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¡Ay, Dios Mío!…’Special Sauce’ by Buzzkunst Is Now On The Silver Disc…With A Catch
Almost one year ago to this day I posted on the auspicious news regarding the return of the early noughts Shelley-Devoto “Buzzkunst” album in its new guise as “Special Sauce” by the now re-branded Buzzkunst. The album had not been … Continue reading
Record Store Day 2025 – The UK Edition
It’s hard to believe that for last year’s Record Store Day, I was actually in the UK for once, and found myself at a store in Liverpool the next day and bought the Steven Wilson Ultravox “Lament” remix EP. Stupidly, … Continue reading
Posted in Record Store Day, Want List
Tagged 2025, Blancmange, Boomtown Rats, David Sylvian, Jesus + Mary Chain, Pete Shelley, Soft Cell
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The Surprising Return Of Howard Devoto Is Imminent With Revised “Buzzkunst” LP
Good grief, has it really been 13 years since we’ve heard from Howard Devoto; The Most Important Man Alive™? When the world bestowed a new Magazine album upon us only thirty years since the previous one? And prior to that, … Continue reading
Want List: Building That Pete Shelley Rarities Disc
I’ve been steadily building up the Pete Shelley collection for 41 years now! Even before his death in 2018, I was hoping that I’d soon have the pieces to compile a REVO collection of his rarities. I think I’m about … Continue reading
Posted in Remastering
Tagged 12" single, 7" singles, CD-3, Pete Shelley, REVO Remastering
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80s Soundtrack Week: Friday – “Some Kind Of Wonderful” US CD
So on Monday we looked at the incredibly popular “Pretty In Pink” OST. That film was written by John Hughes but actually directed by Howard Deutsch. Even though we think of it as a “John Hughes film.” It turned out … Continue reading
Posted in Record Review
Tagged 1987, Jesus + Mary Chain, John Hughes, Pete Shelley, Stephen Duffy
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Pete Shelley: 1955-2018
Late yesterday afternoon, the junior designer came up to me bearing news that “the singer from The Buzzcocks has died!” Incredulous, I had no idea that Pete was dead, but his relevance to the Punk and Post-Punk worlds was significant. … Continue reading
Record Review: Pete Shelley – I Don’t Know What It Is
Pete Shelley – I Don’t Know What It Is UK 2×7″ [1981] I Don’t Know What It Is Witness The Change In Love With Somebody Else Maxine In the summer of 1981, Pete Shelley’s new solo sound hit like a … Continue reading
Posted in Record Review
Tagged 1981, 2x7", import, Martin Rushent, Pete Shelley, solo work
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