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
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)
- Beauty Stab (1983)
- How to Be a Zillionaire! (1985)
- Alphabet City (1987)
Essential songs
- The Look of Love (1982)
- Poison Arrow (1982)
- All of My Heart (1982)
- Tears Are Not Enough (1981)
- When Smokey Sings (1987)
Genres
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