The Style Council - Café Bleu (30th anniversary)

Today (March 23rd) marks the thirtieth anniversary of Café Bleu, the debut album from the Style Council.

You can click here to read my full review of this 1984 album.

The Style Council - Introducing the Style Council

This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of Introducing the Style Council, the EP that…well…introduced us to the English band the Style Council. The group was made up of Paul Weller - formerly of the Jam, Mick Talbot - formerly of Dexys Midnight Runners, Steve White and Tracie Young. Weller wrote six of the seven songs on this debut.

The Style Council - Café Bleu

In 1983, former singer/guitarist for the Jam Paul Weller formed a new group with keyboardist Mick Talbot, drummer Steve White and vocalist Dee C. Lee. They also had studio performers on saxophone, trumpet and violin. Together they were known as the Style Council. Their debut album Café Bleu was released on March 23rd of 1984 and went to number 2 on their native UK charts. Over in the US, the album was renamed My Ever Changing Moods to capitalize on their hit single’s popularity.