Tag Archives: Stephen Duffy

Want List: Stephen Duffy – I Love My Friends DLX RM

A.K.A. – A Young Person’s Guide To “I Love My Friends” Here’s some great news for fans of songwriter Stephen Duffy. His 1997-1998 album “I Love My Friends” is getting a third lease on life. The 1997 issue on Indolent … Continue reading

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New Wave MVP: Guy Pratt

This morning I was listening to my favorite Icehouse album and it reminded me that I’ve needed to look more closely at the career of bass player Guy Pratt in a way that I have been meaning to do for … Continue reading

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Record Review: Stephen Duffy – The Ups + Downs DLX RM [part 3]

[continued from previous post] The rest of this 2008 CD was comprised of  great selection of bonus tracks. The first of which was an unreleased 1982 Bob Lamb mix of his debut single [for WEA] “Kiss Me.” Fans who know … Continue reading

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Record Review: Stephen Duffy – The Ups + Downs DLX RM [part 2]

[continued from previous post] Side two of the original album contained the “pull-out-all-the-stops” hit single as was common in the day when people actually listened to albums and needed a jolt for their possibly flagging attention. The piece was certainly … Continue reading

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Record Review: Stephen Duffy – The Ups + Downs DLX RM

Stephen Duffy: The Ups + Downs UK  DLX RM CD [2008] Kiss Me She Makes Me Quiver A Masterpiece But Is It Art? Wednesday Jones [Dixie] Icing On The Cake The Darkest Blues Be There Believe In Me The World At Large … Continue reading

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REDUX: Record Review: Stephen Duffy – Baby Impossible 12″

May 24, 2011 A danger of the internet is that it can make a life’s worth of knowledge accrued outdated with the click of a mouse. At one point, I thought I had a reasonably thorough Stephen Duffy collection. There … Continue reading

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A Young Person’s Guide To: Stephen ‘Tin Tin’ Duffy – The Ups + Downs

It was some time in 1985 when I spotted the cover to the album in the import bins at my local Peaches Records. The haughtiness of the cover photo spoke volumes to me. The character on the cover had the … Continue reading

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