Tag Archives: Virgin Records

Record Review: Heaven 17 – “Let Me Go” UK 12″

Posted on October 27, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Heaven 17: Let Me Go – UK – 12″ [1982] Let Me Go [12″ version] 6:14 Let Me Go [instrumental] 4:54 It was 40 years ago this month when the first single from Heaven 17’s sophomore album was released and … Continue reading →

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Want List: The Last Virgin-Era China Crisis DLX RM Finally Drops With 3-Disc “What Price Paradise”

Posted on February 4, 2022 by postpunkmonk

China Crisis: What Price Paradise DLX RM – UK – 3xCD [2022] Disc 1: What Price Paradise It’s Everything Arizona Sky Safe As Houses Worlds Apart Hampton Beach The Understudy Best Kept Secret We Do The Same June Bride A … Continue reading →

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Record Review: JAPAN – Gentlemen Take Polaroids UK 2×7″

Posted on January 6, 2020 by postpunkmonk

JAPAN: Gentlemen Take Polaroids UK 2×7″ [1980] Gentlemen Take Polaroids [edit] The Experience Of Swimming The Width of A Room Burning Bridges [alt. ver. – David Sylvian prod.] “Gentlemen Take Polaroids” will always be a standard bearer of my love … Continue reading →

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Scooped! When Personal CD Projects Get Superseded By Real Labels [part 4]

Posted on July 30, 2019 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last past] So the brief here was to discuss CDs I have made through great effort for my simulated label, that eventually actually get made by real labels. This was a weird phenomenon where there are no easy … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Ken Lockie – Dance House UK 7″

Posted on June 26, 2019 by postpunkmonk

Ken Lockie: Dance House UK 7″ [1981] Dance House Tenderness Of Fools I was en route to may haircut yesterday when I thought I had a spare 12 minutes to stop in at Harvest Records and window shop. I had … Continue reading →

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Rock GPA: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark [part 33]

Posted on January 31, 2018 by postpunkmonk

Orchestral Manœuvres In The Dark – Sugar Tax | 1991 – 1.5 [continued from last post] I bought my copy of “Sugar Tax” as an import, which was the first time I’d bought the new OMD album on CD that … Continue reading →

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Rock GPA: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark [part 32]

Posted on January 30, 2018 by postpunkmonk

In 1989, by the time that OMD had thrown in the towel, I had come to a crossroads in the road regarding my affinity for British pop. By the mid-80s all of the band I cherished had either broken up … Continue reading →

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