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FINALLY! A DLX RM of Malcolm McLaren’s “Duck Rock,” But You’d Better Own A Turntable…
I’ve grown whiskers waiting for a DLX RM of the great “Duck Rock” album curated by the master trickster Malcolm McLaren and made with musicians who would soon become Trevor Horn’s ZTT Theam [Anne Dudley, Louis Jordan] as well as … Continue reading
Posted in Records I Used To Own, Want List
Tagged 1983, 2023, DLX RM, LP, Malcolm McLaren, Trevor Horn
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The Higsons “Run Me Down – The Complete 2-Tone Recordings” Delights For Record Store Day 2023
When we looked at the spoils of RSD 2023 a few weeks ago, one of the bright spots across the pond was The Higsons “Complete 2-Tone Recordings” on LP. I’d long wanted to hear more of this band than their … Continue reading
Landscape Career Box “Landscape-A-Go-Go” Now Ready For Launch On July 21st
In January we teased the first notice of the upcoming Landscape ultrabox without too much to know about it, other than the general gist of it, and since then we’ve had comments on that post from band member John L. … Continue reading
Posted in BSOG, New Romantic, Want List
Tagged 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, boxed set, Cooking Vinyl, Landscape, Richard James Burgess
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Tommy Frenzy: From Ground-Level Punk To Undignified Retirement [part 2]
[…continued from last post] We rejoin our look at the life and times of Tommy Frenzy today with the Post-Tuff darts years. We begin with his band Big Spender occupying the first few years, and then move out to the … Continue reading
Gardening By Moonlight “Method In The Madness” Still Not On CD, But It IS A Digital Download
Good news for modern man! One of the earliest obscure but potent albums it was my pleasure to champion in the early days of PPM is once more available, and in digital format. “Method In The Madness” from Gardening By … Continue reading
Posted in Designed By Peter Saville, Immaterial Music, Record Review, Want List
Tagged 1983, download, Gardening By Moonlight
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Want List: OMD’s 40th Anniversary ‘Dazzle Ships’ Gives Another Chance For The World To Catch Up
Note: We’ve interrupted the “Rage In Eden” ultrabox thread today because we still have not had the time to listen carefully to the 5.1 mix of the album in detail. Let’s hope for that after this next weekend. In the … Continue reading
Posted in Core Collection, Designed By Peter Saville, Want List
Tagged 1983, 2023, 40th Anniversary, Dazzle Ships, DLX RM, OMD
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Landscape Are Preparing Comprehensive Boxed Set Of God With “Landscape-A-Go-Go”
Last week I received an email from commenter Richard Anvil who managed to strike gold in his internet travels. We share many music obsessions and the great Technopop band Landscape was among them. He ran across a current Landscape website … Continue reading
Posted in BSOG, New Romantic, Records I Used To Own, Want List
Tagged 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, Landscape, Richard James Burgess
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