Category Archives: Remastering

The grit and details of my hobby of digitally remastering from vinyl are discussed here.

REVO Remastering: China Crisis – Docklands [REVO 042]

Posted on April 1, 2013 by postpunkmonk

China Crisis: Docklands BSOG CD/DVD [2007] DISC 1 African & White [ext. remix ver.] Be Suspicious Scream Down At Me Cucumber Garden [ext. ver.] 
No More Blue Horizons [Fool Fool Fool] [ext. ver.] No Ordinary Lover Watching Over Burning Fields … Continue reading →

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Remastering: Fashiøn – Re-Fabrication

Posted on January 22, 2013 by postpunkmonk

I first heard the Birmingham New Wave group Fashiøn while still at my high school. My high school had a radio station and of course I was drawn to that. The station manager for our 10 watt station dutifully wrote … Continue reading →

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REVO Remastering: Fiction Factory – Ephemeral [REVO 035]

Posted on January 7, 2013 by postpunkmonk

Fiction Factory – Ephemeral CD [2006] Ghost of Love [ext. ver.] 
The Other Side of Grey 
Old Game, Blue Flame 
Everyone But You This Is 
All Or Nothing [ext. ver.] 
Dreaming of Someone 
Not the Only One [ext. mix] 
Let … Continue reading →

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ABC : Boxed Set of God, Jr. In Planning Stages

Posted on December 10, 2012 by postpunkmonk

When a friend recently sent me discs of the early Vice Versa records from ’79-’80 it was an event to trigger one of my increasingly infrequent BSOGs, or “boxed sets of god.” This time handling the career breadth of Sheffield’s … Continue reading →

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Want List: Blue Nile DLX RMs

Posted on November 9, 2012 by postpunkmonk

It goes without saying that I’ve probably waxed eloquent about Scottish band The Blue Nile on at least one or two other occasions. Well, here’s another time because six days ago I received an email in my in-box from The … Continue reading →

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REVO Remastering: Spandau Ballet – Canon boxed set [REVO 045]

Posted on September 19, 2012 by postpunkmonk

Ah yes. Spandau Ballet. The runt of the New Romantic litter, as it were. They had nowhere near the musicianship of labelmates Ultravox or contemporaries Visage. And they long dwelled in the shadow of their rivals, Duran Duran.  Hell, I’m … Continue reading →

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Want List: New Blow Monkeys DLX RMs

Posted on September 18, 2012 by postpunkmonk

Here’s a happy coincicdence. I was just enjoying “Atomic Lullabies” last week, the 2xCD “best of” by The Blow Monkeys that contains a delightful second disc of B-sides. I was noticing how the band’s sound changed through each album, cutting a … Continue reading →

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