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Martin Fry
2 months
A special day indeed as THE LEXICON OF LOVE was released on this date in 1982. It's been certified Gold in the US and Platinum in the UK, where it entered the charts at #1 . It's received many accolades in the years since, often landing on "Greatest Albums of All Time" lists from
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Martin Fry
4 years
Can we have a massive round of applause for @Tim_Burgess . The man that brought us all together. #TimsTwitterListeningParty #ABCBeautyStab
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Martin Fry
1 month
NEW MUSIC FRYDAY - Join Martin as he shares an important & influential album from his collection every Friday. This week - Japan #ABC #ABCMartinFry #Japan #newmusicfryday
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Martin Fry
1 year
Met these handsome fellas @rewindfestival Canโ€™t let lost luggage drama spoil a great day @realmartinkemp @NickHeyward #SCOTLAND
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Martin Fry
2 years
Always a pleasure to run into my good buddy โฆ @TheTonyHadley โฉ at yesterdayโ€™s โฆ @Wfest_official_ โฉ
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Martin Fry
4 years
But I hope and I pray that maybe someday You'll walk in the room with my heart Add and subtract but as a matter of fact Now that you're gone I still want you back #timstwitterlisteningparty
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Martin Fry
10 months
Is this really true? Released on October 4th 1985 Iโ€™ve see the future I canโ€™t afford it #zillionaire #billionaire #millionaire
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Martin Fry
4 years
All of my Heart We recorded the strings at Abbey Road. Trevor said that if we added full orchestra it would go to number one. He gave me an IOU for a million pounds as a guarantee. The single got to number 6 so I never got to cash it in.
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2 years
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Martin Fry
10 months
Born on this very day in 1987. The home to When Smokey Sings #alphabetcity
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Martin Fry
2 years
Thereโ€™s an ABC live orchestral album in the pipeline recorded 40 years to the day from the release of the original Lexicon of Love 22/06/82. Live at Sheffield City Hall on a magical night 22/06/22
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Martin Fry
4 years
@ABCFRY Ladies and Gentlemen Thankyou for your kind indulgence
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Martin Fry
2 years
Who is coming along to this? #40th #Lexiconanniversarytour
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Martin Fry
8 years
RIP Pete Burns One of the greats has gone
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Martin Fry
5 months
Guinness and St. Patrickโ€™s Day go together. Mines a double zero to celebrate a special day. Cheers one and all from London Fields, The Spurstowe Arms
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Martin Fry
4 years
Living in Sheffield you felt invisible , off radar and undetected. I guess thatโ€™s where all that peacock flamboyant new romantic stuff came from. A generation saying Look at Me. Thatโ€™s where the gold suit definitely came from. #timstwitterlisteningparty #LexiconofLove @abcfry
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Martin Fry
1 year
A moment of serenity after fantastic shows in California. Going sailing tomorrow #pismobeach #usa โ›ต๏ธ
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Martin Fry
4 years
See you tomorrow at 9pm
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Tim Burgess
4 years
Thursday May 28th 9pm (UK time) Tims Twitter Listening Party is proud to present.... ABCโ€™s absolute gem of a debut, The Lexicon of Love. Martin Fry will be our master of ceremonies. This tweet is your invitation Carriages at midnight @ABCFRY #timstwitterlisteningparty
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Martin Fry
4 years
Is that really the comes The Look of Love part 4 There were 3 more versions of the Look of Love. Credits roll. More Pizzicatos and a fond farewell Thanks for checking tonight. #timstwitterlisteningparty #LexiconofLove @abcfry
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Martin Fry
14 days
NEW MUSIC FRYDAY - Join Martin as he shares an important & influential album from his collection every Friday. This week - New Order Low Life #ABC #ABCMartinFry #NewOrder #newmusicfryday
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Martin Fry
4 years
@Tim_Burgess we salute youโ€ฆโ€ฆ.. thank you for building this community with your generosity , time and good vibes You're a star
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Martin Fry
2 years
Who is coming to this ?
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Martin Fry
4 years
Bowie hung out the sessions at Good Earth studios . He was visiting Tony Visconti during his Baal phase.He suggested to Trevor that I should keep leaving unanswered answer machine messages in the bit which ended up being a monologue. Weโ€™d do anything to avoid a guitar solo
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Martin Fry
6 months
A special thank you to everyone who came out for the sold-out LEXICON OF LOVE Orchestral Tour. You're amazing. #ABC #ABCMartinFry
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Martin Fry
3 years
Happy New Year everyone ๐ŸพReady to say goodbye to all the drama of 2021 and hello to all the peace and joy and possibilities of 2022 ๐Ÿค˜
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Martin Fry
1 year
Great to reunite backstage with the eternally youthful @NickHeyward in Cheshire @rewindfestival @Haircut100 #benjaminbutton
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Martin Fry
1 year
ANNOUNCEMENT: ABC are playing a headline tour in February 2024, which will see them perform their classic album 'The Lexicon of Love' in its entirety with the Southbank Sinfonia Orchestra and conducted by Anne Dudley! Sign-up below to gain exclusive access to the pre-sale on
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Martin Fry
4 years
Let the opening credits roll. Ladies and gentlemen welcome to the Lexicon of Love Bring your own popcorn #timstwitterlisteningparty #LexiconofLove @Tim_Burgess @abcfry
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Martin Fry
9 months
40 years ago today, ABC's second album, BEAUTY STAB was released. To celebrate, we present a new mini-documentary, THAT WAS THEN BUT THIS IS NOW - BEAUTY STAB AT 40. Enjoy. #ABC #abcmartinfry #80s #80smusic #80sbaby
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Martin Fry
6 months
Hanging in the wings before tonights show in Birmingham at the symphony hall
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Martin Fry
3 months
Released on this date in 1982, "The Look of Love", the third single from ABC's debut album THE LEXICON OF LOVE. It would peak at #4 on the UK Singles Chart, #18 on the Billboard Hot 100, #1 on the Canada Singles Chart, and at #1 on the US Hot Dance Club Play Chart. It would be
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Martin Fry
8 months
On this date in 1982, "The Look Of Love" reached #1 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs Chart. #ABC #ABCMartinFry
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Martin Fry
4 years
Can I hereby claim that I invented the 4 ever way of spelling stuff. This predates Prince and I Would Die 4U.
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Martin Fry
4 years
Anne Dudleyโ€™s string arrangement are incredible. When Trevor asked who should do the arrangements. Anne raised her hand and volunteered. I think it was one of the first things she worked on.Her piano playing on this is sensational #timstwitterlisteningparty #LexiconofLove
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Martin Fry
1 year
Introducing: The Lexicon of Love 40th Anniversary 4LP + Blu-ray edition! ๐Ÿ’œ ๐ŸŽ‰ This special edition 4LP features tracks and concert performances never before on vinyl, such as the phonogram demos of Surrender, Show Me and Tears Are Not Enough plus live performance recordings
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Martin Fry
8 months
Wishing you & yours a very Happy New Year - we'll see you later this month for the launch of ABC's LEXICON OF LOVE Tour with the Southbank Sinfonia conducted by the stellar Anne Dudley. We'll be playing the album in full, along with some other surprises. Tickets are still
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Martin Fry
1 year
Made it all the way to Miami
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Martin Fry
5 months
Hanging with โฆ @TheTonyHadley โฉ backstage โฆ @VELTINSarena โฉ at the worldโ€™s biggest 80โ€™s event. #die80erLive #shalke04
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Martin Fry
6 months
โฆ @glasshouseicm โฉ interval in gateshead last night sipping a yogi throat tea #showbiztips
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Martin Fry
4 years
Poison Arrow Fortunately for me the world is full of broken hearts. Poison Arrow is the ultimate love revenge tune. #timstwitterlisteningparty #LexiconofLove @Tim_Burgess @abcfry
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Martin Fry
1 year
Massive thanks to Marius @HarveyNichols edinburgh for quickly kitting me out in @palzileri for @rewindfestival after @British_Airways โ€œmislaidโ€ my bags
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Martin Fry
1 year
Great to be back in the Top Ten UK album charts #Lexicon #uk charts
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Martin Fry
1 year
Wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude for the incredible show we shared last night @cruelworldfest โฉ see you next time Photo: Tim Norman #cruelworld
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Martin Fry
3 years
Looking forward to the first ABC shows of 2022 #chris โ€™place #rockdundo #barbados
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Martin Fry
1 year
Best dressed fella โฆ @rewindfestival โฉ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ #north doncha think? #luis
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Martin Fry
1 year
A big thank you to everyone who bought tickets for the up-and-coming ABC tour #Lexicon #๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘
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Martin Fry
4 years
I saw the chorus lyric on the wall of the lift at Hyde Park Flats in Sheffield. I lived at 99 Roland Row . A very synth type of address if you think about it. Just goes to prove you can find romance in the strangest of places , thereโ€™s poetry everywhere , in amongst the concrete.
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Martin Fry
6 years
I am pleased to announce that tickets will go on sale this Friday for the 2019 ABC Lexicon Of Love Orchestra Tour.
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Martin Fry
4 years
EXCLUSIVE RELEASE: Thursday 28th May 2020 ABC will release a new track 'LOOK GOOD TONITE' available for 24 hours only as a lockdown-download. A link will go live HERE and on the Let's Rock Facebook pages at 1800HRS GMT at the start of Martin's IIve Q&A on Let's Rock TV!
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Martin Fry
4 years
Here goes...........The Look of Love
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Martin Fry
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Just 15 days to ABC on tour in da USA with โฆ @howardjones โฉ โฆ @Haircut100 โฉ See you in Redmond ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธโœˆ๏ธ
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Martin Fry
1 year
โฆ @SkyArts โฉ on Friday night at 10pm
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Martin Fry
8 years
Absolutely devastated to hear of the loss of @GeorgeMichael Truly brilliant talent #sad #sad #sad
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Martin Fry
2 years
Just ordered my copy on Amazon.
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Martin Fry
1 year
To commemorate the 40th anniversary, the studio version of The Lexicon of Love has been remastered at half-speed by our friends at Abbey Road Studios! Available to pre-order via the link below, and releasing on the 4th August. Get your copy here -
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Martin Fry
5 months
Sat with Tim Burgess for an extensive deep dive into LEXICON OF LOVE for his Listening Party show. No airdate yet, but we'll be sure to keep you posted. Thanks, Tim! #ABC #ABCMartinFry #timburgesslisteningparty
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Martin Fry
6 months
โฆIโ€™m on my way to @rewindfestival โฉ Dubai see you on Friday and Saturday night . #๐Ÿ•บ๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽธ
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Martin Fry
4 years
Who loves aladdin sane ? We do #TimsTwitterListeningParty
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Martin Fry
4 years
Do I go cassette vinyl or CD for tonightโ€™s 9.15 Lexathon ? #TimsTwitterListeningParty #lexiconoflove
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Martin Fry
6 years
Happy New Year from Cyprus Letโ€™s make 2019 something very special
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Martin Fry
2 years
Ahoy there ๐Ÿšข Iโ€™m in Miami on my way to board @the80scruise See you on the high seas
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Martin Fry
6 months
Thanks to everyone that raised the roof last night in song โฆ @UtilitaArenaCDF โฉ Cardiff rocked
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Martin Fry
2 years
Want to share last nights sunset with you #barbados #breathtaking
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Martin Fry
4 years
Dusting off my copy of Beauty Stab for 10pm tonight #TimsTwitterListeningParty #ABCBeautyStab
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Martin Fry
2 years
Big thanks to Charlie and Naga for letting me on the sofa to chat about the upcoming orchestral tour and all things ABC โฆ @BBCBreakfast โฉ โฆ @TVNaga01 โฉ
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Martin Fry
4 years
4 ever 2 gether, 4 years 2 come 4 love 2 strong, 4 us 2 part 4 ever 2 gether, 4 years 2 come 4 love 2 strong, 4 us 2 part #timstwitterlisteningparty #LexiconofLove @abcfry
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Martin Fry
2 years
Last night in Sheffield was something really really special Thanks to everybody who made it possible #40th #Lexiconanniversarytour
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Martin Fry
4 years
When I'm shaking a hand, I'm clenching a fist If you gave me a pound for the moments I missed And I got dancing lessons for all the lips I shoulda kissed I'd be a millionaire, I'd be a Fred Astaire #timstwitterlisteningparty #LexiconofLove
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Martin Fry
4 years
S.O.S Frankie Goes To Hollywood sang the middle section backing vocals on this. Holly, Paul ,Ped ,Nash ,and Mark were hanging out at Sarm West waiting for Trevor so we put them to work. #TimsTwitterListeningParty #ABCBeautyStab
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Martin Fry
4 years
Tim we salute youโ€ฆโ€ฆ.. thank you for building this community with your generosity , time and good vibes
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Martin Fry
2 months
A morning visitor
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Martin Fry
3 months
Have you heard the latest...? A certain single celebrates an anniversary next monthโ€ฆ #ABC #ABCMartinFry #youloveyou
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Martin Fry
4 years
Trevor sang Be lucky in Love. No time available to book in backing vocalists We worked at speedโ€ฆ.. and to budget. Mark White did the whereโ€™s got the look David did the who got the look. Stephenโ€™s in there too. Who's got the look? #timstwitterlisteningparty #LexiconofLove
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Martin Fry
1 year
Due To exceptional demand ABC have announced a further 6 dates to their 2024 UK Tourย which sees them perform the timeless debut album โ€œThe Lexicon of Loveโ€ album in its entirety. The dates include a second show at Manchester Bridgewater Hall and a third show at the London
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Martin Fry
7 years
One small part of the George Michael Memorial Garden today in London sunshine #Respect #georgemichael #RIP
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Martin Fry
1 year
On my way to Pasadena to the Cruel World festival. See you there โœˆ๏ธ๐ŸŽคโฆโฆ @cruelworldfest โฉ
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Martin Fry
4 years
Tears Are Not Enough Recorded at Polydor studios at 1 Marble Arch originally. Our first single.Reached 19 on the charts. #timstwitterlisteningparty #LexiconofLove
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Martin Fry
7 months
Announcing MARTIN FRY โ€“ A LEXICON OF LIFE: Martin has written his eagerly-awaited autobiography - as well as recording exclusive new music - and it's available for pre-order starting tomorrow. Boxed, personally signed by Martin, and limited to 2,500 numbered copies, his memoir
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Martin Fry
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NEW MUSIC FRYDAY - Join Martin as he shares an important & influential album from his collection every Friday. This week @humanleaguehq #ABC #ABCMartinFry #humanleague #thehumanleague #newmusicfryday
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Martin Fry
4 years
'The Essential ABC' is out TODAY! This 3CD collection brings together all the hits. Featuring the instantly memorable 'Poison Arrow', 'The Look Of Love', and the fairy tale 'All of My Heart', 'The Essential ABC' is more than just a best of Get your copy: '
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Martin Fry
9 months
Tomorrow: THAT WAS THEN BUT THIS IS NOW: BEAUTY STAB AT 40 - The Documentary #ABC #ABCMartinFry #JusticeForBeautyStab
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Martin Fry
5 years
I am so excited about tonight โฆ @RoyalAlbertHall โฉ #soundcheck #seeyoutonight
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Martin Fry
4 years
Anne Dudley played the electric piano solo. One of the few soloโ€™s permitted on the album. We were very post punk and anti soloโ€™s. We had a manifesto. We were very opinionated back then. #timstwitterlisteningparty #LexiconofLove @abcfry
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Martin Fry
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โ€œABC in the USA. Very excited to hit the road alongside Howard Jones and Haircut 100 for an electrifying summer tour across the USA! Get ready for an unforgettable musical journey as we bring the hits to stages nationwide. Letโ€™s make memories and rock the house together!โ€
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Martin Fry
6 months
Valentines Day for Valentines Day from last nights show โฆโฆ @TheForumBath โฉ
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Martin Fry
11 months
Always good to rehearse once in awhile. Getting ready for ABC USA #tour
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Martin Fry
2 years
Really enjoyed tonightโ€™s show in Birmingham. Great acoustics in an incredible theatre #Lexiconanniversarytour
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Martin Fry
3 months
37 years ago today, "When Smokey Sings" was released as the first single from ABC's 4th album ALPHABET CITY. It would peak at #11 on the UK Singles Chart, while becoming ABC's highest charter in the US, peaking at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the Adult Contemporary Chart
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Martin Fry
6 years
Sad to say goodbye to @NME Appeared on the cover 3 times in itโ€™s illustrious history An absolute honour everytime #RIP #NME
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Martin Fry
4 years
Date Stamp Mark White on Telecaster and the sound of cash registerโ€™s ringing Tessa Niles on vocal. Stephen Singletonโ€™s on sax. #timstwitterlisteningparty #LexiconofLove @Tim_Burgess @abcfry
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Martin Fry
1 year
Due to demand ABC have announced an extra five dates to their UK tour in January and February 2024 which sees them perform the timeless debut album โ€œThe Lexicon of Loveโ€ album in its entirety. The new dates include shows in Southend, Stoke, London, Cardiff and Bournemouth. The
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Martin Fry
5 months
Got to sing the Look of Love with 50,000 voices today. A world record biggest 80โ€™s show at Shalke 04โ€™s stunning stadium. #die80erLive
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Martin Fry
1 year
Todayโ€™s the day to sign these bad boys #exclusiveartprint #http ://www.liveherenow.com/abc
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Martin Fry
4 months
Thrilled to share the remastering of ABC's classic music videos continues with "Poison Arrow" now available to watch in HD! Many more to come, so make sure you are subscribed to the offical ABC YouTube channel -
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Martin Fry
3 months
Can't complain, mustn't grumble...the ABC music video remastering campaign continues with the premiere of "That Was Then But This Is Now", not only available for the first time officially on YouTube, but in HD. Many more upgrades to come, so make sure you are subscribed to the
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Martin Fry
2 years
Really enjoyed singing @liverpoolphil and now we get to do it all again in Manchester tonight โฆ @BridgewaterHall โฉ
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Martin Fry
10 months
Say hello to Up released this week in 1989 Recorded in my old stomping ground on Westbourne Grove #5thalbum #up
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Martin Fry
6 months
Great to end this sellout tour โฆ @LondonPalladium โฉ Thanks to everyone that came to the 21 shows Thanks to everyone involved in the production. Youโ€™ve been magnificent #besttouryet #londonweloveyou
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Martin Fry
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Released this week in 1985 - "Be Near Me", the second single from HOW TO BE A ZILLIONAIRE (in the US, it would be the lead-off single). It would peak at #26 on the UK Singles Chart, at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, and at #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart for two weeks
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