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You Can’t Go Wrong With DLX Remaster Of “Whichever Way You Are Going, You Are Going Wrong” By Woo

Leave it to Independent Project Records to reissue a title I had never heard of but now can’t imagine living without. Usually this means a Southern California Post-Punk band that never pinged my radar over the years getting their due, … Continue reading

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Bryan Ferry Archives Busy This Time Of Year With “Love Is The Drug” 12″ + DLX RM of “Bête Noire”

I saw today that a new Roxy Music 12″ single was released; an omnibus collection of the foundational single “Love Is The Drug.” That got me looking at the Bryan Ferry website as well and wouldn’t you know it, a … Continue reading

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OMD Up The Ante With DLX RM Of Breakthrough American Album “Crush” [pt. 2]

[…continued from last post] The rest of disc two offers a large [but not complete] sampling of the various B-sides and remixes that accompanied the original album release campaign but as usual, the devils [or in this case, the angels] … Continue reading

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OMD Up The Ante With DLX RM Of Breakthrough American Album “Crush” [pt. 1]

In 1985, OMD finally managed to gain a foothold in the American Top 40 with their single “So In Love,” which matched the Top 30 performance of the song in the UK charts almost to a number. Number 27 in … Continue reading

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Record Shopping Road Trip: Monk Turns Over New Leaf At Time Traveler Records

So last week I was on vacation. I’ve touched down back to work for a few days, so now we can blog. You may know the rules of PPM, but if you don’t it’s easy: we blog during our lunch … Continue reading

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Speaking Of China Crisis, Get Ready For An Expanded 10th Anniversary Reissue of “Autumn In The Neighbourhood”

So yes, we finally saw China Crisis live as part of the Lost 80s Live tour, and now we are happy to report that the still scarce, self released album “Autumn In The Neighbourhood,” will get a 10th anniversary reissue. … Continue reading

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OMD Tease “Crush” Deluxe Editions Coming In October

If this Monk had a nose full of nickels for every wag who has been crying out for a Deluxe Remaster of OMD‘s 1985 “Crush” album, I could retire from my labors right now. The tale of how their third … Continue reading

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