Tag Archives: DLX RM

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

Posted on December 12, 2025 by postpunkmonk

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]

Posted on December 8, 2025 by postpunkmonk

[…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]

Posted on December 5, 2025 by postpunkmonk

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

Posted on September 2, 2025 by postpunkmonk

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”

Posted on August 14, 2025 by postpunkmonk

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

Posted on August 1, 2025 by postpunkmonk

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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Ductape Make A Great Thing Better With “Echo Drama Deluxe”

Posted on March 19, 2025 by postpunkmonk

It was about a year ago when I heard about the album “Echo Drama” by the great Post-Punk duo Ductape. We loved that album. It’s still on our personal device and easily made the grade as one of my top … Continue reading →

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