Welcome back for another thrilling quizzing session. Can you identify the albums starting with I? Unfortunately, the person who made the original series stopped at G, so again I had to make this one myself. Apologies if some of the…
Every New Zealand #1 single… 9 Travelin’ Man by Ricky Nelson Topped the NZ chart: from 31 July 1961 for 2 weeks (non-consecutive) Ricky Nelson was born in the township of Teaneck, New Jersey. He started his entertainment career young.…
The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up. The first volume solely focused on the USA, so the sequel covered the rest of the world. Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond, 1964–1969 was released…
Welcome back for another week of quizzing. Can you identify the albums starting with H? Unfortunately the person who made the original series stopped at G, so I had to make this one myself. Apologies if some of the choices…
Every New Zealand #1 single… 4 I’ll Make Love To You by Boyz II Men Topped the NZ chart: from 11 September 1994 for 4 weeks. Philadelphia vocal harmony quartet Boyz II Men were successful on the New Zealand single…
Before he became Patti Smith’s lead guitarist, Lenny Kaye compiled the double LP set, Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era. Released in 1972, the two-LP set covered American garage rock and psychedelia from 1965* to 1968. The collection of…
Welcome back for another week of quizzing. Can you identify the albums starting with G? I scored 23 I didn’t know the difference between Godsmack and Sum 41. Congratulations to Rich Kamerman, who just beat Tony for the fastest…
Before he became Patti Smith’s lead guitarist, Lenny Kaye compiled the two-disc set, Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era. Released in 1972, the two-LP set covered American garage rock and psychedelia from 1965-1968, and was a major influence…
Every New Zealand #1 single… 6 Mull of Kintyre by Wings Topped the NZ chart: for 7 weeks from 29 January 1978. Sir Paul McCartney endured a rollercoaster 1970s after an unimpeachable 1960s. In The Beatles, his rivalry/partnership with Lennon…
Welcome back – this week we’re looking at F albums. It’s a popular letter, so this quiz was easier than last week’s, at least for me. I scored 24 I used genre conventions to differentiate between the three albums…
