Wow! Standing in the Dark CD - Platinum Blonde

evilive · Post by **evilive** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 6:06 am

Wow what a find! I am in no way affiliated with the guy who is selling this on E-bay, but thought that someone on the Spirit of Radio may be interested. When was the last time you saw a CD version of Platinum Blondes "Standing in the dark". I think I purchased mine around summer of 1984. What a find! From what I understand from a friend is that there are only a couple of thousand of these.

Here is the link to it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... %3AIT&rd=1

I just might buy it to add to the collection.

Dave Holden · Post by **Dave Holden** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 3:51 am

Platinum Blonde sucks and I don't ever remember them being played on "the spirit".

jshebib · Post by **jshebib** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 3:38 pm

sorry, I remember sitting around and listening to them on CFNY. a group of my guy friends purchased the albumn, and a 24, and spent a couple nights listening to it. when I first heard them I thought they were canada's answer to U2, and they had song really good tunes. it was only with their marketing to girls and their sappy videos that I lost interest.

sam · Post by **sam** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 2:50 pm

Who cares!!!!

woody · Post by **woody** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 9:47 pm

i saw Platinum Blonde at the gas works they where a Ploice cover band at the time and they where dreadfull... was shocked to hear them on cfny about a year latter

I agree they did suck

Anon · Post by **Anon** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 5:57 am

I'll admit to buying a couple of their albums c.85-86. I think I have "Standing in the Dark" on vinyl somewhere in the basement. A couple of their songs were interesting.

I remember thumbing through a bookstore and scanning through a compilation book put together by the Toronto Star rock critic, forget his name, and he raised the same issue. Where they for real or were they just another bubble-gum band?

Personally, I think they had something. Too bad it was drowned out by record-company packaging.

flo · Post by **flo** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 10:36 pm

they are still my favourite band today! mark holmes you rock! your biggest fan ever!
flo

flo · Post by **flo** » Sun Oct 02, 2005 10:36 pm

they are still my favourite band today! mark holmes you rock! your biggest fan ever!
flo

Anon · Post by **Anon** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 8:26 pm

Finally got around to checking the basement... guess I liked them better than I remember. In addition to the vinyl- 2 CDs- Standing in the Dark and Alien Shores. You say the first is rare?

Sam · Post by **Sam** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 10:46 am

Once again....who cares!!!!!

Anon · Post by **Anon** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 5:12 pm

Obviously people other than you. If you're not interested in a particular subject- skip the thread.

Sam · Post by **Sam** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 9:06 am

Ok Anon....thanks for your message and yes let's crush people's opinions. If anyone disagrees with anything...please move on. Yes, very insightful, intelligent commentary from Anon.

Anon · Post by **Anon** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 9:17 am

Really? Looking up the page, I see two "Who cares!!!!" from you and some mildly supportive comments from me. So, which one of us is doing the "crushing"?

And, as for insightful, intelligent commentary- where exactly within "who cares!!!!" would I find some?

Sam · Post by **Sam** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 3:08 pm

It's OK, Anon....Your admiration of Platinum Blonde says it all.

Anon · Post by **Anon** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 8:47 pm

I didn't say that I admired them, but I'll bite.... says what all?