Tag Archives: The Go-Gos

Terry Hall: 1959-2022

Yesterday I got home from work and was starting to get ready for dinner when I saw an email from commenter schwenko that simply said “Terry Hall, GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” That certainly hit out of the blue. I had not heard of … Continue reading

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Go-Go’s: Beauty + The Beat 30th Anniversary Edition

Go-Go’s: Beauty + The Beat DLX RM 2xCD US [2011] Disc 1 – Album Our Lips Are Sealed How Much More Tonite Lust To Love This Town We Got The Beat Fading Fast Automatic You Can’t Walk In Your Sleep … Continue reading

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A Young Person’s Guide To: Urgh! A Music War [part 2]

So yesterday we took a look at the double album version of “Urgh! A Music War.” Due to the wide ranging tentacles of the Copeland family musical empire, it stands as a rather thoroough snapshot of the New Wave scene … Continue reading

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A Young Person’s Guide To: Urgh! A Music War [part 1]

Back in 1981, the Copeland’s IRS Records/FBI empire reached its fullest flowering with the ambitious “Urgh! A Music War” project. The film/double album featured every band the consortium managed or released. Between IRS Records and Frontier Booking International, almost everyone … Continue reading

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The CD A Week Project: #5

Various: REVO Premaster 5 CD-R [2011] The Rolling Stones: Miss You 12 The Rolling Stones: Undercover of the Night [ext. cheeky mix] The Rolling Stones: Feel On Baby [inst. dub ver.] Ronny: Compare Me With The Rest [part I] Ronny: Compare … Continue reading

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Those First Impressions: The Go-Gos Debut Single

The Go-Gos: We Got The Beat UK 7″ [1980] We Got The Beat [ver. 1] How Much More [ver. 1] It seems hard to believe now, but there was a time when it was considered odd for females to form … Continue reading

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