Known Pleasures

In this episode we analyse Dave & Annies Sweet Dreams, Sweet Hopes & Sweet Desires.

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In this episode Steve Norman attempts to cut a long story short but the Spandau Ballet legend is a tale that cannot be abridged. We know this much is true.

The Prime Minister Of Australia dared to wear a T Shirt and the whole country lost control. In this episode we take a closer look at T Shirt gate and ask the question, 'Would any of this have happened if he chose to wear a CLOSER T shirt'? 

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Just two albums, one almost-hit single, a handful of TV appearances, 100-or-so gigs: all of them 40-plus years ago. Ancient history! So, why are we - and so many others across the globe - still talking about Joy Division?

Today, we at Known Pleasures attempt to disentangle Factory from fiction as we try to understand how this unassuming quartet - armed only with a startlingly brilliant array of songs, and a genius, sometimes deeply eccentric producer managed this miraculous feat. 

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Here are my (Graham's) choices for the Top 20 albums of 1979. 

 

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The Known Pleasures Theme Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvn2bfFxC-0