Tag Archives: 1987

Hard To Believe That There’s A Universe Where The First B-52’s Album Hadn’t Always Existed! [part 2]

Posted on April 30, 2021 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] “Lava” was a fantastic deep cut with all three vocalists trading lines off of each other, while the only organ line in the song was the monophonic rhythmic pulse at various points in the song. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Deadpan Women, Record Review | Tagged 1979, 1987, B-52s | 7 Comments

Hard To Believe That There’s A Universe Where The First B-52’s Album Hadn’t Always Existed! [part 1]

Posted on April 29, 2021 by postpunkmonk

B-52’s: B-52’s – US – CD – [1987] Planet Claire 52 Girls Dance This Mess Around Rock Lobster Lava There’s A Moon In The Sky [Called The Moon] Hero Worship 6060-842 Downtown For months it stared at me. Daring me … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Review | Tagged 1979, 1987, B-52s | 10 Comments

I Just Dropped Three Figures on Prince’s LAST Box …And Now It’s Time To REALLY Commit For “Sign O’ The Times” Boxed Set Of God

Posted on June 26, 2020 by postpunkmonk

¡Ay Dios Mio! If you can remember back to fall of 2019, there was going to be a super deluxe box of Prince’s iconic “1999” album that I fancied getting. It was $60 and I was trying frantically to save … Continue reading →

Posted in BSOG, Want List | Tagged 1987, 2020, BSOG, DLX RM, Prince, Sign O' The Times | 15 Comments

Record Review: Renegade Soundwave – Biting My Nails US CD5

Posted on November 1, 2019 by postpunkmonk

Renegade Soundwave: Biting My Nails US CD5 [1989] Biting My Nails Biting My Nails [instrumental club mix] Cocaine Sex Kray Twins I first heard Renegade Soundwave back in 1987 [I believe] on an episode of the British TV program Snub … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Review | Tagged 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, Derrick May, Mute Records, Renegade Soundwave, techno | 14 Comments

REDUX: Record Review: Wire – The Ideal Copy UK CD

Posted on September 24, 2019 by postpunkmonk

June 26, 2015 Wire: The Ideal Copy UK CD [1987] Point Of Collapse Ahead Madman’s Honey Feed Me Ambitious Cheeking Tongues Still Shows Over Theirs Ahead (II) A Serious Of Snakes Drill Advantage In Height Up To The Sun Ambulance … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Review | Tagged 1987, Wire | 4 Comments

Record Review: Cabaret Voltaire – Here To Go UK CD5

Posted on June 25, 2019 by postpunkmonk

Cabaret Voltaire: Here To Go UK CD5 [1987] Here To Go [Extended Mix] Here To Go [Space Dub] Here To Go [Single Mix] It was an exciting time back in 1987. Sure, sure. The Mid-80s Malaise® was at full gallop, … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Record Review | Tagged 1987, Adrian Sherwood, Bill Nelson, Cabaret Voltaire, Here To Go, John Robie, Neville Brody | 14 Comments

Mark Hollis: 1955-2019 [part 2]

Posted on March 8, 2019 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] A few years later while watching the MTV “New Video Hour,” I saw the next move that Talk Talk had made. Their third album, “The Colour Of Spring,” had been released and the lead single was … Continue reading →