2023 Charity Shop Purchases #63 - Black Grape (featuring Joe Strummer and Keith Allen) -England's Irie (CD Single)
A little bit of history was made on our recent visit to York with my firsr charity shop purchase on English soil. For the record I have bought numerous CDs and records in various towns and cities in England before but never from a charity shop.
Given this momentous occasion a CD single called England's Irie seems appropriate. I will be honest it was the words Joe Strummer which first caught my attention rather than Black Grape or indeed Keith Allen.
Released in June 1996 to coincide with Euro 96 which was held in England. As you would expect the English public were convinced that their team would inevitably win the tournament. However they lost 6- 5 on penalties to arch rivals Germany in the semi-finals. Karma perhaps from when England "defeated" West Germany in the World Cup final in 1966 with a goal awarded when the ball didn't cross the line!
Black Grape -England's Irie (Pass the Durazac Mix)
Are you going to decimate English charity shops as well now? There'll be nothing left for the rest of us.
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DeleteI have it on good authority from the linesman that it did cross the line..;)
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