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From 1978 to 1980, Fashion released one album and a handful of indie club hit singles mixing punk & reggae vibes. Limited Edition of 800 copies 2LP set with printed inner bags. All tracks completely remastered. Contains every studio recording of the first lineup of Fashion including US singles and unreleased tracks. Liner notes from lead singer/guitarist Luke Sky... Fashion Music was formed originally in Birmingham, England, in 1978, when they also founded their own Fashion Music label; from this point forward, the band was generally (though not completely consistently) identified as Fashion, as distinct from the name of their self-owned label. Fashion released their first two singles ("Steady Eddie Steady" and "Citinite") as independent issues on the UK in November 1978 and June 1979 respectively. The group was quickly picked up by I.R.S., who put out a third single in the US in September 1979, "The Innocent". Their sound was varied, playing punk, post-punk and indie repertoire, although Mulligan at that time also had a synthesizer which later characterized the future synthpop years of the band. Still signed to I.R.S., in 1979 they recorded and released their first album, Product Perfect. All three members were credited as having written the songs collectively. They toured the UK with U2, both the UK and US with The Police, and opened for The B-52's on their first British tour. In March 1980, no longer associated with I.R.S., Fashion released their "Silver Blades" single, again on their own Fashion Music label. Later in 1980 they also released one more song, "Let Go", on a Birmingham bands compilation called Bouncing in the Red (EMI). In June 1980, after a last gig in London with U2, Luke James left the band.
01. Steady Eddie Steady
02. Killing Time
03. Citinite
04. Wastelife
05. Silver Blades
06. Silver Blades A Deeper Cut
07. Sodium Pentathol Negative
08. (The) innocent
09. Red, Green & Gold
10. Fiction Factory
11. Do It In The Dark
12. Steady Eddie Steady (1980)
13. Emotional Blackmail
14. Bad Move
15. Let Go
16. I Don't Take Drugs, I Don't Tell Lies - 1978
17. We're The Fashion - 1978
18. Small People - 1978
19. Bike Boys 1978
20. The Naff All Tango
21. Killing Time - 1978 (original)
22. Steady Eddie Steady
23. Red, Green & Gold
24. Don't Touch Me - I Don't Take Drugs-Sodium Pentathol Negative 25.Citinite 5.Killing Time
26.Big John - Hanoi Annoys Me- The Innocent
27.Die In The West
28. Symiane
29. Bike Boys
30. Wastelife Unreleased show record live at Brize Norton Royal Airforce Base
31. Sodium Pentathol Negative (1978 Version)
32. Steady Eddie Steady (1978 Version)
- Format Detail: 2CD
- Released: 5/27/22
- Handling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this item's shipment.**
- Genre: Rock
- Internal ID: JITRE
- Format: CD
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- Type CDs
- Vendor Fashion Music
- SKU 4NDDNA-2U3R-K4
- Barcode 5060446073339
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$21.59