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Blue Angel was a fresh York-based pop/rock and roll quintet comprising Cyndi Lauper (b.1953 06 20, Queens, NY) (vocals), Arthur Neilson (guitar), Lee Brovitz (bass), John Turi (keyboards, saxopbone), and Johnny Morelli (drums). They released one self-titled recording on Polydor Information in 1980. Lauper later on launched an effective solo …

Because of Alan McGee’s focus on driving Primal Scream through the mid-’80s for his Creation label, the Bodines probably shed out on a number of the interest they justly deserved within their beginning. Because of this, the Manchester, Britain, group still left the label for the greener pastures of Magnet …

The arty progressive rock of Roxy Music slid right into a decidedly poppier path when former members Phil Manzanera (guitars, keyboards) and Andy MacKay (sax, oboe, keyboards) collaborated because the Explorers. After Roxy Music’s demise in 1983, MacKay shifted to Ireland, creating a fondness for traditional Irish music. Wanting a …

Focused around leader Steve Washington and singers Starleana Young and Curtis Jones, Aurra was an outgrowth from the Ohio-based funk group Slave. They documented a small number of albums throughout their past due-’70s and early-’80s lifetime, with the majority of that result released on Salsoul. The group’s account shifted continuously, …

Before Tracey Thorn established herself with Everything however the Lady, she produced mellow, spare indie pop using the all-female act the Sea Girls. Inspired from the Raincoats as well as the Youthful Marble Giants, Thorn created the Sea Ladies with her schoolmate Gina and Jane Fox in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Britain, …

Jaroslav Krcek (also Krecek) can be an important modern Czech composer and conductor. Many listeners acquainted with his name will know him like a conductor from his several recordings on Naxos, Supraphon, Panton, along with other brands. Krcek’s compositions are eclectic and frequently contain folk components meshed with old musical …

This Los Angeles-based synth pop group, founded by bassist John Crawford, singer Terri Nunn, and keyboard player David Diamond, made its first national impression using the provocative single “Sex (I’m A…)” through the gold-selling debut EP Satisfaction Sufferer in 1982. The group was done by guitarist Rick Olsen, key pad …

This art-punk band is made up of Joe Pope (vocals/bass), Jon E. Risk (vocals/acoustic guitar) and Michael Hursey (drums).

Foe was an obscure punk clothing that hailed from New Zealand. Created in the past due ’70s, the group is most beneficial known within their homeland for such singles as “Punks Alive” and “Fallen Hero.” The band’s full-length debut recording, Gateway to Hell, was released in 1983, and even though …

The PARTY were among the darkest & most challenging post-punk groupings to emerge in the first ’80s, creating bleak and noisy soundscapes that provided an ideal setting for vocalist Nick Cave’s difficult, disturbing tales of religious beliefs, violence, and perversity. Beneath the path of Cave and guitarist Rowland S. Howard, …