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Giving Into “Temptation” is Easy…

Posted on June 13, 2023 by postpunkmonk

My point of entry to New Order was with the “Movement” album, which got a lot of airplay on WPRK-FM, which I was listening to heavily in 1981! It sounded pretty good, but I don’t think I went all in … Continue reading →

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Telstar: An Iconic Pop Instrumental From 1962…And 1984

Posted on March 22, 2023 by postpunkmonk

This morning I saw Steve For The Deaf’s posting on The Tornadoes iconic “Telstar” single from 1962 and immediately got pulled into its orbit. It reminded me that the conic instrumental came into my Record Cell a few years back … Continue reading →

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Record Review: A Certain Ratio – “Sextet” UK LP [part 2]

Posted on September 29, 2021 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] Next came an even deeper dive into Brazillian Jazz with “Skipscada.” The trilling whistles did not let up throughout the song. In fact, they only intensified as the scatting vocal and the percolating rhythms built up … Continue reading →

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Record Review: A Certain Ratio – “Sextet” UK LP [part 1]

Posted on September 28, 2021 by postpunkmonk

A Certain Ratio: Sextet – UK – [white] LP – [2020] Lucinda Crystal Gum Knife Slits Water Skipscada Say One Run Down Rialto Below The Canal This was certainly an unexpected surprise. Sunday was my birthday, and on Saturday night, … Continue reading →

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Want List: Fac 461 Volume Catalogs Factory Record Design

Posted on June 9, 2020 by postpunkmonk

Back in 2007 there was a coffee table book devoted to the complete design output of Factory Records called “Factory Records: The Complete Graphic Album,” as published by Thames + Hudson as compiled and written by Matthew Robertson. I put … Continue reading →

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30 Days: 30 Albums | A Certain Ratio – FORCE

Posted on October 3, 2018 by postpunkmonk

A Certain Ratio were a band that I have been aware of since about 1982 but until this summer, no releases had ever been in my Record Cell. I knew they were a Factory band, which had, and then lost … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Cabaret Voltaire – Yashar 12″

Posted on August 16, 2016 by postpunkmonk

Cabaret Voltaire: Yashar UK 12″ [1982] Yashar [7:20] Yashar [5:00] This curious transitional record came out in 1983, and it marked the first time that Cabaret Voltaire was seriously intended for the dance floor. In May of 1982, The last … Continue reading →

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