Category Archives: Assorted Images

Duran Duran’s “Union of The Snake” – Tragic A-Side/Epic B-Side

Posted on June 7, 2023 by postpunkmonk

By 1982, due to the perfect storm of their photogenic appearance and their top of the form music videos at exactly the right moment in time, this would-be cult band [with a lower case “c”] who wanted nothing more than … Continue reading →

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Duran Duran As A Consumer Product In New Life Magazine Special Edition

Posted on November 28, 2022 by postpunkmonk

I was recently shopping in a mass market retail chain [Target] and when queuing to pay, my gaze stopped upon the souvenir Life Magazine special edition. There they were, as bold as life; the Fab Five original lineup of Double … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Heaven 17 – “Let Me Go” UK 12″

Posted on October 27, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Heaven 17: Let Me Go – UK – 12″ [1982] Let Me Go [12″ version] 6:14 Let Me Go [instrumental] 4:54 It was 40 years ago this month when the first single from Heaven 17’s sophomore album was released and … Continue reading →

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When Titans…Collaborate: Malcolm Garrett + Peter Saville Sleeves [part 3]

Posted on October 18, 2022 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] The last post showed Garrett invited to one of Saville’s regular clients on a job that demanded the highest level of thought and accomplishment. The final example of graphic designers Malcolm Garrett and Peter Saville pairing … Continue reading →

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When Titans…Collaborate: Malcolm Garrett + Peter Saville Sleeves [part 2]

Posted on October 17, 2022 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] The last post examined a single that graphic designers Malcolm Garrett and Peter Saville had collaborated on together in 1981 for Duran Duran. Today we’ll examine a more substantial pairing of the two Mancunian designers who … Continue reading →

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When Titans…Collaborate: Malcolm Garrett + Peter Saville Sleeves [part 1]

Posted on October 14, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Manchester was a hotbed of musical influence in the Post-Punk musical environment for sure, but if you’re a graphic designer [raises hand] it was even more influential from the same period. While there were titans of sleeve art prior to … Continue reading →

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Rock G.P.A.: Altered Images [part 3]

Posted on September 26, 2022 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] Side two seemed to get off to a promising start with “Funny Funny Me.” Where else could one heard a song that featured both a rhumba beat and calliope? Clare Grogan swooped and swerved gamely with … Continue reading →

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