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China Crisis is a British rock group formed in 1979 in Kirkby on Merseyside, with a core band of vocalist/keyboardist Garry Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon. Their output was pop music similar in style to that of the new romantics, but with strong similarities to the post-punk movement of the early 1980s, namely inclusion of a broader range of musical influences and occasional flirtation with political commentary.
Sharing an affection for Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, and Brian Eno, Daly and Lundon had become burned out from playing with various Knowsley post-punk groups. Daly quit school and then spent much of his time indoors tinkering with synthesizers and a drum machine. Along with Lundon, Daly began writing songs using his high-tech toys. Feeling creatively stifled by the drum machine, the pair eventually asked percussionist Dave Reilly to join them, and in 1982 they released the single “African & White” as China Crisis on the independent label Inevitable. Later re-released by Virgin Records, “African & White” was also China Crisis’ first hit in the U.K…
Throughout their career, China Crisis has seen moderate success in the United Kingdom, western Europe, Australia and the Americas. Adding Gary “Gazza” Johnson and Kevin Wilkinson to the lineup, they recorded their debut album Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms. Another single, “Christian”, hit U.K. #12, followed by two singles from second album, Working with Fire and Steel Possible Pop Songs, Vol. 2.
China Crisis is a British rock group formed in 1979 in Kirkby on Merseyside, with a core band of vocalist/keyboardist Garry Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon. Their output was pop music similar in style to that of the new romantics, but with strong similarities to the post-punk movement of the early 1980s, namely inclusion of a broader range of musical influences and occasional flirtation with political commentary.
Sharing an affection for Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, and Brian Eno, Daly and Lundon had become burned out from playing with various Knowsley post-punk groups. Daly quit school and then spent much of his time indoors tinkering with synthesizers and a drum machine. Along with Lundon, Daly began writing songs using his high-tech toys. Feeling creatively stifled by the drum machine, the pair eventually asked percussionist Dave Reilly to join them, and in 1982 they released the single “African & White” as China Crisis on the independent label Inevitable. Later re-released by Virgin Records, “African & White” was also China Crisis’ first hit in the U.K…
Throughout their career, China Crisis has seen moderate success in the United Kingdom, western Europe, Australia and the Americas. Adding Gary “Gazza” Johnson and Kevin Wilkinson to the lineup, they recorded their debut album Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms. Another single, “Christian”, hit U.K. #12, followed by two singles from second album, Working with Fire and Steel Possible Pop Songs, Vol. 2.
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King In A Catholic Style (Wake Up)
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Christian
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Tragedy And Mystery
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Hanna Hanna
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Working With Fire and Steel
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Arizona Sky
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When The Piper Calls
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You Did Cut Me
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African And White
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Blue Sea
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Strength Of Character
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Best Kept Secret
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Shoutbox
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tomthumb84 wrote:
im seeing these guys this weekend at Rewind festival WHOOP!
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YesMother wrote:
I love Working With Fire and Steel.
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vjsupersaint wrote:
I bet The Home Guard could though.
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time4tunes wrote:
Hmmmm........interesting tune. I don't believe I could adapt it to a symphony orchestra though.
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raypreston68 wrote:
just a great song
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treveera wrote:
1.5 years later, 200K plays .. 'smore like it :)
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JamesKmccann wrote:
It's great to here this band again and see all the photoos when we were all much younger and photogenic.
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CDPETE01 wrote:
African and white I found on a ronco compilation on vinyl featuring lots of classic tracks,this introduced me to several bands from 1980s
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CDPETE01 wrote:
I still own the 12" of Christian,an eerie but fantastic song that don't seem to age.
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crazykaz02 wrote:
love this
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crazykaz02 wrote:
working thru all the tracks now
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crazykaz02 wrote:
love this one
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LadyArden wrote:
My friend and I used to listen to the extended remix of Working With Fire and Steel in her basement when we were teens...I remember it was a cool blue vinyl.....
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crazykaz02 wrote:
brings back memories
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ftresierra wrote:
best 80´s new romantic track ever
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bassslinger wrote:
really simple lines, beautifully played and arranged
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bluenile777 wrote:
underrated for sure.. consider that they came up at the same time as Yaz, Depeche Mode, New Order and Tears For Fear and are just as inventive, just different style. I still think their music is really cool...
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Ben2065 wrote:
Very underated band of the 80's with an excellent back catologue which stands the test of time
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newthing01 wrote:
Black Man Ray is a brilliant number. Love it.
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jesterthejedi wrote:
love tragedy and mystery
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