Category Archives: A Young Person’s Guide

A Young Person’s Guide To “Say The Word”

Posted on July 20, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Today we’ll look at the North American single by Arcadia that came out after “So Red the Rose” and was a rare example of Arcadia [on EMI and Capitol worldwide] being farmed out to do soundtrack duty on a rival … Continue reading →

Posted in A Young Person's Guide, Core Collection, Record Review | Tagged 1986, Arcadia, Nick Rhodes, Simon LeBon, soundtrack | 12 Comments

A Young Person’s Guide To: Roxy Music – Manifesto

Posted on August 12, 2021 by postpunkmonk

It was 1982 and I had already owned “Flesh + Blood” since its release. That was my first Roxy Music album. In the summer of 1982, I bought “Avalon” and the next obvious step was buying “Manifesto,” the first of … Continue reading →

Posted in A Young Person's Guide, Buried Treasures, Core Collection | Tagged 1979, 1984, 2012, Manifesto, Roxy Music | 16 Comments

A Young Person’s Guide To: Bryan Ferry – Mamouna

Posted on February 12, 2021 by postpunkmonk

The “Mamouna” era of Bryan Ferry was pretty significant for me. I loved the album which saw the first of several times going forward that Brian Eno was up to working with Bryan Ferry again. In late 1994, my friend … Continue reading →

Posted in A Young Person's Guide, Core Collection, Record Review | Tagged 1994, 1995, Bryan Ferry, CD singles, Japan | 10 Comments

A Young Person’s Guide To Shock’s “Angel Face”

Posted on January 22, 2021 by postpunkmonk

I posted a brief “Song of the Day” post on Shock’s “Angel Face” way back at the dawn of this blog, and now that I finally got the 12″ single of the electro classic, as well as the 2010 remix … Continue reading →

Posted in A Young Person's Guide, New Romantic, New Wave Compilations, Record Review, The Great B-Sides | Tagged 12" remix, 1980, Angel Face, Shock | 10 Comments

A Young Person’s Guide To: The Human League – Fascination! US EP

Posted on December 3, 2019 by postpunkmonk

The Human League: Fascination! US EP [1983] [Keep Feeling] Fascination [extended] 4:56 Mirror Man 3:48 Hard Times 4:54 I Love You Too Much [version 1] 3:18 You Remind Me Of Gold 3:35 [Keep Feeling] Fascination [improvisation] 6:12 I realized by … Continue reading →

Posted in A Young Person's Guide, Core Collection, Record Review | Tagged 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 2012, CD-3, Dare, DLX CD, EP, Fascination, Human League | 59 Comments

Just How Many Roxy Music Compilations DO I Own, Anyway?

Posted on November 22, 2019 by postpunkmonk

Until 30 minutes ago, I had no idea what I was going to blog about. As I sometimes do, I headed over to my collection in Discogs.com and hit the “random item” button [sort of like the one on the … Continue reading →

Posted in A Young Person's Guide, Designed By Peter Saville, Uncategorized | Tagged 1977, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2012, Bryan Ferry, compilation, Roxy Music | 29 Comments

A Young Person’s Guide To: Thompson Twins – In The Name Of Love US LP/CD

Posted on November 12, 2019 by postpunkmonk

I first heard Thompson Twins like most “hip” Americans. In the summer of 1982 I was hearing “In The Name Of Love” a lot on college radio. The single would go on to be the Billboard “dance single” of the … Continue reading →