Category Archives: A Young Person’s Guide

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 →

Posted in A Young Person's Guide | Tagged 1981, 1982, 1988, Compilation Albums, Thompson Twins | 25 Comments

REDUX: A Young Person’s Guide To Associates – “Heart Of Glass”

Posted on August 29, 2019 by postpunkmonk

October 10, 2014 I think I actually first heart The Associates expansive cover of Blondie’s “Heart Of Glass” being played in a club! This was the pre-show disco for some show at Visage in Orlando during the late 80s-early 90s … Continue reading →

Posted in A Young Person's Guide, CD-3 Files, Core Collection, Scots Rock | Tagged 1988, Associates, BillyMacKenzie, Blondie, New Wave Cover Version | 4 Comments

A Young Person’s Guide To “No Man’s Land”

Posted on August 23, 2019 by postpunkmonk

We previously mentioned the only 1981 release by Lene Lovich was the “New Toy” single/EP. It was a single in some territories and an EP in others. Some having four more songs that Stiff Records passed on for the UK. … Continue reading →

Posted in A Young Person's Guide, Core Collection, Records I Used To Own | Tagged 1981, 1982, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2014, DLX RM, Japanese Disc, Lene Lovich, No-Man's Land | 20 Comments

Want List: Stephen Duffy – I Love My Friends DLX RM

Posted on April 24, 2019 by postpunkmonk

A.K.A. – A Young Person’s Guide To “I Love My Friends” Here’s some great news for fans of songwriter Stephen Duffy. His 1997-1998 album “I Love My Friends” is getting a third lease on life. The 1997 issue on Indolent … Continue reading →

Posted in A Young Person's Guide, Core Collection, Want List | Tagged 17, 1997, 1998, 2019, DLX RM, I Love My Friends, Stephen Duffy, You Are | 12 Comments

REDUX: A Young Person’s Guide To: No Wave

Posted on March 21, 2019 by postpunkmonk

August 1, 2014 Various Artists: No Wave US PicDisc LP [1978] U.K. Squeeze: Take Me I’m Yours The Police: Roxanne Joe Jackson: Got The Time Klark Kent: Don’t Care The Secret: I’m Alive The Stranglers: Bring On The Nubiles U.K. … Continue reading →

Posted in A Young Person's Guide, New Wave Compilations | Tagged 1979, A+M Records, No Wave | 7 Comments

REVO Remastering: A Young Person’s Guide To Ultravox [REVO 088]

Posted on February 19, 2019 by postpunkmonk

Ultravox: A Young Person’s Guide To Ultravox 2xCD-R [2018] Disc 1 [Foxx] Satday Night In The City of The Dead Slipaway Wide Boys My Sex Young Savage ROckwrok Fear In The Western World Distant Smile The Man Who Dies Every … Continue reading →

Posted in A Young Person's Guide, Core Collection, Designed By Peter Saville, New Romantic, Scots Rock | Tagged 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1992, 1994, compilation, John Foxx, Midge Ure, Ultravox | 35 Comments

REDUX: A Young Person’s Guide To – DEVO Live

Posted on May 25, 2017 by postpunkmonk

July 10, 2013 Devo: The Warner Bros. Music Show US Promo LP [1980] Whip It Snowball It’s Not Right Girl U Want Planet Earth S.I.B. (Swelling Itching Brain) Secret Agent Man Blockhead Uncontrollable Urge Mongoloid Be Stiff Gates Of Steel … Continue reading →