The Photons was a

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/ new wave band active between 1977 and 1978. They are most notable for their vocalist

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, who went on to form Visage. Two of Visage's early singles, "

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" and " Mind of a Toy", were originally Photons' songs. Other notable members include Mark Ryan, Vince Ely who later joined

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and David Littler, formerly of the Spitfire Boys. Between December 1977 and January 1978, the Photons and

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, another one of Steve Strange's projects, were essentially the same band, with frequent personnel swaps between the two.

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