Tag Archives: 1999

Superdeluxe Box Of Prince’s “1999” Proves Nothing Succeeds Like Excess [part 2]

Posted on July 7, 2020 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] While “1999” was an instant classic to these ears; second only to the compulsive pull of  “Controversy” at the time, the fact was that the title track and first release single to “1999” was only a … Continue reading →

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Superdeluxe Box Of Prince’s “1999” Proves Nothing Succeeds Like Excess [part 1]

Posted on July 6, 2020 by postpunkmonk

So I’ve been listening very closely to the “1999” SDLX box that was released late last year since I was late to the party. I bought this originally on release and then [finally] on CD in 2015 when I saw … Continue reading →

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Want List: Prince Estate Drops Robust ‘1999’ Boxed Set Of God®

Posted on September 12, 2019 by postpunkmonk

Prince: 1999 SUPER DLX RM US 5xCD + DVD [2019] CD1 | Album 1999 Little Red Corvette Delirious Let’s Pretend We’re Married D.M.S.R. Automatic Something In The Water (Does Not Compute) Free Lady Cab Driver All The Critics Love U … Continue reading →

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Scooped! When Personal CD Projects Get Superseded By Real Labels [part 1]

Posted on July 25, 2019 by postpunkmonk

For anyone reading this who hasn’t been hanging around for nine years or more, I took the name Post-Punk Monk for blogging when my friend saw an elaborate boxed set of god® that I had made. He likened the one-man … Continue reading →

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REDUX: A Young Person’s Guide To – DEVO Live

Posted on May 25, 2017 by postpunkmonk

July 10, 2013 Devo: The Warner Bros. Music Show US Promo LP [1980] Whip It Snowball It’s Not Right Girl U Want Planet Earth S.I.B. (Swelling Itching Brain) Secret Agent Man Blockhead Uncontrollable Urge Mongoloid Be Stiff Gates Of Steel … Continue reading →

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Steel Cage Match: Heaven 17 Vs Simple Minds

Posted on May 8, 2017 by postpunkmonk

This is a Steel Cage Match that I thought about writing a few years ago but then the massive Simple Minds thread, nay… book happened and I didn’t think it was prudent to invoke the Scots any time too soon … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Daryl Hall – Sacred Songs

Posted on January 20, 2017 by postpunkmonk

Daryl Hall: Sacred Songs DLX RM CD [1999] Sacred Songs Something In 4/4 Time Babs And Babs Urban Landscape NYCNY The Farther Away I Am Why Was It So Easy Don’t Leave Me Alone With Her Survive Without Tears You … Continue reading →

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