Stereo Models were an

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new wave group, formed in 1979 in

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, England. They are best known for the track "Move Fast-Stay Ahead", on the Bristol

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, ''

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'', released by

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in 1979. Rick Joseph of ''

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'' writing at the time of the original release said, 'The joys of profligate living are eulogised in "Move Fast, Stay Ahead", a reckless, infectious punkabilly chorus from Stereo Models'. The track was written by Russ Thomas, who provided vocals and played guitar, and was recorded at Horizon Studios, Coventry. The drummer was Mark Hatwood, formally of

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band Squad, which included Terry Hall in their line-up. Later Paul Tyler was added on bass and Steve Libby on keyboards. In 1980 Tyler left and Hatwood got disillusioned and joined

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- later to write film music. Thomas and Libby carried on under the name of Metropolis, with Geoff Fulton
on bass and Simon Phillips on drums. In 1981 Libby left to join The Agents (English band), The Agents, and then

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. Later in the year the rest of the band split up. Tyler continues composing and recording music involving Steve Libby on some of his work. In 2005 the original LP, ''

'', was re-released by Cherry Red as a

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. In 2010, Heartbeat and Bristol Archive Records brought out a CD follow-up to the original album, calling it ''Avon Calling 2''. Included on this CD release is the Stereo Models track "Middle Of Nowhere".

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Listen to Stereo Models at last.fm
* class=artist, id=p800664, pure_url=yes Stereo Models at Allmusicbr>Heartbeat Records
Musical groups from Bristol English rock music groups English new wave musical groups English post-punk music groups

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