Electronic music project from Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Composer, keyboard artist & producer Michel Mulders founded Spectral Display in 1980. He was signed by EMI to start working with lead singers and lyricists. He found a successful collaborator in Henri Overduin, who wrote most of the lyrics and also wrote and performed the vocals on their first hit single "It Takes A Muscle To Fall In Love".
In 1981 Spectral Display signed a two-album record contract with EMI Holland.
In 1981 their first album "Spectral Display" was recorded in Michel Mulders' private studio. Recording Equipment was provided to record the first album: It was released in 1982.
In the Summer of 1982 "It Takes A Muscle To Fall In Love" was released in 13 countries. First in Holland and Italy, followed by France, Germany, Spain, the UK, Belgium, Australia, New-Sealand, Japan.....
In 1982 EMI again provided Spectral Display the recording equipment needed to record their second album " Too Much Like Me" , which was released in 1984.
They are currently (April 2009) working on new songs.
Line up:
Michel Mulders - Composer, Keyboards, Arranger, Producer
Henri Overduin - Vocals, Lyrics, Music Vocals & Background
Ferdinand Bakker - Guitars
Kim Haworth - Drums, Percussion
Theo Lampe - Piano
Lodewijk de Boer - Violin
Dick Schulte Nordholt - Bass Guitar
Arianne Kraak, Nanette Curie, Mildred Douglas, Lisa Boray - Vocals
Composer, keyboard artist & producer Michel Mulders founded Spectral Display in 1980. He was signed by EMI to start working with lead singers and lyricists. He found a successful collaborator in Henri Overduin, who wrote most of the lyrics and also wrote and performed the vocals on their first hit single "It Takes A Muscle To Fall In Love".
In 1981 Spectral Display signed a two-album record contract with EMI Holland.
In 1981 their first album "Spectral Display" was recorded in Michel Mulders' private studio. Recording Equipment was provided to record the first album: It was released in 1982.
In the Summer of 1982 "It Takes A Muscle To Fall In Love" was released in 13 countries. First in Holland and Italy, followed by France, Germany, Spain, the UK, Belgium, Australia, New-Sealand, Japan.....
In 1982 EMI again provided Spectral Display the recording equipment needed to record their second album " Too Much Like Me" , which was released in 1984.
They are currently (April 2009) working on new songs.
Line up:
Michel Mulders - Composer, Keyboards, Arranger, Producer
Henri Overduin - Vocals, Lyrics, Music Vocals & Background
Ferdinand Bakker - Guitars
Kim Haworth - Drums, Percussion
Theo Lampe - Piano
Lodewijk de Boer - Violin
Dick Schulte Nordholt - Bass Guitar
Arianne Kraak, Nanette Curie, Mildred Douglas, Lisa Boray - Vocals
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