Tag Archives: 1983

REDUX: A Thousand Number One Albums In The UK

Posted on August 30, 2017 by

November 25, 2013 Today on the BBC was a feature examining the thousand albums that have topped the British charts since their point of origin in July 1956. I wondered how many of those best sellers would fall  under the … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Dalek i Love You [part 2]

Posted on July 19, 2017 by

[continued from previous post…] Yesterday we cast an ear towards the original 1983 album. Today, we examine the singles with the bonus tracks that made it onto this DLX RM. Dalek i Love You: Holiday In Disneyland UK 12″ [1982] … Continue reading →

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Want List: Dalek I Love You Second Album Back On CD – Act FAST This Time!

Posted on June 29, 2017 by

Dalek I Love You: Dalek I Love You DLX RM UK CD [2017] Holiday In Disneyland Horrorscope Health And Happiness The Mouse That Roared Dad On Fire Ambition Lust 12 Hours Of Blues Sons Of Sahara Africa Express Would You … Continue reading →

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REDUX: The Mid-80s Malaise: 1983 – The Year David Bowie Became Fallible

Posted on June 8, 2017 by

July 22, 2013 What was it about the mid-80s that made it the harbinger of artistic disaster for so many artists that I had previously thought the world of? By 1985, there seemed to be a perfect storm of political … Continue reading →

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Record Review: KAS Product – By Pass DLX RM

Posted on November 17, 2016 by

KAS Product: By Pass DLX RM FRENCH CD [2005] Loony-Bin Seldom, Often Smooth Down Mingled & Tangled Tina Town T.M.T. Devil Fellow W. Infatuation Taking Shape Tape Scape Sweet & Sour Crash Party It was 2006 when I first chanced … Continue reading →

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Raiding The “Ice Box” – Planning An Icehouse BSOG [part 3]

Posted on October 11, 2016 by

1983 brought a new Icehouse album made with the same band that had toured the previous album, which had been made without them, deep in Keith Forsey’s laboratory. After an album of glossy, synthesizer atmospherics, this one took a half … Continue reading →

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Song Of The Day: Robert Palmer – You Are In My System

Posted on August 29, 2016 by

Robert Palmer: You Are In My System US 12″ [1983] You Are In My System [12″ remix] Deadline It’s been a long time since there was a legit Song of the Day. Usually, whatever project I am working on has … Continue reading →

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