BIG FLAME Popstars 7" Ron Johnson C86 A Witness THE EX
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Feb 8, 2010 Sold Date
Feb 3, 2010 Start Date
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Big Flame -- "Why Popstars Can't Dance" 7"

Original 1986 UK release on Ron Johnson Records (UK) (catalog # ZRON 7), in Picture Sleeve, with lyric insert.

AMG Bio: Children of anti-rockist post-punk bands like the Pop Group, Josef K, and Gang of Four, Manchester, England's bIG fLAME was a self-proclaimed "tense and quirky three-piece pop group," combining the restless talents of bassist/vocalist Alan Brown, guitarist Greg O'Keefe, and drummer David "Dil" Green (the one who looked like Harry Connick Jr. with a squirrel on his head). Bizarrely enough, Green and Brown cut their teeth as members of Wham!'s backing band. The image-conscious group was advised to dump them due to their apparent lack of cuteness, so George Michael proceeded to give the rhythm section the boot. The duo headed home and decided to become a proper group by adding guitarist O'Keefe to the lineup. As bIG fLAME, they carried the traditions set by the U.K.'s vibrant post-punk scene of 1978-1981. They favored three-song 7" singles over 12" releases and LPs; their encore-free gigs lasted less than half an hour; the longest song they recorded is well under three minutes; there weren't any songs with "baby" in the title; there weren't any guitar solos, just lots of atonal screeching, off-kilter rhythms, and vocals that weren't so much sung as they were yelped. During their four-year existence, they issued six singles and appeared on a handful of compilations, including the famed C86 cassette released by the NME. After they broke up, Brown joined the Great Leap Forward.

Tracks:

    A Why Popstars Can't Dance B1 Chanel Samba B2 Breath Of A Nation

CONDITION: Sleeve NM / Vinyl NM   very close to new, vinyl is near pristine.

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