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Glory – At Last! 12”

Posted in 1980s, 1982, dancing madly backwards, glory, minimal, minimal synth, new wave, New York, new york city, synth, synthpop on February 26, 2026 by Frankie Teardrop

Here’s an extremely rare/spendy 12” from NYC band Glory, their one and only release from 1982. Much love to my Harrow bandmate and fellow music historian Greg Fasolino for lending me this one to rip and for turning me on to the first track, the excellent mid-tempo new wave track “Oh My Brothers,” which is the clear standout here. The remaining tracks veer a bit towards that rock and roll/power pop side of the new wave spectrum for my taste (think early Blondie or pre-Pleasure Victim Berlin), but for my money, “Oh My Brothers” is a lost classic, through and through, and deserves to be heard across the board.

The band appears to have gotten their name from an Emily Dickinson poem, according to the sleeve. Always here for a literary reference! After Glory disbanded, members of this band would reform as Dancing Madly Backwards, releasing a similar-sounding, but slightly darker/heavier 12” in 1983. There’s a new recording of “Oh My Brothers” featured on that single as well, proof that this song had something special… If anyone has that record and could provide a better-sounding rip than what’s out there, I’d be more than happy to feature it here!

Dancing Madly Backwards would evolve into Air America and release one more 7” before calling it a day. Vocalist Andriette Redmann would remain active in rock/folk bands such as Sun Palace and Avon Faire.

Without any further ado…

Glory – At Last! 12”
1. Oh My Brothers
2. Turn the Channel
3. I’m Not Falling
4. Surfing Sickness

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The Minx – Real Minx

Posted in 1980s, 1983, new wave, post-punk, punk, the minx, US on February 26, 2026 by Frankie Teardrop

Please excuse me as I attempt to post four times today again…

Here’s an extra rare full length LP from 1983 by The Minx, a US-based post-punk/new wave hybrid band from Southern California, I believe.

There once existed another band with a similar name from the same general area who called themselves The Real Minx, perhaps as a reaction to this band and LP (confusing!). This is not that band however, but instead is a similarly four-piece, female-fronted band who plays rickety guitar wave with some chirpy organs in tow. Their first single was a little more caustic, along the lines of Action Pact! or early Fuzzbox, while the LP softens the edges a little bit and includes a re-recorded version of b-side “Prisoner.” Some touchstones for the LP include Young Marble Giants/Weekend, The B-52s, Fall of Saigon, Suburban Lawns, and so on.

I love this LP, even if it falls a little outside of my usual fare. Hope y’all enjoy it, too.

The Minx – Real Minx LP
1. Tides
2. Ira
3 .Prisoner
4. Leg Show
5. Starlines
6  I Can Hardly Wait
7. New York Song
8. Static
9. Time To Myself
10. Deity (The Last Days)
11. Band Of Gold
12. Vision (Good Night)

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Kindergarten – Interference 12” / No. 3 EP

Posted in 12'', 1980s, 1982, 1987, minimal, minimal synth, minneapolis, new wave, post-punk, US on July 22, 2025 by Frankie Teardrop

Today, I intend to post at LEAST three times, perhaps even four if time allows. Hope your ears can take it!

In short, I’ve been going through my collection and re-ripping/de-clicking records that others have shared in the past in an effort to preserve the best quality and sound for these records. Back in the day, 192 was standard, and it was about hearing the music. Now that hard drive and SD card space is much less of an issue for most, it’s time to do the work to preserve these records as best as we possibly can. It’s an ongoing project that will probably take me the rest of my life to complete, but hopefully it’s helpful for folks out there.

With that in mind, let’s get things started with two records from Minnesota-based new wave/minimal synth project Kindergarten. I believe the band were a four (sometimes five) piece centering around vocalist Robert Engberg, drummer Bob Joslyn, and guitarists Chris Beaty and David Foley. Foley and Joslyn also played together in Things That Fall Down, a more experimental post-punk project. There are still some experimental synth sounds on thee band’s first release, 1982’s Interference 12”. By the time of their second release in 1987, the band evolved into a more post-punk/new wave hybrid, with a little more of a darker college radio kind of sound. They would release one more LP in 1988, which I have heard, but do not own and cannot share in a high enough bitrate. Maybe someday!

Anyway, with that in mind, I really enjoy both records here and I hope you do as well. Here’s the good stuff:

Kindergarten – Interference 12” (1982)
1. Interference
2. Auschwitz
3. God Only Knows

Kindergarten – No. 3 EP (1987)
1. Transportation
2. 10 Little Indians
3. Terri Goes Walking
4. Disco-X
5. Aquamarine

*download both here*

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Silent Windfall – And We Have Our Dreams LP

Posted in 1980s, 1986, Danish, ethereal, minimal, minimal synth, new wave, post-punk, Silent Windfall on March 20, 2025 by Frankie Teardrop

I’ve been meaning to post this for a long time now. While many may already be familiar with this classic, this is a very special LP, one that has been soothing the savage beast these last few days. I hope this updated rip does the same for you all out there in this crazy world.

And We Have Our Dreams was released in 1986 via Skylight Records, and is the lone LP by Danish project Silent Windfall, who was primarily composed of bassist Lars Ranek and singer/multi-instrumentalist Bo Vess. Pernille Bøcker provides vocals on the first and the last track as well, adding a nice bit of feminine energy to this otherwise gorgeous LP, which is a mix of minimal new wave, post-punk, and ethereal. Some touchstones include early Black Tape for a Blue Girl, Tangerine Dream/Popul Vuh, Felt, This Mortal Coil, and maybe even a little of the mellower, folkier Pink Floyd tracks from the early 70s. There are two tracks with percussion on the first side that lean more post-punk, while the second side is a gentler affair, with expansive piano passages and ambient suites.

I really adore the range and delicacy of this album, and I hope you enjoy it as well…

Silent Windfall – And We Have Our Dreams LP
1. Here I Come
2. She’ll Be My Doom
3. Clouds Are Forever
4 And We Have Our Dreams
5. White Room
6. Float Like A Boat
7. Lifeline

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Typhoon Saturday – What Do I Do/Another Flight/I Have Love 7”s

Posted in 1980s, 1982, new wave, polydor, sheffield, typhoon saturday, uk on February 3, 2025 by Frankie Teardrop

Been meaning to post these singles for a year or so now, so I suppose now’s a good a time as any for something a bit more fun. Typhoon Saturday were a four-piece band from the UK (Sheffield, specifically) who released three singles on Polydor, all three which were released in 1982 and all three which feature bright, colorful artwork with their trademark red umbrella showing in some capacity. I probably should have posted this on a rainy Saturday afternoon, but here we are all the same…

The band, which formed out of the ashes of  post-punk band Red Zoo, never got to record a full-length LP to my knowledge, fading back into the ether from whence they came soon after these singles were released. Drummer Anthony Critchlow went on to form synth pop project Living In a Box, guitarist Nick Robinson would join excellent post-punk project They Must Be Russians (and is still active in music to date), while the other two members, including vocalist Elaine McLeod and Nigel Fitzpatrick dabbled a bit but don’t have many more credits to their name that I’m aware of.

As for the music on these singles, you can expect a bright, jangly new wave flavored brand of pop, very catchy and very infectious, with great rhythms, big choruses, a touch of melancholy in spots, and lots of sax in others. Touchstones might include the Jacqui Brooks-led Siam, Pinky Blue-era Altered Images, or perhaps even some of The Pretenders’ catchier (and better, I’m not a huge fan) moments. I love about half of the tracks here (I’ll let you guess which ones), while the others are certainly enjoyable enough to warrant a listen or two to complete the discography. Hope y’all enjoy!

Typhoon Satuday – What Do I Do? 7”
1. What Do I Do?
2. Fascination

Typhoon Saturday – Another Flight 7”
1. Another Flight
2. Let’s All Dance

Typhoon Saturday – I Have Love 7”
1. I Have Love
2. Social Insecurity

*download all three releases here*

PS – if anyone happens to know about additional Red Zoo recordings outside of “Help Me” from the recent Dreams to Fill the Vacuum compilation, please holler!

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A Popular History of Signs – Justice Not Vengeance 7” / Crowds 7” / Comrades LP

Posted in 1980, 1980s, 1981, 1984, a popular history of signs, london, minimal, minimal synth, new wave, post-punk on January 24, 2025 by Frankie Teardrop

Kicking off 2025 here with a bit of a nostalgic post, compiling the first two 7”s and debut LP from A Popular History of Signs, who I first covered back in 2008, in the first year or so of the blog (ahh, memories). I’m sure most folks into this music have heard these releases by now, but the rips of this material I’ve heard before haven’t been great, so figured I’d give it a quick pass for posterity’s sake…

A recap of the band is certainly in order, especially for those who might be unfamiliar with them. A Popular History of Signs formed in London in 1979. Their sound mixed minimal synth and new wave textures with nervous post-punk vigor and busy percussion, at times sounding like the British answer to Talking Heads (or perhaps a more restless and aggressive Blue Nile). I’m incredibly partial to the track “Crowds” in both forms – the early 7”s mix is a minimal synth gem while the re-recorded LP version retains much of the tension of the track but trades in the skittish energy for a more synth pop sheen. The band changed lineups a handful of times throughout the 1980s, and caught the attention of Ministry’s Al Jourgensen, who remixed two of the band’s tracks for a fledgling Wax Trax label in 1985. The band released eight singles, one full-length LP, and called it a day soon after the release of 1988’s England in the Rain Mini-LP.

As for band members, drummer John Luccibello also recorded with This Parade and The Tempest, two excellent obscure post-punk/goth bands. Singer Andrew Jarman was involved with psychedelic project Strange Fruit and more recently, Southern Arts Society . Christine Isherwood, who sang on Comrades, recorded with Salt Doll and The Jealous Lovers.

Here’s the info for these two releases – hope y’all enjoy:

A Popular History of Signs – Justice Not Vengeance 7” (1980)
1. Justice Not Vengeance
2. Possession

A Popular History of Signs – Crowds 7” (1981)
1. Crowds
2. Crossing the Border

A Popular History of Signs – Comrades LP (1984)
1. Body And Soul
2. Crowds
3. Tidy
4. Halcyon Days
5. Lenin
6. October Already
7. Father And Son
8. Five Towns
9. Land Of The Free
10. Comrades

*download all three releases here*

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The Silence Cries – Silent Eyes LP

Posted in 1980s, 1987, new wave, post-punk, swiss, switzerland, the silence cries on February 14, 2024 by Frankie Teardrop

Happy Hallmark Day, y’all! Better late than never with a new post. Here’s the debut album from Swiss post-punk/new wave band The Silence Cries, released in 1987. This three piece band reminds me quite a bit of Mecano, Svätsox, Razor Penguins, early Modern English, and other rickety, yet powerful post-punk bands from the early/mid 80s. There’s also quite a bit of sax, trumpet, and accordion throughout the LP, which adds a nice bit of tension. It’s quite an eclectic album – there’s a lot of variation and dynamic range across the album, and the band occasionally flirts with jangle pop, NDW, and more experimental shades, but still retains that gloomy post-punk sound I love so dearly.

The Silence Cries has a rather modest discography,  three albums and two singles, all of which were released on the Winterschatten label. I couldn’t say how their sound evolved on their second and third album, but I’d be curious to find out one of these days. As always, feel free to drop a line if you have any of their other releases, and perhaps you’ll find the band’s first 7” single here soon enough.

Until then…

The Silence Cries – Silent Eyes
1. Change
2. Emotions
3. Grieni Auge
4. Fische Nur
5. Silent Eyes
6. Violence Is Growing
7. Why Should I Dance
8. Slow Death
9. In My Brain
10. Another Beer
11. Frontiers
12. Killed By Unfeeling

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Eye Do It- I Lost My Mind 7”

Posted in 1980s, 1984, Eye Do It, new wave, post-punk on November 7, 2023 by Frankie Teardrop

A quick and dirty post today – the lone 7” from UK post-punk/new wave flavored band Eye Do It, who seem to have had a penchant for hieroglyphics judging from the record sleeve. This 7” was released in 1984 via N.R.O. Records, who also released a compilation titled A Night at the Flicks which features the third and final Eye Do It track (which I do not own and have not heard, but would love to if anyone has a copy of this compilation, which also features indie pop band Mighty Mighty).

Touchstones for this single include bands like Ex Post Facto, Repetition, Last Man In Europe, Pink Military, I’m So Hollow etc. I really dig both tracks here, and hope you do as well!

Eye Do It – I Lost My Mind 7”
1. I Lost My Mind
2. Hold Back

*download it here*

Quick housekeeping note – I’ve been receiving a few comments lately, some nice and others unnecessarily hostile (cut the crap), regarding downloads not working. They do, still, for every post that has a download link. If clicking the link does not work to download directly, try the classic right click – save link as trick. Thanks!

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Primitive Pleasure – The Vision 7”/Jupiter Remote LP

Posted in 1980s, 1985, 1987, indie, jangle, new wave, primitive pleasure on May 20, 2023 by Frankie Teardrop

Been seeing a lot of love for this one on the net since I ripped this, so figured it was due time to post it properly. Here we have 2/3rds of the discography by US-based jangle/new wave/indie rock band Primitive Pleasure. We’re missing the first 7” from 1984 here, but plenty of great tracks to pore over in the meantime. “The Vision” remains a standout, appearing on both the LP and the 7” in identical form, minus the synth blurbs at the beginning of the LP version. These segues feature throughout the entire LP, cementing the album as a pure hybrid of both new wave and jangle pop that’s a perfect listen for springtime.

Guitarist Pascal Tiger also played in a folkier project called Courtney & Western while Axel Kröll would go on to write and engineer with other bands such as The Blow Monkeys. Brook Thaler, who played organ/synth on “The Primetimes,” also recorded with new wave project Social Register, who released one 7” in 1981.

If anyone can contribute a rip of Love is a Nasty Girl from 1984, please give a shout. Otherwise, enjoy!

Primitive Pleasure – The Vision 7” (1985)
1. The Vision
2. Become a Target

Primitive Pleasure – Jupiter Remote LP (1987)
1. Your Carousel
2. Unspoken Words
3. Life In Between
4. Souls Will Shine
5. The Vision
6. Drifter Blues
7. Jupiter Remote
8. The Primetimes
9. Forever…
10. More Than Stars
11. Painting By Miro
12. Requiem

*download both here*

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Dream 286 – Scars 7”

Posted in 1983, new wave, ohio, post-punk, US on October 4, 2022 by Frankie Teardrop

Happy to share this one-off 7” from 1983 by Dream 286 – fresh off the needle and into your eardrums.  This four-piece band hails from Cincinnati, Ohio and has an excellent dark new wave/post-punk sound that I can never get enough of. On paper, the band reminds me quite a bit of UK-based punk band Action Pact!, but with more synthesizers in tow. Otherwise, from what I can tell, the band was fairly active throughout the midwest, playing a slew of shows throughout the area, including a prominent gig opening for Factual, whose track “Psychotic Romance” is worth hearing for those unfamiliar. Sadly, these three tracks are all that were released to the general public, but I hope there’s some more material floating around out there somewhere…

After Dream 286 called it a day, bassist Randy Cheek would also play in local band The Libertines (not the UK revival band) with drummer Joe Hamm. Cheek would go on to form indie rock stalwarts Ass Ponys, while synth player Doug Hallet remained a fixture in the scene, also performing with Latex Theatre, Danse Macabre, Ubu Roi, and Tesla Coil. He is currently active in The Science of Deduction. Vocalist/guitarist Janette Pierce Davis also performed with Latex Theatre.

Without any further ado, here’s the single:

Dream 286 – Scars 7”
1. Scars
2. End of the World
3. I Don’t Believe

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