Category Archives: Designed By Peter Saville

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Midge Ure Has A Gift Box Ready For Our Ears

Posted on August 25, 2023 by postpunkmonk

Yow! The “Quartet” ultrabox has barely cooled from shipping [I’ve not started reviewing it yet owing to lack of time] and already the next step in the Midge Ure SDLX reissue program is ready to hit the pavement! In a … Continue reading →

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Giving Into “Temptation” is Easy…

Posted on June 13, 2023 by postpunkmonk

My point of entry to New Order was with the “Movement” album, which got a lot of airplay on WPRK-FM, which I was listening to heavily in 1981! It sounded pretty good, but I don’t think I went all in … Continue reading →

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Ultravox “Quartet” Ultrabox Offers Alternate Look At Their Third Hit Album

Posted on May 31, 2023 by postpunkmonk

Like day follows night we’ve are writing about the Ultravox mothership making moves a day after we featured John Foxx’s latest movement. Now, the “Quartet” ultrabox has been an open secret for some months on the interwebs, but there was … Continue reading →

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Just One More Thing…Ultravox – “Rage In Eden” Steven Wilson 2.0 Remix/Instrumental US 2xCD Acts A Post Script To SDLX Box

Posted on February 16, 2023 by postpunkmonk

Ultravox: Rage In Eden [Steven Wilson Stereo Remix/Instrumental] – US – CD [2022] Disc 1 – Steven Wilson Stereo Remix Disc 2 – Steven Wilson Instrumental Remix A few weeks ago I was starting to get antsy about missing the … Continue reading →

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Ultravox’s “Rage In Eden” Boxed Set Is Two Of A Perfect Pair [part 8]

Posted on February 15, 2023 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] CONCLUSION Fans of “Rage In Eden” have been waiting a while for this box and it’s proved to be quite interesting. I can remember in 2008 when the 2xCD edition came out, following a few years … Continue reading →

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Ultravox’s “Rage In Eden” Boxed Set Is Two Of A Perfect Pair [part 7]

Posted on February 13, 2023 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from this post] DISC 6 – “RAGE IN EDEN” 5.1 WILSON REMIX Given that the multitrack masters for “The Voice” and “I Remember [Death In The Afternoon]” were missing, it was a bonus that remixer Steven Wilson had fallen … Continue reading →

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Gardening By Moonlight “Method In The Madness” Still Not On CD, But It IS A Digital Download

Posted on February 10, 2023 by postpunkmonk

Good news for modern man! One of the earliest obscure but potent albums it was my pleasure to champion in the early days of PPM is once more available, and in digital format. “Method In The Madness” from Gardening By … Continue reading →

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