Tag Archives: Associates

Record Review: Retro:Active 3

Various Artists: Retro:Active 3 CAN CD [2005] When In Rome – The Promise (Coliseum Mix) – 6:29 Simple Minds – Someone, Somewhere (In Summertime) (Extended Version) – 6:05 Big Pig – Breakaway (Popper Mix) – 6:02 INXS – The One … Continue reading

Posted in Core Collection, New Wave Compilations, Record Review | Tagged , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Record Review: 39 Lyon Street – Kites

39 Lyon Street: Kites UK 12″ [1981] 39 Lyon Street: Kites [12″ ver.] Asssociates: A Girl Named Property This one-off single from 39 Lyon Street saw Associates, having signed a contract with WEA following their stint with Fiction Records, explore … Continue reading

Posted in Core Collection | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Record Review: Peter Murphy – Composition Boxed Set

Peter Murphy: Composition JAPAN CD/Book/VHS [1989] CD Final Solution (Club Mix) Final Solution (Full Version) The Answer Is Clear (Version) Final Solution (Third & Final Mix) Canvas Beauty (Up Version) Blue Heart (Seven Inch Version) Tale Of The Tongue (ext. … Continue reading

Posted in Record Review | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

REVO Remastering: NME Mighty Reel cassette 1982 [REVO 072]

Various Artists: NME Mighty Reel UK Cassette [1982] Side 1/Disc 1 Elvis Costello & The Attractions: Town Cryer [Fast Ver.] Haircut 100: Calling Captain Autumn [Live] Kid Creole & The Coconuts: Loving You Made A Fool Out Of Me [Spanish … Continue reading

Posted in Remastering | Tagged , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Record Review: The Associates – Double Hipness

Associates: Double Hipness UK 2xCD [2000] Disc 1 The Shadow Of My Lung Do The Call Girl Not Tonight Josephine 2000 Years Of Mental Torture 18 Carat Love Affair Boys Keep Swinging Green For Grief Janice Saline Drips Galaxy Of … Continue reading

Posted in Core Collection, Record Review, Scots Rock | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

Great Scots! [part 1]

It was sometime around the mid eighties, that I began to notice how many of my favorite groups were Scottish in nature. Considering that the nation has a population of just a few million, the number of Scot acts I … Continue reading

Posted in Scots Rock | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

Steel Cage Match: Billy MacKenzie VS Davie Bowie

Yesterday, I touched on a topic I’ve always wanted to write about. David Bowie and Billy MacKenzie are two of my favorite singers and there have always been “connections” between them. Billy ended up singing many songs that were associated [sorry!] … Continue reading

Posted in Core Collection, Steel Cage Match | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments