Tag Archives: 1983

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

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

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

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

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REDUX: The Trouser Press Years

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

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When John Foxx Met Zeus B. Held…40 Years Later In Pair Of LPs

I was just having a moan about how I still need to pre-order the Ultravox “Quartet”ultrabox while it’s there to be had, and the next thing I knew, it’s time for yet more John Foxx material this year! Keeping in … Continue reading

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REDUX: Cucumbers Still Fresh 33 Years Later!

April 20, 2016 I vividly remember where I first encountered Hoboken band The Cucumbers. Back in 1986, I caught a fantastic clip on MTV’s 120 Minutes for the band’s wonderful cover version of “All Shook Up.” The Super 8 + … Continue reading

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Duran Duran’s “Union of The Snake” – Tragic A-Side/Epic B-Side

By 1982, due to the perfect storm of their photogenic appearance and their top of the form music videos at exactly the right moment in time, this would-be cult band [with a lower case “c”] who wanted nothing more than … Continue reading

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To Get The Complete Suburban Lawns, You Have To Do It Yourself

I always liked The Suburban Lawns. I remember hearing “Gidget Goes To Hell” on WPRK-FM college radio in 1981, and made further note of their song “Janitor” when I.R.S. Records came sniffing around, because who else in 1981 would have … Continue reading

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