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ABC (1980 - )

Group - United Kingdom English 80s pop group

Releases (66)

Official

Album

  1. The Lexicon of Love 21 Jun 1982
  2. Beauty Stab 14 Nov 1983
  3. How to Be a… Zillionaire! 14 Oct 1985
  4. Alphabet City 12 Oct 1987
  5. Up 1989
  6. Abracadabra Aug 1991
  7. Skyscraping Mar 1997
  8. Traffic 28 Apr 2008
  9. The Lexicon of Love II 27 May 2016
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Album - Soundtrack

  1. Mantrap 1983
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Album - Compilation

  1. The Suberbs of Alphabet City 25 Jan 1988
  2. Absolutely 19 Apr 1990
  3. The Look of Love 1990
  4. 2 1992
  5. 1 1992
  6. Tears Are Not Enough 1993
  7. The Collection 1996
  8. ABC 1997
  9. The Look of Love: Best 07 Feb 2000
  10. 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of ABC 27 Jun 2000
  11. One Better World 2000
  12. Look of Love: The Very Best of ABC 06 Nov 2001
  13. Hello! An Introduction to ABC 2001
  14. Poison Arrow 29 Apr 2002
  15. The Ultimate Collection 17 May 2004
  16. Gold 2006
  17. Never More Than Now: The ABC Collection 30 Apr 2007
  18. All of my Heart the Collection 2010
  19. Essential ABC 09 Oct 2020
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Album - Remix

  1. The Remix Collection 08 Mar 1993
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Album - Live

  1. Lexicon of Live 2000
  2. Lexicon of Love 40th Anniversary Live At Sheffield City Hall 19 May 2023
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Single

  1. Tears Are Not Enough 1981
  2. Poison Arrow Feb 1982
  3. The Look of Love May 1982
  4. All of My Heart 27 Aug 1982
  5. Valentine's Day 1982
  6. That Was Then but This Is Now Oct 1983
  7. S.O.S. 1983
  8. How to Be a Millionaire Nov 1984
  9. How to Be a Zillionaire (Wall St. mix) 1984
  10. Be Near Me Apr 1985
  11. Vanity Kills Jun 1985
  12. How to Be a... Zillionaire! 1985
  13. Ocean Blue 1985
  14. Poison Arrow / Look of Love (US Remixes) 1985
  15. When Smokey Sings May 1987
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Single - Remix

  1. Vanity Kills (The Mendelsohn mix) 1985
  2. Vanity Kills 1986 U.S.A. remix
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Bootleg

Album - Live

  1. 2014-10-09: SLO Brewing Company, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA 09 Oct 2014
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Relationships (7)

Members

  1. Mark Lickley
  2. John Wesley Barker
  3. Dave Clayton
  4. David Palmer
  5. Martin Fry
  6. Mark White
  7. Stephen Singleton

Recordings by (360)

  1. Tears Are Not Enough 3:31 (1981)
  2. Tears Are Not Enough (extended version) 7:47 (1981)
  3. Alphabet Soup (12″ mix) 8:03 (1981)
  4. Alphabet Soup 5:20 (1981)
  5. Theme From “Mantrap” 4:19 (Feb 1982)
  6. Poison Arrow 3:24 (Feb 1982)
  7. The Look Of Love 3:29 (May 1982)
  8. The Look of Love, Part Two 3:47 (May 1982)
  9. Show Me 4:01 (21 Jun 1982)
  10. Many Happy Returns 3:57 (21 Jun 1982)
  11. Valentine’s Day 3:42 (21 Jun 1982)
  12. Date Stamp 3:52 (21 Jun 1982)
  13. All of My Heart 5:17 (21 Jun 1982)
  14. 4 Ever 2 Gether 5:30 (21 Jun 1982)
  15. The Look of Love, Part Four 0:58 (21 Jun 1982)
  16. Overture 3:58 (27 Aug 1982) Adaptation from The Lexicon of Love
  17. The Look of Love, Part Three 4:19 (1982)
  18. The Look of Love (USA remix dub version) 7:39 (1982)
  19. All of My Heart (DJ edit) 4:27 (1982)
  20. All of My Heart (Full version) 5:02 (1982)
  21. That Was Then but This Is Now 3:34 (Oct 1983)
  22. Vertigo 1:56 (Oct 1983)
  23. Love’s a Dangerous Language 3:41 (14 Nov 1983)
  24. If I Ever Thought You’d Be Lonely 3:55 (14 Nov 1983)
  25. The Power of Persuasion 3:31 (14 Nov 1983)
  26. Beauty Stab 2:06 (14 Nov 1983)
  27. By Default by Design 4:07 (14 Nov 1983)
  28. Hey Citizen! 3:55 (14 Nov 1983)
  29. King Money 4:02 (14 Nov 1983)
  30. Bite the Hand 3:06 (14 Nov 1983)
  31. Unzip 2:49 (14 Nov 1983)
  32. S.O.S. 4:48 (14 Nov 1983)
  33. United Kingdom 3:19 (14 Nov 1983)
  34. Poison Arrow (U.S. remix) 6:54 (1983)
  35. Mantrap (Opening Theme) ?:?? (1983)
  36. Mantrap (Theme) ?:?? (1983)
  37. Mantrap (Closing Theme) ?:?? (1983)
  38. Theme From Mantrap (Lounge Sequence) 4:15 (1983)
  39. How to Be a Billionaire 3:41 (Nov 1984) Dub/Instrumental version
  40. How to Be a Millionaire 3:35 (Nov 1984) album version
  41. How to Be a Zillionaire (Wall Street mix) 7:32 (1984)
  42. (How to Be a) Millionaire (Accapella) 3:30 (1984)
  43. Be Near Me 3:39 (Apr 1985)
  44. A to Z 2:50 (Apr 1985)
  45. Vanity Kills 3:31 (Jun 1985)
  46. Judy’s Jewels 2:01 (Jun 1985)
  47. Fear of the World (In Cinemascope) 4:40 (Sep 1985)
  48. Be Near Me (Munich disco mix) 5:28 (14 Oct 1985)
  49. How to Be a Millionaire (Bond St. mix) 6:05 (14 Oct 1985)
  50. Vanity Kills (The Abigail’s Party mix) 5:09 (14 Oct 1985)
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On Recordings (13)

Produced

  1. That Was Then but This Is Now 3:34 ABC (Oct 1983)
  2. Vertigo 1:56 ABC (Oct 1983)
  3. United Kingdom 3:19 ABC (14 Nov 1983)
  4. S.O.S. 4:48 ABC (14 Nov 1983)
  5. By Default by Design 4:07 ABC (14 Nov 1983)
  6. Hey Citizen! 3:55 ABC (14 Nov 1983)
  7. Unzip 2:49 ABC (14 Nov 1983)
  8. Bite the Hand 3:06 ABC (14 Nov 1983)
  9. Beauty Stab 2:06 ABC (14 Nov 1983)
  10. Love’s a Dangerous Language 3:41 ABC (14 Nov 1983)
  11. The Power of Persuasion 3:31 ABC (14 Nov 1983)
  12. If I Ever Thought You’d Be Lonely 3:55 ABC (14 Nov 1983)
  13. King Money 4:02 ABC (14 Nov 1983)

Credited as (10)

  1. ABC
  2. Blank & Jones with ABC
  3. Smokey Robinson vs. ABC
  4. ABC Feat. Contessa Lady V
  5. ABC with Contessa Lady V
  6. ABC feat. Contessa Lady V
  7. Haircut One Hundred, The Piranhas, The Police, ABC, The Jam, Culture Club, Toyah, Steve Strange, Musical Youth & Neil Tennant
  8. Various Artists featuring Marvin Gaye, Dodgy, ABC and many more
  9. ABC featuring Contessa Lady V
  10. ABC / Depeche Mode

Works (1)

Libretto

  1. Mantrap

Events (8)

Main Performer At

  1. Top of the Pops #24.27
  2. Top of the Pops #24.25
  3. Top of the Pops #24.39
  4. Top of the Pops #20.44
  5. Die 80er live
  6. Die 80er live
  7. Die 80er live

Support Act At

  1. Culture Club in Cardiff

Links (46)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.abcmartinfry.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/abc/
  2. https://www.muziekweb.nl/Link/M00000037966/POPULAR/
  3. https://www.whosampled.com/ABC/
  4. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb139014594
  5. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/abc
  6. https://www.45cat.com/artist/abc
  7. https://d-nb.info/gnd/5124810-4
  8. https://imvdb.com/n/abc
  9. http://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/A/ABC/

Lyrics Page

  1. http://muzikum.eu/en/122-3400/abc/lyrics.html
  2. https://muzikum.eu/en/abc/lyrics
  3. https://genius.com/artists/Abc
  4. https://www.musixmatch.com/artist/ABC

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/ABC

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/268208

Bandsintown

  1. https://www.bandsintown.com/a/229887

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/23035

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000574597

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4609590/

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q287078

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/12727

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/2s79xe5F6eUQkjwjww27Fh
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/213

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/391195
  2. https://music.apple.com/de/artist/391195
  3. https://mora.jp/artist/205097/all
  4. https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/interpreter/abc/62454
  5. https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/391195
  6. https://music.apple.com/za/artist/391195
  7. https://play.google.com/store/music/artist?id=Aqdvallhix35dksajejahxbeuaa
  8. https://www.7digital.com/artist/abc

Purchase Music For Mail-Order

  1. https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/person/700152952

Streaming Page

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/391195
  2. https://music.apple.com/za/artist/391195
  3. https://music.apple.com/de/artist/391195
  4. https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/391195
  5. https://music.amazon.com/artists/B001EHRM7M
  6. https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/interpreter/abc/62454
  7. https://tidal.com/artist/17403

Youtube Music

  1. https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCGgfcWvljQIxpntF46rHo7w

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abc_live.jpg

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/87199477-b0df-4ead-84ee-9b54b4abfc3d

Social Networking

  1. https://www.facebook.com/ABClexicon
  2. https://twitter.com/ABCFRY

Youtube Channels

  1. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjMlBmB7yQjN4pJbYkcsdWQ