Haysi Fantayzee
Encyclopedia
Haysi Fantayzee were a British
New Wave
band
of the early 1980s. Allmusic journalist
Andy Kellman notes "Haysi Fantayzee was a quirky pop
group, known most for its colourful thrift shop image and successful debut single
, "John Wayne Is Big Leggy", which was released in 1982.
(also known as Jeremiah) and Kate Garner
, and Garner's boyfriend songwriter
/producer
/manager
Paul Caplin
. The band released four singles in 1982 and 1983: "John Wayne is Big Leggy", "Holy Joe", "Shiny Shiny", and "Sister Friction", and an album, Battle Hymns For Children Singing. The original plan had been for Garner to perform alone. The band made a crude video
performance and sent that instead of a demo
tape
to record companies
. Their outfits were often designed by Garner. The two singers looked like distorted mirror images of each other, with similar hair and make-up. In a 1983 interview with David Maples on the Los Angeles-based TV show "MV3", Jeremy Healy accused the singer known as Boy George (George O'Dowd) of stealing his infamous look.
After Haysi Fantayzee, Garner appeared alongside Bananarama
in the music video
for "Who's That Girl
" by the Eurythmics
. She had a brief solo
career after the break-up of Haysi Fantayzee, and then pursued a career in photography
in Los Angeles
, California
.
Healy released the single "When Malindy Sings" in 1984, and later became a DJ
and album mixer for other artists
, including his former schoolfriend, Boy George. He recorded on George's More Protein record label
under the name E-Zee Possee
.
Caplin now runs Caplin Systems, an internet
software company.
1983
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
New Wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
band
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
of the early 1980s. Allmusic journalist
Music journalism
Music journalism is criticism and reportage about music. It began in the eighteenth century as comment on what is now thought of as 'classical music'. This aspect of music journalism, today often referred to as music criticism , comprises the study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of...
Andy Kellman notes "Haysi Fantayzee was a quirky pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
group, known most for its colourful thrift shop image and successful debut single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
, "John Wayne Is Big Leggy", which was released in 1982.
Career
Haysi Fantayzee was formed in 1981 and consisted of singers Jeremy HealyJeremy Healy
Jeremy Healy is an English DJ and singer. He is a former member of the 1980s pop group, Haysi Fantayzee.-Career:...
(also known as Jeremiah) and Kate Garner
Kate Garner
Kate Garner is an English singer and photographer. Garner was one third of the trio of 1980s avant-garde, new wave pop project called Haysi Fantayzee, the other members being Jeremy Healy and Paul Caplin...
, and Garner's boyfriend songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
/producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
/manager
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
Paul Caplin
Paul Caplin
Paul Caplin trained as a mathematician at Imperial College, London and Cambridge University. He began his musical career in New Romantic rock group Animal Magnet, which released a synthpop track called Welcome to the Monkey House in 1981 and were the support act on Duran Duran's first national...
. The band released four singles in 1982 and 1983: "John Wayne is Big Leggy", "Holy Joe", "Shiny Shiny", and "Sister Friction", and an album, Battle Hymns For Children Singing. The original plan had been for Garner to perform alone. The band made a crude video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
performance and sent that instead of a demo
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
tape
Compact Cassette
The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...
to record companies
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
. Their outfits were often designed by Garner. The two singers looked like distorted mirror images of each other, with similar hair and make-up. In a 1983 interview with David Maples on the Los Angeles-based TV show "MV3", Jeremy Healy accused the singer known as Boy George (George O'Dowd) of stealing his infamous look.
After Haysi Fantayzee, Garner appeared alongside Bananarama
Bananarama
Bananarama are an English female pop duo who have had success on the pop and dance charts since 1982. Rather than relying on a two part harmony, the duo generally sings in unison, as do their background vocalists. Although there have been line-up changes, the group enjoyed their most popular...
in the music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for "Who's That Girl
Who's That Girl? (Eurythmics song)
"Who's That Girl?" is a song recorded by British pop duo Eurythmics. It was written by Eurythmics members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart...
" by the Eurythmics
Eurythmics
Eurythmics were a British pop rock duo, formed in 1980, currently disbanded, but known to reunite from time to time. Consisting of members Annie Lennox and David A...
. She had a brief solo
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
career after the break-up of Haysi Fantayzee, and then pursued a career in photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Healy released the single "When Malindy Sings" in 1984, and later became a DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
and album mixer for other artists
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, including his former schoolfriend, Boy George. He recorded on George's More Protein record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
under the name E-Zee Possee
E-Zee Possee
E-Zee Possee was a British dance, acid house and techno group, active between 1989 and 1991, made up of vocalists and musicians, and led by MC Kinky...
.
Caplin now runs Caplin Systems, an internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
software company.
Discography
1982- 7" single - "John Wayne is Big Leggy" / "Sabres of Paradise" (Regard - RG100) - #11 UKUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
- 7" single - "John Wayne is Big Leggy" / "Sabres of Paradise" (Regard - RGP100)PICTURE DISC
- 12" single - "John Wayne is Big Leggy" [Groovy Long Version] / [Single Version] /"Sabres of Paradise" (Regard - RGT100)
- 7" single - "Holy Joe" / "Okay Daddy" (Regard - RG104) - #51 UK
- 7" single - "Holy Joe" / "Okay Daddy" (Regard - RGP104)PICTURE DISC
- 12" single - "Holy Joe" [Remix]/ [Single Version] / "Okay Daddy" (Regard - RGT104)
1983
- 7" single - "Shiny Shiny" / "Shiny Shiny [Bon Temps]" (Regard - RG106) - #16 UK
- 7" single - "Shiny Shiny" / "Shiny Shiny [Bon Temps]" (Regard - RGP106) PICTURE DISC
- 12" single - "Shiny Shiny" [Dance Mix] / [Single Version] / "Shiny Shiny [Bon Temps]" (Regard - RGT106) [Note: The version released in the USA is a different remix than the UK mix]
- 7" single - "Sister Friction" / "Here Comes The Beast" (Regard - RG108) - #62 UK [Also available in poster sleeve package]
- Shaped 10" single - "Sister Friction" / "Here Comes The Beast" (Regard - RG108)PICTURE DISC, Die-cut to the shape of the pictures.
- 12" Single - "Sister Friction Remix" / "Jimmy Jive" / "Here Comes The Beast" (Regard - RGT108)[Note: "Jimmy Jive" is an instrumental dub remix of the album track "Jimmy Jive Jive"]
- 12" single - "Chizoola" [Single Version] / "Here Comes The Beast" [Single Version] (Regard RGC200) [Italian only release, no picture sleeve]
- 12" single - "In The Mix" [Album Sampler Megamix; single sided] (RGT 99) [Promo only release, no picture sleeve]
- LPAlbumAn album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
- Battle Hymns For Children Singing (Regard - RGLP6000) #53 UKUK Albums ChartThe UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
- "Shiny Shiny" / "I Lost My Dodi" / "More Money" / "Jimmy Jive Jive" / "Sabres Of Paradise" / "Shoofly Love" / "Make Me A Sinner" / "Chizoola" / "John Wayne is Big Leggy" / "Here Comes The Beast"
- (Also available on cassette with the bonus track "In The Mix".)
- (Also available on CD [released in 2000 on the Razor & Tie label] with multiple bonus tracks)
- (Re-released on CD in 2007 on the Cherry Pop label with different bonus tracks)