Tag Archives: 1982

Record Review: Trees – Sleep Convention DLX RM [part 4]

Posted on May 22, 2019 by

[…continued from last post] One of the delights of this CD is not only the sterling album itself reaching our ears on a sliver platter, but the generous abundance of bonus material that more than doubles the number of tracks … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Trees – Sleep Convention DLX RM [part 3]

Posted on May 21, 2019 by

[…continued from last post] As usual, side two track one, was another of the potential singles that should have been burning up the charts of stations beyond WLIR-FM or KROQ-FM. “11:00 A.M.” was one of the songs that in demo … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Trees – Sleep Convention DLX RM [part 2]

Posted on May 17, 2019 by

[…continued from last post] This CD had all ten tunes from “Sleep Convention,” but upped the stakes to include two alternate takes of two album tracks as well as the ten songs that would have been on his sophomore album. … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Trees – Sleep Convention DLX RM [part 1]

Posted on May 16, 2019 by

Trees: Sleep Convention DLX RM US CD [2018] Come Back Shock Of The New Delta Sleep No Stranger Midnight In America 11:00 A.M. Wildwood India Gotta Moon Red Car Come Back (Alternate Version) 11:00 A.M. (Alternate Version) Fire Never Believe … Continue reading →

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Mark Hollis: 1955-2019 [part 1]

Posted on March 7, 2019 by

I have to admit that I was never a card-carrying Talk Talk megafan, but when I heard that Mark Hollis had died last Monday at just 64 it struck a chord with me. Not the least of which was how … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Simple Minds “New Gold Dream” Boxed Set Of God [part 5]

Posted on March 5, 2019 by

DISC 6 | Alternative Mixes, Roughs + Demos […continued from last post] The final disc was a revisit of the DVD-A that came out in 2005. I was lucky enough to have gotten a copy back then even though 5.1 … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Simple Minds “New Gold Dream” Boxed Set Of God [part 4]

Posted on February 28, 2019 by

DISC 5 | Alternative Mixes, Roughs + Demos […continued from last post] The fifth disc is why these Super Deluxe Boxed Sets can be so interesting to fans who would put an album like “New Gold Dream [81, 82, 83, … Continue reading →

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