80s Artists
A Flock of Seagulls
It took musical training and talent to program a drum machine and sing to synth, and a bit more effort to craft a look and sound that was original - or odd - enough to get noticed by record companies, and then by the record [...]
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Big Country
Big Country was originally formed in 1981 by guitar playing founder members Stuart Adamson and Bruce Watson both native of the band’s hometown Dunfermline in Scotland. Initially driven by a shared vision of widescreen [...]
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General Public
After The Beat, Dave Wakeling formed General Public [...]
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The Vapors
The Vapors are an English new wave and power pop band that initially existed between 1978 and 1981. They had a top ten hit with the song "Turning Japanese" in 1980, which reached No. 3 in the UK Singles [...]
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The Icicle Works
The Icicle Works were one of those U.K. groups of the '80s that scored a massive hit in the U.S. despite a somewhat lengthy and more successful run in their homeland. They released a number of albums that, while regularly [...]
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China Crisis
A bit fiery for most in the new romantic camp during the early '80s, China Crisis were inspired by similar sources but injected their pop songs with occasional political commentary and bluesy reggae rhythms. Comprising the [...]