Tag Archives: 12″ single

Record Review: Adele Bertei – When It’s Over 12″

Posted on December 16, 2025 by postpunkmonk

Adele Bertei: When It’s Over – UK – 12″ [1985] I will admit to being wrongly biased against Adele Bertei and it all came down to first hearing her [intentionally] strident performance on Thomas Dolby’s obnoxious single “Hyperactive” where she … Continue reading →

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Bryan Ferry Archives Busy This Time Of Year With “Love Is The Drug” 12″ + DLX RM of “Bête Noire”

Posted on December 12, 2025 by postpunkmonk

I saw today that a new Roxy Music 12″ single was released; an omnibus collection of the foundational single “Love Is The Drug.” That got me looking at the Bryan Ferry website as well and wouldn’t you know it, a … Continue reading →

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“Private Life – The Compass Point Sessions” The Grace Jones Album To Have When You’re Only Having One

Posted on January 24, 2025 by postpunkmonk

The other night I was on a Joy Division jag as I was making the most elaborate stir fry ever. Two and a half hours of prepping the seven different fresh vegetables, seasonings, and tofu. My laserdisc player is a … Continue reading →

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Want List: OMD Get ‘Physical’ On “Bauhaus Staircase”

Posted on September 8, 2023 by postpunkmonk

Yesterday we got the email from OMD over a fortnight on from the announcement of their new single “Bauhaus Staircase.” And it was a surprise. While “Bauhaus Staircase” has been available as a DL or streaming event for some time, … Continue reading →

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A Young Person’s Guide To Pet Shop Boys – “Always On My Mind”

Posted on August 24, 2023 by postpunkmonk

I was all-in on Pet Shop Boys by the point that anyone else would be. I hadn’t heard them until “West End Girls” was released in its second recording on EMI on 1985 and managed to make the duo one … Continue reading →

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Giving Into “Temptation” is Easy…

Posted on June 13, 2023 by postpunkmonk

My point of entry to New Order was with the “Movement” album, which got a lot of airplay on WPRK-FM, which I was listening to heavily in 1981! It sounded pretty good, but I don’t think I went all in … Continue reading →

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Those First Impressions: Yello – “I.T. Splash” Yellow Vinyl 12″ Reissue

Posted on January 10, 2023 by postpunkmonk

I’ve loved Yello since that fateful night in 1980 when I heard their debut Ralph Records single on WUSF-FM. They were a college radio station with a Friday night New Wave show that I could barely receive on my stereo, … Continue reading →

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