by Bob Stanley
Liverpool Express, 1
Livin’ Joy: ‘Dreamer’, 1
LL Cool J, 1, 2
Llorenna, Kelly, 1
London, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; beat groups, 1;
Britpop, 1, 2;
folk scene, 1;
hippie subculture, 1, 2;
punk, 1, 2, 3;
rave, 1, 2, 3;
swinging London, 1, 2, 3
London (record label), 1, 2n
London, Julie, 1
Lopes, Lisa ‘Left Eye’, 1, 2
Los Angeles, 1, 2, 3; country, 1, 2;
hip hop, 1, 2;
and the music industry, 1, 2, 3
Lost Horizon, 1
Lotis, Dennis, 1
Love: Da Capo, 1; Forever Changes, 1
Love, Courtney, 1, 2, 3, 4
Love, Mike, 1, 2
Love Unlimited Orchestra, 1, 2
lovers’ rock, 1
Lovich, Lene: ‘Lucky Number’, 1
Lovin’ Spoonful, 1, 2, 3, 4; ‘Darling Be Home Soon’, 1;
‘Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind’, 1;
‘Didn’t Want to Have to Do It’, 1;
‘Do You Believe in Magic’, 1
Lowe, Chris, 1, 2
LSD, 1, 2, 3
Lulu, 1, 2, 3
Lunachicks, 1
Lunch, Lydia, 1
Lusher, Don: ‘Rock and Roll’, 1
Lydon, John (Johnny Rotten), 1, 2, 3, 4
Lymon, Frankie, 1, 2, 3; ‘Why Do Fools Fall in Love’, 1, 2
Lynn, Tami, 1
Lynn, Vera, 1; ‘Auf Wiederseh’n’, 1;
‘Forget Me Not’, 1;
‘The Homing Waltz’, 1
Lynne, Jeff, 1
Lyttelton, Humphrey, 1; ‘Bad Penny Blues’, 1
M People, 1
McCartney, Paul, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; ‘The Girl Is Mine’, 1n;
McCartney II, 1n, 2n;
Ram, 1;
see also Beatles, the
McCluskey, Andy, 1, 2
McCord, Kathy, 1
McCoy, Charlie, 1
McCoy, Van, 1, 2
McCrae, George: ‘Rock Your Baby’, 1
McCullough, Dave, 1, 2
McElroy, Thomas, 1
McGee, Alan, 1, 2
McGhee, Donna, 1n
McGhee, Stick, 1
McGough, Nathan, 1
MacGowan, Shane, 1n
McGuinn, Jim (Roger), 1, 2
McGuire, Barry, 1n
Mack, Ronnie, 1n
Mackenzie, John, 1
McKeown, Les, 1, 2
McLaren, Malcolm, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
MacLean, Bryan, 1, 2
McLean, Don: ‘American Pie’, 1
McNair, Barbara, 1
McShee, Jacqui, 1
McVie, Christine, 1
Made, 1
Madness, 1, 2; ‘Baggy Trousers’, 1;
‘Our House’, 1;
‘The Sun and the Rain’, 1
Madonna, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; Erotica, 1, 2;
The Immaculate Collection, 1;
‘Into the Groove’, 1;
Like a Prayer, 1;
Sex, 1;
‘Vogue’, 1n, 2
Magnetic Fields, 1
Mamas and Papas, the, 1, 2; ‘California Dreaming’, 1
mambo craze, 1
Man Parrish: ‘Hip Hop Be Bop (Don’t Stop)’, 1
Manchester, 1, 2, 3; baggy scene, 1;
the Smiths, 1, 2
Manfred Mann, 1, 2; ‘Semi-Detached Suburban Mr James’, 1
Manic Street Preachers, 1; The Holy Bible, 1;
‘If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next’, 1
Mann, Barry, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; ‘Uptown’, 1
Mansfield, Tony, 1
Mantovani, 1, 2, 3, 4; ‘Moulin Rouge’, 1, 2
Marbles, the, 1
Marcels, the: ‘Blue Moon’, 1
Mardin, Arif, 1
Markey, David, 1
Marl, Marley, 1
Marley, Bob, 1, 2, 3; ‘One Love’, 1
Marr, Johnny, 1, 2
Marriott, Steve, 1, 2
Marrow, Tracy: see Ice-T
MARRS: ‘Pump Up the Volume’, 1
Marsh, Dave, 1
Marshall, Larry, 1
Martha and the Muffins: ‘Echo Beach’, 1
Martha and the Vandellas, 1, 2; ‘Jimmy Mack’, 1
Martin, Dean, 1
Martin, George, 1
Martin, Max, 1
Martin, Ray, 1; ‘Blue Tango’, 1;
‘Swedish Rhapsody’, 1
Martino, Al, 1; ‘Here in My Heart’, 1, 2, 3
Marvelettes, the, 1
Marvin, Hank, 1n, 2, 3, 4, 5
Mason, Barbara, 1; ‘Yes I’m Ready’, 1
Mason, Nick, 1
Massey, Graham, 1
Massive Attack, 1, 2, 3, 4; Blue Lines, 1;
Protection, 1;
‘Safe from Harm’, 1;
‘Unfinished Sympathy’, 1
Matthews, Donna, 1
Matthews’ Southern Comfort: ‘Woodstock’, 1
May, Brian, 1, 2
May, Derrick, 1, 2, 3, 4n; ‘Strings of Life’, 1
Mayall, John, 1
Mayfield, Curtis, 1, 2, 3, 4; ‘Freddie’s Dead’, 1;
‘Gypsy Woman’, 1
MC Hammer, 1
MC5, 1
Meat Loaf: Bat out of Hell, 1
Meehan, Tony, 1
Meek, Joe, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; ‘Have I the Right’, 1, 2;
‘I Hear a New World’, 1, 2
Mel and Kim, 1
melisma, 1
Melle Mel, 1, 2
Mellencamp, John Cougar, 1
Mellotron, 1, 2
Melody Maker (music paper), 1, 2, 3n, 4
Melvin, Harold (and the Blue Notes), 1, 2; ‘The Love I Lost’, 1, 2, 3
Melvoin, Wendy, 1
Menswear, 1
mento, 1
Mercury (record label), 1, 2, 3
Mercury, Freddie, 1, 2
Mercury Music Prize, 1, 2
Meredith, James, 1
Merrill, Bob, 1
Merseybeat scene, 1
Merseybeats, the, 1
Merseys, the, 1; ‘Sorrow’, 1
Metallica, 1, 2, 3, 4; … And Justice for All, 1
Metallics, the: ‘Need Your Love’, 1n
Mezzoforte, 1
Michael, George, 1, 2, 3; ‘A Different Corner’, 1;
Faith, 1
Milkwood, 1
Miller, Jimmy (and the Barbecues), 1
Miller, Mitch, 1, 2, 3n, 4
Milli Vanilli, 1
Minaj, Nicki, 1
Ministry of Sound (club, London), 1
Minogue, Kylie, 1, 2, 3; ‘Hand on Your Heart’, 1;
Rhythm of Love, 1
Miracles, the: ‘Mickey’s Monkey’, 1; ‘Tears of a Clown’, 1
Missy Elliott, 1; ‘Get Ur Freak On’, 1;
Supa Dupa Fly, 1
Mitchell, Guy, 1, 2; ‘Feet Up’, 1
Mitchell, Joni, 1, 2; ‘Carey’, 1;
The Hissing of Summer Lawns, 1
Mixmaster: ‘Grand Piano’, 1
Mo’ Wax (record label), 1
Moby Grape, 1
Mock Turtles, the: ‘Can You Dig It’, 1
Modern Lovers, the, 1, 2; see also Richman, Jonathan
Mods, 1, 2, 3, 4; mod revival, 1
Mojo Navigator (fanzine), 1
Mojos, the: ‘Everything’s Alright’, 1
Moments, the, 1
Monkees, the, 1, 2, 3n, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; Head, 1;
Headquarters, 1, 2;
‘I’m a Believer’, 1, 2, 3, 4;
‘Pleasant Valley Sunday’, 1, 2;
TV show, 1, 2
Monotones, the, 1
Monterey Pop Festival (1967), 1, 2, 3; reaction to, 1, 2, 3, 4
Moody Blues, 1; Days of Future Passed, 1
Moondog Coronation Ball (1952), 1
Moontrekkers, the: ‘Night o
f the Vampire’, 1
Moore, Dorothy, 1
Morgan, Derrick, 1
Morissette, Alanis: Jagged Little Pill, 1
Morley, Paul, 1, 2, 3, 4
Moroder, Giorgio, 1, 2
Morrison, Jim, 1
Morrison, Van, 1
Morrissey, 1, 2, 3, 4n, 5
Morton, George ‘Shadow’, 1
Most, Mickie, 1, 2
Mötley Crüe, 1; Dr Feelgood, 1
Motörhead, 1
Motown, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Mott the Hoople, 1; ‘All the Young Dudes’, 1
Mould, Bob, 1
Moulton, Tom, 1, 2, 3
Mount, Dave, 1
Move, the, 1
Movement, 1, 2
Mtume, 1
MTV, 1, 2, 3
Mud, 1, 2, 3; ‘Dynamite’, 1, 2;
‘Tiger Feet’, 1
Mulhall, Joe, 1
Mungo Jerry: ‘Baby Jump’, 1; ‘In the Summertime’, 1, 2
Murray, Charles Shaar, 1
Murray, Pete, 1
Murray, Ruby, 1, 2
Music Box (club, Chicago), 1, 2
Music Factory, 1
Musicians’ Union, 1n
Musique, 1n
My Bloody Valentine: Isn’t Anything, 1; Loveless, 1;
‘Strawberry Wine’, 1;
‘Sunny Sundae Smile’, 1
Napier-Bell, Simon, 1
Nash, Graham, 1
Nash, Johnny, 1, 2
Nashville, 1, 2, 3, 4
national service, ending of, 1
Native Tongues, 1, 2
Neff, Paul, 1
Neil, Vince, 1
Nelson, Ricky, 1, 2
Nelson, Shara, 1
Nelson, Trevor, 1
Neon Philharmonic, 1
Neptunes, 1, 2
Nesmith, Michael, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Neu!, 1, 2
New Edition, 1
New Hormones (record label), 1
new jack swing, 1, 2, 3
New Kids on the Block, 1, 2
New Musical Express: see NME
New Musik: ‘Living by Numbers’, 1; ‘This World of Water’, 1
New Order, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; ‘Blue Monday’, 1;
‘Ceremony’, 1;
Movement, 1n;
‘True Faith’, 1
New Seekers, the: ‘I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing’, 1n
new wave, 1, 2, 3
New York, 1, 2, 3, 4; Brill Building, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;
disco, 1;
doo wop, 1, 2, 3;
folk scene, 1, 2, 3, 4;
hip hop, 1, 2, 3, 4;
post-punk, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5;
relationship with Liverpool, 1;
relationship with London, 1n, 2, 3;
soul, 1, 2, 3, 4;
the sound of, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Newbury, Mickey, 1
Newley, Anthony, 1, 2, 3
Newman, Randy: Sail Away, 1
Newton-John, Olivia, 1, 2
Nickelback, 1
Nicks, Stevie, 1
Nicolette, 1
Nightcrawlers: ‘Push the Feeling On’, 1
Nilsson, Harry: Pandemonium Shadow Show, 1; ‘Without You’, 1
1991: The Year Punk Broke, 1
Nirvana, 1, 2, 3; Nevermind, 1, 2;
‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’, 1;
Unplugged in New York, 1, 2
NME (New Musical Express) (music paper), 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; release of C1, 2
No Doubt, 1
no wave, 1
Noone, Peter, 1, 2
northern soul, 1, 2
Notorious BIG: see Smalls, Biggie
N-Trance: ‘Set You Free’, 1
Numan, Gary, 1, 2; ‘Cars’, 1;
Telekon, 1
NWA: Straight Outta Compton, 1
NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal), 1, 2
Oakenfold, Paul, 1, 2, 3
Oakey, Phil, 1, 2, 3, 4
Oasis, 1, 2, 3, 4; Be Here Now, 1;
‘Columbia’, 1;
Dig Out Your Soul, 1;
‘Roll with It’, 1;
(What’s the Story) Morning Glory, 1;
‘Wonderwall’, 1
Ocasek, Ric, 1
Ochs, Phil, 1, 2
O’Cuthbert, Martin: ‘Vocal Vigilante’, 1
Odyssey, 1; ‘Inside Out’, 1
Ohio Express, 1n
Oi!, 1
O’Jays, the, 1; ‘Back Stabbers’, 1
Old Grey Whistle Test, 1
Oldfield, Mike, 1; Tubular Bells, 1, 2
Oldham, Andrew, 1n, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
OMD: see Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
O’Neal, Alexander, 1
Ono, Yoko, 1
Opportunity Knocks, 1
Orange Juice, 1, 2, 3
Orb, the, 1
Orbison, Roy, 1n; ‘It’s Over’, 1;
‘Southbound Jericho Parkway’, 1n;
‘You Got It’, 1
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), 1; Architecture and Morality, 1;
‘Enola Gay’, 1;
‘If You Leave’, 1;
‘Maid of Orleans’, 1;
‘Messages’, 1
Orioles, the, 1, 2
Orr, Benjamin, 1
Osbourne, Ozzy, 1, 2
Osmond, Donny, 1, 2
Osmond, Jimmy, 1
Osmonds, the, 1, 2
O’Sullivan, Gilbert, 1, 2; ‘Alone Again (Naturally)’, 1;
‘Claire’, 1;
‘Nothing Rhymed’, 1;
‘We Will’, 1, 2
Outkast, 1
overdubbing, 1, 2, 3
Owen, Mark, 1
Page, Jimmy, 1, 2, 3
Page, Larry, 1
Page, Patti, 1, 2n; ‘Tennessee Waltz’, 1
Paisley Park (record label), 1; see also Prince
Palmer, Robert, 1; ‘Some Guys Have All the Luck’, 1
Palumbo, James, 1
Paradise Garage (club, New York), 1
Paris, Priscilla, 1
Paris Sisters, 1, 2
Parker, Colonel Tom, 1, 2, 3
Parker, Graham, 1
Parks, Van Dyke, 1, 2
Parnes, Larry, 1, 2, 3, 4
Parsons, Tony, 1
Parton, Dolly, 1n, 2
Paton, Tam, 1
Paul, Billy: ‘Me and Mrs Jones’, 1
Paul, Les, 1, 2n
Pearl Jam, 1
Peech Boys, the, 1
Peel, John, 1, 2, 3
Pender, Mike, 1
Penman, Ian, 1
Pentangle, 1; ‘Light Flight’, 2
Peppermint Lounge (club, New York), 1
Perhacs, Linda: Parallelograms, 1
Perkins, Carl, 1, 2; ‘Blue Suede Shoes’, 1
Perry, Joe, 1
Perry, Katy, 1
Perry, Lee ‘Scratch’, 1
Pet Shop Boys, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5n; ‘West End Girls’, 1, 2;
‘What Have I Done to Deserve This’, 1
Peter and Gordon, 1, 2
P-Funk, 1
Philadelphia, 1, 2, 3, 4
Philadelphia International (record label), 1, 2, 3
Phillips, Dewey, 1
Phillips, John, 1
Phillips, Sam, 1, 2
Phuture, 1; ‘Acid Tracks’, 2, 3
Pickering, Mike, 1, 2
PiL: see Public Image Ltd
Pink Floyd, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; Atom Heart Mother, 1, 2;
Dark Side of the Moon, 1;
Meddle, 1;
More soundtrack, 1;
Piper at the Gates of Dawn, 1, 2
Piper, Billie, 1
PIR: see Philadelphia International pirate radio, 1; closure of stations (1967), 1
Pitman, Barbara: ‘I Need a Man’, 1
Pitney, Gene, 1, 2
Pixies, 1
Plant, Robert, 1
PM Dawn, 1
Poets, the, 1; ‘Now We’re Thru’, 1
Pogues, the, 1n
Police, the, 1, 2; ‘Don’t Stan
d So Close to Me’, 1
Pomus, Doc, 1
Pop, Iggy, 1, 2
Pop Group, the, 1, 2, 3; ‘She is Beyond Good and Evil’, 1
Portishead, 1; Dummy, 1
post-punk, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Postcard (record label), 1
Powder Ridge Rock Festival, 1
Powell, Don, 1
Powell, Peter, 1
power pop, 1
Pratt, Mike, 1
Presley, Elvis, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; ‘Are You Lonesome Tonight’, 1, 2;
‘Baby Let’s Play House’, 1;
‘Blue Moon’, 1;
Elvis Is Back!, 1;
Harum Scarum, 1;
‘Hound Dog’, 1, 2;
A Legendary Performer, 1;
‘Love Me’, 1;
‘That’s All Right’, 1
Presley, Reg, 1
Priddy, Nancy, 1
Primal Scream, 1; ‘Higher than the Sun’, 1, 2;
Screamadelica, 1
Prince, 1, 2; Around the World in a Day, 1;
The Black Album, 1;
Graffiti Bridge (film), 1;
