Category Archives: Records I Used To Own

FINALLY! A DLX RM of Malcolm McLaren’s “Duck Rock,” But You’d Better Own A Turntable…

Posted on May 9, 2023 by postpunkmonk

I’ve grown whiskers waiting for a DLX RM of the great “Duck Rock” album curated by the master trickster Malcolm McLaren and made with musicians who would soon become Trevor Horn’s ZTT Theam [Anne Dudley, Louis Jordan] as well as … Continue reading →

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Want List: B.E.F. “Music For Stowaways” On LP + CD…Finally!

Posted on April 17, 2023 by postpunkmonk

It was some time in February that chatter in the back channels from chasinvictoria and Echorich alerted me to the fact that the famous B.E.F. tape-only album “Music For Stowaways” was coming to both the PVC disc and the silver … Continue reading →

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Landscape Are Preparing Comprehensive Boxed Set Of God With “Landscape-A-Go-Go”

Posted on January 19, 2023 by postpunkmonk

Last week I received an email from commenter Richard Anvil who managed to strike gold in his internet travels. We share many music obsessions and the great Technopop band Landscape was among them. He ran across a current Landscape website … Continue reading →

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How In The Hell Did I Ever Own: Wham! U.K. – “Fantastic?”

Posted on January 9, 2023 by postpunkmonk

I’m the first to admit it: I’m hardly the hippest one in the room! I’ve made mistakes and musical gaffes that I can look back on and wonder, “what was I thinking, there?” Growing up I just soaked up US … Continue reading →

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Record Review: The Chameleons – “What Does Anything Mean? Basically” UK CD [part 2]

Posted on April 16, 2021 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] Was there ever a Post-Punk title more appropriate than “Looking Inwardly?” The music, more than lived up to the promise in such a moniker with cascades of drums and guitars building to powerful crescendos as Burgess, … Continue reading →

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JAPAN Ultrabox of “Quiet Life” Finally Scheduled for March 2021

Posted on January 15, 2021 by postpunkmonk

For over a year now, advance word had been leaking out about a Boxed Set Of God version of JAPAN’s crucial “Quiet Life” album of game-changing import. Beginning in late 2019 and pointing to an early 2020 release date; the … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Berlin – Pleasure Victim DLX RM US CD – Another Rubellan Triumph [part 2]

Posted on October 7, 2020 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] After enduring “Sex [I’m a…]” then the album picks up the level of achievement considerably with a strong “side two.” “Masquerade” has always been my go-to Berlin song. From the pen of guitarist Chris Ruiz-Velasco, it … Continue reading →

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