Freeze Frame were an
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new wave band from
Liverpool
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, England, which consisted of vocalist Steve Byrne, instrumentalist/producer Ronnie Stone and later, keyboardist Clive Gee. They released six
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s between 1981 and 1985.
History
Steve Byrne and Ronnie Stone first met around 1980/81, while Byrne was singer in a punk/new wave band called The Posers.
Stone was a member of 1970s duo Next, with Philip Franz Jones who would later become a member of
Afraid of Mice.
The band's name Freeze Frame was named after
the album by
Godley & Creme
Godley & Creme were an English rock duo formally established in Manchester in 1977 by Kevin Godley and Lol Creme. The pair began releasing music as a duo after their departure from the rock band 10cc. In 1979, they directed their first music v ...
. Before Freeze Frame, the band was known as In a Glass Darkly, doing gigs alongside
China Crisis
China Crisis are an English new wave and synth-pop band. They were formed in 1979 in Kirkby, near Liverpool, Merseyside with a core of lead vocalist and keyboardist Gary Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon. Initially a politically charged post-pu ...
.
Clive Gee from
Afraid of Mice joined Freeze Frame around the release of the single "Foxhole", which was their only charting single at No. 105.
The band did
Radio One sessions for
John Peel in 1983 and 1984. A new version of "Touch" was released in 1985, renamed "Touch (Re-Touch)".
Discography
Singles
*1981: "Touch"
*1983: "Your Voice"
*1984: "Foxhole" -
UK No. 105
*1984: "Seeking Professional Advice"
*1985: "Today/Tomorrow"
*1985: "Touch (Re-Touch)"
Compilation appearances
*1982: ''Cracking Up at the Pyramid'' ("Touch")
*1984: ''Small Hits and Near Misses: The Inevitable Compilation'' ("Culture Won't Wait")
*1990: ''The Invaders: The Inevitable Sampler Volume 2'' ("Someone")
References
External links
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English new wave musical groups
British synth-pop new wave groups
Musical groups from Liverpool
Musical groups established in 1981
Musical groups disestablished in 1985
English synth-pop groups
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