Tag Archives: 1983

Leisure Process Are Finally Coming To The Silver Disc With “The Complete Epic Recordings” in November

Posted on October 16, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Just when I think, that’s it. Game over. There’s nothing left to buy that I’ve waited for half a lifetime on CD …they keep proving me wrong! I’m a fan of the band Ross Middleton started with his brothers, Scotland’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Want List | Tagged 1982, 1983, 2025, Gary Barnacle, orphaned albums, Ross Middleton, The Leisure Process | 9 Comments

REVO Remastering: Neeva – “Neeva” [REVO 110]

Posted on March 20, 2025 by postpunkmonk

It was less than two months ago when I blundered by accident into the tale of the band Neeva, while lost in the Discogs infinite rabbit hole. Albums like this one are the reason why spelunking in Discogs is its … Continue reading →

Posted in Buried Treasures, Record Review, Remastering, Your Prog Roots Are Showing | Tagged 1983, Neeva, REVO Remastering | 5 Comments

Ten Years Ago, The World Became A Little Less STRANGE [pt. 3]

Posted on February 14, 2025 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] By 1983 the members from Ultavox and Magazine; ostensibly the raison d’etre of the collective band were long gone. A desire for management change saw Rusty Egan and Steve Strange break ties with Morrison/O’Donnell [who also … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Mid-80s Malaise, New Romantic | Tagged 1982, 1983, 1984, Steve Strange, Visage | 1 Comment

Serendipitous Synthpop: Discovering Neeva 42 Years Too Late

Posted on January 27, 2025 by postpunkmonk

I love it when these sort of things happen. My last post on PPM was a look at Grace Jones, and at a certain point I needed to find out data about the “Hurricane” album. So I went to Discogs … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Content, New Wave Blind Spots, Want List | Tagged 1983, Neeva, Our Daughters Wedding, technopop | 7 Comments

REDUX: REVO Remastering: Jacqui Brookes – Sob Stories [REVO 074] [part 2]

Posted on April 11, 2024 by postpunkmonk

December 7, 2015 […continued from last post] I have already sung the praises of the “Lost Without Your Love” 12″ single. I love how the baroque, Arabic complexion of this song had been radically changed into something else entirely. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Remastering | Tagged 1983, Jacqui Brookes, Jimme O'Neill, Mike Hedges, Sob Stories | 1 Comment

Altered Images’ 40th Anniversary Deluxe Version Of “Bite” Corrects Many Wrongs

Posted on September 11, 2023 by postpunkmonk

It was nearly 20 years ago when a cosmic wrong was corrected…in theory, at least. In 1983 Altered Images released their third album “Bite,” to a rapidly changing environment. While the first single was a top 10 UK hit, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Scots Rock, Want List | Tagged 1983, 2023, Altered Images, DLX RM | 16 Comments

REDUX: The Trouser Press Years

Posted on June 26, 2023 by postpunkmonk

May 20, 2016 I have to admit that I was never one to follow the rock press very much. First of all, in America, this usually meant Rolling Stone or Creem Magazine; neither of which ever did anything for me. By … Continue reading →