Category Archives: The Great B-Sides

Record Review: Billy MacKenzie – Wild Is The Wind EP

Posted on April 10, 2017 by postpunkmonk

Billy MacKenzie: Wild Is The Wind UK CD5 [2001] Wild Is the Wind 3:56 Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth 3:07 Baltimore 7:40 Give Me Time [version] 9:00 It was only after being a rabid Billy MacKenzie fan for … Continue reading →

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Record Review: The Human League – Holiday ’80

Posted on September 6, 2016 by postpunkmonk

The Human League: Holiday ’80 JPN EP [1981] Marianne Dancevision Toyota City [long] Rock ‘N’ Roll/Nightclubbing Being Boiled 1981 was when The Human League got a death-grip on my cerebellum when after knowing about this band for almost two years, … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Nitzer Ebb – Shame

Posted on September 1, 2016 by postpunkmonk

Nitzer Ebb: Shame GER CD5 [1989] Shame [Mix no. 1] Captivate [Mix no. 6] Backlash [Mix no. 4] I first heard Essex EBM monsters Nitzer Ebb as I did much music in the 1980s; on the airwaves of MTV. A portion … Continue reading →

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The Case For “Paths + Angles”

Posted on July 20, 2016 by postpunkmonk

Ultravox: The Voice UK  7″ [1981] The Voice [7″ edit] Paths + Angles I was sort of late to the game on collecting Ultravox B-sides. It was not until late 1982 when I ran across the Japanese compilation LP of largely … Continue reading →

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The Great B-Sides: Elvis Costello – Just A Memory

Posted on July 16, 2014 by postpunkmonk

A big chunk of what makes me the person that I am is that I eventually learned about the ins and outs of record collecting, though it was an arduous trek on my own in the wilderness with no other … Continue reading →

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