Tag Archives: 1985

Record Review: Adele Bertei – When It’s Over 12″

Posted on December 16, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Adele Bertei: When It’s Over – UK – 12″ [1985] I will admit to being wrongly biased against Adele Bertei and it all came down to first hearing her [intentionally] strident performance on Thomas Dolby’s obnoxious single “Hyperactive” where she … Continue reading →

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OMD Up The Ante With DLX RM Of Breakthrough American Album “Crush” [pt. 2]

Posted on December 8, 2025 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] The rest of disc two offers a large [but not complete] sampling of the various B-sides and remixes that accompanied the original album release campaign but as usual, the devils [or in this case, the angels] … Continue reading →

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OMD Up The Ante With DLX RM Of Breakthrough American Album “Crush” [pt. 1]

Posted on December 5, 2025 by postpunkmonk

In 1985, OMD finally managed to gain a foothold in the American Top 40 with their single “So In Love,” which matched the Top 30 performance of the song in the UK charts almost to a number. Number 27 in … Continue reading →

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OMD Tease “Crush” Deluxe Editions Coming In October

Posted on August 1, 2025 by postpunkmonk

If this Monk had a nose full of nickels for every wag who has been crying out for a Deluxe Remaster of OMD‘s 1985 “Crush” album, I could retire from my labors right now. The tale of how their third … Continue reading →

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‘Live Aid’ – Did It Hammer Nails Into The Coffin Of Post-Punk?

Posted on July 14, 2025 by postpunkmonk

It’s hard to believe that the Live Aid phenomenon happened 40 decades ago. I was 21 years old and a music fanatic when it occurred, and I’m 61 years old now. More than a few of the artists playing at … Continue reading →

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Now That We Have “Horoscope,” Can We Get The “Bride Stripped Bare” That Ferry Always Wanted?

Posted on June 7, 2024 by postpunkmonk

So the thought occurred to me this morning, that with Bryan Ferry’s unreleased opus “Horoscope” having been finally issued last year, maybe the time was now to have the unexpurgated vision of Ferry’s rawburn epic, “The Bride Stripped Bare,” finally … Continue reading →

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The Woods “So Long Before Now” Arriving As An Orphaned Album Combining Chamber Pop With VU Drive and Drone

Posted on October 5, 2023 by postpunkmonk

The Woods: So Long Before Now – US – ocean blue LP [2023] I have to marvel at the thorough deep dive that the Sundazed/Modern Harmonic has been doing into the NYC underground of the 80s of late. The latest … Continue reading →

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