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VINYL GOLDMINE - Lost New Wave & Power Pop Gems
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The purpose of this blog is to drum up interest for some fantastic new wave and power pop bands from the past (most from around 1977 to 1985) that seem to have been largely forgotten with the passing of time.
Recent Posts Tagged With '1982'
SPOONER - Every Corner Dance
Having just been to a vinyl show and almost picking this up, but passing because the seller wanted too much, the AZ Local blog tapped into my mind and has made it available.Spooner is most widely known for the fact that Garbage drummer Butch Vig and ...
TOM DICKIE AND THE DESIRES - The Eleventh Hour
Tom Dickie and the Desires were a New York City band that released two LPs, Competition in 1981 and The Eleventh Hour in 1982. I recently picked up the latter in record shop for just 25 cents (!!) simply because I thought the album art was interestin...
MAURICE & THE CLICHES - C'est La Vie
Vancouver, Canada's Maurice & the Cliches had one minor hit in 1982 with the spoken-word new wave gem Soft Core, but the band is quite obscure today, even among the genre's enthusiasts. I probably would have never found out about them had it not ...
