Tag Archives: 12″ single

Want List: OMD Get ‘Physical’ On “Bauhaus Staircase”

Posted on September 8, 2023 by postpunkmonk

Yesterday we got the email from OMD over a fortnight on from the announcement of their new single “Bauhaus Staircase.” And it was a surprise. While “Bauhaus Staircase” has been available as a DL or streaming event for some time, … Continue reading →

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A Young Person’s Guide To Pet Shop Boys – “Always On My Mind”

Posted on August 24, 2023 by postpunkmonk

I was all-in on Pet Shop Boys by the point that anyone else would be. I hadn’t heard them until “West End Girls” was released in its second recording on EMI on 1985 and managed to make the duo one … Continue reading →

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Giving Into “Temptation” is Easy…

Posted on June 13, 2023 by postpunkmonk

My point of entry to New Order was with the “Movement” album, which got a lot of airplay on WPRK-FM, which I was listening to heavily in 1981! It sounded pretty good, but I don’t think I went all in … Continue reading →

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Those First Impressions: Yello – “I.T. Splash” Yellow Vinyl 12″ Reissue

Posted on January 10, 2023 by postpunkmonk

I’ve loved Yello since that fateful night in 1980 when I heard their debut Ralph Records single on WUSF-FM. They were a college radio station with a Friday night New Wave show that I could barely receive on my stereo, … Continue reading →

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Want List: Building That Pete Shelley Rarities Disc

Posted on July 12, 2022 by postpunkmonk

I’ve been steadily building up the Pete Shelley collection for 41 years now! Even before his death in 2018, I was hoping that I’d soon have the pieces to compile a REVO collection of his rarities. I think I’m about … Continue reading →

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Record Review: EBN-OZN – “AEIOU [Sometimes Y]” US 12″

Posted on May 19, 2022 by postpunkmonk

By early 1983, MTV was a vector of infection for lots of “New Music” as it was being called in the media. There was a lot of synthetic, Dance Music being bandied about with bands getting a leg up on … Continue reading →

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Romanelli’s “Connecting Flight” Album United Technopop and…Helen Reddy?

Posted on March 14, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Romanelli: Connecting Flight – US – LP [1982] Departure [Part I + II] Chain Reaction Pulse The Other Side Of Time Connecting Flight Imagination Passion [Part I, II III, IV] Back in 1982, I happened across this album at the … Continue reading →

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