I have a special fondness for lists. I love reading lists in books and magazines and online. I'm particularly fond of music and film lists. One of the best things about the Internet is that not only can you find out about great stuff you may have missed back then but you there's a 99% chance you can actually download seconds after reading it. So 35 years after it was released I discovered all these glam singles that didn't come anywhere close to getting on Australian radio and probably not so much back in England where they were released. Obviously there was fair amount of rubbish but amongst the cheese and dross there are some absolute corkers. Turtle Dove is one of those. I found it on a compilation called Boobs:The Junkshop Glam Discotheque Nice and tasteful in so much it's hard to think they were referring to unless it was un pc covers of most albums back then. Turtle Dove is a little bit Sweet, a little bit T. Rex and even a bit of Bowie too. And totally trashy in a very good way. One of those rewarding finds for those of us who continue to search for new kicks from the past. .
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