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band featuring Heather Small, Martin Colyer and Mark Pringle, who first came to the attention of the British Music Press (''

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'' etc.) in January 1987. This was when they released the ballad "Don't Come To Stay" on the deConstruction Records label (then named as "De Construction"). The record failed to reach the UK

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, peaking at #74 in the

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in February 1987, however the record earned the band acclaim and they recorded tracks for their debut

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at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in

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. In September 1987, the band released "The Way That We Walk". However even with a number of magazine interviews the record failed to reach the UK chart. In fact the band would not enter the chart again until a re-issue of "Don't Come To Stay", re-issued via deConstruction's deal with

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), eclipsed the original peak by four places in September 1988. Mark Pringle and Martin Colyer are now directors of

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, an online library of music journalism. Heather Small went on to greater success with M People.

Discography

Singles

*"Don't Come To Stay" (De Construction - CHEZ 1) - January 1987 - UK #74 *"The Way That We Walk" (De Construction - CHEZ 2) - September 1987 *"Crazy" (De Construction - PD 42114) - July 1988 *"Don't Come To Stay" (reissue) (De Construction - PB 42233) - September 1988 - UK #70 *"Hard As I Try" (De Construction - PB 42657 - March 1989) *"Everything You Said" (De Construction - PB 42845 - May 1989) *"Lose the Feeling" (De Construction - 1990)

Albums

*''South'' (1988) *''Movers and Shakers'' (1990)

References

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