Category Archives: BSOG

All about my Boxed Sets Of God – the best boxed sets that money can’t buy.

Want List: Red Noise Boxed Set Posits The Unimaginable Overstimulation Of “Sound On Sound” In Surround Sound

Posted on June 17, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Gloryoski! When It rains, it pours! So many new releases to desire …and so little money to buy them. Here we are in the midst of re-flooring our modest home, and far more work than that as there are many … Continue reading →

Posted in 5.1, BSOG, Core Collection, Want List | Tagged 5.1, Bill Nelson, BSOG, Cherry Red, Red Noise | 18 Comments

Want List: Long Time Coming Blondie BSOG Revisits Band’s “Classic” Era

Posted on June 14, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Last week the big news was the long-awaited Blondie boxed set of god was finally announced for pre-0rder. But we’d just begun a dive into the Paul Haig box, then there was the death of Julee Cruise which couldn’t wait, … Continue reading →

Posted in BSOG, Core Collection, Want List | Tagged 2022, Blondie, boxed set, Colored Vinyl, music rarities | 33 Comments

Record Review: Paul Haig’s “The Warp Of Pure Fun” Boxed Set Shows That He Should Have Ruled The Mid-80s [part 4]

Posted on June 13, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Disc four was a fascinating live album from a Japanese radio session for broadcast at the Laforet Museum in Harajuku in 1985 from the normally reluctant gigger where Haig performed in a Les Disques Du Crépuscule package tour with Anna … Continue reading →

Posted in BSOG, Designed By Peter Saville, Live Music, Record Review, Scots Rock | Tagged 1985, 1986, 2021, Alan Rankine, Les Disques Du Crepuscule, live album, Paul Haig | 2 Comments

Record Review: Paul Haig’s “The Warp Of Pure Fun” Boxed Set Shows That He Should Have Ruled The Mid-80s [part 3]

Posted on June 9, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Disc three was a dive into the 12″ remixes both released and not released from “The Warp Of Pure Fun.” I actually had two of these tracks already in the Record Cell thanks to owning Les Disques Du Crépuscule compilations … Continue reading →

Posted in BSOG, Record Review, Scots Rock | Tagged 1985, 2021, Alan Rankine, Les Disques Du Crepuscule, Man Parrish, Mantronix, Paul Haig | Leave a comment

Record Review: Paul Haig’s “The Warp Of Pure Fun” Boxed Set Shows That He Should Have Ruled The Mid-80s [part 2]

Posted on June 8, 2022 by postpunkmonk

“The Warp Of Pure Fun” was not always the second Paul Haig solo album. In the ’83-’84 period before “Warp” was recorded, he and producer Alan Rankine were recording what was to be the “lost” second album while Island Records … Continue reading →

Posted in BSOG, Record Review, Scots Rock | Tagged 1985, 2021, Alan Rankine, Les Disques Du Crepuscule, Paul Haig | Leave a comment

Record Review: Paul Haig’s “The Warp Of Pure Fun” Boxed Set Shows That He Should Have Ruled The Mid-80s [part 1]

Posted on June 7, 2022 by postpunkmonk

It was eight months ago when I was trumpeting the arrival of an ultrabox of Paul Haig’s “The Warp Of Pure Fun” and there’s no shortage of items on my want list but this one was a rarity in that … Continue reading →

Posted in BSOG, Record Review, Scots Rock | Tagged 1985, 2021, Alan Rankine, Cabaret Voltaire, Les Disques Du Crepuscule, Paul Haig | 2 Comments

Billy MacKenzie’s “Satellite Life” Box With Steve Aungle, Stands As His Definitive Late Statement [part 4]

Posted on April 22, 2022 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] Careful Curation So we’re certain that the music on the triple-fold digipak is excellent, but the package as a whole also meets that standard. The edition comes with a 24 page booklet with careful liner notes … Continue reading →