Name: The Lexicon Of Love
Brand: ABC

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

5382502

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2008-08-11

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Universal

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

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Total Cap

1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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New Wave / Post Punk

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ABC is a British pop band from Sheffield, UK, formed in 1980. They are best known for their hits "The Look of Love" and "When Smokey Sings" in the 1980s. Since 1997, ABC has been the solo project of singer and founder Martin Fry, who collaborates with various musicians.

Originally starting as Vice Versa, Mark White (guitar) and Stephen Singleton (saxophone) released an EP called "Music 4" in 1979. Later on, they invited Martin Fry to join the band, which then transformed into ABC.

In his early days at Sheffield University, Fry ran his own fanzine called Modern Drugs. It was during this time that he interviewed members of Vice Versa and eventually became their vocalist. The lineup also included David Robinson on drums and Mark Lickley on bass.

Homegrown soul produced by Trevor Horn and including the pop hit "Look of Love", The Lexicon of Love is bursting with hooks, clever lyrics and synthetic funk-inspired grooves that hold up better than most others from the early 1980s.

ABC leader Martin Frey sings with a histrionic despair, at once naive and cynical, and all dressed up by horn and string sections that feel positively overwhelming.

The Lexicon Of Love

Music GB