Here's My 1980's UK Vinyl Reissue And My 2006 European CD Reissue!

I think their period around 1992/1993.
Their best albums from this era ? The best ones ? The weak albums ? Let’s Discuss.

Does anyone recognize this bass player? The timeline would be 1980 if it were someone who was filmed for Urgh A Music War. This was in WB's URGH photo archives that we had access to.

Thanks in advance!

From Seeing Through The Airwaves: Thomas Dolby’s Windpower by Ted Mills

“The majority of the sounds on “Windpower” come from the PPG Wave Computer, an analog synthesizer “the size of a deepfreeze” that Dolby nicknamed “Henry.” For this song, its unreliable nature produced a bass sound with a swing-rhythm delay. The happy accident became the backbone of the song (and “…fitted so well into the feel of the song that I’ve performed the song live, on occasions, with only that bass sound and my voice,” he told emusician). For what could have been an exercise in minimalism, Dolby throws in all sorts of filigree: a flute here, a brass section there (both played by Simon Lloyd), synth drum tracks that he makes swing like the bass or shudder on the bridge. A lot more texture and variety happens in this song than most electronic music of the ‘80s would allow. Some of the track’s magic comes from a transitional period in pop music, right after synthesizers started becoming available and affordable to working musicians but before every band and producer bought them for studios and never got past the factory settings.”

Went to my first goth show in a loooong time and am still thinking about it three days later. She Wants Revenge and Rosegarden Funeral Party were both amazing. Would love to know if anyone was at the Portland, OR show!

https://racketmag.com/music/she-wants-revenge-rosegarden-funeral-party-live-at-revolution-hall/

Phenomenal record and song from 1978.

While this is not Post Punk. The 4 recordings on this album “Nite Flights” that were written by Scott Walker are allegedly influenced by what Bowie and Eno were doing, yet they take things further into what Post Punk became.

Highly recommended!

**The Scott Walker written songs on this album were “The Electrician”, “Shutout”, “Fat Mama Kick” and “Nite Flights”.

A fine day for Manchester as Joy Division's Still released today in 1981

From George Gimarc's Post-Punk Diary

Bill Nelson and his E-Bow guitar…

This song by Bill is an absolute gem.

If you haven’t heard or delved into Bill Nelson’s recordings. He’s a treasure! There is a lot of stuff to listen to.

Have a look at his website discography. Lots of info in there from Bill himself.

https://www.billnelson.com/albums-list

Highly recommend!

Brilliant track from their only LP, “Painless Nights”.

Real nice recording from Liverpool’s China Crisis.

The Peel Session version from 1983 is just as good..if not better…

https://youtu.be/6ZzO3oFSJjY?si=yhh2ce66iyII9W8C

Brilliant song from their 2nd LP.

An Australian band, named after an acid trip that Lewis had with two pigs named Nancy and Jam Fancy... They remind me of Radio Birdman.

Cathedral of Tears was a post-punk/new wave band heavy on the synths, formed by TSOL frontman Jack Grisham after leaving that band. They had an EP release in 1984 before disappearing for good. 2019 brought some demos recorded in 1983 out of the woodwork.

Wonderful cover of a Lou Reed song. A lot less sleazy than the original.

Intense French coldwave classic.

A toe-tapper

People often ask what a John Peel session was actually like behind the scenes. Picture this: January 1981. You're 21 years old, walking into Studio One at Langham Place.

You've got a green Japanese Telecaster, a Premier kit, and BBC technicians wearing heavy brown overall coats who look at you like you're about to short-circuit a multi-thousand-pound mixing desk. You have exactly one afternoon to track everything live with zero edits or safety nets.

We thought those tapes were gone forever, but we've rescued and remastered the 5-track session, and it dropped on Bandcamp. If you lived through the era of taping the radio under your duvet, come say hello!

https://missingpresumeddead.bandcamp.com

Please recommend me some fast post-punk bands. Stuff like Home Front, Schedule 1, early The Sound, Blitz, etc.

Stuff with post-punk instrumentation and sound-aesthetic but punk energy.