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Tag Archives: 1986
The Next Group Of Oingo Boingo Deluxe Remasters Is Nearing Takeoff
Last summer ace reissue label Rubellan Remasters graced us with four Oingo Boingo remastered CDs [“Only A Lad,” “Nothing To Fear,” “Good For Your Soul,” “Dead Man’s Paarty”] and since then, the So-cal New Wave band has been blowing the … Continue reading
Posted in Want List
Tagged 1984, 1986, 1990, Danny Elfman, DLX RM, Oingo Boingo, Rubellan Remasters
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Double Grooved Records Offer Twice The Fun/Headaches
The notion of a double grooved record first slapped me in the face when I had borrowed my good friend chasinvictoria’s “Matching Tie + Handkerchief” to hear it when we were still in high school [40+ years ago]. But at … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian Content, Uncategorized
Tagged 1980, 1986, Blow Monkeys, Martha & The Muffins
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A Young Person’s Guide To “Say The Word”
Today we’ll look at the North American single by Arcadia that came out after “So Red the Rose” and was a rare example of Arcadia [on EMI and Capitol worldwide] being farmed out to do soundtrack duty on a rival … Continue reading
Posted in A Young Person's Guide, Core Collection, Record Review
Tagged 1986, Arcadia, Nick Rhodes, Simon LeBon, soundtrack
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Record Review: Paul Haig’s “The Warp Of Pure Fun” Boxed Set Shows That He Should Have Ruled The Mid-80s [part 4]
Disc four was a fascinating live album from a Japanese radio session for broadcast at the Laforet Museum in Harajuku in 1985 from the normally reluctant gigger where Haig performed in a Les Disques Du Crépuscule package tour with Anna … Continue reading
Posted in BSOG, Designed By Peter Saville, Live Music, Record Review, Scots Rock
Tagged 1985, 1986, 2021, Alan Rankine, Les Disques Du Crepuscule, live album, Paul Haig
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Record Review: It’s Immaterial – Space UK 12″
It’s Immaterial: Space – UK – 12″ [1986] Space…He Called From The Kitchen Hereby Hangs A Tale Space I’d heard “Driving Away From Home” by It’s Immaterial quite a bit as it got the band in the public eye in … Continue reading
Want List: The Last Virgin-Era China Crisis DLX RM Finally Drops With 3-Disc “What Price Paradise”
China Crisis: What Price Paradise DLX RM – UK – 3xCD [2022] Disc 1: What Price Paradise It’s Everything Arizona Sky Safe As Houses Worlds Apart Hampton Beach The Understudy Best Kept Secret We Do The Same June Bride A … Continue reading
Posted in Core Collection, Want List
Tagged 1986, 2022, China Crisis, DLX RM, Virgin Records
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Rock G.P.A.: The Blow Monkeys [part 6]
[…continued from last post] Following on from the high water mark of “Sweet Murder,” the next step in the “Animal Magic” plan for world domination was to have an even better song follow it. “Aeroplane City Lovesong” kicked off with … Continue reading
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