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The noise continues about Party Day; A copy of the Real Time 5 cassette inner sleeve surfaced. Many thanks to Falco Sangmeister for sending this to me.  

• New Bootleg! Yep tis true. A delicious collection of 80’s tracks from DJ Jeff’: The 80s Underground. Deepest Cuts. Volume 7 (2018), and featured ‘Let Us Shine’.
• The band get a name check on the Leadmill’s musical history in Sheffield
• Whitby Goth Weekend name checks the band with its list of Yorkshire Bands
• Club Playlists:

• DJ Martin Oldgoth played ‘Atoms’ at Mismiths / Neon Kross gig, Los Angeles (Sept 2019)
• DJ Judy Gloom air-timed ‘Atoms’ at Bizarre Times, Free Form, Portland, USA (Dec 2017)
• Dark Eighties Halloween Costume Party, Vancouver played ‘Rabbit Pie’ (Oct 2017)

• Streaming Shows:

• Futures and Pasts Radio show (Erika Elizabeth) unearthed, dusted and played ‘Party Day’ ( June 2019)
• the 80s Underground Cuts Podcast (not the same as the new bootleg) delivers ‘Let Us Shine’, (Nov 2018)

• Online Radio:

• Strawberry Tongue Radio show, Dawn Marie spins both ‘Athena’ and ‘Atoms’ (Feb 2019), Athena’ (May 2018 and Oct 2018) and ‘My Heroine’ (July 2018)
• Gothic Rock Playlist from Radio Caprice, Russia with ‘Atoms’ (Sept 2018)

• YouTube:

• Yami Spechie: New Wave, Postpunk Classics 3 (Nov 2018) with ‘Precious One’
• In Depth Music spins ‘Boredom’ (Jan 2019)
• Party Day YouTube Search list on Frogtoon Music (2019)

Papa Universe’s site and the Unknown Post-Punk#2, with the band’s LP Glasshouse added at No.26. Interesting review. (June 2018)

July 2019 saw a new publication from Richard Rouska (of Records and magazine fame) with his fantastically detailed book on the Leeds scene, It Ain’t Peters and Lee: How Leeds (nearly) took over the world… through the power of Shock ‘n’ Roll. This book covers the period from 1977 - 87, and brings a whole new meaning to indepth. A labour of love or exorcism - you decide.

This book will become the ultimate resource guide of all things Leeds and Yorkshire. Party Day are included in the book, in the guise of a gigging band, well profiled on the Leeds scene, and finally as part of the Rouska Records Roster.

Andy Darlington's ‘Eight Miles High’ Blogspot reprints two interviews he did with the band: 'People Who Live in Glasshouses' (around the time of the first album) and 'The Party Line' (Zigzag Vol. 1 No.9 [1984]). (March 20)