ABC

 

 

From Sheffield, England.  Led by Martin Fry (vocals) with Stephen Singleton (saxophone), Mark White (guitar), Mark Lickley (bass) and David Palmer (drums).  Today Fry is ABC, the band's original vocalist who continues to work with studio musicians under the ABC title, even though he was the last to join the group.  The band was originally named Vice-Versa and released a four song EP under that name in 1979.  The tremendous success of the Trevor Horn produced "Lexicon Of Love" heralded in ABC as not only a new romantic figurehead but also the sound produced a new type of alternative pop with nods to both the new dance scene and older disco era.  Palmer left the band to join Yellow Magic Orchestra.  Their limited output in the 90's was due to Fry's frail health brought on by Hodgkin's disease.  ABC define the smooth, new romantic style of white pop and soul.  After a six year absence the band released a new studio album in 1997.  1981-present.

see YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA.

 

 

 

DISCOGRAPHY:          

FULL RELEASES SINGLES    
The Lexicon Of Love The Look Of Love/Poison Arrow/Tears Are Not Enough/All Of My Heart
Beauty Stab That Was Then, But This Is Now
How To Be A Zillionaire How To Be A Millionaire/Be Near Me/Vanity Kills
Alphabet City When Smokey Sings/King Without A Crown/The Night You Murdered Love
The Suburbs Of Alphabet City remixes/rarities
Up The Greatest Love Of All/One Better World
Absolutely compilation
Abracadabra Say It
Skyscraping Stranger Things
Lexicon Of Live live performance
The Very Best Of ABC compilation/Peace & Tranquility

 

 

 

OFFICIAL WEB PAGE: http://www.abcmartinfry.com/

 

 

 

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All Of My Heart   All of My Heart
Be Near Me   Be Near Me
How To Be A Millionaire   How to Be a Millionaire
King Without A Crown   King Without a Crown
One Better World   One Better World
Peace And Tranquility   Peace and Tranquility
Poison Arrow   Poison Arrow
Say It   Say It
Stranger Things   Stranger Things
Tears Are Not Enough   Tears Are Not Enough
That Was Then, But This Is Now   That Was Then but This Is Now (Album Mix)
The Greatest Love Of All   The Greatest Love of All
The Look Of Love   The Look of Love, Pt. 1
The Night You Murdered Love   The Night You Murdered Love
Vanity Kills   Vanity Kills
When Smokey Sings   When Smokey Sings (Album Mix)

 

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