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Tag Archives: Rob Dean
Vivabeat Back From The Shadows With Reissue of “Party In The War Zone” DLX RM And Compilation LP
Last year had been a very busy year. The blog had gotten cobwebs and 2023 seemed to be the year where the supremely estimable reissue label Rubellan Remasters have managed to issue eleven LPs, in at least two different color … Continue reading
Posted in Want List
Tagged 2023, Colored Vinyl, DLX RM, Rob Dean, Rubellan Remasters, Vivabeat
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When The Universe Is Demanding You Listen To A Record: Illustrated Man EP/CD
THE BACKGROUND It was some time earlier this year when there was a discussion on the Trouser Press Forum that I frequent regarding Rob Dean, the original guitarist for JAPAN. Talk turned to Illustrated Man; the New Wave “supergroup” that … Continue reading
Posted in Record Review
Tagged 1984, 2018, bootlegs, EP, Illustrated Man, John Punter, Rob Dean
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Rock GPA: Japan [part 2]
Japan – Obscure Alternatives | 1978 – 2 Japan was moving fast from their initial outburst on the scene. The opener, “Automatic Gun” features Stones-like guitar raunch, quickly joined by wailing synth, electric piano, and the dawnings of fretless bass … Continue reading
Posted in Core Collection, Rock GPA
Tagged Japan, Mick Karn, Obscure Alternatives, Rob Dean, Rock GPA
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