Angel of the Junkheap

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Angel of the Junkheap

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Classically-trained pianist Jan Preston toured and performed with provocateurs Red Mole, before finding mainstream pop success in the early 1980s with Coup D'Etat. Her next move was to Australia, where she founded post-punk outfit The Tribe. They released single 'Angel of the Junkheap' in 1984, a neat slice of 80s pop with simple imagery and a hooky chorus. Preston dominates the video. She struts it out at the tip ( or "junk heap"), a sultry pop goddess, a cool cat who can "see in the dark" (...

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Video

Date created

1984

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https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/angel-of-the-junkheap-1984

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jan preston / 1980s / 1984 / tip / rubbish dump / day glo / sunglasses / mullet / cats eyes / cat / neon / 80s pop / hands / clapping / percussion / drums / rock / rick goddess / phil wichett / guy le claire / gary evans / mina motu / day-glo / eighties pop

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