From cpark@purdue.edu Sat Sep 02 10:29:53 1995
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From: cpark@purdue.edu (Camila Park)
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Subject: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era.

By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates.
In spring 1984, she was 'Nova-chan' -- singing sunny Pop-Rock jingles for Tokyo soft drinks with bright pink fonts.

I still have the 1984 'Sparkle Soda' 7-inch single. The contrast with 'Threshold' is mind-bending.

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Camila Park
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From bpark@panix.com Sun Sep 03 23:29:53 1995
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From: bpark@panix.com (Bill Park)
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Subject: Re: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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In article <1995Sep02.102953.6697@purdue.edu>, cpark@purdue.edu (Camila Park) writes:
> Looking back at the complete 180-degree shift between the 1984 idol campaign and the late 1985 rock era.
> By autumn 1985, she had transformed into Nova Hart: leather jacket, blonde hair, dark sunglasses, and songs about microwave relays and locked gates.

Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too?

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Bill Park -- Public Access Unix of New York
"The carrier frequency does not drift by accident."

From rperez@cam.ac.uk Mon Sep 04 23:26:53 1995
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From: rperez@cam.ac.uk (Rodrigo Pérez)
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Subject: Re: Discussion: From 'Nova-chan' (1984) to 'Stadium Rebel' (1985) - the sudden evolution
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In article <1995Sep03.232953.5772@panix.com>, bpark@panix.com (Bill Park) writes:
> Please scan that 7-inch cover! Is she wearing the blonde bob in the 1984 photos too?

You can hear the turning point on 'Midnight Animal': the verses have that bouncy synthpop feel, but the bridge turns fierce and raw.

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