Tag Archives: 1987

Record Review: Wire – The Ideal Copy

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 Chasers Feed Me(II) … Continue reading

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Simple Minds Sidebar 1: Ranking The Cover Art [part 5]

ALBUM 9: Live In The City of Light | 1987| designer: Assorted iMaGes Malcolm Garrett returned to the design duties for the next album, but I must ask… at what cost? Jim Kerr has quipped in the press five years earlier that … Continue reading

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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 27]

Simple Minds | Live In The City of Light – 1 [continued from previous post] The number one commenter on this blog, Echorich, avoids live albums on principle. I envy him for never having heard what I can only call … Continue reading

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ZTT: The First Five Years • A Boxed Set Of God – Monk Style [part 2]

…So we left off last post with the notion of a bespoke ZTT boxed set of god. Details were hazy, but let’s narrow our focus a bit. This was to be a curation of the ZTT singles as they were … Continue reading

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Record Review: Just Say Yes!

Various Artists: Just Say Yes… US CD [1987] Depeche Mode – Never Let Me Down Again (Remix) – 9:31 Echo & The Bunnymen – Lips Like Sugar (12″ Mix) – 6:44 The Mighty Lemon Drops – Out Of Hand (Extended … Continue reading

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A Thousand Number One Albums In The UK

Today on the BBC was a feature examining the thousand albums that have topped the British charts since their point of origin in July 1956. I wondered how many of those best sellers would fall  under the purview of this … Continue reading

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