Tag Archives: Psychedelic Furs

Psychedelic Furs Announce “Made Of Rain” 2021 Tour

Early last March, we had a post trumpeting the new Psychedelic Furs album set to release on May 1st with a US tour that never happened. The May album release got bumped to July, and by that time I completely … Continue reading

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80s Soundtrack Week: Monday – “Pretty In Pink” US CD

I was going to talk about one of the records coming up this week, then I realized that it had been a bit since I had run a Theme Week here @ PPM and figured that I could work this … Continue reading

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Psychedelic Furs To Release Their First Album In A Generation With “Made Of Rain” On May 1st

Psychedelic Furs: Made Of Rain UK CD [2020] The Boy That Invented Rock & Roll Don’t Believe You’ll Be Mine Wrong Train This’ll Never Be Like Love Ash Wednesday Come All Ye Faithful No-One Tiny Hands Hide The Medicine Turn … Continue reading

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Record Review: The Psychedelic Furs [US version – part 2]

[…continued from last post] The next song on the album was the one I’d heard the seven inch edit of earlier. The album version of “Sister Europe” had another minute and a quarter to sprawl luxuriantly. The hypnotic sax by Duncan … Continue reading

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Record Review: The Psychedelic Furs [US version – part 1]

The Psychedelic Furs: The Psychedelic Furs US LP [1980] India Sister Europe Susan’s Strange Fall We Love You Soap Commercial Imitation Of Christ Pulse Wedding Song Flowers I had been primed for the debut album by The Psychedelic Furs due … Continue reading

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Record Review: The Psychedelic Furs – Forever Now

The Psychedelic Furs: Forever Now DLX RM US CD [2002] Forever Now Love My Way Goodbye Only You And I Sleep Comes Down President Gas Run And Run Danger No Easy Street Yes I Do [Merry-Go-Round] Alice’s House [early ver.] … Continue reading

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John Hughes: The Devil Has All The Best Tunes [part 2]

When we last checked in on this topic, we were witness to the horrible changes wrought in the formerly svelte Post-Punk outfit Simple Minds. The sea change can be best summed up by the fact that after “Don’t You [Forget … Continue reading

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