His Latest Flame - Stop The Tide

7" Single, released in 1986

His Latest Flame - Stop The Tide (A-Side)

His Latest Flame - Wake Up And Smell The Coffee (B-Side)

An earlier single by the gals. This vinyl was a bit more worn than I usually have so excuse the extra crackle on this one.

Even More From His Latest Flame

To celebrate seven years of posting on this not-quite-defunct blog, and having just updated the link to His Latest Flame's very popular 1989 album In The Neighbourhood, here are a couple of extra tracks I have had kicking around for a while. They came from a 12" single I found at the wonderful Haggle Vinyl in Islington.

His Latest Flame - It's Getting Dark

His Latest Flame - The Travel Song

His Latest Flame - America Blue (1990)

Here's another recent find from Notting Hill, a 12" EP from the ever popular Scottish songbirds. "America Blue" was from their album In The Neighbourhood but I believe the other three tracks were exclusive to this release.

His Latest Flame - America Blue

1. America Blue
2. Tongue Tied
3. Footsteps
4. Londonderry Road (Acoustic Version)

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Back In The Neighbourhood

Last year, when MFL turned one, I reported that my most popular album download was Johnny Logan's 1987 album Hold Me Now. A year later, I have to report that Johnny retains the top spot, with an average of nearly one new download every day. I think he may want to re-release this one. However, his is not the most popular post in terms of comments. Moving from Ireland to Scotland, that distinction belongs to Scottish songbirds His Latest Flame who have consistently received more comments than anyone else, the post being here and anyone looking for the album In The Neighbourhood may like to know I have now uploaded the album at 320kbps to my rapidshare account following many requests to make it available again.

Clearly the girls are remembered with a lot of fondness, and while I don't have a lot more material by them, here's an additional B-Side:

His Latest Flame - Come On, Come On

Random 80's Tuesday

Ornamental - Crystal Nights (7" Single, 1987)
His Latest Flame - Somebody's Gonna Get Hurt (7" Single, 1986)
Power - Work Hard (7" Single, 1986)

His Latest Flame - In The Neighbourhood (1989)

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His Latest Flame - In The Neighbourhood (1989)

1. Londonderry Road
2. Heart of the Country
3. Finest Hour
4. Big World
5. Cold, Cold, Cold
6. Love's In The Neighbourhood
7. America Blue
8. Crack Me Down
9. Sporting Life
10. Take It In Your Stride
11. Old Flame

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[UPDATED LINK AUGUST 2014]

From the inimitable Q Magazine:

"This is His Latest Flame's debut album in a chequered career spanning the best part of a decade. As agit-popsters Sophisticated Boom Boom they recorded a John Peel session, but never graduated to vinyl. A name change and a contract with Go! Discs failed to rouse the record buying public, despite some fine pop tunes, leaving them in the unenviable position of being patronized as an "all-girl group" by some and pilloried by others for growing out of their monkey-booted adolescence.In The Neighbourhood presents a new set of songs which betray the band's growing maturity. Relying on a solid pop/rock formula, Moira Rankin's mannered vocals benefit greatly from some imaginative four-part harmonies, particularly on "America Blue" and "Take It In Your Stride". Fame and fortune may elude them yet again, but these factors do not disguise the quality of His Latest Flame's songs." (Lestyn George, July 1990)

Very little more information out there. Let me know if you have any!