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Single that does not exist
editThis article says:
"Other singles were "The World Belongs to Yesterday" (1972), written by Vanda & Young"
Unfortunately there is no evidence that this single exists. An exhaustive search for it online turns up nothing. If it does actually exist it should be on the "Early Singles" page of the "official" discography on John Miles own web site here:
Here are two more discographies where the single "The World Belongs to Yesterday" is conspicuous by its absence. Some of the editors here don't like to recognize web sites such as this despite the fact that they have reliable information. These sites show pictures and other documentation which prove that the records DO EXIST. Are we supposed to believe that collectors are buying and selling fake records on these sites? Here are two other sites with reliable discographies for John Miles that do not contain evidence for the existence of this single.
https://www.discogs.com/artist/217272-John-Miles
https://www.45cat.com/artist/john-miles
The only reliable evidence of a recording called "The World Belongs to Yesterday" by John Miles comes from a 2 CD set of songs written by Vanda and Young which was released only in Australia in 1992. Reliable information about the CD is here:
https://www.discogs.com/release/2634706-Various-Their-Music-Goes-Round-Our-Heads
The recording does exist but the single does not. You can listen to song the taken from the 1992 CD here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n65il0gCiI
In light of no evidence for the single I have added a "citation needed" note to the article. The note needs to remain until someone can provide proof of existence. Proof would include a picture of the record, or a verifiable evidence of a sale. If no one is able to provide evidence to support existence of this single the information will need to be removed.
- Changed from singles to tracks. It was recorded as per reference undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
- Recording unreleased tracks is not notable. Every musician does that every day. Not notable information does not belong in the article. Removing not notable information.
Does anyone know more than I do about the incident where John was interviewed by the police seeking the Yorkshire Ripper because of coincidences involving his tour schedule and his accent resembling that on the tape sent to them? Apparently the track "Nice Man Jack" from the Zaragon album was inspired by this. Britmax 11:31, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
- No clue, but I think the police should interview him again. Surely being responsible for "Music" is a criminal offence? -- DeLarge 10:28, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
- Apparently "Nice Man Jack" was one of the reasons they spoke to him and "It's Not Called Angel" from the More Miles Per Hour album was a response. Britmax (talk) 09:02, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
Real Name
editThis was removed from the main article (although it is perhaps worth exploring further) - "John Miles" is not the real name of this artist. In the book "The Thrill of It All, The Story of Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music" author David Buckley talks about the early career of drummer Paul Thompson who was with "John Miles" in a group called The Influence. Buckley describes this performer as "the artist who would later become known as John Miles." His official website says the birth name was "John Errington."
Charts
editLook at the german page: de:John_Miles_(Musiker) - can't you just copy it to english wiki?
//edit: Signature: --87.245.27.41 19:01, 2 July 2007 (UTC) or de:Benutzer:bmhm
Cheesieat sentence in Wikipedia
edit'Today he is still making music, which he famously refers to as his "first love".'
Eeeeewwwwwww! Tsuguya (talk) 23:36, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
Shared music with Andrea Boccelli
editItalic textBeing a long term fan of AB and enjoying his shared track with John Miles in the album Romanza I am puzzled that there is no mention of this collaboration in the articles on John Miles. Please consider adding this. Was it a "one- off"? Were there related problems? Davjo — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.31.32.74 (talk) 05:22, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
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wrong link to John Miles Jr
editI am not an editor but noticed that at the bottom of the article the link to John Miles Jr goes to the Belgian band Milk Inc. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.164.126.176 (talk) 12:11, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
- Did you read the article on Milk Inc? John Miles Jr. does not have his own article so the link goes to the article for this band, of which he has been an occasional member. Britmax (talk) 12:44, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
Death of John Miles
editHello, for the moment, only Belgian press has announced his death. You can read these links:
- https://www.rtbf.be/info/societe/detail_le-musicien-et-compositeur-britannique-john-miles-est-decede?id=10892476
- https://focus.levif.be/culture/musique/john-miles-music-alan-parsons-project-est-decede/article-news-1499189.html?cookie_check=1638798212
- https://www.dhnet.be/medias/musique/deces-du-musicien-et-compositeur-britannique-john-miles-61adf6a97b50a639dcc7039d
- https://www.lesoir.be/410705/article/2021-12-06/deces-du-musicien-et-compositeur-britannique-john-miles
No more sourcing in other countries... I am not a number (talk) 13:45, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
- I've put a link in the article. Britmax (talk) 14:08, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks. I am not a number (talk) 14:19, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
- There is the official announce by his family on his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/JohnMilesMusicOfficial/posts/235623148674194 I am not a number (talk) 16:24, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks. I am not a number (talk) 14:19, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
More now released. Added bbc Obituary. Probably more in the morning. I have nominated for itn.Davidstewartharvey (talk) 20:20, 6 December 2021 (UTC)
John's passing:
editJohn was one of the most INCREDIBLE artistes that I have regularly worked with! His rendition of 'People', back in the 1970's, was an experience to behold. Sleep well my friend, and thank YOU, for being YOU...Bryan S. 185.42.21.170 (talk) 21:21, 20 December 2021 (UTC)
John Miles first solo single
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Hello I just saw my editing was cancelled and reverted, maybe I did some mistake in editing, still the periods: "Following this, he formed The John Miles Set, with Bob Marshall and Dave Symonds before starting his solo career in 1971. His first single recorded as a solo artist was "Come Away Melinda" in 1972" are not entirely correct as his first solo single came out in September 1970, as you can check here: https://www.45cat.com/record/oas508 or here: https://www.45cat.com/record/oas508 and here https://www.discogs.com/master/329336-John-Miles-Why-Dont-You-Love-Me". "Come Away Melinda" was not his firt single but just his third, I'll try to add his missing Singles on the Discography page. Thanks Northern lights (talk) 18:28, 30 October 2022 (UTC)
The record "Come Away Melinda" was on Orange Records, distributed by Pye Records. Previous Orange Records releases (which included John Miles' earlier records) were on Orange but not distributed by Pye. This is what the article says. Please stop making false claims and backing them up with references that do not support the claim. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.212.137.171 (talk) 02:08, 18 March 2023 (UTC)
Davidstewartharvey: You are the one who disagrees with the reference. The reference does not use the words "through" or "under" when describing the distribution relationship between the two record companies. It does not say what you are trying to claim it says. It's not a matter of what wording I like or don't like. YOU ADDED WORDS THAT ARE NOT IN THE REFERENCE. YOU CHANGED WHAT THE MEANING OF WHAT THE REFERENCE SAYS!!!! Since you still don't get it. I am changing the article to quote directly from the source. That way if you change it you are changing the what the reference says and everyone who reads the article will know. And, by the way, you still do not understand the difference between a singular and a plural. One show, is singular. Two shows is plural. In the English language different verbs are used to distinguish between one thing and two or more things. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.212.137.171 (talk) 08:11, 18 March 2023 (UTC) Deleting FALSE information is not vandalism. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.212.137.171 (talk) 08:30, 18 March 2023 (UTC) Issue resolved. It does not matter whether we agree with the wording that Davidstewartharver used in the article. The wording that Davidstewartharvey used does not agree with the wording in the original reference because Davidstewartharvey changed the meaning. The exact quote has been in the article now for a week. Since he has not tried to change the article again, we will now assume he is capable of understanding that an exact quote from the source is an accurate representation of the meaning and the multiple versions he wrote were WRONG. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.212.137.171 (talk) 17:20, 25 March 2023 (UTC)
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