Tag Archives: compilation

Rock G.P.A.: The Blow Monkeys [part 21]

Posted on December 29, 2021 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] As the 90s dawned and all of the Classic Rock was out on CD format, the market expanded to allow the first stirrings of 80s nostalgia, and the budget compilation market exploded by the decade’s mid … Continue reading →

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Record Review: The Go-Betweens – “1978-1990” – A Focus On The Rarities

Posted on June 28, 2021 by postpunkmonk

The Go-Betweens: 1978-1990 – CAN – CD [1990] Hammer The Hammer Cattle And Cane Man O’Sand To Girl O’Sea Bachelor Kisses Draining The Pool For You Spring Rain The Clarke Sisters Right Here Bye Bye Pride The House That Jack … Continue reading →

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New Album “PRSNT” Expressly Made For Short Attention Spans At 6 And A Half Minutes Long

Posted on February 19, 2021 by postpunkmonk

Yesterday, I received an email from DJ Shelf. Did I know about a provocative new album with Ryuichi Sakamoto contributing to it? One that was only 6:30 long? He sent me the press release from the project’s progenitor, Modern Obscure … Continue reading →

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Want List: John Foxx – Concrete + Organized Noise UK LP

Posted on December 16, 2019 by postpunkmonk

John Foxx: Concrete + Organized Noise UK LP [2020] Side 1 A Frozen Moment He’s A Liquid (Instrumental Dub) Mr. No (Alternative Version) The Uranium Committee A Man Alone Over Tokyo Terminal Zone Burning Car (Early Version) Side 2 A … Continue reading →

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Just How Many Roxy Music Compilations DO I Own, Anyway?

Posted on November 22, 2019 by postpunkmonk

Until 30 minutes ago, I had no idea what I was going to blog about. As I sometimes do, I headed over to my collection in Discogs.com and hit the “random item” button [sort of like the one on the … Continue reading →

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A Compilation Commemorating 40 Years Of Simple Minds Compilations

Posted on October 18, 2019 by postpunkmonk

A few weeks back, I received an email from Simple Minds mailing list. It seemed like the band suddenly realized that they were active for 40 years and realized that they needed to be doing something spectacular to tie into … Continue reading →

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Deepcut Thinkpiece: The Duran Duran Album…For People Who HATE Duran Duran [part 5]

Posted on October 11, 2019 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] Track 15: Winter Marches On In an eleventh hour shakeup, I am adding three more songs to the collection. Tim commented a few days ago about the suitability of the “Notorious” album cut/title single B-side “Winter … Continue reading →

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