-
New In The Record Cell
-
Last 7 Posts
- Don Was And The Pan-Detroit Ensemble Show Cleveland The Love @ Beachland Ballroom 1/17/26 [part 1]
- The Ocean Blue Add Warmth To ‘Frigid Winter Days’ in 2026
- You Can’t Go Wrong With DLX Remaster Of “Whichever Way You Are Going, You Are Going Wrong” By Woo
- Buzzkill Certainly Don’t Live Up To Their Name With Electric “Wasteland” Album
- Electronic Sounds 133: Cover Story on Propaganda – The ZTT Years With New Mixes Of “Dr. Mabuse” and “Duel” On Clear 7″
- Claudia Brücken + Zeus B. Held Team Up…Finally, To Map “4 Ways To The Blitz”
- Ten Years…
Last 5 Comments
- SimonH on Don Was And The Pan-Detroit Ensemble Show Cleveland The Love @ Beachland Ballroom 1/17/26 [part 1]
- Tim on Don Was And The Pan-Detroit Ensemble Show Cleveland The Love @ Beachland Ballroom 1/17/26 [part 1]
- negative1ne on Cabaret Voltaire Just Wrapped Up Their Final Tour…Then Announce REALLY Final Tour For Next Year
- Jeff Ki on Record Review: Shriekback – Some Kinds Of Light UK CD [part 2]
- SimonH on The Ocean Blue Add Warmth To ‘Frigid Winter Days’ in 2026
-
Month By Month
Categories
Feed Me
-
Tag Archives: Tony Visconti
Rock G.P.A.: Altered Images [part 5]
[…continued from last post] There’s no two ways about it. Writing a song like “Don’t Talk To Me About Love” and then getting Mike Chapman to produce it was a stroke of genius. From the very first bar the sequencer … Continue reading
Posted in Record Review, Rock GPA, Scots Rock
Tagged 1983, Altered Images, Bite, Mike Chapman, Tony Visconti
2 Comments
Rock G.P.A.: Altered Images [part 4]
[…continued from last post] Their first album peaked at number 26 in the UK LP charts, but it stayed on the charts for 21 weeks. “Pinky Blue,” in comparison, got as high as number 12 but was off the chart … Continue reading
Posted in Core Collection, Record Review, Rock GPA, Scots Rock
Tagged 1983, Altered Images, Mike Chapman, Tony Visconti
2 Comments
Record Review: Altered Images – Bring Me Closer UK 12″
Altered Images: Bring Me Closer – UK – 12″ [1983] Bring Me Closer [extended version] Surprise Me 1983 brought with it many changes as the New Wave/Post-Punk and even New Pop trends of 1981 began to mutate in an increasingly … Continue reading
Record Review: Iggy Pop – The Idiot US CD [part 3]
[…continued from last post] Unlike the Bowie cover, the original “China Girl”cuts in on the “one” with only a split second before Pop began singing. None of the cod-orientalism [courtesy of producer Nile Rodgers] of the Bowie cover was present … Continue reading
Record Review: The Photos – Crystal Tips + Mighty Mice [part 2]
[…continued from last post] Speaking of strong songs, “Kill That Girl” began with a evasive minor key intro only to blossom upon the first chorus into a vibrant Motown pastiche complete with a buoyant James Jamerson bass line and perky … Continue reading
Posted in Record Review
Tagged 1981, 2008, Crystal Tips + Mighty Mice, orphaned albums, The Photos, Tony Visconti
2 Comments
Record Review: Adam Ant – Apollo 9
Adam Ant: Apollo 9 UK 7″ [1984] Apollo 9 [Blast Off Mix] 3:24 B-Side Baby 4:47 When Adam disbanded The Ants and went solo in 1982 he still had a strong grip on the UK top 10. Two of the … Continue reading
David Bowie Memory Palace [part 42]
2016 [continued] From the very first listen, the title song from “Lazarus” [which was the only of the four new songs of that production on this album] made a large impact. The song’s descending hook [complete with a contrapuntal, vertiginous ascending … Continue reading
Post-Punk Monk 