Tag Archives: 1980

Crowdsource Alert: Skafish Debut Album Now On Shiny Silver Disc

Posted on August 12, 2019 by

Skafish: Skafish DLX RM US CD [2019] Introduction Joan Fan Club Maybe One Time Obsessions Of You We’ll See A Psychiatrist Romantic Lessons Work Song Guardian Angel Disgracing The Family Name No Liberation Here Take It Out On You Sink … Continue reading →

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Scooped! When Personal CD Projects Get Superseded By Real Labels [part 4]

Posted on July 30, 2019 by

[…continued from last past] So the brief here was to discuss CDs I have made through great effort for my simulated label, that eventually actually get made by real labels. This was a weird phenomenon where there are no easy … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Au Pairs – Diet/It’s Obvious

Posted on June 14, 2019 by

Au Pairs: Diet/It’s Obvious UK 7″ [1980] Diet It’s Obvious Wow, I really remember seeing the debut album by the Au Pairs all over every import bin in town back in late ’81-early ’82. Considering that the band were on … Continue reading →

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REDUX: Want List: The Invaders Singles

Posted on March 25, 2019 by

August 13, 2014 We were discussing the Polydor US compilation “Made In Britain” in the recent comments and though I loved that record from day one, it was not for the early appearance of the Comsat Angels. Rather, my ears … Continue reading →

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REDUX: New Wave Comps: We Do ‘Em Our Way

Posted on March 22, 2019 by

August 5, 2014 Various: We Do ‘Em Our Way UK LP [1980] Sex Pistols: (We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock Devo: Satisfaction (I Can’t Get Me No) The Golant Pistons: Friday On My Mind Sex Pistols: (I’m Not Your) Stepping … Continue reading →

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REVO Remastering: A Young Person’s Guide To Ultravox

Posted on February 19, 2019 by

Ultravox: A Young Person’s Guide To Ultravox 2xCD-R [2018] Disc 1 [Foxx] Satday Night In The City of The Dead Slipaway Wide Boys My Sex Young Savage ROckwrok Fear In The Western World Distant Smile The Man Who Dies Every … Continue reading →

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REDUX: A Young Person’s Guide To: The Dickies – Nights In White Satin

Posted on December 10, 2018 by

July 30, 2014 The Dickies: Nights In White Satin UK 7″ [1979] Nights In White Satin Waterslide [remix] Back in the New Wave era we had a crate load of irreverent, smart-assed cover versions. Cover versions usually follow new genres. … Continue reading →

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