The Bolshoi - Please HD

Name: The Bolshoi - Please HD
Uploaded: 1987-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Description: Released in May 1987 as the lead single from The Bolshoi's second album Lindy's Party, 'Please' represents a deliberate commercial pivot away from the band's earlier gothic post-punk austerity toward a funkier, keyboard-inflected new wave pop sound. The Bolshoi had formed in Trowbridge, Wiltshire in 1984 and built their reputation in…

1987 · Late British Post-Punk / Gothic Pop Transition (1987) · music video

1987Late British Post-Punk / Gothic Pop Transition (1987)British Post-Punk / Gothic Pop crossover, Beggars Banquet indie scene 1985–1988

What this video is

Released in May 1987 as the lead single from The Bolshoi's second album Lindy's Party, 'Please' represents a deliberate commercial pivot away from the band's earlier gothic post-punk austerity toward a funkier, keyboard-inflected new wave pop sound. The Bolshoi had formed in Trowbridge, Wiltshire in 1984 and built their reputation in the UK indie circuit alongside acts like The Cult, The March Violets, and The…

Why it matters

The 'Please' video is a document of the moment British post-punk began absorbing mainstream pop production values without fully abandoning its subcultural roots. As a Beggars Banquet/Situation Two release distributed by IRS in the US, it circulated in a network that included Bauhaus, Love &…

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