Artist

Formed 1980, Sheffield, UK

White and Singleton started out as Vice Versa (4), who released an EP "Music 4" in 1979 and contributed the track "Genetic Warfare" to a compilation, "1980: The First Fifteen Minutes" before adding Fry to the lineup and mutating into ABC.

During the late '70s, Fry ran his own fanzine, Modern Drugs, while he attended Sheffield University. ABC formed in 1980, after Fry interviewed Vice Versa members Mark White (guitar) and Stephen Singleton (saxophone) for his fanzine. The two musicians asked Fry to join their band as a vocalist, and he soon became part of the group; the lineup also featured drummer David Robinson and bassist Mark Lickley.

Soon, Fry had taken control of the electronic band, he recruited Trevor Horn as producer to steer them in a more pop-oriented direction and renamed the group ABC. By the fall of 1981, the band had signed a record contract with Phonogram Records, which agreed to distribute ABC's own label, Neutron. ABC released their first single, "Tears Are Not Enough," in November; it peaked at number 19 on the U.K. charts.

Tracks

1 Show Me 04:01

2 Poison Arrow 03:22

3 Many Happy Returns 03:57

4 Tears Are Not Enough 03:28

5 Valentine's Day 03:40

6 The Look Of Love (Part One) 03:27

7 Date Stamp 03:51

8 All Of My Heart 05:12

9 4 Ever 2 Gether 05:29

10 The Look Of Love (Part Four) 00:58

Releases

Formats

Vinyl, Cassette, 8-Track Cartridge, CD

Labels

Thomsun Original, Mercury, Not On Label, IMD , 747, Philips, Vertigo, MAX , UFO , Phonogram, Concorde , Mercury Records, Polygram Discos SARL, Neutron Records, SA

Countries

Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Europe, Yugoslavia, Australasia, Hong Kong, UK, Europe & US, Scandinavia

years

1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

Members

Martin Fry,~~Mark White~~,~~David Palmer~~,~~Stephen Singleton~~,~~Mark Lickley~~,~~Eden (15)~~,~~David Yarritu~~,~~David Robinson (23)~~