Monday, February 14, 2011

Tuxedomoon, Pinheads on the Move (side C)

Pinheads on the Move is an impressively thorough 1987 collection of early (1977-1983) Tuxedomoon oddities. The group's work varied a lot at the time, from more new-wave-like singles to extended abstractions, and this compilation covers it all. Some things were released as 7"s or on classic compilations like Can You Hear Me? and Subterranean Modern, while others are identified as "rehearsal recording" or even "recorded live on the back of a carnival float". "Joeboy the Electronic Ghost" from the first 7" is of course particularly memorable. The mastering and pressing is surprisingly good for 1987, but the packaging would make more sense with their work from that era than it does with this compilation.

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