ABC
ABC took the emotional vocabulary of soul and wrapped it in gold lamé and Trevor Horn's cinematic production. 'The Lexicon of Love' (1982) is one of the defining British pop albums of the decade, with Martin Fry writing about heartbreak as if scoring a widescreen musical.
Origin: Sheffield, England · Years active: 1980–present
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Biography
ABC took the emotional vocabulary of soul and wrapped it in gold lamé and Trevor Horn's cinematic production. 'The Lexicon of Love' (1982) is one of the defining British pop albums of the decade, with Martin Fry writing about heartbreak as if scoring a widescreen musical.
Key 1980s albums
- The Lexicon of Love (1982) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- Beauty Stab (1983) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- How to Be a Zillionaire! (1985) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
- Alphabet City (1987) — Search Amazon · Find copies on eBay — 80s albums
Essential songs
- The Look of Love (1982) — 80s songs
- Poison Arrow (1982) — 80s songs
- All of My Heart (1982) — 80s songs
- Tears Are Not Enough (1981) — 80s songs
- When Smokey Sings (1987) — 80s songs
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ABC — quick answers
- Who are ABC?
- ABC — Sheffield, England, active 1980–present. ABC took the emotional vocabulary of soul and wrapped it in gold lamé and Trevor Horn's cinematic production. 'The Lexicon of Love' (1982) is one of the defining British pop albums of the decade, with Martin Fry writing
- What did ABC release in the 1980s?
- RADIO 1980 lists 4 albums and 5 essential songs for ABC, covering 1981–1987.
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