Category Archives: New Romantic

When John Foxx Met Zeus B. Held…40 Years Later In Pair Of LPs

Posted on June 14, 2023 by postpunkmonk

I was just having a moan about how I still need to pre-order the Ultravox “Quartet”ultrabox while it’s there to be had, and the next thing I knew, it’s time for yet more John Foxx material this year! Keeping 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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REVO Remastering: New Wave Comp – Blitz! [REVO 098]

Posted on April 11, 2023 by postpunkmonk

It took me 40 years, but in 2021, I finally made a CD of one of my favorite New Wave Compilation Albums: RCA’s “Blitz!” Way back in the New Wave era the record labels had a problem. That problem was … Continue reading →

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Landscape Career Box “Landscape-A-Go-Go” Now Ready For Launch On July 21st

Posted on March 23, 2023 by postpunkmonk

In January we teased the first notice of the upcoming Landscape ultrabox without too much to know about it, other than the general gist of it, and since then we’ve had comments on that post from band member John L. … Continue reading →

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Record Shopping Road Trip: Akron Ohio – 2023 – The Bomb Shelter

Posted on March 7, 2023 by postpunkmonk

During in the last week of February, we actually traveled to Akron, Ohio to visit family. We had not been there [or really, anywhere] since the pandemic but with 91-year old in-laws, no longer making the yearly pilgrimage to Florida … 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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