Tag: Virgin

Syd Straw, Surprise, 1989 on Virgin

Syd Straw’s career started as a backup singer for Pat Benatar, and fronting Golden Palaminos on a couple of their albums. This was her solo debut, with MIchael…

AIR, 10 000 Hz Legend, 2001 on Source/Virgin.

I’ve long been a huge fan of Moon Safari, AIR’s debut album. This LP came four years later, with the soundtrack to the Virgin Suicides coming in between….

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, 1980 on Virgin in the US, Dindisc in the UK.

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, 1980 on Virgin in the US, Dindisc in the UK. The US version was released in 1987 so…

Human League, Lebanon, 1984 on Virgin.

Human League, Lebanon, 1984 on Virgin. 12″ single with an extended Lebanon om the A side and “Thirteen” plus an instrumental version on the B side EMI Records…

David Sylvian, Secrets of the Beehive, 1987 on Virgin

David Sylvian, Secrets of the Beehive, 1987 on Virgin The third in a trio of brilliant post-Japan solo albums with Brilliant Trees (1984) and Gone to Earth (1986)…

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Organisation, 1980.

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Organisation, 1980. Mine’s a 1986 UK pressing on Virgin sublabel Dindisc. Via Dyno Records in Newburyport (pre-covid). “Enola Gay, you should have stayed…

Travelogue, The Human League, 1980 on Virgin (UK pressing).

Travelogue, The Human League, 1980 on Virgin (UK pressing). This is early Human League, with Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh, who went on to found Heaven 17,…