Fashion (always spelled "Fashiøn" on their records) was a British New Wave band consisting of Dee Harris, Al 'Luke Sky' James, Alan Darby, Mulligan, Marlon Recchi and Dik Davis. New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s Jonathan Salvator (John Mulligan is a Birmingham England born New Wave musician
Formed in Birmingham, England, Fashion originally consisted of John Mulligan, Dik Davis, and Al James, who now resides in the San Francisco Bay area of California. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Al James became known as 'Luke Sky', short for 'Luke Skyscraper' a pun on Star Wars and the fact that Al was on the tall and thin side.
Their initial recordings were released as singles on their own Fashion Music label. The first album Product Perfect was recorded and released in 1979. Product Perfect was Fashion 's debut album from 1979 It's their only album to feature guitarist/vocalist Luke James.
Their most notable album, Fabrique (1982), saw a significant change in line-up, with James having left the band and Harriss and Marlon Recchi joining. Fabrique was Fashion 's 1982 second album The album included the following UK hit singles "Streetplayer (Mechanik" which reached No "Fabrique" contained the singles "Move On" and "Love Shadow", among others, it was later re-issued with additional material as Height of Fashion (1990), (2004). Dee Harris left Fashion before the third release, later recording an album with Richard Wright, keyboardist of Pink Floyd, as Zee. Richard William "Rick" Wright (28 July 1943 &ndash 15 September 2008 was a pianist and Keyboardist best known for his career with Pink Floyd Pink Floyd are De Harris was replaced by Troy Tate and guitarist Al Darby. Tate was subsequently fired, with Darby left to perform leading vocals.
In 1984, Fashion released an album entitled "Twilight Of Idols". Twilight of Idols was Fashion 's 1984 album produced by Zeus B
One of Dee Harris' last gigs with Fashion occurred at the Botanical Gardens, Birmingham, England. Later, gigs with the new singer, songwriter, and guitar player Alan Darby took place in Dunsbury, England. According to a web response, Mulligan has recorded material with Nick Beggs of Kajagoogoo. Nick Beggs (born Nicholas Beggs 15 December 1961, Winslow, Buckinghamshire, England) is a British pop Kajagoogoo is a British Pop band, best known for their first single, " Too Shy " which reached Number 1 in the UK Singles Chart
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Singles
- Steady Eddie Steady - (1978)
- Citinite - (1978)
- The Innocent - (1978)
- Silver Blades - (1979)
- Move On - (1981)
- You Only Left Your Picture - (1982)
- Streetplayer (Mechanik) - (1982) UK #46
- Something In Your Picture - (1982)
- Love Shadow - (1982) UK #51
- Eye Talk - (1984) UK #69
- Dreaming - (1984)
- You In The Night - (1984) UK #94
- Eye Talk - (1986) - re-release
- Something In Your Picture - (1987) - re-release
- Dressed To Kill - (1987)
Albums
- Product Perfect (1979)
- Fabrique (1982) - later re-released as The Height Of Fashion (2004)
- Twilight Of Idols (1984)
Audio sample
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