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Formed 1980, Sheffield, UK

White and Singleton started out as Vice Versa (4), who released an EP "Music 4" in 1979 and contributed the track "Genetic Warfare" to a compilation, "1980: The First Fifteen Minutes" before adding Fry to the lineup and mutating into ABC.

During the late '70s, Fry ran his own fanzine, Modern Drugs, while he attended Sheffield University. ABC formed in 1980, after Fry interviewed Vice Versa members Mark White (guitar) and Stephen Singleton (saxophone) for his fanzine. The two musicians asked Fry to join their band as a vocalist, and he soon became part of the group; the lineup also featured drummer David Robinson and bassist Mark Lickley.

Soon, Fry had taken control of the electronic band, he recruited Trevor Horn as producer to steer them in a more pop-oriented direction and renamed the group ABC. By the fall of 1981, the band had signed a record contract with Phonogram Records, which agreed to distribute ABC's own label, Neutron. ABC released their first single, "Tears Are Not Enough," in November; it peaked at number 19 on the U.K. charts.
Вебсайты:
abcmartinfry.com, Facebook, instagram.com, MySpace, Twitter, whosampled.com, Wikipedia
Участники:
David Palmer, David Robinson (23), David Yarritu, Eden (15), Mark Lickley, Mark White, Martin Fry, Stephen Singleton
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Albums
SRM-1-4059 ABC - The Lexicon Of Love обложка альбома ABC The Lexicon Of Love (Album, Comp) Neutron Records SRM-1-4059 US 1982 Продать эту версию
STAR 5340 ABC - Beauty Stab обложка альбома ABC Beauty Stab (Album) Neutron Records, Phonogram STAR 5340 South Africa 1983 Продать эту версию
none ABC - King Biscuit Flower Hour Starring Ultravox / ABC обложка альбома Ultravox, ABC Ultravox, ABC - King Biscuit Flower Hour Starring Ultravox / ABC ‎(LP, Transcription + LP, S/Sided, Transcription) King Biscuit Flower Hour none US 1983 Продать эту версию
824 904-1 ABC - How To Be A Zillionaire! обложка альбома ABC How To Be A Zillionaire! (Album) Neutron Records 824 904-1 Colombia 1985 Продать эту версию
ABCDJ 12 ABC - How To Be A Zillionaire (Promotion Only - Album Sampler) обложка альбома ABC How To Be A Zillionaire (Promotion Only - Album Sampler) ‎(LP, S/Sided, Promo, Smplr) Neutron Records ABCDJ 12 UK 1985 Продать эту версию
832 391-4 ABC - Alphabet City обложка альбома ABC Alphabet City (Album) Neutron Records 832 391-4 Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong 1987 Продать эту версию
422 838 646-1-Q-1, 838 646-1 ABC - Up обложка альбома ABC Up (Album) Neutron Records 422 838 646-1-Q-1, 838 646-1 US 1989 Продать эту версию
64 7968214 ABC - Abracadabra обложка альбома ABC Abracadabra (Album) Parlophone, Parlophone 64 7968214 Italy 1991 Продать эту версию
none ABC - 5 Selections From Abracadabra обложка альбома ABC 5 Selections From Abracadabra ‎(Cass, Advance, Smplr) Not On Label none UK 1991 Продать эту версию
74321 45653 4 ABC - Skyscraping обложка альбома ABC Skyscraping (Album) Deconstruction 74321 45653 4 UK 1997 Продать эту версию
ABC3 ABC - ABC обложка альбома ABC ABC ‎(Cass, Promo, Smplr) Blatant ABC3 UK 1997 Продать эту версию
BLATCD 01 ABC - Lexicon Of Live обложка альбома ABC Lexicon Of Live (Album) Blatant BLATCD 01 UK 1999 Продать эту версию
BOROCD 001 ABC - Traffic обложка альбома ABC Traffic (Album) Borough Music BOROCD 001 UK 2008 Продать эту версию
V 3150, 00602547882325 ABC - The Lexicon Of Love II обложка альбома ABC The Lexicon Of Love II (Album) Virgin EMI Records, Virgin EMI Records V 3150, 00602547882325 UK 2016 Продать эту версию

Singles & EPs
6059 473 ABC - Tears Are Not Enough обложка альбома ABC Tears Are Not Enough (Single, Maxi) Neutron Records 6059 473 Netherlands 1981 Продать эту версию
7PP-85 ABC - バレンタイン・デイ = Valentine's Day обложка альбома ABC バレンタイン・デイ = Valentine's Day (Single) Mercury 7PP-85 Japan 1982 Продать эту версию
45-70063 ABC - All Of My Heart / Overture (From The Lexicon Of Love) обложка альбома ABC All Of My Heart / Overture (From The Lexicon Of Love) (Single, Maxi, EP) Neutron Records 45-70063 Ecuador 1982 Продать эту версию
810 340-7 ABC - Poison Arrow / Tears Are Not Enough обложка альбома ABC Poison Arrow / Tears Are Not Enough (Single) Mercury 810 340-7 US 1982 Продать эту версию
NT 102 ABC - Poison Arrow обложка альбома ABC Poison Arrow (Single, Maxi, EP) Neutron Records NT 102 UK 1982 Продать эту версию
7PP 72 ABC - The Look Of Love (Parts One And Two) обложка альбома ABC The Look Of Love (Parts One And Two) (Single, Maxi, EP) Neutron Records 7PP 72 Japan 1982 Продать эту версию
AS 5000 630, 6059 534 1 ABC - The Look Of Love / Avalon обложка альбома ABC / Roxy Music ABC / Roxy Music - The Look Of Love / Avalon ‎(7", Promo) Mercury, Mercury, EG AS 5000 630, 6059 534 1 Italy 1982 Продать эту версию
MADDOX 1 ABC - Selections From The Magnificent New ABC Long Player "Beauty Stab" обложка альбома ABC Selections From The Magnificent New ABC Long Player "Beauty Stab" Neutron Records MADDOX 1 UK 1983 Продать эту версию
814 876-7 ABC - The Look Of Love / Poison Arrow обложка альбома ABC The Look Of Love / Poison Arrow (Single) Mercury 814 876-7 US 1983 Продать эту версию
NT 106 ABC - S.O.S. обложка альбома ABC S.O.S. (Single) Neutron Records NT 106 UK 1983 Продать эту версию
NT 105 ABC - That Was Then But This Is Now обложка альбома ABC That Was Then But This Is Now (Single) Neutron Records, Neutron Records NT 105 UK 1983 Продать эту версию

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junkmale

junkmale

17 сентября 2014 г.
thanks your note Crijevo, I was unaware of their previous incarnation of Vice Versa, I shall go hunting for some of that now!
not sure if the state of perfection can ever be achieved, but I think it's fair to say that ABC come very close with not just one but many of their beautifully crafted creations.
a quality act indeed!
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Crijevo

Crijevo

30 января 2003 г.
ABC is a perfectly simple name for a group who swore to write perfect pop songs ever since... However, it is a less known their origin in Sheffield avantgarde scene called Vice Versa (one of the most perfect all-time names to call a band), which only points out to their perfectionist stance as truly embraced (and eventually disappointed) by punk and its cyclical fashions (their own anti-consumerist anthem 'Artists at War')... The way The Human League sold their soul, Vice Versa were their dark twin brother; the way 'Dare' collided down the mainstream corridor with Philip Oakey unable to repeat it again ever after, Vice Versa turned from the incredibly chaotic minimalist electronic noise-some into a more soulful fraction ABC that immediately striked against the tide with their own organised sound structure intended to a wider pop-market. Some called it pretentious and cynical. But it's not really. It's a perfect product. 'The Lexicon of Love' might remain a curse of momentary trends that fitted in perfectly at the time for the group, as their sound heavily progressed throughout the past twenty years in various directions, still they make it all quite timeless and appearently memorable experience.
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