Category Archives: Those First Impressions

Scooped! When Personal CD Projects Get Superseded By Real Labels [part 1]

Posted on July 25, 2019 by postpunkmonk

For anyone reading this who hasn’t been hanging around for nine years or more, I took the name Post-Punk Monk for blogging when my friend saw an elaborate boxed set of god® that I had made. He likened the one-man … Continue reading →

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Those First Impressions: Visage Debut Single

Posted on February 9, 2017 by postpunkmonk

Visage: Tar UK 7″ [1979] Tar [7″ version] Frequency 7 With a dive into the 7 disc CDX edition of the Visage “Wild Life” compilation/box looming large in the very near future, I felt that it was imperative to make this … Continue reading →

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REDUX: Those First Impressions – Wall Of Voodoo EP

Posted on July 4, 2014 by postpunkmonk

August 2, 2012 Wall Of Voodoo: Wall Of Voodoo US EP [1980] Longarm The Passenger Can’t Make Love Struggle Ring Of Fire Granma’s House This morning I was listening to Stan Ridgeway’s first solo album, and it got me thinking … Continue reading →

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Those First Impressions: The Police – Fall Out

Posted on February 25, 2013 by postpunkmonk

The Police: Fall Out UK 7″ [1977] Fall Out Nothing Achieving The debut single by The Police was nothing that I ever concerned myself with back in the day. I came gradually to admire the band, to the point that … Continue reading →

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Those REALLY First Impressions: Vice Versa [ABC]

Posted on November 19, 2012 by postpunkmonk

Vice Versa: Music 4 EP UK7″ [1979] New Girls Neutrons Science Fact Riot Squad Camille Yumpin yiminy…! Against all odds I am now listening to my very own copy of Vice Versa’s  “Music 4” EP, not that I ever held … Continue reading →

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Those First Impressions: Wall Of Voodoo – EP

Posted on August 2, 2012 by postpunkmonk

Wall Of Voodoo: Wall Of Voodoo US EP [1980] Longarm The Passenger Can’t Make Love Struggle Ring Of Fire Granma’s House This morning I was listening to Stan Ridgeway’s first solo album, and it got me thinking about how I … Continue reading →

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