Candy Flip

The British band Candy Flip was caught within the party-all-night atmosphere of past due-’80s/early-’90s Manchester, England. Called following the slang term for blending ecstasy with acidity, Candy Turn was produced by Danny Spencer (vocals, keyboards) and Ric Peet (keyboards) in 1990. Much less critically acclaimed simply because their peers — and apparent influences — Content Mondays as well as the Rock Roses, Candy Turn nevertheless enticed U.K. press and radio interest with an electric update from the Beatles’ “Strawberry Areas Forever.” The one, funkier and much more club-happy compared to the Beatles’ primary, peaked at number 3 in the United kingdom charts; it had been also a success on university and alternative channels in the us. In 1991, Chocolate Turn released their initial record, Madstock…The Further Adventures of Fish Rides a Bike, capturing the drugged-out beats of Manchester dance music as well as the fey synth pop of Pet Store Boys as well as the Beloved. Madstock was amazingly well-received from an organization regarded as a one-hit question. However, Candy Turn split in 1992 following the British rave picture faded into background. Peet became a manufacturer and engineer, dealing with bands like the Charlatans U.K. and Six By Seven. Spencer became a member of Sound 5, documenting the full-length No Illicit Dance in 2000.