Tag Archives: CD single

OMD’s “Kleptocracy” Single Captures The Current Moment Almost Too Well

We were out of the country when the delayed [but worth it] single for OMD’s electric “Kleptocracy” single was finally shipped, owing to manufacturing issues that held it back for a few weeks. Now that we’ve had time to normalize … Continue reading

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OMD Still Respecting The Physical Single [And Our Ears] With “Bauhaus Staircase”

OMD: Bauhaus Staircase – UK – CD5 [2023] Bauhaus Staircase (Album Version) Don’t Go (Album Version) The Rock Drill Bauhaus Staircase (Extended Mix) Bauhaus Staircase (Stealing Sheep Remix) We received the physical copy of this latest OMD single we sagely … Continue reading

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Want List: OMD Get ‘Physical’ On “Bauhaus Staircase”

Yesterday we got the email from OMD over a fortnight on from the announcement of their new single “Bauhaus Staircase.” And it was a surprise. While “Bauhaus Staircase” has been available as a DL or streaming event for some time, … Continue reading

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Monk Melts Down: Is There Room For Barry Manilow In The Record Cell?

There are all sorts of anomalies out there that manifest to give me conundrums to chew on. For certain there are those examples of False New Wave [a.k.a. “faking it“] but for every ex-hippie trying to fit into the new … Continue reading

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Record Review: Siouxsie + The Banshees – Peek-A-Boo CAN CD5

Siouxsie + The Banshees: Peek-A-Boo CAN CD5 [1988] Peek-A-Boo [7″ ver.] Catwalk Peek-A-Boo [Big Spender mix] False Face Peek-A-Boo [Silver Dollar Mix] An upside to the late 1980s was while the music was going downhill, at least you could buy … Continue reading

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The Real Revillos To The Rescue!

Two posts back, we were examining the disturbing, fake Revillos release that crept out of the basement in 1993. Maybe it was unplanned, or maybe it was because of that lame record, that the actual Revillos reformed for the first … Continue reading

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Record Review: Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Rage Hard (✚) (✚✚) ✪

Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Rage Hard UK CD5 [1986] Rage Hard [+ edit] Rage Hard [compacted (✚) (✚✚) ✪] Suffragette City (Don’t Lose What’s Left) Of Your Little Mind (Excerpt)/Roadhouse Blues [short] The wait for 12″ singles to make the leap … Continue reading

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