Tag Archives: New Wave Cover Version

Record Review: WIlliam Orbit – Orbit US CD

Posted on August 13, 2019 by postpunkmonk

William Orbit: Orbit US CD [1987] Love My Way Fool To Myself Heartbroken Highway Escape To Mexico Rider In Black Swamp Dog Feel Like Jumping Blue Street Cluny Ann The Night Runs Forever Cry One More Tear I was surprised … Continue reading →

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REDUX: New Wave Comps: We Do ‘Em Our Way

Posted on March 22, 2019 by postpunkmonk

August 5, 2014 Various: We Do ‘Em Our Way UK LP [1980] Sex Pistols: (We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock Devo: Satisfaction (I Can’t Get Me No) The Golant Pistons: Friday On My Mind Sex Pistols: (I’m Not Your) Stepping … Continue reading →

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REDUX: A Young Person’s Guide To: The Dickies – Nights In White Satin

Posted on December 10, 2018 by postpunkmonk

July 30, 2014 The Dickies: Nights In White Satin UK 7″ [1979] Nights In White Satin Waterslide [remix] Back in the New Wave era we had a crate load of irreverent, smart-assed cover versions. Cover versions usually follow new genres. … Continue reading →

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REDUX: Seminal Single: Talking Heads – Take Me To The River

Posted on September 25, 2017 by postpunkmonk

January 9, 2014 Talking Heads: Take Me To The River US 7″ [1978] Take Me To The River [edit] Thank You For Sending Me An Angel [version] Writing yesterday about The Ramones brings to mind their contemporaries who were also … Continue reading →

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Steel Cage Match: Heaven 17 Vs Simple Minds

Posted on May 8, 2017 by postpunkmonk

This is a Steel Cage Match that I thought about writing a few years ago but then the massive Simple Minds thread, nay… book happened and I didn’t think it was prudent to invoke the Scots any time too soon … 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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REVO Remastering: Jacqui Brookes – Sob Stories [REVO 074] [part 1]

Posted on December 4, 2015 by postpunkmonk

Jacqui Brookes: Sob Stories 2xCD-R [2015] Disc 1 – The Album Lost Without Your Love The One That Got Away The Cold Light Of Day Another Place For A Dreamer Trains, And Boats, And Planes Haunted Cocktails Just Another I’m Not … Continue reading →

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