Category: Small objects of desire

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New Order – ‘The Perfect Kiss’ UK 7″ (Factory, FAC123, 1985)

Rounding out May’s posts is the standard UK 7″ issue of New Order’s first single release of 1985, ‘The Perfect Kiss’.

On first sight, and in comparison to many other New Order singles of the ’80s in particular, it looks quite uninspiring and bland, taking minimalism all the way by being packaged in a high gloss plain black card sleeve, with minimal silver print typography on plain black labels. In the grooves though we find two edits that are unique to only this 7″ single and which have never found their way on to any later CD releases.

New Order - The Perfect Kiss UK 7" front sleeve and label design.
^ New Order – The Perfect Kiss UK 7″ front sleeve and label design.

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Button badge goodness: Yet more Siouxsie and the Banshees

A final selection for now of some period Siouxsie and the Banshees button badges.

Two of these were magazine giveaways, the Smash Hits one was always a particular favourite of mine. ‘The File’ badge is of course from the fan club, not the most obvious connection, I suppose, unless you knew that was the name for it, but there we go.

Siouxsie and the Banshees 'Smash Hits' magazine giveaway badge.
^ Siouxsie and the Banshees ‘Smash Hits’ magazine giveaway badge.

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Side by side: Wire – ‘Silk Skin Paws’ UK 7″, 12″ and CD singles (Mute, MUTE 84, 12 MUTE 84, CD MUTE 84, 1988)

Lifted as the second single to promote the band’s 1988 ‘A Bell Is A Cup (Until It Is Struck)’ album, the opening track ‘Silk Skin Paws’ was remixed for 12″ and 7″, with a ‘Filofax’ format 3″ CD single along for the ride for added ’80s gimmickry.*

Wire - Silk Skin Paws - UK CD, 7" and 12" singles front covers
Wire – Silk Skin Paws – UK CD, 7″ and 12″ singles front covers

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Button badge goodness: Public Image Ltd [Part 1]

Who could tire of the humble button badge? A staple adornment of the era, these badges in Part 1 all hail from 1980/81, when I first took to the charms of Public Image Ltd. ‘Flowers of Romance’ the focus of the first few, pretty sure these are likely to be ‘Better Badges’ designs, though couldn’t say for sure – anyone?

Public Image Ltd - Flowers of Romance button badge from 1981 - design 1
^ Public Image Ltd – Flowers of Romance button badge from 1981 – design 1

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