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2021 has been a tough year for everyone. But music never lets us down. Here's the Vinyl Revolution list of what rocked our world these past 12 months...expect the unexpected!

  Are you excrutiatingly bored of that bloody ‘Now That’s What I Call Xmas’ album blaring out in every shop you visit. Are you still wondering how Paul McCartney could put his name to the diabolical travesty that is ‘Wonderful Xmas Time’? Fear not, dear reader. Check out this top ten of sumptuous yuletide music, guaranteed to act like a soothing balm for your ears. GRANDADDY – ALAN PARSONS IN A WINTER WONDERLAND EELS – EVERYTHING’S GONNA BE COOL THIS CHRISTMAS LOW – JUST LIKE CHRISTMAS SUFJAN STEVENS – ONLY AT CHRISTMAS TIME BOBBY & BOOBIE – COOL COOL CHRISTMAS      6. JULIAN CASABLANCAS – I WISH IT WAS CHRISTMAS TODAY      7. PHOENIX – ALONE ON CHRISTMAS DAY      8....

Without wanting to give anyone the impression that all I do here at Vinyl Revolution is watch TV, it would be fair to say that I do consume a LOT of music-related TV programmes! With Top of the Pops and ITV's The Chart Show now just distant memories, I find myself surfing more and more late night links to documentaries about all manner of music. Even when I'm not a huge fan of the bands featured, but that won't stop me watching because so many bands have cracking stories... Here's another bunch for the festive season. Starting with a couple of great Irish bands... STIFF LITTLE FINGERS - STILL BURNING  and THE STORY OF THE UNDERTONES . These are like two sides...

OK, so getting people up onto the dancefloor may be tricky if everyone is attending the office Xmas party via Zoom or Teams, but these 10 singles should be in every discerning DJ’s collection as these heavenly 7's are guaranteed to get even the most challenged dancer up out of their seats… PULP – COMMON PEOPLE. Jarvis must be very happy to know that his observations about the everyday are now 1000% guaranteed to get the whole room jumping, irrespective of age, creed or management rank. CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO CHIC – LE FREAK. One of those songs that is just so funky it makes even the most uncoordinated dancer seem momentarily Travolta-like. Well that’s what I tell myself. CLICK HERE TO WATCH...

It's 5 years since Vinyl Revolution launched it's online store and opened our shop doors for the first time.  It's been quite a ride and we've made a video!