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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.
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abcmartinfry.com, MySpace, whosampled.com, Facebook, instagram.com, Twitter, Wikipedia, Bookogs
Membri:
David Palmer, David Robinson (23), David Yarritu, Eden (15), Mark Lickley, Mark White, Martin Fry, Stephen Singleton
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Albums
ABC - The Lexicon Of Love artwork dell'album ABC The Lexicon Of Love (Album, Comp) Neutron Records US 1982 Vendi questa versione
ABC - Beauty Stab artwork dell'album ABC Beauty Stab (Album) Neutron Records, Phonogram South Africa 1983 Vendi questa versione
none ABC - King Biscuit Flower Hour Starring Ultravox / ABC artwork dell'album Ultravox, ABC Ultravox, ABC - King Biscuit Flower Hour Starring Ultravox / ABC ‎(LP, Transcription + LP, S/Sided, Transcription) King Biscuit Flower Hour none US 1983 Vendi questa versione
ABC - How To Be A Zillionaire! artwork dell'album ABC How To Be A Zillionaire! (Album) Neutron Records Colombia 1985 Vendi questa versione
ABC - Alphabet City artwork dell'album ABC Alphabet City (Album) Neutron Records Canada 1987 Vendi questa versione
ABC - Up artwork dell'album ABC Up (Album) Neutron Records US 1989 Vendi questa versione
ABC - Abracadabra artwork dell'album ABC Abracadabra (Album) Parlophone, Parlophone Italy 1991 Vendi questa versione
ABC - Skyscraping artwork dell'album ABC Skyscraping (Album) Deconstruction UK 1997 Vendi questa versione
ABC3 ABC - ABC artwork dell'album ABC ABC ‎(Cass, Promo, Smplr) Blatant ABC3 UK 1997 Vendi questa versione
ABC - Lexicon Of Live artwork dell'album ABC Lexicon Of Live (Album) Blatant UK 1999 Vendi questa versione
ABC - Traffic artwork dell'album ABC Traffic (Album) Borough Music UK 2008 Vendi questa versione
ABC - The Lexicon Of Love II artwork dell'album ABC The Lexicon Of Love II (Album) Virgin EMI Records, Virgin EMI Records UK 2016 Vendi questa versione

Singles & EPs
ABC - Tears Are Not Enough artwork dell'album ABC Tears Are Not Enough (Single, Maxi) Neutron Records Netherlands 1981 Vendi questa versione
ABC - All Of My Heart / Overture (From The Lexicon Of Love) artwork dell'album ABC All Of My Heart / Overture (From The Lexicon Of Love) (Single, EP, Maxi) Neutron Records Ecuador 1982 Vendi questa versione
ABC - バレンタイン・デイ = Valentine's Day artwork dell'album ABC バレンタイン・デイ = Valentine's Day (Single) Mercury Japan 1982 Vendi questa versione
ABC - Poison Arrow / Tears Are Not Enough artwork dell'album ABC Poison Arrow / Tears Are Not Enough (Single) Mercury US 1982 Vendi questa versione
ABC - Poison Arrow artwork dell'album ABC Poison Arrow (Single, Maxi, EP) Neutron Records Australia 1982 Vendi questa versione
ABC - The Look Of Love (Parts One And Two) artwork dell'album ABC The Look Of Love (Parts One And Two) (Single, Maxi, EP) Neutron Records Japan 1982 Vendi questa versione
45-12"-70000-12 ABC - The Look Of Love = La Mirada Del Amor artwork dell'album ABC The Look Of Love = La Mirada Del Amor ‎(12", Single) Mercury 45-12"-70000-12 Ecuador 1982 Vendi questa versione
AS 5000 630, 6059 534 1 ABC - The Look Of Love / Avalon artwork dell'album ABC / Roxy Music ABC / Roxy Music - The Look Of Love / Avalon ‎(7", Promo) Mercury, Mercury, EG AS 5000 630, 6059 534 1 Italy 1982 Vendi questa versione
ABC - That Was Then But This Is Now artwork dell'album ABC That Was Then But This Is Now (Single) Neutron Records, Neutron Records UK 1983 Vendi questa versione
ABC - S.O.S. artwork dell'album ABC S.O.S. (Single) Neutron Records UK 1983 Vendi questa versione
ABC - The Look Of Love / Poison Arrow artwork dell'album ABC The Look Of Love / Poison Arrow (Single) Mercury US 1983 Vendi questa versione
ABC - Selections From The Magnificent New ABC Long Player "Beauty Stab" artwork dell'album ABC Selections From The Magnificent New ABC Long Player "Beauty Stab" Neutron Records UK 1983 Vendi questa versione
SNP-124 ABC - City Nights / That Was Then But This Is Now artwork dell'album Melissa Manchester / ABC Melissa Manchester / ABC - City Nights / That Was Then But This Is Now ‎(12", Promo) Arista, Mercury SNP-124 Japan 1983 Vendi questa versione

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junkmale

junkmale

17 settembre 2014
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 gennaio 2003
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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