Category Archives: Designed By Peter Saville

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Want List: Ultravox “Rage In Eden” Ultrabox Coming for Album’s 41st Anniversary

Posted on July 28, 2022 by postpunkmonk

In the biggest open secret for some months, Ultravox’s much-mooted “Rage In Eden” ultrabox was finally announced today in an official capacity. Rogue retailers in Europe had played their hands early last year which must have vexed the minds at … Continue reading →

Posted in 5.1, BSOG, Core Collection, Designed By Peter Saville, DVD, Live Music, New Romantic, Scots Rock, The Great B-Sides, Want List | Tagged 1981, 2022, boxed set, clear vinyl, Conny Plank, Steven Wilson, Ultravox | 14 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

Want List: Midge Ure Delivers Mystic + Soulful Photos “In A Picture Frame”

Posted on November 15, 2021 by postpunkmonk

Word of this came over the transom just days after our last posting on Midge Ure’s new single and US tour. Not wanting to double dip so heedlessly, I waited until we were closer to publication day to mention the … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Designed By Peter Saville, New Romantic, Scots Rock | Tagged 2021, Book, Midge Ure | 7 Comments

REDUX: Scarcity vs. Ubiquity: The Rise And Fall Of Synthpop [part 3]

Posted on November 10, 2021 by postpunkmonk

July 1, 2015 With UK technopop experiencing a meteoric rise in the years 1979-80, the next year was a watershed for the sound. Big changes were underfoot. OMD dropped their third album and it was filled with experimental elements like … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Designed By Peter Saville, Uncategorized | Tagged 1978, 1981, Kraftwerk, OMD, Ultravox | 3 Comments

REDUX: Scarcity vs. Ubiquity: The Rise And Fall Of Synthpop [part 2]

Posted on November 9, 2021 by postpunkmonk

June 30, 2015 Gary Numan had made one album as the sci-fi punk band Tubeway Army in 1978. It was full of chugging guitars and even the same Philip K. Dick lyric references [“Listen To The Sirens” opens with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Designed By Peter Saville, Uncategorized | Tagged 1979, Gary Numan, OMD | Leave a comment

Want List: OMD Celebrate “Architecture + Morality’s” 40th Anniversary With Something Besides A Boxed Set Album Reissue

Posted on September 7, 2021 by postpunkmonk

I had certain plans for today’s post, but that flew out of the window when I caught wind of an upcoming release from OMD, which was apparently released to social media last Friday! Sure, sure. I’ve been on the OMD … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Designed By Peter Saville, Want List | Tagged 1981, 2021, 40th Anniversary, Colored Vinyl, OMD | 12 Comments

Ben Kelly + Eugene Schlumberger’s “Haçienda Landscapes” Art Book Is Crowdsourcing Now…Act Fast

Posted on June 21, 2021 by postpunkmonk

Last week I received a contact form email from Darren Wall, a graphic designer who is currently art directing a book that has a lot of resonance with me. It seemed that industrial designer Ben Kelly was collaborating with photographer … Continue reading →