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ABC’s Rise From Sheffield to The Lexicon of Love
ABC emerged from Sheffield’s post-punk scene before The Lexicon of Love reached number one in Britain.
ABC emerged from Sheffield’s post-punk scene. Martin Fry joined the electronic group Vice Versa with Mark White and Stephen Singleton, and the group later became ABC. In the early 1980s, Fry drew attention with gold lamé suits. He said the gold lamé and dinner jackets represented the group’s move away from punk. Fry found Colin Wilde on Carnaby Street and ordered a gold lamé suit while preparing for Top of the Pops.
The Lexicon of Love was released in 1982 and produced by Trevor Horn. The album reached number one in Britain. Anne Dudley said the orchestral elements of The Look of Love became central to the approach on the album. The Look of Love, Poison Arrow and All of My Heart were among the songs on the album. Mark White wanted The Lexicon of Love to feel like a film soundtrack.
ABC’s second album, Beauty Stab, was released in 1983 and moved toward a harder, guitar-focused sound. The group’s third album, How to Be a … Zillionaire!, was released in 1985 and satirized money and consumer culture.
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