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BLACK The classic 'Wonderful Life' under Band name, Black is actually Colin Vearncombe. Created in 1980 Colin was joined with Dave Dickie and Kimmy Sangster. They were signed up by A&M and 'Wonderful Life' was revamped with huge success. Sadly future recordings were not met with equal success. DISCOGRAPHY WEBSITE |
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DEAD OR ALIVE Dead or Alive's first number one 'You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) came five years after the band had formed. Frontman Pete Burns had been around since the 70's and although further records achieved limited success, the band are now only remembered in Japan where they have quite a modest following. DISCOGRAPHY WEBSITE |
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FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD Frankie Goes to Hollywood completely dominated the British pop scene in 1984. Holly Johnson, Paul Rutherford, Nasher Nash and Mark O'Toole matched a record achieved in Liverpool decades earlier by having their first three singles hit number one. 'Relax', 'Two Tribes' and 'Power Of Love' was followed with 'Ferry Cross The Mersey' a cover version of the Gerry Marsden classic. A band remembered for their controversy and 'Frankie Says Relax' T-Shirts amazingly only released two albums before they split in 1987. DISCOGRAPHY WEBSITE |
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THE LAS The Las consisted of Lee Mavers, Paul Hemmings, John Timson and John Power- who later went onto greater success with Cast. Despite huge success with 'There She Goes' in 1988, the band had folded by 1990 due to the perfectionist Mavers. Their first album was released nearly two years after it had been started such was Mavers' determination that it should be perfect. It was much to late after the single for it to have a major impact and subsequently only reached number 30 in the Album charts. DISCOGRAPHY |
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A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS Formed in 1979 by Mike Score, brother Ali and Frank Maudsley, the band A Flock Of Seagulls used to rehearse above Mike's hair salon in Whitechapel in the centre of Liverpool. It is not known how much of this rehearsal time was given to styling the hair that probably made them more famous than the music itself. Their success in America was remarkable and they are best remembered for concerts in Madison Square Garden and the JFK Stadium in front of 90,000 fans. Their biggest hit in the UK was 'Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You). DISCOGRAPHY |
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HALF MAN HALF BISCUIT Half Man Half Biscuit were formed in 1984 by Nigel Blackwell. His imagination and outlook on life conveyed in his music attracted the attention of John Peel who assisted in their rise to stardom. Their debut album 'Back in the DHSS" was a typical honest outlook of life on the dole, whilst their last single 'Dickie David Eyes' typified their ability to mock TV clebrities. Reforming in 1993 and changes in band members led to the excellent 1998 Album, 'Four Lads Who Shook The Wirral'. WEBSITE |
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THE ICICLE WORKS The Icicle Works took their name from a science fiction novel and were formed in 1980 by Ian McNabb, Chris Sharrock and Chris Layhe. Their first three singles in 1981 landed them a major record contract and their first UK hit 'Love Is A Wonderful Colour' shortly followed. Their self titled album in 1984 was successfull in the US as well as here, however, future releases were not as popular. DISCOGRAPHY |
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PETE WYLIE Having already established himself on the Liverpool music scene with earlier bands, it was no surprise that Pete Wylie would eventually succeed in his own right. The Mighty Wah's 'Story Of The Blues' got Wylie noticed in the early eighties. His 'Sinful' album and it's American success enabled him to drop the Wah title and flourish alone. One of his recent efforts, 'Heart As Big As Liverpool' is though to be a tribute to Bill Shankly. DISCOGRAPHY WEBSITE |
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THE CHRISTIANS Brothers Garry, Russell and Roger started out in the early 1980's as a trio called 'Equal Temperament'. By the end of 1985 they had renamed themselves 'The Christians.' In 1986 they signed to Island records and immediately began work on their first album with producer Laurie Latham. Their partnership with Latham proved highly successful and they released their debut single, "Forgotten Town" in Jan 1987. The release of two more singles ensured that the album went triple platinum with U.K. sales alone exceeding 1,000,000 and on the back of its success the Christians began to tour Europe. By 1988 they had established themselves as a major new British soul act. DISCOGRAPHY WEBSITE |
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