Category Archives: Record Collecting

Rock GPA: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark [part 26]

Posted on January 10, 2018 by postpunkmonk

[continued from last post] I was just ready to graduate with my Bachelor’s degree in December of 1985. One of my friends I’d met in college who was also in the Graphic Design program was an interesting guy named Jim … Continue reading →

Posted in Concert Review, Core Collection, Mid-80s Malaise, Rock GPA, The Great Record Stores | Tagged 1985, Crush, Live Concerts, OMD | 2 Comments

Ron Kane: 1958-2017 [part 2]

Posted on December 1, 2017 by postpunkmonk

Ron was a guy I met due to the pleasures of meeting another long-standing friend of mine in 1985. Someone who did live in my city, so I quickly became fast friends with Mr. Brian Ware. Brian caught my classified … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Collecting | Tagged obituary, Ron Kane | 11 Comments

Ron Kane: 1958-2017 [part 1]

Posted on November 30, 2017 by postpunkmonk

Terrible news for me today. It was during lunch that I learned that Ron “The Man” Kane had died earlier this morning. I was all set to visit him for the last time tomorrow but it was not meant to … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Collecting | Tagged obituary, Ron Kane | 15 Comments

First Record Show In Over Four Years Disappoints

Posted on October 17, 2017 by postpunkmonk

Let’s take a break before yet more OMD posts. Other things have been happening and one of the that merited commentary was the first record show in my sleepy town in over four years. Just like the last one, this … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Collecting | Tagged 1981, Bill Nelson, Midge Ure, Record Show | 6 Comments

Selection Isn’t Everything!

Posted on July 11, 2017 by postpunkmonk

On Sunday afternoon, my wife and I were dropping some household items off at Brother Wolf Animal Rescue that we no longer needed. After doing that, and buying a few items in their thrift store, we ambled across the street … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Record Collecting | Tagged 2017 | 1 Comment

I Miss Singles

Posted on May 17, 2017 by postpunkmonk

I call myself the Post-Punk Monk. Mainly due to my interest in the dramatic explosion of creativity in music during the ’78-’83 period. It’s primarily for this reason that I spend more time gazing in the rear view mirror of … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Collecting | Tagged import singles | 16 Comments

The Bygone Era of Mail Order Record Sales

Posted on December 9, 2016 by postpunkmonk

So I’ve always been obsessed with buying the round, spinning things that sounded wonderful. The first time I went into a record store specifically to buy a record, I was seven years old. By the time I was in junior … Continue reading →