Altered Images
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Altered Images és un grup musical d'Escòcia de New Wave/Postpunk. Clare Grogan (Cantant), Johhny McElhone, Tony McDaid i Michael Anderson en la formació original. Més tard Gerard McNulty, Jim McKinven, Steve Lironi i David Wilde.
| Dades | |
|---|---|
| Tipus | grup de rock  |
| Història | |
| Creació | 1979, Glasgow |
| Activitat | |
| Activitat | 1979 – |
| Segell discogràfic | Epic Records |
| Gènere | New wave |
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Història modifica
Eren companys d'escola amb un interès en comú, el post-punk. Un cop formada la banda al 1979 amb la Clare Grogan (Cantant), Gerard "Caesar" McInulty (guitarrista), Michael "Tich" Anderson (baterista), Tony NcDaid (segon guitarrista) i Johnny McElhone (baixista), van enviar una prova a Siouxies and the Banshees. Aquests, ràpidament els van incloure com a teloners a la gira de Kaleidoscope al 1980.
Van grabar amb Epic Records, però l'èxit no va ser immediat. Van enregistrar: "Dead Pop Stars" i "A day’s Wait". La casualitat va ser que quan van treure el tema "Dead Pop Stars" al 1981, just en John Lennon acabava de morir uns mesos abans al 1980.
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Studio albums modifica
| Year | Album | UK | Aus | UK Certification (BPI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Happy Birthday | 26 | – | Silver |
| 1982 | Pinky Blue | 12 | 23 | Silver |
| 1983 | Bite | 16 | 85 | – |
Singles modifica
| Year | Song | UK | Ire | NZ | US Dance | Aus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | "Dead Pop Stars" | 67 | - | - | - | - |
| 1981 | "A Day's Wait" | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1981 | "Happy Birthday" | 2 | 3 | - | - | 23 |
| 1981 | "I Could Be Happy" | 7 | 13 | 4 | 45 | 30 |
| 1982 | "See Those Eyes" | 11 | 7 | - | - | 96 |
| 1982 | "Pinky Blue" | 35 | 24 | - | - | - |
| 1982 | "Song Sung Blue" ¹ | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1983 | "Don't Talk to Me About Love" | 7 | 6 | 6 | - | 58 |
| 1983 | "Bring Me Closer" | 29 | 17 | 47 | - | - |
| 1983 | "Love To Stay" | 46 | - | - | - | - |
| 1983 | "Change of Heart" | 83 | - | - | - | - |
- Footnotes:
¹ "Song Sung Blue" was only released as a single in Continental Europe.
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| Year | Song/EP/album |
|---|---|
| 1981 | Happy New Year (3-track flexidisc EP released with Flexipop magazine no. 14); tracks: "Happy New Year" (0:23), "Real Toys (New Version)" (3:29), "Leave Me Alone" (3:55) |
| 1982 | "See Those Eyes" (Long Version, 5:33) (flexidisc released with Trouser Press magazine); backed with "Daytime Logic" by Peter Baumann) |
| 1982 | Greatest Original Hits (anthology 4-track EP) |
| 1982 | "Little Town Flirt" (2:43 track on the soundtrack album for the 1983 film Party Party, also released as a single) |
| 1984 | Collected Images (anthology album) |
| 1992 | The Best of Altered Images (anthology album) |
| 1996 | Reflected Images: The Best of Altered Images (anthology album) |
| 1997 | I Could Be Happy: The Best of Altered Images (anthology album) |
| 2003 | Destiny: The Hits (anthology album) |
| 2007 | Happy Birthday: The Best of Altered Images (anthology album) |
| 2010 | The Collection (anthology album) |