Tag Archives: Japanese Pressing

Record Review: Alan Rankine – The World Begins To Look Her Age JPN CD

Posted on September 8, 2020 by postpunkmonk

Alan Rankine: The World Begins To Look Her Age – JPN – CD [1986] Elephant’s Walk In Morning Glory Mission For The Don Your Very Last Day The Best In Me The World Begins To Look Her Age Last Bullet … Continue reading →

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Second Record Show In As Many Months Delivers Exactly To Expectations

Posted on November 4, 2019 by postpunkmonk

A month ago I went to a record show and even as I was walking out of that one, I was aware that there would be another one on November 2nd! Years may pass between record shows in my sleepy … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Duran Duran – Nite Romantics JPN EP

Posted on June 27, 2019 by postpunkmonk

Duran Duran: Nite Romatics JPN EP [1981] Planet Earth [Nite Version] Khanada Fame Girls On Film [Nite Version] I’ll wager that for many of my generation, this might have been the first Japanese import anyone reading this may have bought. … Continue reading →

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Rock GPA: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark [part 38]

Posted on February 7, 2018 by postpunkmonk

The Listening Pool – Still Life | 1994 – 1 [continued from last post] In spite of having Paul Humphreys back in the driver’s seat, “Promised The World” offered yet more bland sophistipop. His presence didn’t make a lot of … Continue reading →

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Record Review: The Human League – Holiday ’80

Posted on September 6, 2016 by postpunkmonk

The Human League: Holiday ’80 JPN EP [1981] Marianne Dancevision Toyota City [long] Rock ‘N’ Roll/Nightclubbing Being Boiled 1981 was when The Human League got a death-grip on my cerebellum when after knowing about this band for almost two years, … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Echo + The Bunnymen – New Live + Rare

Posted on January 7, 2014 by postpunkmonk

Echo + The Bunnymen: New Live + Rare Japan CD [1988] People Are Strange The Killing Moon [All Night Version] All You Need Is Love Paint It Black [Live] Run, Run, Run [Live] Friction [Live] Do It Clean [Live] Amazingly … Continue reading →

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A BSOG Deconstructed: China Crisis – Docklands [part 2]

Posted on April 3, 2013 by postpunkmonk

Yesterday we took a hard look at the accumulated China Crisis collection. But music doesn’t exist in a vacuum the size of my Record Cell. There was also a fan-run China Crisis website called Docklands that was helpful in that time … Continue reading →

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