Showing posts with label Sophisticated Boom Boom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sophisticated Boom Boom. Show all posts

Sunday, April 27, 2014

Dead Or Alive - Sophisticated Boom Boom (30th anniversary)


Today (April 27th) marks the thirtieth anniversary of Sophisticated Boom Boom, the debut album from the UK dance band Dead Or Alive.

Click here for my full review of the album.

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Dead Or Alive - Sophisticated Boom Boom


Today (August 5th) marks the fifty-third birthday of English singer-songwriter and television personality Pete Burns.

Burns was one of the founders of the UK dance band Dead Or Alive; he was the group's vocalist. The rest of the lineup at the time included Mike Percy on bass, Tim Lever on keyboards, Steve Coy on drums, and Wayne Hussey on guitar. After releasing a number of non-album tracks from 1980 to 1982, they signed to the Epic Records label. On April 27th of 1984, they released their first studio album Sophisticated Boom Boom. Co-produced by Zeus B. Held, it rose to number 29 on the UK charts.