The Manics win big, Bruce Springsteen, Hall & Oates and Edison Lighthouse all hit the top spot and Jimi Hendrix has the promoters excited. It’s This Week In Rock!

Unprecedented chart successes, the dearly departed and The King joining the Narcotics Bureau?! It’s this week in rock…

Wham! hit number one (again), Elvis hits the big screen (again) Billy Joel hits the top of the US charts (for the very first time) and more. It’s This Week In Rock’.

With promo videos still a long way from modern storyboarding and generous budgets, Hall & Oates’ ‘Maneater’ is very much a product of the era that spawned it.

Sure, you’re a million selling pop artist, responsible for countless hits across decades and playing the biggest stages in the world – but nothing proves how far your music has got under the skin of the culture like soundtracking a hit movie. Or a cult movie. Or ideally a few of both.

With 40 million records sold there are few artists that can match the stature of Daryl Hall & John Oates, with countless hits running through the DNA of modern pop culture.

May was a month for perfectly crafted guitar pop to make its way onto wax. One set of undeniable classics from the exquisitely coiffured and moustachioed Daryl Hall & John Oates, and another from the virtuoso guitar and silky voice of John Mayer.

Vinyl comes in all shapes and sizes. This one is African shaped!

Find out why we picked London Calling to be our vinyl of the week…

The Best of Earth Wind & Fire Volume 1 is this weeks choice for Vinyl of the Week.

We just couldn’t resist this beautiful pink vinyl…

Find out why we picked Run The Jewels 2 this week…

Our vinyl of the week is Black Market Clash by The Clash…

Our vinyl of the week is by Emerson, Lake and Palmer.

Our vinyl of the week is The Junkie and the Juicehead Minus Me by Johnny Cash…

Our vinyl of the week is Defenders of the Faith by Judas Priest

Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson is our vinyl of the week.

I Would Like To See You Again by Johnny Cash is our vinyl of the week.

Hall and Oates’s silver album is our vinyl of the week.

Who ya gonna call? Sorry, we couldn’t resist…

Check out what’s on the Legacy turntable this week!

What’s not to love about Jane Fonda’s Workout Record? Featuring artists such as The Jacksons, REO Speedwagon, Brothers Johnson and more.