: Singer, 1949-2003
To his irritation, Robert Palmer became as famous for his suits and matinée idol image as his music. But his sense of style shouldn't disguise the fact that he possessed one of the finest blue-eyed soul voices, deployed to brilliant effect early in his...