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Record Review: Echo + The Bunnymen – Ocean Rain DLX RM UK CD [pt. 3]
[…continued from last post] “Angels + Devils”was the B-side to “Silver” and a sixties beat combo throwback with tambourine and 12-string guitars. The conspicuous lack of string orchestra and the presence of harisochord clearly marked this as being apart from … Continue reading
Record Review: Echo + The Bunnymen – Ocean Rain DLX RM UK CD [pt. 2]
I am stymied at how long I’ve dearly loved “The Killing Moon” for 39 years and yet I’ve only just bought the “Ocean Rain” album. Will Sergeant’s deftly accentuated guitar chords in the intro against the lowing cellos and the … Continue reading
Record Review: Echo + The Bunnymen – Ocean Rain DLX RM UK CD [pt. 1]
It’s been 39 years in the waiting, but this year, I finally acted on my reasonably strong desire to buy Echo + The Bunnymen’s fourth album, “Ocean Rain.” Such as I’ve wanted a copy since its release in 1984! I … Continue reading
Record Store Day 2023 Has A Few Diamonds In The White Noise [part 2]
As usual, there are numerous titles for RSD 2023 that are native to the UK list but not the US list. That’s to say nothing of the other nations [Ireland, Germany, Japan, Australia] with their own RSD rosters! There are … Continue reading
Posted in Core Collection, Deadpan Women, Scots Rock, Want List
Tagged 2023, Altered Images, Bill Nelson, Echo + The Bunnymen, Landscape, Pere Ubu, Record Store Day, Simple Minds, Soft Cell, Suicide, xPropaganda
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80s Soundtrack Week: Monday – “Pretty In Pink” US CD
I was going to talk about one of the records coming up this week, then I realized that it had been a bit since I had run a Theme Week here @ PPM and figured that I could work this … Continue reading
Posted in Mid-80s Malaise, Record Review
Tagged 1986, A+M Records, Echo + The Bunnymen, INXS, New Order, OMD, Psychedelic Furs, soundtrack
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Rock G.P.A.: Simple Minds [part 45]
Simple Minds | Neon Lights – 2 [continued from previous post] The first single from the album had been the “Dancing Barefoot” EP with a metronomic cover of the Patti Smith classic that has been like catnip for rock stars … Continue reading
Posted in Core Collection, Rock GPA, Scots Rock
Tagged 2001, cover version, Echo + The Bunnymen, Neon Lights, Rock GPA, Simple Minds
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Finest Remixes [part 3]
We are all about the glory of 12″ mixes that spur us on to experiment with the often flawed, mongrel art form. Ah, but at their best, they lift us up onto rarefied planes of splendor! Here are several more … Continue reading
Posted in Core Collection
Tagged 12" remix, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1991, Echo + The Bunnymen, Heaven 17, Kraftwerk, Midge Ure
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