1995 was the year Richey Edwards, rhythm guitarist for the Manic Street Preachers disappeared, never to be seen again. Whilst the band was never one of my favourites, Richey’s disappearance is something I have never forgotten.
Musically speaking, it was a great year in the UK. Britpop was alive and kicking with the rivalry between Oasis and Blur, and both bands had best-selling albums on the charts. Oasis with (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? and Blur with The Great Escape.
As much as I liked both albums, my choice of song is by another English band.
Just by Radiohead, from their brilliant album The Bends, which blew me away.
Released in March of that year, it was only the second studio album by the band.
A bit of trivia, Radiohead singer Thom Yorke is from Wellinborough, Northamptonshire. Same place Peter Murphy is from.
Alannah Murphy is a former rock musician turned writer, currently working on a rock'n'roll novel set in London. 
Blur was always more of a big city band, whilst I can see how Oasis may have had a broader appeal. I preferred Oasis myself, though I listened to both bands. I love the fact you have a casette collection!
I remember this one!
In Midwest nowhere USA Oasis was more popular than Blur. Oasis got regular radio rotation but Blur was mainly just on MTV & MTV2. I have Oasis on cassette still, in fact (yes, I still have my cassette collection… can’t bear to throw it out!) I was all about Soul Asylum back in ’95 though. I thought David Pirner was the hottest thing alive, LOL!
Don’t think I’ve ever heard this song before.
I have no idea if it made it up the charts in America, think the US was still busy with their grunge revolution that this may have passed them by…
Did they ever find out what happened to Richey Edwards?
No, he was declared dead in 2008, but no body was ever found. Sad really, as it’s pretty certain he committed suicide…