+++ #OTD, 41 years ago, the 11th of October 1985, Love and Rockets released their debut studio album 'Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven', via Beggars Banquet +++

It was preceded by the non album single 'Ball of Confusion'

#loveandrockets #danielash #davidj #kevinhaskins #alt #postpunk #bauhaus #rock

+++ 'Looking Backwards Towards the Future: The Story of Ultravox' by Richard Evans, with a foreword by Moby, is available to buy now! +++

#Ultravox #johnfoxx #midgeure #billycurrie #newwave #synthpop #postpunk #glamrock #otd #vienna #booksofbluesky #goodreads #ultravoxbook #electronica #popmusic

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#petrol #petrolprices #diesel #dieselprices #fuel #fuelprices

+++ #OTD, the 8th of Oct 1981, Joy Division released the compilation album 'Still', via Factory +++

Still was released after the death of Ian Curtis.

The album includes the only live performance by the group of the song "Ceremony", which later became the debut single for #NewOrder.

#joydivision

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#BannedBooksWeek #AleisterCrowley

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#apocalypsenow

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#cats #cat #catsofbluesky #catpicture #catpictures #joydivision

+++ On this day, 43 years ago, the 7th of October 1983, The Sisters Of Mercy, released 'Temple Of Love', as a 7" single. +++

#OTD #TheSistersOfMercy #Goth #GothicRock #alt #altrock #andreweldritch #templeoflove

+++ On this day, 47 years ago, the 7th of October 1979, Joy Division first released 'Transmission', as their debut 7" vinyl single, via Factory. +++

The 12" did not follow until the December.

#joydivision #otd #postpunk #transmission #iancurtis #factoryrecords #peterhook #newwave #alt #altrock

+++ A very happy 84th birthday to Britt Ekland, who was born on this day, the 6th of October 1942, in Stockholm Sweden. +++

#brittekland #thewickerman #getcarter #themanwiththegoldengun #otd

+++ #OTD, the 5th of October 1981, #EinstürzendeNeubauten released their first official album 'Kollaps'. +++

The band name is translates as "Collapsing New Buildings", referring to buildings constructed in Germany after 1945.

The band logo, is based on a prehistoric petroglyph cave drawing.

+++ On this day, 45 years ago, the 5th of October 1981, Depeche Mode released their debut album, 'Speak & Spell' via Mute. +++

It was the bands only album to feature Vince Clarke!

#DepecheMode #OTD #Synthpop

+++ On this day, 46 years ago, the 5th of October 1980, Killing Joke released their debut studio album of the same name, via E.G. Records. +++

The album produced two truly ground breaking singles "Wardance" and "Requiem".

#killingjoke #otd #postpunk

+++ Rest In Power - Anne Rice - Who was born on this day, the 4th of October 1941. +++

Born Howard Allen Frances O'Brien, other pen names included Anne Rampling & A. N. Roquelaure.

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#annerice #interviewwiththevampire #thevampirechronicles #thevampirelestat #otd #vampire #neworleans #gothic

+++ Dug out this stone cold classic film from the vaults last night, which was released in the US, 39 years ago this weekend, in October 1987. +++

#NearDark #LanceHenriksen #neowestern #horror #vampire #vampires #americanhorror

+++ Wishing a most wonderful 57th birthday to the genre defying Gwen Stefani, who was born on this day, the 3rd of October 1969. +++

#gwenstefani #nodoubt #otd #poprock #poppunk #altrock #electrorock #electro

+++ Wishing a most wonderful 71st birthday to Philip Oakey, who was born on this day, the 2nd of October 1955. +++

#PhilipOakey #TheHumanLeague #synthpop #electricdreams #otd #dare