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Radio On text only articles

Count: 7

If applicable, reviewer names are added at the end of their reviews.


Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail (12 October 1984)

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Their top 20 hit "Last Film" had a strangely pervasive ingenuity. This number is the same mould but rather loses itself in a meanderingness. In fact the vocal, "tune," rhythm, and whole concept seem a direct "crib" from David Bowie's "Let's Dance." (Paul Screeton)


The Kiss of Doubt / Lincolnshire Echo (18 October 1984)

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The first single this year from Kissing The Pink proves be a slightly sinister affair with dense electronic rhythm patterns, heavily treated vocals and some uncompromising saxophone breaks.

I'm not sure if it has a great future ahead of it as a single but it bodes well for their new album, "What Noise?" which is due out later this month. (Martin Hindmarsh)


Fife Free Press (19 October 1984)

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KTP have never yet released a single which fell below the interesting level and with 'Radio On' they have concocted a heady brew which welds the growling menace of its almost free-form instrumental passages on to a contagious melody with striking effect. A superb advert for the band's forthcoming 'What Noise' album. 7" and 3 track 12".


Huddersfield Daily Examiner (20 October 1984)

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A messy gimmick single from the band who had a hit with the excellent "Last Film". (Denis Kilcommons)


Reading Evening Post (20 October 1984)

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While other groups just make me see red, this restored my faith in modern music. Clever instrumentation together with haunting, subdued vocals makes it record of the week. (Eric Jackson)


Aberdeen Evening Express (27 October 1984)

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In the middle of all the synthesisers, there lies a saxophone. Still, I'd turn the radio off if I heard this. (Paul Massey)


Lurgan Mail (22 November 1984)

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Do you remember the military march record with choir boy vocals 'The First Film I Ever Saw' from the band? This is different and nothing like Johnathon Richmond's 'Radio On'. The music is quite good but the singer sounds like he's entertaining a wake.


Notes: I have literally no idea how they somehow got the title to be "The First Film".