Tag Archives: LP

The Long Lost JYL Album Offers Analog Joy And Many Personae To Inhabit These Technopop Gems

I had written about this album in 2021 when I discovered that it had been released but sometime things flow slowly around Monk Central. Nevertheless, when I sold some CDs the money garnered had me thinking about a few LPs … Continue reading

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FINALLY! A DLX RM of Malcolm McLaren’s “Duck Rock,” But You’d Better Own A Turntable…

I’ve grown whiskers waiting for a DLX RM of the great “Duck Rock” album curated by the master trickster Malcolm McLaren and made with musicians who would soon become Trevor Horn’s ZTT Theam [Anne Dudley, Louis Jordan] as well as … Continue reading

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David Bowie Memory Palace [part 31]

2002 The next year marked a momentous occasion. Word filtered out that Bowie had once again taken up working with producer Tony Visconti, who had produced most of his “salad days” run on vinyl in the 70s. While the Eno … Continue reading

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Simple Minds Sidebar 1: Ranking The Cover Art [part 14]

ALBUM 21: Big Music | 2014 | designer: Peacock Of course, there was also a deluxe edition box with a second CD, DVD, and poster in the usual EMI box [which probably has a name, I need to research this]. … Continue reading

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2011: A Year of Buying Music

This will probably be the last post of the year so it’s time to review the year’s purchases. I have just tallied the totals for 2011 and it was a healthy year of acquisition. Well over a purchase every two … Continue reading

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