Tag Archives: IRS Records

Record Review: Stan Ridgeway – The Big Heat

Posted on September 2, 2015 by

Stan Ridgeway: The Big Heat GER. CD [1986] The Big Heat Pick It Up (And Put It In Your Pocket) Can’t Stop The Show Pile Driver Walkin’ Home Alone Drive She Said Salesman Twisted Camouflage Rio Greyhound I was an … Continue reading →

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A Young Person’s Guide To: Urgh! A Music War [part 2]

Posted on December 4, 2012 by

So yesterday we took a look at the double album version of “Urgh! A Music War.” Due to the wide ranging tentacles of the Copeland family musical empire, it stands as a rather thoroough snapshot of the New Wave scene … Continue reading →

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A Young Person’s Guide To: Urgh! A Music War [part 1]

Posted on December 3, 2012 by

Back in 1981, the Copeland’s IRS Records/FBI empire reached its fullest flowering with the ambitious “Urgh! A Music War” project. The film/double album featured every band the consortium managed or released. Between IRS Records and Frontier Booking International, almost everyone … Continue reading →

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