Tag Archives: B.E.F.

Want List: B.E.F. “Music For Stowaways” On LP + CD…Finally!

Posted on April 17, 2023 by postpunkmonk

It was some time in February that chatter in the back channels from chasinvictoria and Echorich alerted me to the fact that the famous B.E.F. tape-only album “Music For Stowaways” was coming to both the PVC disc and the silver … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Record Review, Records I Used To Own, Want List | Tagged 1981, 2023, B.E.F., CD reissue | 16 Comments

Record Review: Scritti Politti/Sweetie Irie – Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me UK 7″

Posted on September 17, 2020 by postpunkmonk

Scritti Politti/Sweetie Irie: Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me – UK – 7″ [1991] Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me [instrumental] Wow. Last summer I wondered when I … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Review | Tagged 1991, B.E.F., Scritti Politti | 8 Comments

Great Webcasts With Martyn Ware Now Archived

Posted on June 30, 2020 by postpunkmonk

It’s a slow Tuesday. Got 2:30:00 with nothing else to do? Why not watch Martyn Ware being probed about his storied history as a founding member of Human League, B.E.F., and the Heaven 17? Not to mention a successful music … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection | Tagged 2020, B.E.F., Heaven 17, Martyn Ware, webcast | 5 Comments

Martyn Ware Available for Webinar Tomorrow!

Posted on May 31, 2020 by postpunkmonk

Last May 1st I was working from home and could attend the first Big Boost Monday webinar with Martyn Ware waxing eloquent on the early history of The Human League. I managed to learn some new wrinkles in the beloved … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Uncategorized | Tagged 2020 Martyn Ware, B.E.F., Heaven 17 | 13 Comments

Record Review: Scritti Politti/Shabba Ranks – She’s A Woman

Posted on June 21, 2019 by postpunkmonk

Scritti Politti/Shabba Ranks: She’s A Woman JPN CD5 [1991] She’s A Woman She’s A Woman [The Apollo 440 Remix] She’s A Woman [The William Orbit Remix] Wood Beez [Pray Like Aretha Franklin] [Version] It had been three years since the … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Review, Surviving The 90s | Tagged 1991, B.E.F., cover version, reggae, Scritti Politti, The Beatles | 12 Comments

Record Review: Hot Gossip – Soul Warfare

Posted on September 14, 2017 by postpunkmonk

Hot Gossip: Soul Warfare UK 12″ [1982] Soul Warfare Soul Warfare [instrumental] Back in April, I wrote about the excellent 12″ that The British Electric Foundation produced for the dance troupe Hot Gossip. It was a cover of the early … Continue reading →

Posted in Record Review | Tagged 1982, B.E.F., Heaven 17, Hot Gossip | 6 Comments

Guest Post: British Electric Foundation, live in Birmingham, 21-Oct-16 (part two)

Posted on August 29, 2017 by chasinvictoria

Following the events detailed in part one of this post — wherein your humble narrator enjoyed front-row seating for once-in-a-lifetime performance of Heaven 17’s Penthouse & Pavement straight through and live —we enjoyed a 20-minute break during which the management … Continue reading →