Excellent. 8200, Get the item you ordered or your money back, eBay Money Back Guarantee. After leaving the Thompson Twins in 1986, Leeway briefly dabbled in acting and attempted a solo music career, though neither were successful. Skip to main content. [7] Other singles included a new US version of "Lay Your Hands On Me" (US No. It was in this ramshackle and run-down house that they found an illegal way of "borrowing" electricity from the house next door. Vinyl. I recently purchased the Thompson Twins CD Into The Gap.... i must say it has been one of my choices of CD, i bought the original LP when it first came out. Something went wrong. The band signed to Arista Records and released the album Set. In 1980, the band (now consisting of Bailey, Dodd, Roog and drummer Chris Bell, who had replaced Edge the previous year) released their first single, "Squares and Triangles", on their own Dirty Discs label. In 2016 he released his debut solo single, 'Come So Far'. It was preceded by the single "Don't Mess With Doctor Dream" (UK No. This CD far exceeded. I even prefer this to their "greatest hits" as there are so many great tracks on the album, this is all you'll need. Prior to the album's release, the Thompson Twins performed on the American leg of Live Aid in July 1985 and were joined onstage by Madonna. The Thompson Twins were placed ninth. The album was recorded during 1983 at Compass Point Studios, in Nassau, Bahamas, and was produced by Alex Sadkin who had produced the band's previous album. All the hits are there "doctor doctor", "you take me up", "hold me now", plus many others. They first went to Egypt and then to the Bahamas where they recorded at Compass Point Studios in Nassau with the producer Alex Sadkin. 'Into The Gap' - perfect Cold War. Superbly enhanced is Alannah's stellar percussion playing. In 1999, Bailey produced and played keyboards on the album Mix by the New Zealand band Stellar*, and won the Producer of the Year Award at the 2000 New Zealand Music Awards. It became a No. We weren't going to be a rock 'n' roll band, we weren't going to have a guitar.

Thompson Twins were a British pop band that formed in April 1977. "Hold Me Now" was released in late 1983. 28 in the US[7] and would be their last brush with mainstream chart success. In 2001, Currie founded and ran the anti-GM group called MAdGE (Mothers Against Genetic Engineering in food and the environment), and networked thousands of women across NZ in a resistance movement, aimed at keeping the biotech industry from using New Zealand as an experimental playground. Tom remarried artist Lauren Drescher, and he currently resides in France and London.
A second planned tour of the UK in 1985 was also scrapped due to the promoter declaring bankruptcy. In 1993, they changed their name to Babble, to reflect their change in music from new wave to dub-influenced chill-out. In 1981, the line-up became Bailey, Dodd, Roog, Bell and two new members: former band roadie Joe Leeway on congas and percussion, and Jane Shorter on saxophone. Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2017. 1987 saw the release of Close to the Bone and the single "Get That Love", which climbed to No. However, in March 1985, while promoting their new single "Roll Over" and the forthcoming album, Bailey collapsed in his London hotel room from nervous exhaustion. After the first album, the band's line-up shifted yet again. The following year, the duo teamed up with engineer Keith Fernley and changed their band name to Babble. In the mid-1990s, Currie gave up the music business to set up her own glass-casting studio in Auckland and concentrated on raising her two children. It's clearly a work of genius - of the sort into which the makers poured their souls, and which consumed them, for a time. Well done job. 6),[7] and a cover of The Beatles' 1968 hit "Revolution", which failed to make the UK Top 40.

Nearly every song on this set differed from the others, with each track taking the listener on a different musical journey. 33). [1] Thomas Dolby played some keyboards on Set and some live gigs, as Bailey had little experience with synthesizers before then. Read full return policy Buy used: $9.44 & FREE Shipping. Roog lives in Chesterfield, and was previously in a senior position in, Seligman worked for a law firm in London and has played in, This page was last edited on 10 September 2020, at 20:29. The album was originally released on 17 February 1984 on Arista Records (worldwide). In 2018 Tom released a new album entitled Science Fiction. The album was eventually released in September 1985, reaching the UK Top 5 and US Top 20,[7] though failed to come close to the success of Into The Gap. THOMPSON TWINS Into The Gap - NEW SEALED 1984 LP Record Synth-Pop Doctor! Into the Gap is the fourth studio album by the British pop group Thompson Twins. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 31, 2015. Thompson Twins were a British pop band that formed in April 1977. Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. Was extremely pleased. ... Thompson Twins - Into The Gap - Arista, Arista - AL8 8200, AL 8 8200 NM/NM LP Thompson Twins. [12] During 1983, the band had the opening spot on The Police concert tour in the US. It features two songs released in 1985 as the A and B side single in Europe only are included here (Heavens Above, The Kiss), as well as a second disk that is a interview of the band done by MTV VJ Mark Goodman. In 1992, the Thompson Twins contributed the song "Play With Me" to the soundtrack of the Ralph Bakshi film Cool World; Bailey alone contributed a second track, "Industry and Seduction". There's a problem loading this menu right now. A brand new single, "Lay Your Hands on Me", was released in the UK in late 1984 and reached No. Thompson Twins ‎– Into The Gap (Includes Bonus Album Of Extended Remixes) Label: Festival Records ‎– L 38183 (205971), Festival Records ‎– SMX-61881, Festival Records ‎– L … 15)[4] and followed by the single "King For A Day", which peaked at No. They continued as Babble to 1996, at which point the group permanently dissolved. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Bought this with Quick step & Side kick. Danby DDR030BDWDB Energy Star 30 Pint Dehumidifier White, 4.6 out of 5 stars based on 26 product ratings, Eva-Dry E-333 Renewable Mini Dehumidifier, 4.3 out of 5 stars based on 6 product ratings, Danby DDR050BJWDB 50 Pint 3000 sq.

Especially the Deluxe version being sold here in a 2-CD package. After the huge success of their Quick Step & Side Kick album, the Thompson Twins reconvened with producer Alex Sadkin at Compass Point Studios in Nassau and recorded Into the Gap, which went straight into the album charts at # 1 in February 1984. In 1993, they changed their name to Babble, to reflect their change in music from new wave to dub-influenced chill-out. Good value and fast shipping, Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2018. The band embarked on a world tour in support of the album, which had also made the US top ten. Saxophonist Jane Shorter left and was replaced by Currie (who also played percussion), and bassist Matthew Seligman, a former member of The Soft Boys and The Fallout Club, joined;[1] leaving Bailey to switch to keyboards and with Leeway starting to handle vocals on some tracks. The album was recorded during 1983 at Compass Point Studios, in Nassau, Bahamas, and was produced by Alex Sadkin who had produced the band's previous album. [40], List of number-one dance hits (United States), List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart, "Where to start with '80s U.K. synth-pop", "The "Lost" Listen To London Documentary!

7 in the US Dance Chart[7] and No. Thompson Twins' atmospheric and moody 1984 album Into the Gap was their commercial breakthrough in the United States, and remains a classic as far as '80s new wave pop is concerned. Prior to this, Bailey and Currie (who were now a couple) had their first child together in 1988,[1] and in the following years they spent a lot of time writing material for other artists including the hit single "I Want That Man" for Debbie Harry in 1989. Initially a new wave group, they switched to a more mainstream pop sound and achieved considerable popularity from 1983, scoring a string of hits in the United Kingdom, the United States, and around the world. to the Cole Porter tribute album Red Hot + Blue produced by the Red Hot Organization. The synthesizers are not muffled the way they were on the original CD release. Learn more about the program. [20][21] Bailey and Currie divorced in 2003 and both left New Zealand to live separately in the UK. [4][7][10] They then released their third album, Quick Step and Side Kick (called simply Side Kicks in the US),[7] which peaked at number 2 in the UK and was later certified platinum. 22 in the UK,[4] but reached No. It peaked at No. Doctor!" Naturally, the recently released 2 disc version of Into The Gap is the ultimate version, but the oddity with this disc (the second 'interview' disc is pretty useless for a fan who would rather have more MUSIC), is the addition of two bonus tracks that were actually on a bonus 12" single that came with the Twins' NEXT album, "Here's To Future Days" back when it was originally released. Currie later married Jimmy Cauty (formerly of The KLF) and now lives and works in London. You know, Lou Reed said whenever he played live he ended up going back to heroin music. 1 dance club hit in the US,[7] and an album entitled In the Name of Love (consisting mainly of tracks from Set, with two others from A Product Of... (Participation)) was released in the US to capitalize on the song's popularity. [4] At various stages, the band had up to seven members, but their most known incarnation was as a trio between 1982 and 1986. [24] As well as several solo shows in London her work has also been exhibited at both the Guildhall Art Gallery and the Geffrye Museum.[25]. He even said that the only instruments they had were bought, or had been stolen or borrowed. [16] Other singles included a new version of the album track "Sister of Mercy" (UK No. 3)[15] and "You Take Me Up" (UK No. [39], In 2018, Bailey toured the US with The B-52's and Culture Club, dubbed The Life Tour. View cart for details. He continues to make music under the moniker International Observer and has released the albums Seen (2001), All Played Out (2005), and Felt (2009). Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books.
This CD is one of those rare gems from the 1980's that has been mostly overlooked.

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