Tag Archives: 1983

It’s Immaterial Prehistory In Need Of Compiling…Can It Be Done?

Yesterday we looked at the much-needed compilation of the first album period on Circa/Virgin by It’s Immaterial, but by that time, the band had a four year history that had gone all over the indie label map. Of course, the … Continue reading

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Want List: Kissing The Pink DLX RM – Naked

Kissing The Pink: Naked DLX RM UK CD [2015] The Last Film Frightened In France Watching Their Eyes Love Lasts Forever All For You The Last Film (Hymn Version) Big Man Restless Desert Song Broken Body Maybe This Day In … Continue reading

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Record Review: November Group – Persistent Memories EP

November Group: Persistent Memories US EP [1983] Put Your Back To It I Live Alone Night Architecture Heart Of A Champion November Group’s second EP [this time for New York’s Brain Eater label] saw them moving a half step away … Continue reading

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The Trouser Press Years

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 the time I … Continue reading

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REVO Remastering: Real Life – Heartland + [REVO 080]

Real Life: Heartand + CD-R [2016] Send Me An Angel Catch Me I’m Falling Under The Hammer Heartland Breaking Point Broken Again Always Openhearted Exploding Bullets Burning Blue Send Me An Angel [Ext. Mix] Like A Gun Catch Me I’m … Continue reading

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Cucumbers Still Fresh 33 Years Later!

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 + everything else but … Continue reading

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David Bowie Memory Palace [part 27]

1999 [continued] When I did some poking around [Discogs didn’t exist yet, but Bowie’s discography was fairly widespread on the web even in 1999], I discovered that now that I was actually contemplating buying copies of “Let’s Dance,” “Tonight,” and … Continue reading

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