Kids, this it what hipsters looked like in 1985
Personal Effects
“Bring Out the Jazz”
1985, Earring Records
When I found this I honestly thought it was going to be a recording of a high school jazz band. I have to admit being a bit disappointed to find out Personal Effects is actually a nerdy synth-pop group from Rochester, NY. Not sure what look they were going for on this cover. The mid-80′s were a weird, confused time…
In a band called Margaret Explosion
December 17th, 2012 at 3:35 pm
Um. Actually, I kind of liked this.
December 18th, 2012 at 9:09 pm
Oh, I agree. I found myself singing it all day…
December 10th, 2012 at 12:00 pm
Now we can say that it was confused time, but it was in fact very simple : “synthetizers + plastic bass and drums production or die”. For the clothes, the Jagger’s pants looked immediately ridiculous.
December 10th, 2012 at 10:11 am
It’s even worse…from the “Margaret Explosion” link:
“We have chosen twenty songs from our six releases for a CD entitled, “Personal Effects – A Collection”.”
SIX! Six releases Personal Effects made!