Category Archives: Designed By Peter Saville

A New Record Store In Asheville: Records in the RAD, Delights

Posted on February 7, 2023 by postpunkmonk

Asheville got a new record store last spring when Records In The RAD opened near Wedge Brewing in Asheville’s River Arts District. As we have been working hard on a household task for some weeks now, and it finally finished … Continue reading →

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Ultravox “Rage In Eden” Ultrabox Review Wrapup Will Be Another Week Later

Posted on February 5, 2023 by postpunkmonk

I’m just sick about this, but another weekend has come and gone without the ability to play the 5.1 mix of “Rage In Eden” at decent volume on the living room system and take some critical notes over about two … Continue reading →

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Want List: OMD’s 40th Anniversary ‘Dazzle Ships’ Gives Another Chance For The World To Catch Up

Posted on February 2, 2023 by postpunkmonk

Note: We’ve interrupted the “Rage In Eden” ultrabox thread today because we still have not had the time to listen carefully to the 5.1 mix of the album in detail. Let’s hope for that after this next weekend. In the … Continue reading →

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Ultravox’s “Rage In Eden” Boxed Set Is Two Of A Perfect Pair [part 6]

Posted on February 1, 2023 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from past post] LIVE @ HAMMERSMITH ODEON 1981 CD2 The next set of tunes here were almost preordained as the band bit into the three song suite that capped their “Rage In Eden” disc. The way these songs flowed, … Continue reading →

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Ultravox’s “Rage In Eden” Boxed Set Is Two Of A Perfect Pair [part 5]

Posted on January 31, 2023 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from past post] LIVE @ HAMMERSMITH ODEON 1981 CD1 The fourth CD in the box got to what was the main reason why I am vulnerable to a box that will represent the 9th time I buy an album … Continue reading →

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Ultravox’s “Rage In Eden” Boxed Set Is Two Of A Perfect Pair [part 4]

Posted on January 30, 2023 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from this post] SINGLES, B-SIDES + RARITIES [CONT.] The rest of disc three was comprised of glimpses of mostly familiar material in its formative stages. First up were a series of loose cassette rehearsals where the kinks in the … Continue reading →

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Ultravox’s “Rage In Eden” Boxed Set Is Two Of A Perfect Pair [part 3]

Posted on January 27, 2023 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] STEVEN WILSON 2.0 MIX [CONT.] So we were diving into Disc 2 of the “Rage In Eden” ultrabox. The famous ending to the album was the stark and uncompromising “You Name [Has Slipped My Mind Again].” … Continue reading →

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