The Flaming Mussolinis
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The Flaming Mussolinis is a band.
The band formed in 1984, although various members had been in local Teesside
(North-east U.K) bands since the late 70s
. The most notable of these bands was Basczax
. They signed to CBS in house label Portrait Records
in 1985 and were tipped for big things. The band released five singles: 'Swallow Glass', 'My Cleopatra', 'Masuka Dan', 'Girl On A Train' and 'A Different Kind Of Love.' They also released two albums: 'Watching The Film' (1986) and 'Charmed Life' (1987). Although compared to bands like U2 at the time, "The Flaming Mussolinis" was a band with a strong pop sensibility which set them apart from such comparisons. They had a near hit with their second single 'My Cleopatra'. The band split in 1988.
Kit Haigh - Guitar
Jeff Fogarty - Saxophone and Keyboards (emigrated to Australia and now works as a commercial photographer)
Doug Maloney - Bass, keyboard programming, backing vocals (lives in Sydney, Australia)
Craig McClune - Drums (joined David Gray and co-wrote many of his most famous songs)
The band formed in 1984, although various members had been in local Teesside
Teesside
Teesside is the name given to the conurbation in the north east of England made up of the towns of Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Redcar, Billingham and surrounding settlements near the River Tees. It was also the name of a local government district between 1968 and 1974—the County Borough of...
(North-east U.K) bands since the late 70s
1970s
File:1970s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: US President Richard Nixon doing the V for Victory sign after his resignation from office after the Watergate scandal in 1974; Refugees aboard a US naval boat after the Fall of Saigon, leading to the end of the Vietnam War in 1975; The 1973 oil...
. The most notable of these bands was Basczax
Basczax
Basczax were a British post-punk band that was formed in Redcar in August 1978.-History:The band was formed by Mick Todd , who recorded a demo of "Karleearn Photography", which convinced Jeff Fogarty and Alan Savage to join...
. They signed to CBS in house label Portrait Records
Portrait Records
Portrait Records was a sister label of Epic Records and later of Columbia Records. Cyndi Lauper and Sade signed with Portrait, but their contracts were absorbed by Epic after that incarnation of the label was shuttered....
in 1985 and were tipped for big things. The band released five singles: 'Swallow Glass', 'My Cleopatra', 'Masuka Dan', 'Girl On A Train' and 'A Different Kind Of Love.' They also released two albums: 'Watching The Film' (1986) and 'Charmed Life' (1987). Although compared to bands like U2 at the time, "The Flaming Mussolinis" was a band with a strong pop sensibility which set them apart from such comparisons. They had a near hit with their second single 'My Cleopatra'. The band split in 1988.
Members
Alan Savage - Vocals/guitar (released a solo album on Northern Sky Records in the mid-nineties and later became a teacher).Kit Haigh - Guitar
Jeff Fogarty - Saxophone and Keyboards (emigrated to Australia and now works as a commercial photographer)
Doug Maloney - Bass, keyboard programming, backing vocals (lives in Sydney, Australia)
Craig McClune - Drums (joined David Gray and co-wrote many of his most famous songs)