and was replaced by Phil Collen of Girl the next day.
On 11 July 1982, Pete Willis was fired due to excessive alcohol consumption on the job
Idol moved to New York City in 1981 and became a solo artist, working with former Kiss manager Bill Aucoin. Idol’s punk-like image worked well with the glam rock style of his new partner on guitar, Steve Stevens . Together they worked with bassist Phil Feit and drummer Gregg Gerson.…
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In late 1981, the group wrote a number of songs at Ibiza Sound Studios in Ibiza , Spain, continuing their collaboration with producer Tom Allom . Initially, it was planned for a release in early 1982, but it was decided that they would resume recording after their 1981 World Wide…
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In July 1982, Bauhaus released the single ” Spirit “, produced by Hugh Jones .
The lead single in the US was ” Should I Stay or Should I Go “, which was released in June 1982 and received significant airplay on Album-oriented rock (AOR) stations.
In June 1982, Genesis released the double live album Three Sides Live in two different versions.
In June 1982, King Crimson followed Discipline with Beat , the first King Crimson album recorded with the same line-up as the album preceding it. Beat was also the group’s only album where Fripp had no involvement in the original mixing, with Davies and Belew undertaking production duties. The album…
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At first, the Rio album did not do well in the United States. EMI in the UK had promoted Duran Duran as a New Romantic band, but the New Romantic movement was barely known in the US, and EMI’s American subsidiary Capitol Records was at a loss about how to…
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Capricorn formed in June 1982. They consisted of drummer Martin Steib, vocalist and guitarist Wiz, rhythm guitarist Danny and bassist Gerry. The band had a personal fallout in regards to musical direction and dissolved in 1986. A four-track demo was recorded in 1982, and they released one demo, titled ‘…
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