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Biography

They were formed in Harrow in 1979, by vocalist, Neil Arthur (born on 15 August 1958, in Darwen, Lancashire); and instrumentalist Stephen Luscombe (born on 29 October 1954, in Hillingdon, Middlesex). They released their first EP "Irene and Mavis" the following year, but had their first real exposure via a track on the seminal Some Bizarre compilation album, alongside fellow acts Soft Cell and Depeche Mode. This led to them signing a deal with London Records. Harrow is the principal town in the London Borough of Harrow. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location within the British Isles Arms of the former Darwen Borough Council Darwen (from either the Cumbric dor or Old Welsh dwr and Brythonic gwyn , or from Brythonic derva (Darren in Lancashire dialect) is a small market town of the West Pennine Moors in Lancashire, in the North West region... Red Lancashire rose Lancashire is a county in the North of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 63 days remaining. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The London Borough of Hillingdon is the westernmost London borough. ... Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England. ... Some Bizzare Records logo Some Bizzare Records is the label/management company of Stevo Pierce, the manager of Marc Almond. ... Soft Cell were an English synthesizer duo during the early 1980s (currently re-formed). ... Depeche Mode is a synthpop band from the town of Basildon, England, originally founded in 1980. ... London Records is a record label headquartered in the United Kingdom, originally marketing records in the United States, Canada and Latin America from 1947 through the 1980s. ...

The picture cover of Blancmange's 1982 single: Living On The Ceiling

Their first success was the Talking Heads influenced single "Feel Me", a minor hit in 1982, but later that year they broke through with the single "Living on the Ceiling" (right), which made Number 7 in the UK singles chart. Arguably their seminal moment arrived in 1984, when they elected to cover Abba's excellent offering "The Day Before You Came". They released three albums before splitting up in 1986. ImageMetadata File history File links Blancmange_-_Living_On_The_Ceiling_single_picture_cover. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Blancmange_-_Living_On_The_Ceiling_single_picture_cover. ... Talking Heads. ... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ABBA (1972–1983) were a Swedish pop music group. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Luscombe later released an album of Indian influenced music, New Demons, with Pandit Dinesh, under the name 'The West India Company', in 1989. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Neil Arthur released his solo album Suitcase, in 1994. A typical suitcase A suitcase (a type of luggage - that is, something one lugs, or pulls along heavily) is a narrow box-shaped bag, usually made of cloth or vinyl that has a handle at one end and is used mainly for transporting clothes and other posessions during trips. ...

Trivia

• The sleeve of the album "Happy Families" is a painting in the style of Louis Wain.

• Blancmange supported Nash the Slash on a London club tour in October and November, 1980. Nash introduced the band to the Virgin subsidiary record label Dindisc, but they were subsequently signed by London Records, in 1982.

• Before forming Blancmange, Stephen Luscombe was a member of the West Middlesex group, 'Miru Music Club'. Luscombe also recorded with the 'Spontaneous Music Orchestra' and the 'Portsmouth Sinfonia'.

• The music video for their song "Lose Your Love" was briefly shown during a scene in the 1986 Disney film Flight of the Navigator.

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Discography

Singles

• Irene And Mavis - (1980).
• God's Kitchen / I've Seen The Word - (1982) - UK Chart High - Number 65.
• Feel Me - (1982) - Number 45.
• Living On The Ceiling - (1982) - Number 7.
• Waves - (1983) - Number 19.
• Blind Vision - (1983) - Number 10.
• That's Love That It Is - (1983) - Number 33.
• Don't Tell Me - (1984) - Number 8.
• The Day Before You Came - (1984) - Number 22.
• What's Your Problem? - (1985) - Number 40.
• Lose Your Love - (1985)
• I Can See It - (1986)- Number 71.

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Albums

• Happy Families - (1982) - Number 30.
• Mange Tout - (1984) - Number 8.
• Believe You Me - (1985) - Number 54.

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External links

• Blancmange discography

• Blancmange Fan site