Tag Archives: 1981

A Young Person’s Guide To: The Human League – Fascination! US EP

Posted on December 3, 2019 by postpunkmonk

The Human League: Fascination! US EP [1983] [Keep Feeling] Fascination [extended] 4:56 Mirror Man 3:48 Hard Times 4:54 I Love You Too Much [version 1] 3:18 You Remind Me Of Gold 3:35 [Keep Feeling] Fascination [improvisation] 6:12 I realized by … Continue reading →

Posted in A Young Person's Guide, Core Collection, Record Review, Want List | Tagged 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 2012, CD-3, Dare, DLX CD, EP, Fascination, Human League | 59 Comments

A Young Person’s Guide To: Thompson Twins – In The Name Of Love US LP/CD

Posted on November 12, 2019 by postpunkmonk

I first heard Thompson Twins like most “hip” Americans. In the summer of 1982 I was hearing “In The Name Of Love” a lot on college radio. The single would go on to be the Billboard “dance single” of the … Continue reading →

Posted in A Young Person's Guide | Tagged 1981, 1982, 1988, Compilation Albums, Thompson Twins | 21 Comments

REDUX: Labor Day Special – Bow Wow Wow – W.O.R.K.

Posted on September 2, 2019 by postpunkmonk

September 1, 2014 Bow Wow Wow: W.O.R.K. UK 12″ [1981] W.O.R.K. (N.O. Nah No! No! My Daddy Don’t) [12″ remix] C-30, C-60, C-90 Anda! I remember where I first heard Bow Wow Wow; on RCA’s “Blitz” compilation. I later received … Continue reading →

Posted in Blast From The Past, Record Review | Tagged 1981, Bow Wow Wow | 1 Comment

Record Review: That First Taste Of Soft Cell Courtesy Of Flexipop

Posted on August 28, 2019 by postpunkmonk

Soft Cell/B. Movie: Metro Mr. X/Remembrance Day UK FLEXI [1981] Metro Mr. X [Soft Cell] Remembrance Day [B. Movie] When I was a college freshman, I spent a lot of time in the library, soaking up exotic periodicals like Billboard … Continue reading →

Posted in New Romantic, Record Review | Tagged 1981, B-Movie, Flexipop, Soft Cell, Some Bizarre | 2 Comments

A Young Person’s Guide To “No Man’s Land”

Posted on August 23, 2019 by postpunkmonk

We previously mentioned the only 1981 release by Lene Lovich was the “New Toy” single/EP. It was a single in some territories and an EP in others. Some having four more songs that Stiff Records passed on for the UK. … Continue reading →

Posted in A Young Person's Guide, Core Collection, Records I Used To Own | Tagged 1981, 1982, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2014, DLX RM, Japanese Disc, Lene Lovich, No-Man's Land | 20 Comments

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 When Personal CD Projects Get Superseded By Real Labels [part 4]

Posted on July 30, 2019 by postpunkmonk

[…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 →