Tag Archives: B.E.F.

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

Posted on June 21, 2019 by

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 →

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Record Review: Hot Gossip – Soul Warfare

Posted on September 14, 2017 by

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 →

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

Posted on August 29, 2017 by

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 →

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Guest Post: Penthouse & Pavement @ 35, live in Birmingham, 21-Oct-16 (part 1)

Posted on August 28, 2017 by

Our second Heaven 17 show while in the UK for other reasons was more of a rendezvous (… with destiny!) than a planned evening out, though we had gotten tickets to the first gig we saw (see Friday’s entry) before … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Arlene Philips’ Hot Gossip – I Don’t Depend On You

Posted on April 21, 2017 by

Arlene Phillips’ Hot Gossip: I Don’t Depend On You UK 12″ [1982] I Don’t Depend On You [12″ remix] Depend On Us I always thought highly of the one-off single by The Human League under the name ‘The Men.’ While … Continue reading →

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REDUX: Record Review – Hot Gossip – Geisha Boys + Temple Girls

Posted on April 18, 2017 by

June 21, 2013 Arlene Phillips Hot Gossip: Geisha Boys + Temple Girls UK CD [2007] Circus of Death Morale Word Before Last Geisha Boys + Temple Girls I Don’t Depend on You Houses In Motion Burn For You Soul Warfare … Continue reading →

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It’s Spring And Mari Wilson Is Popping Up Everywhere

Posted on April 18, 2016 by

Any regulars at PPM might have remembered the post that I made last year outlining my hyper-deluxe “Showpeople – Footlights edition” BSOG® that I had made years ago in 2008. As a sop to several readers clamoring for their own … Continue reading →

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