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Spandau Ballet
Spandau Ballet were an English new wave band formed in Islington, London, in…
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Sparks
Sparks are an American pop and rock band formed in Los Angeles in…
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Squeeze
It’s 1973 in South London. Teenage friends Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook form…
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Status Quo
STATUS QUO’S total world-wide record sales exceed 118 million units. In 2013 QUO…
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Steve Hackett
Steve Hackett is an English guitarist, songwriter and producer known for his work…
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Sting
Sting is an English singer, songwriter and musician who first achieved worldwide success…
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Stock Aitken Waterman
In January 1984, shortly after meeting Mike Stock and Matt Aitken, Pete Waterman…
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Sugarcubes
The Sugarcubes (Sykurmolarnir in Icelandic) were an Icelandic alternative rock band formed in…
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Swing Out Sisiter
Although Swing Out Sister’s music is unashamedly commercial pop, their impeccable indie credentials…
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Talk Talk
Talk Talk were an English band whose work moved from synth-pop toward more…
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Talking Heads
Talking Heads were an American band formed in New York by David Byrne,…
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Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears are an English pop-rock and new-wave band formed in Bath…
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Terence Trent D’Arby
D’Arby’s debut solo album, Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D’Arby, released…
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The Alan Parsons Project
The Alan Parsons Project were a British rock group led by producer Alan…
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The Alarm
The Alarm are a Welsh rock band that formed in Rhyl, Wales, in…
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The Associates
Associates were a post-punk/new wave band which formed in 1977 in Dundee, Scotland.…
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The Beat (English Beat)
The Beat are a band founded in Birmingham, England, in 1978. Their music…
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The Belle Stars
The Belle Stars were an all-female British pop group of the early ’80s…
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The Beloved
Originally a quartet whose sound drew inspiration from psychedelia, the Beloved found its…
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The Blow Monkeys
Led by politically opinionated Dr Robert (Robert Howard) broke through with the U.K.…
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The Boomtown Rats
The Boomtown Rats are an Irish rock band originally formed in Dublin in…
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The Church
The Church are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney. Their atmospheric guitars…
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The Clash
The Clash were an English rock band formed in London in 1976 as…
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The Creatures
The Creatures were an English band formed in 1981 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux…
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