Friday, 17 October 2008

Respect My Big Sound Authority!

Here's some classic eighties pop you might not have heard for a while (or ever, if you're under 30): This House (Is Where Your Love Stands) by the Big Sound Authority.



Fantastic, eh? Kind of calls to mind the Faith Brothers (only with a female lead singer, obviously). Sadly This House proved to be Big Sound Authority's one reasonable-sized hit (reaching #21 in the UK charts in 1985) - although they did manage to scrape into the top 75 once more with follow-up single A Bad Town, which peaked at #54 a few months later. And, what do you know, here are both songs!

Big Sound Authority - This House (Is Where Your Love Stands) mp3

Big Sound Authority - A Bad Town (extended version) mp3

A full-length concert DVD, This House Is Where Your Love Stands, recorded during BSA's 1984 UK tour, is available from Cherry Red Records
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7 comments:

  1. Anonymous17 October 2008 at 22:46

    I absobloodylutely love This House... Lovely stuff.

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  2. Millie18 October 2008 at 18:29

    I'll second that..absolutely wonderful !

    I've come over all nostbloodyalgic now..;)

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  3. Anonymous19 October 2008 at 09:35

    Me also,

    I remember them doing "This House . . . " on the Tube absolutely brilliant.
    I rember hearing a few years ago that the singer had been spotted working in Woolies.
    Drew

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  4. Kippers19 October 2008 at 12:00

    Bloody hell. It's a long way from Pick of the Pops to the Pick 'n' Mix, eh?

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  5. dickvandyke26 October 2008 at 18:08

    I bought the single at Woolies.
    It was just across the aisle Kips.

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  6. matt5 December 2008 at 10:22

    any chance you can refresh this link>

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  7. Kippers5 December 2008 at 12:29

    Sure. I don't have A Bad Town to hand but I can certainly put This House up for another week.

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