Initially, I thought this was a not a serious query, but rather a
reference to Spinal Tap. Then I realized the Spinal Tap band was the
New Originals. They first chose the name the Originals, but another
band already had the name, hence the New Originals.
-Saucy Jack
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Excerpts from internet.listserv.postcard2: 14-Apr-99 New Romantics? by
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> And I'm
> specifically wondering whether Japan (aka David Sylvian and friends)
> woulda counted as New Romantics, and if not what they did count on?
Last month's Mojo had a very nice retrospect
http://home.sol.no/~knhongro/Geir/pop/History.htm has an interesting take on this:
New Romantics
If you don't like synths you may as well skip this whole
chapter, because the UK early 80s New Romantics craze definitely was about synths -
synths, music video and image. But New Romantics also wa
... um, I meant what did Japan count *as*, not on. I assume, like all
of us, they counted on the kindness of strangers.
Carl W.
