Hello , the 2nd wagon on my wavetrain contains some great acts, non of which exist as such anymore, dont let it hold you back. Joy Divisions first never released album got a the bootleg release in 81 under their first name Warsaw, Fad Gadget what can i say if you havent heard of him you really got a thing coming. The Feelies did create some crazy rhythms under the guidance of Anton Fiers drumming. Talk about beats, The Beat had a fast and furious career playing ska pop. Random Hold created gloom rock..no future but different a bit prog in there.
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Warsaw - J.D. (78)
Fad Gadget - Coitus Compilation (CoCo) (79>84)
The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms (80)
The Beat - I Just Can't Stop It (80)
Random Hold - The View From Here (79)
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Warsaw - J.D. bootleg (78, 81 rem 12) 237mb)
The band was founded in the fall of 1976, soon after the Sex Pistols had made their first appearance in Manchester. Guitarist Bernard Albrecht and bassist Peter Hook had met while at the show and later formed a band called the Stiff Kittens; after placing an ad through a Manchester record store, they added vocalist Ian Curtis and drummer Steve Brotherdale. Renamed Warsaw (from David Bowie's "Warszawa"), the band made its live debut the May 77, supporting the Buzzcocks at Manchester's Electric Circus. After the recording of several demos, Brotherdale quit the group in August 1977, he was replaced by Stephen Morris. The punk band Warsaw Pakt caused them to rename to Joy Division in late 1977 -- inspired by Karol Cetinsky's World War II novel The House of Dolls. (In the book, the term 'joy division' was used as slang for concentration-camp units wherein inmates were forced to prostitute themselves for the enjoyment of Nazi soldiers.)
Playing frequently in the north country during early 1978, the quartet gained the respect of several influential figures: Rob Gretton, a Manchester club DJ who became the group's manager; Tony Wilson, a TV/print journalist and owner of the Factory Records label; and Derek Branwood, a record executive with RCA Northwest, who recorded sessions in May 1978 for what was planned to be Joy Division's self-titled debut LP. Though several songs bounded with punk energy, the rest of the album showed at an early age the band's later trademarks: Curtis' themes of post-industrial restlessness and emotional despair, Hook's droning bass lines and the jagged guitar riffs of Albrecht.
The album should've been hailed as a punk classic, but when a studio engineer added synthesizers to several tracks -- believing that the punk movement had to move on and embrace new sounds -- Joy Division scrapped the entire LP. (Titled Warsaw for this 1981 bootleg The first actual Joy Division release came in June 1978, when the initial mid-1977 demos were released as the EP An Ideal for Living, on the band's own Enigma label. Early in 1979, the buzz surrounding Joy Division increased with a session recorded for John Peel's BBC radio show.
When you compare this with what they were doing less than two years later on 'Closer,' you kinda have to marvel. Such evolution is like time-lapse photography. It boggles the heart and soul...
01 - All Of This For You (1:42)
02 - Leaders Of Men (2:28)
03 - They Walked In Line (2:50)
04 - Failures (2:22)
05 - Novelty (3:36)
06 - No Love Lost (4:34)
07 - Transmission (4:26)
08 - Living In The Ice Age (2:19)
09 - Interzone (2:02)
10 - Warsaw (2:06)
11 - Shadow Play (3:53)
xs 7" still ogg
12 - Excite One (2:35)
13 - Insight (3:50)
14 - She's Lost Control (4:06)
15 - Transmission (3:54)
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Fad Gadget
Frank Tovey (September 8, 1956 - April 3, 2002), better known as Fad Gadget, was an influential British avant-garde electronic musician who was a pioneer of the budding genres of New Wave and electronica. He was the first signing to pioneering label Mute. Long a footnote in the annals of degenerate pop, Tovey’s early-’80s primitive electronica connected the dots among no wave’s compact fury, dub-soaked post-punk, industrial, his staccato drum machine, dictatorial beats, two-bit keyboards, and white (hot) funk presaged the currents of electronic dance.
Fad Gadget's music is characterized by a distinctive use of synthesizers in conjunction with sounds of machinery, including drills and electric razors. His bleak, sarcastic, and darkly humorous lyrics were often layered in meaning, and discussed subjects such as machinery, building construction, and physical violence. His singing style, a droning monotone, influenced later gothic and industrial rock movements.[citation needed] Fad Gadget was known for confrontational live performances which included Tovey covering himself in tar and feathers, leaping into the audience, and playing instruments with his head.
Tovey’s timeliness is apparent on this new collection of singles and rarities, most of which are difficult to distinguish from tracks by new artists like Adult. "Collapsing New People" is a meeting of the minds with guests Einstürzende Neubauten; both artists utilize industrial tools as musical utensils. On "Love Parasite," you can practically hear Marilyn Manson and Front 242 taking notes. I produced this cdr early 2002, when i read about his death from heartfailure i was shocked..i had lost sight after the Civilian album (91). After a hiatus of almost a decade he had just started touring again, opening for labelmates Depeche Mode.
About this compilation, having been a fan from Back To Nature onwards i was dissapointed about the Mute best of release, no Coitus Interruptus , how bourgeois, so i decided to create my own compilation, incorperating singles and work from his first 5 albums. Fad not only produces good intro's his outro's can be a bit drawn out, as such it was easy enough to mix this collection, the order needed more attention as i didnt want chronology but i wanted to capture connecting spirit, its length as you might guess is 79 min + . It will allow all those who missed Fad Gadget/Frank Tovey's , this new-wave troubadour first time round to play musical catch up.
No longer vinyl segued but re assembled from digital sources hence 7 min longer but at the bottom you can get the ogg segued version
Fad Gadget - CoCo (Coitus Compilation) (79-84 * 560mb)
01 - Back To Nature (single)
02 - Ladyshave (single)
03 - The Box (fireside favorites)
04 - Shot in the Dark ( snakes & ladders)
05 - Make Room (single)
06 - Fireside Favorites (fireside favorites)
07 - For Whom the Bells Toll ( under the flag)
08 - Incontinent (incontinent)
09 - Collapsing New People (gag)
10 - Coitus Interruptus (fireside favorites)
11 - Swallow It (incontinent)
12 - Ricky's hand (single)
13 - State of the nation (fireside favorites)
14 - Love Parasite ( under the flag)
15 - Luxury (gag)
16 - Life on the Line ( under the flag)
17 - Small World ( snakes & ladders)
18 - Arch of the Aorta (fireside favorites)
the ogg segued version is updated too 8-11-17
Fad Gadget - CoCo (Coitus Compilation) (79-84 ogg 133mb)
Fad Gad @ Base
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The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms (80 flac 249mb)
The Feelies are remembered as one of the most underappreciated indie-rock bands of the 1980s and to this day have many fans throughout the world. Although the band never sold many records, they are considered to be influential in the indie rock scene today.
The Feelies were a rock band from Haledon, New Jersey. They formed in 1976 and disbanded in 1992. The Feelies created shimmering soundscapes with multiple guitar layers that sounded unique compared to the punk/new wave atmosphere of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Their name is based on Aldous Huxley's novel "Brave New World" where in the novel there are theaters where all of your senses are incorporated along with sight, called "the feelies."
Original band members Bill Million, Keith Clayton and Anton Fier released their first single “Fa Ce La” on Rough Trade Records in 1980. The album that followed on Stiff Records, Crazy Rhythms, After Crazy Rhythms, Fier and Clayton left the band. With the Feelies in limbo, Mercer and Million collaborated with other local New Jersey musicians, forming a band called the Trypes.
Reformed as a quintet, the Feelies recorded The Good Earth in 1985 with Peter Buck of R.E.M. as producer. They toured in support of the album as an opening band for Lou Reed as well as R.E.M. that year. In 1988 the Feelies signed to a major label and released the album Only Life on A&M Records. The new lineup featuring two guitarists, two drummers, and the bass playing of Brenda Sauter made the album a critical favorite. Their final album, Time for a Witness, was released in 1991. The album broke little new ground from Only Life but still earned the band critical praise.
01 - The Boy With The Perpeptual Nervousness (5:05)
02 - La Ce La (1:59)
03 - Loveless Love (5:11)
04 - Forces At Work (6:40)
05 - Original Love (2:55)
06 - Everybody's Got Something To Hide (4:05)
07 - Moscow Nights (3:54)
08 - Raised Eyebrows (3:00)
09 - Crazy Rhythms (6:06)
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The Beat - I Just Can't Stop It (81 flac 265mb)
The six member band consisted of Dave Wakeling on vocals and guitar, Andy Cox on guitar, David Steele on bass, Everett Morton on drums, Ranking Roger on vocals and toasting, and foundational first wave ska legend Saxa on saxophone. The band crossed over fluidly between soul, reggae, pop and punk, and from these disparate pieces they created an infectious dance rhythm. Along with their contemporaries The Specials, The Selecter, and Madness, The Beat became an overnight sensation and one of the most popular and influential bands of the British ska movement.
By Christmas of 1979, The Beat were riding high in the UK charts with their first single, a smoking remake of the classic Smokey Robinson tune "Tears of a Clown". Over the course of the next five years The Beat toured relentlessly and released three studio albums: "I Just Can't Stop It", "Wh'appen", and "Special Beat Service".
Despite their huge success, The Beat didn't stop singing and acting on the problems caused by the noise in this world. They donated all the profits from their highly successful single version of "Stand Down Margaret" to the Committee for Nuclear Disarmament. They donated their music to causes including the anti-nuclear benefit album "Life in The European Theatre", "The World of Music and Dance" album focusing on indigenous people's art, and lent their voice to The Special AKA's freedom cry "Free Nelson Mandela", to name but a few. Every great band only has three really good albums. And true to form, The Beat decided to call it quits after their third album, "Special Beat Service".
01 - Mirror In The Bathroom (3:02)
02 - Hands Off...She's Mine (2:59)
03 - Two Swords (2:17)
04 - Twist And Crawl (2:33)
05 - Tears Of a Clown (2:39)
06 - Rough Rider (4:50)
07 - Click Click (1:28)
08 - Rankin' Full Stop (2:47)
09 - Big Shot (2:33)
10 - Whine & Grine / Stand Down Margaret (3:48)
11 - Noise In This World (2:15)
12 - Can't Get Used To Losing You (2:36)
13 - Best Friend (3:00)
14 - Jackpot (4:18)
Beat @ Base
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Random Hold - The View From Here (79 * 411mb)
Variously described as 'gloom rock' and 'songs for swinging suicides', the band's music tended towards bleakness and darkness with an underlying air of threat and malevolence. And that was on a good night. Their music successfully eludes any convenient classification which is not to suggest that it is at all esoteric or even overtly experimental. They have been ranked alongside , ostensibly alternative bands like The Pop Group, This Heat, Cabaret Voltaire, the Art Bears, Metabolist and (gulp) Throbbing Gristle, a desperate bunch whose predecessors are supposed to include the likes of Can, Faust, Henry Cow and others who pioneered the links between rock and the electronic avant garde. Random Hold had a sound and a vision (which not all groups can boast of) and some songs of quality. Maybe their legacy of recorded work doesn't do them justice but there are ideas there and an atmosphere. Interestingly they've created a presence on the web and have been releasing digital versions of their early eighties work, and lot's of background on the band.
01 - What Happened (4:48)
02 - Dolphin Logic (6:11)
03 - Silver Spoons, Golden Tongues (3:37)
04 - Central Reservation (4:15)
05 - Fear Eats The Soul (3:00)
06 - Etceteraville (3:56)
07 - With People (Out Of Love) (6:05)
08 - The View From Here (8:08)
Random Hold EP (1979)
09 - Meat (2:39)
10 - The Ballad (3:07)
11 - Avalanche (4:24)
12 - Filmmusic (4:37)
13 - Montgomery Clift (6:41)
Random Hold @ Once...
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All downloads are in * ogg-7 (224k) or ^ ogg-9(320k), artwork is included , if in need get the nifty ogg encoder/decoder here !
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Warsaw - J.D. (78)
Fad Gadget - Coitus Compilation (CoCo) (79>84)
The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms (80)
The Beat - I Just Can't Stop It (80)
Random Hold - The View From Here (79)
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Warsaw - J.D. bootleg (78, 81 rem 12) 237mb)
The band was founded in the fall of 1976, soon after the Sex Pistols had made their first appearance in Manchester. Guitarist Bernard Albrecht and bassist Peter Hook had met while at the show and later formed a band called the Stiff Kittens; after placing an ad through a Manchester record store, they added vocalist Ian Curtis and drummer Steve Brotherdale. Renamed Warsaw (from David Bowie's "Warszawa"), the band made its live debut the May 77, supporting the Buzzcocks at Manchester's Electric Circus. After the recording of several demos, Brotherdale quit the group in August 1977, he was replaced by Stephen Morris. The punk band Warsaw Pakt caused them to rename to Joy Division in late 1977 -- inspired by Karol Cetinsky's World War II novel The House of Dolls. (In the book, the term 'joy division' was used as slang for concentration-camp units wherein inmates were forced to prostitute themselves for the enjoyment of Nazi soldiers.)
Playing frequently in the north country during early 1978, the quartet gained the respect of several influential figures: Rob Gretton, a Manchester club DJ who became the group's manager; Tony Wilson, a TV/print journalist and owner of the Factory Records label; and Derek Branwood, a record executive with RCA Northwest, who recorded sessions in May 1978 for what was planned to be Joy Division's self-titled debut LP. Though several songs bounded with punk energy, the rest of the album showed at an early age the band's later trademarks: Curtis' themes of post-industrial restlessness and emotional despair, Hook's droning bass lines and the jagged guitar riffs of Albrecht.
The album should've been hailed as a punk classic, but when a studio engineer added synthesizers to several tracks -- believing that the punk movement had to move on and embrace new sounds -- Joy Division scrapped the entire LP. (Titled Warsaw for this 1981 bootleg The first actual Joy Division release came in June 1978, when the initial mid-1977 demos were released as the EP An Ideal for Living, on the band's own Enigma label. Early in 1979, the buzz surrounding Joy Division increased with a session recorded for John Peel's BBC radio show.
When you compare this with what they were doing less than two years later on 'Closer,' you kinda have to marvel. Such evolution is like time-lapse photography. It boggles the heart and soul...
01 - All Of This For You (1:42)
02 - Leaders Of Men (2:28)
03 - They Walked In Line (2:50)
04 - Failures (2:22)
05 - Novelty (3:36)
06 - No Love Lost (4:34)
07 - Transmission (4:26)
08 - Living In The Ice Age (2:19)
09 - Interzone (2:02)
10 - Warsaw (2:06)
11 - Shadow Play (3:53)
xs 7" still ogg
12 - Excite One (2:35)
13 - Insight (3:50)
14 - She's Lost Control (4:06)
15 - Transmission (3:54)
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Fad Gadget
Frank Tovey (September 8, 1956 - April 3, 2002), better known as Fad Gadget, was an influential British avant-garde electronic musician who was a pioneer of the budding genres of New Wave and electronica. He was the first signing to pioneering label Mute. Long a footnote in the annals of degenerate pop, Tovey’s early-’80s primitive electronica connected the dots among no wave’s compact fury, dub-soaked post-punk, industrial, his staccato drum machine, dictatorial beats, two-bit keyboards, and white (hot) funk presaged the currents of electronic dance.
Fad Gadget's music is characterized by a distinctive use of synthesizers in conjunction with sounds of machinery, including drills and electric razors. His bleak, sarcastic, and darkly humorous lyrics were often layered in meaning, and discussed subjects such as machinery, building construction, and physical violence. His singing style, a droning monotone, influenced later gothic and industrial rock movements.[citation needed] Fad Gadget was known for confrontational live performances which included Tovey covering himself in tar and feathers, leaping into the audience, and playing instruments with his head.
Tovey’s timeliness is apparent on this new collection of singles and rarities, most of which are difficult to distinguish from tracks by new artists like Adult. "Collapsing New People" is a meeting of the minds with guests Einstürzende Neubauten; both artists utilize industrial tools as musical utensils. On "Love Parasite," you can practically hear Marilyn Manson and Front 242 taking notes. I produced this cdr early 2002, when i read about his death from heartfailure i was shocked..i had lost sight after the Civilian album (91). After a hiatus of almost a decade he had just started touring again, opening for labelmates Depeche Mode.
About this compilation, having been a fan from Back To Nature onwards i was dissapointed about the Mute best of release, no Coitus Interruptus , how bourgeois, so i decided to create my own compilation, incorperating singles and work from his first 5 albums. Fad not only produces good intro's his outro's can be a bit drawn out, as such it was easy enough to mix this collection, the order needed more attention as i didnt want chronology but i wanted to capture connecting spirit, its length as you might guess is 79 min + . It will allow all those who missed Fad Gadget/Frank Tovey's , this new-wave troubadour first time round to play musical catch up.
No longer vinyl segued but re assembled from digital sources hence 7 min longer but at the bottom you can get the ogg segued version
Fad Gadget - CoCo (Coitus Compilation) (79-84 * 560mb)
01 - Back To Nature (single)
02 - Ladyshave (single)
03 - The Box (fireside favorites)
04 - Shot in the Dark ( snakes & ladders)
05 - Make Room (single)
06 - Fireside Favorites (fireside favorites)
07 - For Whom the Bells Toll ( under the flag)
08 - Incontinent (incontinent)
09 - Collapsing New People (gag)
10 - Coitus Interruptus (fireside favorites)
11 - Swallow It (incontinent)
12 - Ricky's hand (single)
13 - State of the nation (fireside favorites)
14 - Love Parasite ( under the flag)
15 - Luxury (gag)
16 - Life on the Line ( under the flag)
17 - Small World ( snakes & ladders)
18 - Arch of the Aorta (fireside favorites)
the ogg segued version is updated too 8-11-17
Fad Gadget - CoCo (Coitus Compilation) (79-84 ogg 133mb)
Fad Gad @ Base
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The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms (80 flac 249mb)
The Feelies are remembered as one of the most underappreciated indie-rock bands of the 1980s and to this day have many fans throughout the world. Although the band never sold many records, they are considered to be influential in the indie rock scene today.
The Feelies were a rock band from Haledon, New Jersey. They formed in 1976 and disbanded in 1992. The Feelies created shimmering soundscapes with multiple guitar layers that sounded unique compared to the punk/new wave atmosphere of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Their name is based on Aldous Huxley's novel "Brave New World" where in the novel there are theaters where all of your senses are incorporated along with sight, called "the feelies."
Original band members Bill Million, Keith Clayton and Anton Fier released their first single “Fa Ce La” on Rough Trade Records in 1980. The album that followed on Stiff Records, Crazy Rhythms, After Crazy Rhythms, Fier and Clayton left the band. With the Feelies in limbo, Mercer and Million collaborated with other local New Jersey musicians, forming a band called the Trypes.
Reformed as a quintet, the Feelies recorded The Good Earth in 1985 with Peter Buck of R.E.M. as producer. They toured in support of the album as an opening band for Lou Reed as well as R.E.M. that year. In 1988 the Feelies signed to a major label and released the album Only Life on A&M Records. The new lineup featuring two guitarists, two drummers, and the bass playing of Brenda Sauter made the album a critical favorite. Their final album, Time for a Witness, was released in 1991. The album broke little new ground from Only Life but still earned the band critical praise.
01 - The Boy With The Perpeptual Nervousness (5:05)
02 - La Ce La (1:59)
03 - Loveless Love (5:11)
04 - Forces At Work (6:40)
05 - Original Love (2:55)
06 - Everybody's Got Something To Hide (4:05)
07 - Moscow Nights (3:54)
08 - Raised Eyebrows (3:00)
09 - Crazy Rhythms (6:06)
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The Beat - I Just Can't Stop It (81 flac 265mb)
The six member band consisted of Dave Wakeling on vocals and guitar, Andy Cox on guitar, David Steele on bass, Everett Morton on drums, Ranking Roger on vocals and toasting, and foundational first wave ska legend Saxa on saxophone. The band crossed over fluidly between soul, reggae, pop and punk, and from these disparate pieces they created an infectious dance rhythm. Along with their contemporaries The Specials, The Selecter, and Madness, The Beat became an overnight sensation and one of the most popular and influential bands of the British ska movement.
By Christmas of 1979, The Beat were riding high in the UK charts with their first single, a smoking remake of the classic Smokey Robinson tune "Tears of a Clown". Over the course of the next five years The Beat toured relentlessly and released three studio albums: "I Just Can't Stop It", "Wh'appen", and "Special Beat Service".
Despite their huge success, The Beat didn't stop singing and acting on the problems caused by the noise in this world. They donated all the profits from their highly successful single version of "Stand Down Margaret" to the Committee for Nuclear Disarmament. They donated their music to causes including the anti-nuclear benefit album "Life in The European Theatre", "The World of Music and Dance" album focusing on indigenous people's art, and lent their voice to The Special AKA's freedom cry "Free Nelson Mandela", to name but a few. Every great band only has three really good albums. And true to form, The Beat decided to call it quits after their third album, "Special Beat Service".
01 - Mirror In The Bathroom (3:02)
02 - Hands Off...She's Mine (2:59)
03 - Two Swords (2:17)
04 - Twist And Crawl (2:33)
05 - Tears Of a Clown (2:39)
06 - Rough Rider (4:50)
07 - Click Click (1:28)
08 - Rankin' Full Stop (2:47)
09 - Big Shot (2:33)
10 - Whine & Grine / Stand Down Margaret (3:48)
11 - Noise In This World (2:15)
12 - Can't Get Used To Losing You (2:36)
13 - Best Friend (3:00)
14 - Jackpot (4:18)
Beat @ Base
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Random Hold - The View From Here (79 * 411mb)
Variously described as 'gloom rock' and 'songs for swinging suicides', the band's music tended towards bleakness and darkness with an underlying air of threat and malevolence. And that was on a good night. Their music successfully eludes any convenient classification which is not to suggest that it is at all esoteric or even overtly experimental. They have been ranked alongside , ostensibly alternative bands like The Pop Group, This Heat, Cabaret Voltaire, the Art Bears, Metabolist and (gulp) Throbbing Gristle, a desperate bunch whose predecessors are supposed to include the likes of Can, Faust, Henry Cow and others who pioneered the links between rock and the electronic avant garde. Random Hold had a sound and a vision (which not all groups can boast of) and some songs of quality. Maybe their legacy of recorded work doesn't do them justice but there are ideas there and an atmosphere. Interestingly they've created a presence on the web and have been releasing digital versions of their early eighties work, and lot's of background on the band.
01 - What Happened (4:48)
02 - Dolphin Logic (6:11)
03 - Silver Spoons, Golden Tongues (3:37)
04 - Central Reservation (4:15)
05 - Fear Eats The Soul (3:00)
06 - Etceteraville (3:56)
07 - With People (Out Of Love) (6:05)
08 - The View From Here (8:08)
Random Hold EP (1979)
09 - Meat (2:39)
10 - The Ballad (3:07)
11 - Avalanche (4:24)
12 - Filmmusic (4:37)
13 - Montgomery Clift (6:41)
Random Hold @ Once...
***** ***** ***** ***** *****
All downloads are in * ogg-7 (224k) or ^ ogg-9(320k), artwork is included , if in need get the nifty ogg encoder/decoder here !
10 comments:
Massive post! Dig your shares, the niche you've carved here. Nice words in masthead. Carry on mate.
Oh, yeah - I'm not anonymous, just too lazy to reopen my old Blog. Cheers. - Stupiddle
Thanks Rho
For the new wave albums , it's great man
Grtz Marcel from holland
Thanks for the 'Gadget' stuff. much appreciated. I'm going to listen to it right now.
Cheers!
Baz.
Random Hold link has gone, can U repost please ?
Who ranks Random Hold alongside alternative bands like The Pop Group, This Heat, Cabaret Voltaire and Throbbing Gristle apart from yourself? You must be joking!
Hello, I think you have done a great job when witing this article. It is really amazing.
It's a pity that few people know this information bcause it is really helpful.
Thanks very much for all yr posts. I've found a lot of old favorites as well as some new ones.
The English Beat is down again due to inactivity. (How is that possible??) Can you repost?
(And the captcha quiz is much more fun than just typing some numbers!)
Hello!
Any chance for re-up of Random Hold please? The description of them sounds amazing!
Thank you
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