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ABC

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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.
Sites:
abcmartinfry.com, MySpace, whosampled.com, Facebook, instagram.com, Twitter, Wikipedia, Bookogs
Membros:
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 arte do álbum ABC The Lexicon Of Love (Album, Comp) Neutron Records US 1982 Vender esta versão
ABC - Beauty Stab arte do álbum ABC Beauty Stab (Album) Neutron Records, Phonogram South Africa 1983 Vender esta versão
none ABC - King Biscuit Flower Hour Starring Ultravox / ABC arte do álbum Ultravox, ABC Ultravox, ABC - King Biscuit Flower Hour Starring Ultravox / ABC ‎(LP, Transcription + LP, S/Sided, Transcription) King Biscuit Flower Hour none US 1983 Vender esta versão
ABC - How To Be A Zillionaire! arte do álbum ABC How To Be A Zillionaire! (Album) Neutron Records Colombia 1985 Vender esta versão
ABC - Alphabet City arte do álbum ABC Alphabet City (Album) Neutron Records Canada 1987 Vender esta versão
ABC - Up arte do álbum ABC Up (Album) Neutron Records US 1989 Vender esta versão
ABC - Abracadabra arte do álbum ABC Abracadabra (Album) Parlophone, Parlophone Italy 1991 Vender esta versão
ABC - Skyscraping arte do álbum ABC Skyscraping (Album) Deconstruction UK 1997 Vender esta versão
ABC3 ABC - ABC arte do álbum ABC ABC ‎(Cass, Promo, Smplr) Blatant ABC3 UK 1997 Vender esta versão
ABC - Lexicon Of Live arte do álbum ABC Lexicon Of Live (Album) Blatant UK 1999 Vender esta versão
ABC - Traffic arte do álbum ABC Traffic (Album) Borough Music UK 2008 Vender esta versão
ABC - The Lexicon Of Love II arte do álbum ABC The Lexicon Of Love II (Album) Virgin EMI Records, Virgin EMI Records UK 2016 Vender esta versão

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

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junkmale

junkmale

17 de setembro de 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 de janeiro de 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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