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Joanna Lumley amongst stars to voice charity poetry album...of this album is incredible. ''The quality of each element, composer, poet and voice has given us an album that could potentially get the poems of Shakespeare and Lord Tennyson into the UK album charts. ''We have made poetry pop -... In this article: Joanna Lumley, William Shakespeare, Samantha Morton, Lindsay Duncan, Geoffrey Palmer, First World War, Universal Music Group, and Anthony Head |
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Wikipedia | October 30, 2009
All That You Can't Leave Behind
All That You Can't Leave Behind All That You Can't Leave Behind is the tenth studio album by the Irish rock band U2, released in 2000 by Island Records in the UK and Interscope Records in the U.S. The album signaled the band's return to a...
In this article: All That You Can't Leave Behind, U2, Beautiful Day, Walk On, Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of, Elevation, Rolling Stone magazine, Record of the Year, Bono, and The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
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Wikipedia | October 19, 2009
Planet Waves
Planet Waves Planet Waves is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's 14th studio album, released by Asylum Records (Island Records in the UK) in January 1974. Dylan is supported on the album by longtime collaborators The Band, with whom he embarked...
In this article: Planet Waves, Bob Dylan, The Band, On a Night Like This, Going, Going, Gone, Bringing It All Back Home, Asylum Records, Suicide, and Village Voice
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HitFix | October 09, 2009
Amy Winehouse plotting 2010 release, comeback
...on Friday, Oct 9, 2009 By Katie Hasty The UK mag says Island records co-president Darcus Beese already has demos in his hands of potential tracks "hopefully" for a 2010 full-length release. It would be an album that would come on the...
In this article: Amy Winehouse, Rehab, Back to Black, Island Records, Strictly Come Dancing, UK, and U.S.
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Wikipedia | October 16, 2009
Mr. Fantasy
...3 members of the group without Dave Mason. The title was quickly changed back to Mr. Fantasy but the new cover remained until Island Records re-issued the UK version in the late 1970s. Both the US and UK editions of the album were...
In this article: Mr. Fantasy, Steve Winwood, Traffic, Dave Mason, UK, US, Chris Wood, Jim Capaldi, Dear Mr. Fantasy, and Paper Sun
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New Kerala | October 09, 2009
Amy Winehouse Plans 2010 Comeback
...she is finally free of drugs. Winehouse has made several brief appearances at gigs over the summer (09), including a surprise appearance at Britain's V Festival - and now her music label bosses have announced she has been hard at work in the...
In this article: Amy Winehouse, Back to Black, Island Records, Strictly Come Dancing, Britain, and Caribbean
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Wikipedia | October 09, 2009
Trojan Records
...operates under the Sanctuary Records Group. Trojan Records, founded in 1968 , was one of many labels in the United Kingdom that fed the ska, rocksteady and reggae craze sweeping the country. Founder Lee Gopthal had collaborated with Chris...
In this article: Trojan Records, Duke Reid, Island Records, Colin Newman, Dave and Ansell Collins, Bob & Marcia, and UEFA European Football Championship
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boston.com - Celebrity news | March 09, 2009
Amy Winehouse refused visa
...when Sherene asked if her friend could be in the shot. Amy is due to make her UK comeback performance at a 50th anniversary concert for her record company, Island Records, on May 31. Your Name Your e-mail address (for return address...
In this article: Amy Winehouse, E-mail, UK, London, US, Daily Mirror, Grammy Awards, Paul McCartney, and Back to Black
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Wikipedia | August 25, 2009
Automatics
...a brief stint as the singer with The Boys . Along with the Sex Pistols and The Damned , the Automatics regularly played the Marquee Club in London and toured clubs around the U.K. and Europe. Their hit song "When the Tanks Roll Over Poland...
In this article: Automatics, London, Steve Lillywhite, Johnny Thunders, Sex Pistols, and Jacks Mannequin
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Sunday Mirror | May 22, 2009
Amy Winehouse cancels London comeback gig at doctor's advice
Amy Winehouse cancels London comeback gig at doctor's advice Amy Winehouse has pulled out of her UK comeback gig on May 31, and may be heading back to rehab. She was due to sing at London's Shepherds Bush Empire for Island Records' 50th...
In this article: Amy Winehouse, London, Rehab, Back to Black, Island Records, Shepherds Bush Empire, and UK
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or as Britain) is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land border, sharing it with the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea. The largest island, Great Britain, is linked to France by the Channel Tunnel.
- Name:
- the United Kingdom
- Conventional Long Name:
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Capital:
- London
- Language:
- English (de facto)
- Largest City:
- London
- Government type:
- Parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
- Legislature:
- Parliament
- Upper House:
- House of Lords
- Lower House:
- House of Commons
- Founding Date:
- May 01, 1707
- Formations:
- Acts of Union 1707
- Area:
- 244820
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $2.228 trillion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 18th
- GDP (nominal):
- $2.680 trillion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 20th
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 6th
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $43,733
- Time Zone:
- GMT
- Currency:
- Pound sterling
- Demonym:
- British, Briton
- Drives On:
- left
- Currency (code):
- GBP
- Country Calling Code:
- 44
- ccTLD:
- .uk
- EU Accession:
- January 01, 1973
- Anthem:
- "God Save the Queen"
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