Fad Gadget
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Fad Gadget
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Francis John (Frank) Tovey
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Fad Gadget (born September 8, 1956, London, England - died 3 April 2002, London, England) was the first signing on Mute Records with the release of his debut single, the ground breaking 'Back To Nature' in October 1979. His live shows in the early 80´s were quite wild and unique, often ending with the man injuring himself... Following the album Gag in 1984, he dropped the stage name and started recording under his real name Frank Tovey. The release of The Best of Fad Gadget in 2001 and his supporting Depeche Mode on their Exciter Tour should have helped revive his career as Fad Gadget, but he died on April 3rd, 2002 at his home in London of a heart attack at the age of 45.
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February 28, 2003He was the first signing on Mute Records, where he worked together with e.g. Daniel Miller and John Fryer.
Fad Gadget was known as an eccentric wild man live on stage, as he performed in weird outfits and often ending the shows by injuring himself (he once broke both his legs in a concert in Amsterdam).
Musical highlights were his two first singles "Back To Nature" (released in 1979) and "Ricky’s Hand" (1980), his debut album "Fireside Favourites" (1980) which is truly groundbreaking, and "Under The Flag" (1982), by many considered as his best album and has the great tunes "For Whom The Bells Toll" and "Love Parasite" on it.
Worth mentioning is also his collaboration with the German industrial band Einstürzende Neubauten that resulted in the brilliant song "Collapsing New People" in 1984.
In 1985 Tovey dropped the Fad Gadget name, and started to release records under his real name. Unfortunately he passed away in 2001, because of a heart failure.