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Encyclopedia > Dalek I Love You
Dalek I Love You
Dalek I Love You

Dalek I Love You were a synth pop group from Liverpool. Image File history File linksMetadata Dalek_I_Love_You_group_picture. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Dalek_I_Love_You_group_picture. ... Dalek I Love You may refer to: Dalek I Love You, a synthpop group Dalek I Love You (album), the groups self-titled album Dalek I Love You (radio), an audio play broadcast on BBC Radio Category: ... Synth pop is a style of popular music in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. ... Liverpool, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. ...

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History

The band was formed in Liverpool in 1977 by Alan Gill (Vocals, Guitar) and David Balfe (Bass, Keyboards). The name came about as a result of a compromise between the two members: Balfe wanted to call the band Dalek (after the Doctor Who villains) and Gill wanted to call the band Darling, I Love You. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Alan Gill was the guitarist/songwriter for the synth pop band Dalek I Love You. ... David Balfe (c. ... The Daleks (pronounced DAH-lecks; IPA: ) are a fictional extraterrestrial race of mutants from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ... Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television programme (and 1996 television movie) produced by the BBC about the adventures of a mysterious time-traveller known as the Doctor, who explores time and space with his companions, solving problems and righting wrongs. ... A stereotypical villain, common in early 20th century silent films, wears formal black clothes, exquisitely neat facial hair, and a maniacal demeanour. ...


In 1978, Balfe left the group to join Big in Japan and later The Teardrop Explodes. The line-up fluctuated over the next few years and band members included: Kenny Peers, Chris Hughes, Dave Hughes, Martin Cooper and, for a brief time, Andy McCluskey (the latter three would later be bandmates in OMD). Big In Japans EP with singer Jayne Casey prominent on the cover Big in Japan were a punk band that emerged from Liverpool, England in the late 1970s. ... The Teardrop Explodes (L to R) Alan Gill, Julian Cope, Gary Dwyer and David Balfe The Teardrop Explodes was a British New Wave/Neo-Psychedelic band formed in Liverpool in 1978. ... Andy McCluskey Andy McCluskey (born George Andrew McCluskey, on 24 June 1959, in Heswall, Cheshire, England) was the lead singer and primary songwriter for the band OMD. He met Paul Humphreys in school, and played with him in several bands, including Hitlerz Underpantz, VCL XI and The Id. ... Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark or OMD were a Liverpool synth pop musical ensemble which recorded for Virgin Records (originally for Virgins DinDisc subsidiary). ...

Compass Kumpas CD Release
Compass Kumpas CD Release

The band was finally pared down to just Gill and Dave Hughes by the time they released their debut album Compass Kumpas in 1980 on the Phonogram label. Soon after the album's release, the band went on hiatus. Image File history File links 1989 CD Re-Release of Dalek I Love Yous first album, Compass Kumpas This image is the cover of an album or single. ... Image File history File links 1989 CD Re-Release of Dalek I Love Yous first album, Compass Kumpas This image is the cover of an album or single. ... Compass Kumpas AKA Compass kumpas was the first album from Dalek I Love You. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Manufacturers put records inside protective and decorative cardboard jackets and an inner paper sleeve to protect the grooves from dust and scratches. ...


Gill proceeded to join Balfe in The Teardrop Explodes in July of 1980. Gill co-wrote their most successful single, Reward. His stay with the band was short-lived however, and by 1981 he reformed Dalek I Love You. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


In 1981 they released a single "Heartbeat" backed with the wonderful "Astronauts (Have Landed On The Moon)" (Back Door DOOR 10). At this point the line up was Alan Gill, Chuca Russo, Hugh Jones & Merrick. Merrick may refer to: Joseph Merrick, the elephant man. Merrick Baliton, a fictional character. ...


By 1983 the band consisted of Alan Gill, Gordon Hon, Kenny Peers and Keith Hartley. They released an eponymously titled album in November of 1983. Dalek I Love You was the eponymous 1983 album from Dalek I Love You. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


In 1985, the band released the cassette only Naive, and effectively called it a day shortly afterwards, although Gill did release a single under the Dalek moniker in 1990. 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


At various points in their existence the band was also known as Dalek I. Record executives at Phonogram shortened the band's name without telling them for the "Freedom Fighters" single. Manufacturers put records inside protective and decorative cardboard jackets and an inner paper sleeve to protect the grooves from dust and scratches. ...


According to Julian Cope, Alan Gill was arrested and put in jail for 18 months for being a drug dealer. His defense was that he gave most of the drugs away.[1] Julian Cope Julian Cope (born Julian David Cope, on 21 October 1957, in Deri, Mid Glamorgan). ... Alan Gill was the guitarist/songwriter for the synth pop band Dalek I Love You. ... Arrested can refer to: Arrested Development, a sitcom on FOX. A hip-hop group named Arrested Development. ... These lollipops, above, were found to contain heroin when inspected by the US Drug Enforcement Administration In jurisdictions where legislation restricts or prohibits the sale of certain popular drugs, it is common for an illegal drugs trade to develop. ...


As of 2005, the band's oeuvre is unavailable on CD. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


In Popular Culture

The band inspired the title of Dalek I Love You, a radio drama which premiered on the British digital radio station BBC 7 on 11th February, 2006. The story centred on a man obsessed with Doctor Who who falls in love at a science fiction convention. Dalek I Love You was a radio drama broadcast on the British digital radio station BBC 7. ... Radio drama is a form of audio storytelling broadcast on radio. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... BBC 7 is a digital radio station broadcasting comedy, drama, and childrens programming 24 hours a day. ... (Redirected from 11th February) February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Science fiction conventions are gatherings of the community of fans (called science fiction fandom) of various forms of speculative fiction including science fiction and fantasy. ...


Albums

Compass Kumpas AKA Compass kumpas was the first album from Dalek I Love You. ... Dalek I Love You was the eponymous 1983 album from Dalek I Love You. ... Typical 60-minute Compact Cassette. ...

References

  Cope, Julian. Drudical Q&A: Cope Musicians & Cohorts. Retrieved 2005-12-22. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...


Audio sample

Image File history File links Dalek_I_Love_You_-_Horrorscope_excerpt. ... Software development stages In computer programming, development stage terminology expresses how the development of a piece of software has progressed and how much further development it may require. ...

External links

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What do you think LOVE really is ? | YoLovers.com (552 words)
Love is a deep intense feeling we have for some person so much so that we can't imagine life without that person.
and it's extremely true, love is a feeling, not just a 4 letter word, one can know what is love, u have to step in the vally of love to know the meaning of love, it's something un-expressable.
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Dalek I Love You - Biography - AOL Music (227 words)
Like so many memorable bands of the post-punk era, Dalek I Love You emerged from Liverpool, England, rising out of the Eric's Club scene which also launched Echo and the Bunnymen and the Teardrop Explodes.
Formed from the ashes of the group Radio Blank, Dalek I Love You was founded in November 1977 by guitarist Alan Gill and bassist David Balfe; while Balfe wished to call the band the Daleks, Gill preferred Darling I Love You.
However, in 1983 a line-up of Dalek I Love You comprising none of the original members issued a self-titled LP on the Korova label; as simply Dalek I, they also released the cassette-only Naive in 1985 before finally calling it a day.
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