Tag Archives: Ultravox

The CD A Week Project: #4

Various: REVO Premaster 4 CD-R [2011] Colourbox: Punch 12 Colourbox: Keep On Pushing 2 Colourbox: Shadows In The Room Colourbox: Manic II Colourbox: Fast Dump Colourbox: Sex Gun Thick Pigeon: Subway Thick Pigeon: Sudan Scritti Politti: Perfect Way [way perfect US promo 12] Theatre … Continue reading

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The Ones That Got Away… pt. 5

Finally, here’s the final [I hope] installment of “The Ones That Got Away” – bands that I collect but have never seen live.       So that’s the bitter end of this list. It’s far happier to dwell on … Continue reading

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The Most Expensive Music I Ever Bought [part 1]

The other day I was grousing about the trend towards high priced, deluxe packages by my favorite artists. By and large these are poised near the $100 price point. That got me thinking about the most expensive things I have … Continue reading

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Designed By Peter Saville: The Many Faces Of “Rage In Eden”

I am a graphic designer. I knew I wanted to be one by the time that I was 10 or 11 years old. Every move I made from junior high onward was to further this goal. I didn’t encounter the … Continue reading

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Song of the Day: Mi-Sex – Computer Games

I mail ordered a New Wave compilation CD recently because it was both heavy with tracks I didn’t have on CD and light on overplayed material. But even if it had “You Spin Me Round” and “Karma Chameleon” on it … Continue reading

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The Strange, New World of 12″ Singles – A Look Back At A Loss of Innocence

As I collected records, I discovered all of the rules as I went along. Having no siblings, I didn’t have anyone to point me in any particular direction. Growing up in the seventies, there were either albums or singles to … Continue reading

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Buried Treasures – Ultravox Mark I & II

  How many angels can dance on the head of a pin? Who knows? But when it comes to post-punk rarities, I try to have a better understanding. I have spent the last month or two attempting to record every … Continue reading

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