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The Great Record Stores: The Harvest Records Harvest Of January, 2026

Posted on February 2, 2026 by postpunkmonk

Or: How I went to Harvest Records last month to buy a single CD and ended up drowning in want list items and obscurities  Knowing that I was going to see Don Was’ band in a week I called my … Continue reading →

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Alan Rankine: 1958-2023

Posted on January 3, 2023 by postpunkmonk

It’s the first post of a new year and I had everything all worked out. A review I had been thinking of for months that kept getting bumped for this, that, and the other thing. Then I got word that … Continue reading →

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Associates “Sulk” Ultrabox Aims For Excess…As Ever [part 8]

Posted on August 26, 2022 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] The primordial version of “No” was as different from the elaborate and layered album production as possible. For a start, it’s all performed on guitar, bass and drums! The mournful tone of Rankine’s guitar was still … Continue reading →

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Associates “Sulk” Ultrabox Aims For Excess…As Ever [part 7]

Posted on August 25, 2022 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] The June third Peel Session from 1982, was broadcast just three weeks after “Sulk” was released. The band were obviously racing towards the horizon as the new session [possibly after drummer John Murphy was out of … Continue reading →

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Associates “Sulk” Ultrabox Aims For Excess…As Ever [part 6]

Posted on August 24, 2022 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] Next in the program was the phalanx of hit singles…boom…boom…boom! Having first heard “Party Fears Two” in 7″ form on “Popera” in 1990 meant that the succinct single mix made that heavy first impression. Listening to … Continue reading →

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Associates “Sulk” Ultrabox Aims For Excess…As Ever [part 5]

Posted on August 23, 2022 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] The monitor mix of “It’s Better This Way” was not an instrumental. Instead, it was another case of Billy MacKenzie attacking the song from one of many different angles. It went back to the B-side of … Continue reading →

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Associates “Sulk” Ultrabox Aims For Excess…As Ever [part 4]

Posted on August 22, 2022 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] Associates: Sulk [2022 remaster] – UK – 3x CD [2022] Disc 2: OUT-TAKES, MONITOR MIXES & RARITIES Ulcragyceptimol (Demo) I Never Will (Demo) Club Country (Demo) Me, Myself and the Tragic Story (John Leckie Recording) Australia … Continue reading →

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