Tag Archives: 1982

Associates “Sulk” Ultrabox Aims For Excess…As Ever [part 1]

Posted on August 15, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Last week, the 40th Anniversary boxed set for Associates sumptuously heady “Sulk” arrived in my mail box and I’ve not yet been able to get past disc one, but we aim to dive deep into this classic right now, in … Continue reading →

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Want List: Classix Nouveaux – The Liberty Recordings 1981 – 1983 UK Box

Posted on July 27, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Commenter JT opened a can of worm s yesterday with his citing of Classix Nouveaux as perhaps the quintessential New Romantic band. I remember reading about them when their eponymous album was released in America in 1981. I also recall … Continue reading →

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REDUX: Record Review: November Group

Posted on July 25, 2022 by postpunkmonk

January 7, 2016 November Group: November Group US EP [1982] Shake It Off Flatland Pictures Of The Homeland We Dance The popular Front How I remember mail order ads for this EP in the back pages of Trouser Press back … Continue reading →

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Peter Godwin’s “Correspondence” Crosses Digital Rubicon with “Dance Emotions” To Follow On Friday

Posted on July 5, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Peter Godwin: Correspondence – STR – DL [2022] Baby’s In The Mountains 4:11 The Art Of Love 4:54 Window Shopping 3:10 Soul To Soul 5:36 Young Pleasure 4:25 The Dancer 3:43 Correspondence 3:34 Over Twenty One 3:08 Soul Of Love … Continue reading →

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A Tale Of Two WOMADs: Classic 1982 Performances At 1st WOMAD Festival Coming To CD/LP

Posted on June 16, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Back in 1980, Peter Gabriel was discussing musical options with the staff of The Bristol Recorder; an album-slash-magazine who had asked him for an interview and a few live tracks for their publication. One thing led to another and they … Continue reading →

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Want List: Jesse Rae’s Scot Funk Singles Haunt For 40 Years

Posted on May 11, 2022 by postpunkmonk

It must have been 1982 when I was watching the aforementioned Night Flight cable program which, as we discussed, could show anything. The “Take Off” segment showed clips of a couple of videos by Jesse Rae; a Scot with an … Continue reading →

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Rubellan Remasters Releasing Perfect Slow Children CDs, with Peter Baumann’s New Wave Disc As Well

Posted on May 10, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Do you remember all of that effort I spent making CDs of the first and second Slow Children albums in 2020? And finally writing about it last year? Well, I’m ready to toss those discs on the scrapheap of history. … Continue reading →

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