Tag Archives: 1988

Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 28]

The “Live In The City Of Light” album was the third one in a row to reach #1 on the UK album charts. Obviously, someone, liked it. The band decamped to Loch Earn, Scotland to build their studios there as … Continue reading

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A Young Person’s Guide To: Associates – Heart Of Glass

I think I actually first heart The Associates expansive cover of Blondie’s “Heart Of Glass” being played in a club! This was the pre-show disco for some show at Visage in Orlando during the late 80s-early 90s period, as I … 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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Various Artists: ‘Til Things Are Brighter – A Tribute To Johnny Cash

Various Artists: ‘Til Things Are Brighter – A Tribute To Johnny Cash UK CD [1988] Michelle Shocked: One Piece At A Time Stephen Mallinder: I Walk The Line Steve Mack: Rosanna’s Goin’ Wild Sally Timms: Cry, Cry, Cry David McComb: … Continue reading

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Finest Remixes [part 7]

Here are a couple more mandatory mixes as I have but minutes to blog today. New Order | True Faith [Remix] | 1988 Mixer Shep Pettibone was all but impossible to avoid if you bought any 12″ daaaaaaaance music in … Continue reading

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Finest Remixes [part 4]

The weekend came and went without the time to have so much as a glance in the Record Cell for inspiration, so here are a few titles worthy of adulation from my backlog, with a vital suggestion from Echorich. Once … Continue reading

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Finest Remixes [part 2]

Yesterday we began a thread for what commenter Echorich deemed “Epic Epoch” remixes. 12″ remixes that were so astounding that they justified all of the dreadful remixes that make up the bulk of the form. Right now, I’m in a … Continue reading

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