Tom in BrightonSo glad I came across this article. In 1982 Texas, I bought the Ever So Lonely single on vinyl. The play speed wasn't on the label so I didn't know if it was a soulful man singing at 33 rpm or a more upbeat woman singing at 45 rpm
I loved it both ways!
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‘It was revelatory for younger Asians’: Monsoon’s Sheila Chandra on her hit Ever So Lonely
In 1982, no-one had ever seen a British Asian teenager in a sari singing Indian music on Top of the Pops – until Chandra appeared, with a raga-influenced single that would inspire musicians and DJs for decades