Category Archives: Scots Rock

It does seem that the best bands are Scottish. Why I can’t say. It just is.

Sometimes, Not Buying Records Is A Bit Boring

Posted on May 21, 2020 by

Yes, yes, yes. I know I have been trying, year over year to spend less on music and enjoy what I have more than obsessing over what I don’t yet have. This year I’ve really been holding expenses to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Deadpan Women, New Romantic, Record Collecting, Scots Rock | Tagged | 8 Comments

Now Simple Minds Are Getting The Big Book Treatment

Posted on April 8, 2020 by

With everything up in the air I have had little time for blogging as I am negotiating working from home, but at least I still have a job. Hopefully you do too! The job of Simple Minds is normally to … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Mid-80s Malaise, New Romantic, Scots Rock, Want List | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

Cherry Red Unleashes BSOG [Boxed Set Of God…] From The Revillos

Posted on March 6, 2020 by

Fall down the Visage DLX RM rabbit hole, miss a few lunch hours due to extenuating circumstances, and the world… she keeps on spinning. At least three weeks ago commenter Nick A dropped me a line to let me know that … Continue reading →

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Visage Deluxe Week Commences With A Trio Of DLX RMs From Rubellan Remasters [pt. 6]

Posted on March 4, 2020 by

[…continued from previous post] Back in 2013, to herald the second [actually, third] coming of Visage, the great B-side “Frequency 7” was dusted off and reissued as a DL and CD-R. Two new mixes accompanied it, but the experience was … Continue reading →

Posted in Buried Treasures, Core Collection, Designed By Peter Saville, New Romantic, Record Review, Scots Rock | Tagged , , , , , | 9 Comments

Visage Deluxe Week Commences With A Trio Of DLX RMs From Rubellan Remasters [pt. 3]

Posted on February 27, 2020 by

While I’ll bet the first Visage CD has been continuously in print in one form or another, since 1982, the second album was always a title I associate with scarcity. While I found out by the mid-late 80s that there … Continue reading →

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Visage Deluxe Week Commences With A Trio Of DLX RMs From Rubellan Remasters [pt. 2]

Posted on February 26, 2020 by

[…continued from last post] One last look at the sonics of this mastering before we get to the content. As we can see from the waveforms of the intro to the song “Visage” below, the bass frequencies surrounding the kick … Continue reading →

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Visage Deluxe Week Commences With A Trio Of DLX RMs From Rubellan Remasters [pt. 1]

Posted on February 25, 2020 by

It was many months ago when I first wrote about the DLX RM of the Visage debut album; an event a long time in coming. I bought my copy from the label, Rubellan Remasters a few months after that and … Continue reading →

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