Tag Archives: 2001

Rock GPA: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark [part 48]

Posted on March 8, 2018 by postpunkmonk

Orchestral Manœuvres In The Dark – Navigation:  The OMD B-Sides | 2001 – 3.5 [continued from previous post] The next OMD single appeared just a year after “Dazzle Ships” hit the bins to confusion and a massive drop in sales. … Continue reading →

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Rock GPA: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark [part 47]

Posted on March 7, 2018 by postpunkmonk

Orchestral Manœuvres In The Dark – Navigation:  The OMD B-Sides | 2001 – 3.5 [continued from previous post] The next single from “Architecture + Morality” was picked up several years after the fact. I believe I got it at a … Continue reading →

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Rock GPA: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark [part 46]

Posted on March 6, 2018 by postpunkmonk

Orchestral Manœuvres In The Dark – Navigation:  The OMD B-Sides | 2001 – 3.5 [continued from previous post] Once I began learning about about the OMD singles, I found that record mail order catalogs were super helpful in giving me … Continue reading →

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Rock GPA: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark [part 45]

Posted on March 5, 2018 by postpunkmonk

Orchestral Manœuvres In The Dark – Navigation:  The OMD B-Sides | 2001 – 3.5 [continued from previous post] No sooner did we obtain the “Peel Sessions” disc than did Virgin announce another raiding of the OMD archives. And this time, … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Billy MacKenzie – Wild Is The Wind EP

Posted on April 10, 2017 by postpunkmonk

Billy MacKenzie: Wild Is The Wind UK CD5 [2001] Wild Is the Wind 3:56 Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth 3:07 Baltimore 7:40 Give Me Time [version] 9:00 It was only after being a rabid Billy MacKenzie fan for … Continue reading →

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John Wetton: 1949-2017

Posted on January 31, 2017 by postpunkmonk

I was looking to see what Martyn Ware [?!] had to say about the mess America has become of late when I saw that he had mentioned that John Wetton had died this morning. Having put alcoholism and open heart surgery behind him in … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Skids – Days In Europa [part 2]

Posted on December 14, 2016 by postpunkmonk

The bonus tracks began with the rousing “Masquerade,” which was built on the same lurching beat popular around that time in songs like “My Shadow In Vain” or “My Sharona,” but I’ll take this song any day. Once heard, it … Continue reading →

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