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Associates “Sulk” Ultrabox Aims For Excess…As Ever [part 2]

Posted on August 16, 2022 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] The wizened chestnut “Gloomy Sunday” was perhaps the outlier to the band’s early days as a cabaret act who played working man’s clubs. The appearance of the Hungarian standard from the Thirties would be the only … Continue reading →

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Associates “Sulk” Ultrabox Aims For Excess…As Ever [part 1]

Posted on August 15, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Last week, the 40th Anniversary boxed set for Associates sumptuously heady “Sulk” arrived in my mail box and I’ve not yet been able to get past disc one, but we aim to dive deep into this classic right now, in … Continue reading →

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Crucial Rupert Hine Solo Albums Remastered And Reissued In New Box

Posted on August 12, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Great news. Cherry Red’s Esoteric Recordings label has given new life to the three A+M solo albums by Rupert Hine that preceded his run of the [also amazing] Thinkman albums. The last time these came in print was in 2001 … Continue reading →

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Want List: Ultravox “Rage In Eden” Ultrabox Coming for Album’s 41st Anniversary

Posted on July 28, 2022 by postpunkmonk

In the biggest open secret for some months, Ultravox’s much-mooted “Rage In Eden” ultrabox was finally announced today in an official capacity. Rogue retailers in Europe had played their hands early last year which must have vexed the minds at … Continue reading →

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Want List: Long Time Coming Blondie BSOG Revisits Band’s “Classic” Era

Posted on June 14, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Last week the big news was the long-awaited Blondie boxed set of god was finally announced for pre-0rder. But we’d just begun a dive into the Paul Haig box, then there was the death of Julee Cruise which couldn’t wait, … Continue reading →

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‘Fripp Goes New Wave’ “Exposures” Megabox Prepares To Stun Our Senses

Posted on March 10, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Robert Fripp: Exposures SDLX BSOG – UK – 25xCD, 3xDVD, 4xBR [2022] Commercial titles as originally released in red. New mixes in blue. Disc 1 Major Loops I   Disc 2 Major Loops II    Disc 3 Major Loops III  … Continue reading →

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Want List: Billy MacKenzie Box, “Satellite Life” Is Coming To Give The Big Picture Of His Final Years

Posted on February 7, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Following an eight part thread here at PPM dedicated to the 25th Anniversary of Billy MacKenzie’s tragic death, the new BSOG that was pre-announced by The Affectionate Bunch fan group on the commentary to the thread is now live for … Continue reading →

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