Tag Archives: The Tourists

Second Record Show In As Many Months Delivers Exactly To Expectations

Posted on November 4, 2019 by postpunkmonk

A month ago I went to a record show and even as I was walking out of that one, I was aware that there would be another one on November 2nd! Years may pass between record shows in my sleepy … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2019, Japanese Pressing, Record Show, Shriekback, The Tourists | 10 Comments

Scooped! When Personal CD Projects Get Superseded By Real Labels [part 1]

Posted on July 25, 2019 by postpunkmonk

For anyone reading this who hasn’t been hanging around for nine years or more, I took the name Post-Punk Monk for blogging when my friend saw an elaborate boxed set of god® that I had made. He likened the one-man … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Remastering, Scots Rock, Those First Impressions | Tagged 1999, 2002, 2007, REVO Remastering, The Associates, The Tourists | 2 Comments

New Wave Hall Of Shame: Annie Lennox [part 1]

Posted on January 22, 2019 by postpunkmonk

In yesterday’s post, I alluded to something that needed to get out. How awful Eurythmics became in just a single album, without warning. My journey spanned the gap from being an Annie Lennox early adopter and avid collector to not … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, New Wave Hall Of Shame | Tagged Annie Lennox, Eurythmics, The Tourists | 46 Comments

Book Week – Matteo Torcinovich: Outside The Lines; Lost Photographs Of Punk & New Wave’s Most Iconic Albums

Posted on April 24, 2018 by postpunkmonk

Today’s book was something I found remaindered last year that was an immediate hands-down “buy this book!” moment. Exceedingly rare are the volumes that I have bought instead of sold off in the last 20 years,but this one was strongly … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review, Bowie, Core Collection, Uncategorized | Tagged 2016, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Joe Jackson, Lene Lovich, New Wave, Photography, The Tourists | 5 Comments

A Young Person’s Guide To: The Tourists – Reality Effect

Posted on July 24, 2013 by postpunkmonk

The Tourists were revealed to me via their video for their New Wave cover version of “I Only Want To Be With You” on the proto-MTV weekly series, Rockworld. I was immediately smitten by the excellent synthetic backbeat the track … Continue reading →

Posted in A Young Person's Guide, Core Collection, Scots Rock | Tagged Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart, Peet Coombs, Reality Effect, The Tourists | 3 Comments

Record Review: The Tourists – Don’t Say I Told You So

Posted on March 28, 2013 by postpunkmonk

The Tourists: Don’t Say I Told You So UK 7″ [1980] Don’t Say I Told You So Strange Sky This single was the final single by the ill-starred New Wave combo The Tourists. I first became alerted to their manifold … Continue reading →

Posted in Core Collection, Record Review | Tagged Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart, Peet Coombs, The Tourists | 3 Comments

REVO Remastering: The Tourists – The Tourists + [REVO 008]

Posted on September 6, 2012 by postpunkmonk

The Tourists: The Tourists UK LP [1979] Blind Among The Flowers Save Me Fools Paradise Can’t Stop Laughing Don’t Get Left Behind Another English Day Deadly Kiss Ain’t No Room The Loneliest Man In The World Useless Duration Of Time … Continue reading →