VISAGE IS BACK!!!!!
Visage was a New Romantic band that began life in 1978 in the London, England nightclub Billy's. Initially, the band was comprised of Steve Strange (a former member of the punk band Moors Murderers) and DJ Rusty Egan (formerly the drummer with The Rich Kids).
Midge Ure, who would later join Ultravox after he and Currie had met in the Visage project, and who had also been involved with The Rich Kids, was interested in working with Strange and Egan, and the trio recorded a demo which included their version of the Zager and Evans hit "In The Year 2525".
With the addition of Ultravox's Billy Currie, and three members of Magazinebassist Barry Adamson, guitarist John McGeoch, and keyboard player Dave FormulaVisage signed to Radar Records and released "Tar" in September 1979.
The following year saw the release of their self-titled debut album. The album contained the song "Fade to Grey" which quickly became a huge club hit, and went to number one in 21 countries. When the song hit the UK Singles Chart it was the beginning of an imminent commercial breakthrough for electronic music and the whole New Romantic movement.
A Top 40 hit, "Mind of a Toy" followed (complete with a video produced by 10cc's Godley & Creme), but the 1982 release of The Anvil saw disappointing sales and Visage began to disintegrate. Their final album Beat Boy was released after Ure, Formula and Currie left the band.
A remix of "Fade to Grey" was a UK Top-40 hit during the early 1990s, and Visage performed on the "Here and Now Xmas Tour"a revival of 1980s musiciansin 2002.
Steve Strange has relaunched the band in a new incarnation for the new millennia. Joining Steve in the band are Steven Young, Sandrine Gouriou and Rosie Harris from Seize and Ross Tregenza from The Radio Stars / Goteki. As well as reworking old material, the new band has working on new demos and remixing for the likes of Kelly Osbourne. A new remix of Fade to Grey was released by the Dutch jungle group Noisia. 2006 saw the release of a new Best Of DVD from Universal Records. Visage are currently in the studio working on new material.
Discography
Albums:
Visage (1980)
The Anvil (1982)
Fade To Grey: The Best Of Visage (1993, compilation)
Beat Boy (1984)
Singles and EPs:
Tar (1980)
Fade To Grey (Feb 1981)
Mind Of A Toy (Mar 1981)
Visage (Jul 1981)
Damned Don't Cry (Mar 1982)
Night Train (Jun 1982)
Pleasure Boys (1983)
Love Glove (1984)
Beat Boy (1984)
Fade To Grey (remix) (Aug 1993)
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