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“Blancmange” were formed in Harrow in 1979, by vocalist, Neil Arthur (born on 15 August 1958, in Darwen, Lancashire); and instrumentalist Stephen Luscombe (born on 29 October 1954, in Hillingdon, Middlesex). They released their first EP “Irene and Mavis” the following year, but had their first real exposure via a track on the seminal “Some Bizarre” compilation album, alongside fellow acts “Soft Cell” and “Depeche Mode”. This led to them signing a deal with London Records.
Blancmange supported “Nash the Slash” on a London club tour in October and November 1980. Nash introduced the band to the Virgin subsidiary record label DinDisc, but they were ultimately signed by London Records, in 1982.
Their first success was the “Talking Heads” influenced single “Feel Me”, a minor hit in 1982, but later that year they broke through with the single “Living On The Ceiling”, which made Number 7 in the UK singles chart. Their debut album, “Happy Families” (which featured a sleeve painting in the style of Louis Wain) also reached the top 30.
Further hits followed with “Waves”, “Blind Vision”, “That’s Love That It Is” and “...
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Living On The Ceiling
Don't Tell Me
Blind Vision
Waves
All Things Are Nice (Version)
The Day Before You Came
Feel Me
I've Seen The Word
God's Kitchen
Game Above My Head
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Top 10 Blancmange Albums
Happy Families
Mange Tout
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Second Helpings
The Platinum Collection
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Second Helpings: The Best of Blancmange
Third Course
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Believe You Me
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