1984
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The sole release of Deparmentstore Santas has become a lo-fi holy grail, and for good reason; this reissue shows that its mastermind, Joseph D’Angelo, was a talented young man with great promise. Read more
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The sole release of Deparmentstore Santas has become a lo-fi holy grail, and for good reason; this reissue shows that its mastermind, Joseph D’Angelo, was a talented young man with great promise. Read more
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This extended remix of Tina Turner’s take on Ann Peebles’ classic hit finds the diva taking a more underground dance direction. Read more
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Stupid dumb Stephen King and his dumb movie, ruining a perfectly good song for me and instilling terror in a ten year old kid. Read more
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Nick Cave’s post-Birthday Party debut album proved that he was still very in touch with the darker side of life. We don’t recommend listening to this song in the dark. Read more
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Poor Section 25. The Manchester-based post-punk band was a victim of fate. Coming from the Manchester scene, the group quickly signed to Factory Records. Their first releases and debut album Always Now suffered not-necessarily unfair comparisons (and accusations of mimicry) to Joy Division. In an effort to break from the confines of such categorization,… Read more
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The upbeat “Turn To You,” the second single taken from The Go-Go’s sophomore album, Talk Show, was bittersweet; it was a more mature, grown-up, sophisticated style, yet, sadly, it would prove to be the band’s last successful Top 40 hit, peaking at 32. Though the band would split up not long after the album’s release,… Read more
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A seminal 1980s number, and a classic high-school prom slow-dance number. Note: If your band is gonna split up, might as well do so while you’re at the top of your game. Read more
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Conway Twitty was an exceptional musician, and though his hairdos might have been funny, he was a seriously talented man. He was also a rarity in that unlike many of the country singers of the 1950s era such as Johnny Cash or George Jones, Twitty made the transition to modern country era, even though he… Read more
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“In The Rain” c/w “Sunday to Saturday” Pink Records PI 001 Release Date: March 28. 1984 Format: 7″, 12″ (Reissued 1986) Phil Wilson speaks: The early days happened in a bit of a whirl, to be honest. We’d played a handful of local gigs, mainly in pubs in South London. But I’d been to Alan… Read more
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