Spandau Ballet

Spandau Ballet is a group of rock'n'roll and British New wave formed in 1979 with London. Their first name was The Makers , the final name will come from a seen graffiti to Berlin (whose Spandau is a district) by a roadie.

Their first title, " To Cut has Long Story Short" , is an immediate success in the style New Wave (pop synthetic).

End 1984, they will play on the album Band Aid, and will take part even in the concert of the Live Aid with Wembley.

They will make another notable success with Through The Barricades in 1986. The group will separate in 1989 after the failure from Heart like has Sky .

Manpower

Gary Kemp : author, guitarist
Martin Kemp: Bass player
John Keeble: Beater
Tony Hadley: Song
Steve Norman: Guitar, later on Saxophone

Discography

Albums studio

Journeys to Glory (1981)
Diamond (1982)
True (1983)
Parade (1984)
Through the Barricades (1986)
Heart like has Sky (1989)

Individual

To cut has long story shorts (1980) (#5 the U.K.)
The freeze (1981) (#17 the U.K.)
Musclebound (1981) (#10 the U.K.)
Chant no.1 (I don' T need this presses one) (1981) (#3 the U.K.)
Paint me down (1981) (#30 the U.K.)
Instinction (1982) (#10 the U.K.)
Lifeline (1982) (#7 the U.K.)
Communication (1983) (#12 the U.K.)
True (1983) (#1 the U.K.) (US #4)
Gold (1983) (#2 the U.K.) (US #29)
Only when you leave (1984) (#3 the U.K.) (US #34)
I' L fly for you (1984) (#9 the U.K.)
Highly strung (1984) (#15 the U.K.)
Round and round (1984) (#18 the U.K.)
Through the barricades (1986) (#6 the U.K.)
Fight for ourselves (1986)
How many dregs (1987) (#34 the U.K.)
Raw (1988)
Be free with your coils (1989)

External bonds

Official site

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