Tag Archives: CD single

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

Posted on October 24, 2022 by postpunkmonk

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

Posted on December 2, 2019 by postpunkmonk

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!

Posted on July 23, 2019 by postpunkmonk

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 (✚) (✚✚) ✪

Posted on November 21, 2018 by postpunkmonk

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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Collecting Simple Minds In The 21st Century

Posted on September 21, 2016 by postpunkmonk

I am a Simple Minds collector [within reason]. One thing that has stuck in my craw was that in the new millennium, it suddenly became very challenging to buy all of the tracks/mixes of this band due to their many, … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Nitzer Ebb – Shame

Posted on September 1, 2016 by postpunkmonk

Nitzer Ebb: Shame GER CD5 [1989] Shame [Mix no. 1] Captivate [Mix no. 6] Backlash [Mix no. 4] I first heard Essex EBM monsters Nitzer Ebb as I did much music in the 1980s; on the airwaves of MTV. A portion … Continue reading →

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Not One, But Two More Visage Singles

Posted on July 15, 2014 by postpunkmonk

Visage: Hidden Sign UK CD [2014] Hidden Sign (Album Version) Hidden Sign (Kim & Buran Disco Version) Hidden Sign (Hiem Remix) Hidden Sign (Extended Remix) Hidden Sign (Sportloto Remix) Hidden Sign (Kim & Buran Space Electro Remix) Hidden Sign (Instrumental) … Continue reading →

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