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David Balfe

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David Balfe (born 2 October 1958 in Carlisle, Cumberland) is a musician and record company executive, most notable for playing keyboards with The Teardrop Explodes, founding the Zoo and Food independent record labels, signing Blur and for being the subject of their first number one hit, "Country House". [1]

61 relations: A Promise (song), Alan Gill, Balfe, Big in Japan (band), Bill Drummond, Birkenhead, Blur (band), Blur discography, Brilliant (band), Caledonia (song), Chris Shaw (musician), Country House, Crocodiles (album), Crystal Days: 1979–1999, Dalek I Love You, David Hughes (musician), Diesel Park West, Echo & the Bunnymen, Everybody Wants to Shag... The Teardrop Explodes, Food Records, For Tomorrow, From Y to Z and Never Again, Godot (band), Heaven Up Here, John Truelove, Julian Cope, Kilimanjaro (The Teardrop Explodes album), Les Pattinson, List of bands and artists from Merseyside, List of Christian Brothers school alumni, List of University of Westminster alumni, Modern Life Is Rubbish, Monsoon (band), Never Stop (Echo & the Bunnymen song), Parklife, Pete Wylie, Radio Blank, Scott Heim, She's So High (Blur song), Since Yesterday, Songs to Learn & Sing, St Anselm's College, Strawberry Switchblade, Strawberry Switchblade (album), Tattooed Beat Messiah, The KLF, The Mono Polys, The Peel Sessions (Echo & the Bunnymen EP), The Pictures on My Wall, The Puppet, ..., The Sound of Echo, The Teardrop Explodes, The Undertones, There's No Other Way, Thingwall, Third Eye (Monsoon album), Troy Tate, University of Bedfordshire, Wilder (album), XTC, Zoo Records. Expand index (11 more) »

A Promise (song)

"A Promise" is the fourth single by Echo & the Bunnymen and was released on 10 July 1981.

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Alan Gill

Alan Gill (also called Alan David Gill) is an English vocalist, guitarist and songwriter, who formed part of the synthpop band Dalek I Love You and the post-punk/neo-psychedelic band the Teardrop Explodes.

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Balfe

Balfe is a surname.

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Big in Japan (band)

Big in Japan was a punk band that emerged from Liverpool, England in the late 1970s.

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Bill Drummond

William Ernest Drummond (born 29 April 1953) is a Scottish artist, musician, writer, and record producer.

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Birkenhead

Birkenhead is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England.

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Blur (band)

Blur are an English rock band, formed in London in 1988.

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Blur discography

The discography of English alternative rock band Blur consists of eight studio albums, five live albums, five compilation albums, one remix album, two video albums, four extended plays, twenty-nine singles, eight promotional singles and thirty music videos.

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Brilliant (band)

Brilliant were a British pop/rock group active in the 1980s.

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Caledonia (song)

Caledonia is a modern Scottish folk ballad written by Dougie MacLean in 1977.

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Chris Shaw (musician)

Chris Shaw, also known as Chris Teepee (a name which originated during his 'Teachers Practice'), is an English musician from Upton on the Wirral.

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Country House

"Country House" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur.

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Crocodiles (album)

Crocodiles is the debut album by the English post-punk band Echo & the Bunnymen.

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Crystal Days: 1979–1999

Crystal Days: 1979–1999 is a four CD box set by Echo & the Bunnymen, which was released in July 2001.

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Dalek I Love You

Dalek I Love You were a synthpop group from Liverpool, England.

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David Hughes (musician)

David Alan Hughes (born 25 April 1960) is an English keyboardist who played in different new wave bands, and later became successful making music for films.

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Diesel Park West

Diesel Park West are an English alternative rock band from Leicester, England.

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Echo & the Bunnymen

Echo & the Bunnymen are an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1978.

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Everybody Wants to Shag... The Teardrop Explodes

Everybody Wants to Shag...

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Food Records

Food Records was a British rock record label set up in 1984 by David Balfe, who later took on Andy Ross as his partner.

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For Tomorrow

"For Tomorrow" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur.

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From Y to Z and Never Again

From Y To Z and Never Again is an EP released by the seminal punk band Big in Japan.

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Godot (band)

Godot was a synthpop band formed in England in November 1980, by Merseyside musicians Dave Hughes on instruments, and Keith Hartley on vocals and instruments.

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Heaven Up Here

Heaven Up Here is the second album by the English post-punk band Echo & the Bunnymen, released on 30 May 1981.

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John Truelove

John Truelove (born 14 February 1968) is a British record producer, DJ and music entrepreneur.

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Julian Cope

Julian David Cope (born 21 October 1957) is an English musician, author, antiquarian, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator. Originally coming to prominence in 1978 as the singer and songwriter in Liverpool post-punk band the Teardrop Explodes, he has followed a solo career since 1983 and worked on musical side projects such as Queen Elizabeth, Brain Donor and Black Sheep. Cope is also an author on Neolithic culture, publishing The Modern Antiquarian in 1998, and an outspoken political and cultural activist with a noted and public interest in occultism and paganism. He has written two volumes of autobiography; Head-On (1994) and Repossessed (1999); two volumes of archaeology; The Modern Antiquarian (1998) and The Megalithic European (2004); and three volumes of musicology; Krautrocksampler (1995), Japrocksampler (2007); and Copendium: A Guide to the Musical Underground (2012).

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Kilimanjaro (The Teardrop Explodes album)

Kilimanjaro is the debut album by the neo-psychedelic Liverpool band The Teardrop Explodes, released on 10 October 1980.

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Les Pattinson

Leslie Thomas Pattinson (born 18 April 1958 in Ormskirk, Lancashire) is an English musician, best known for his work as the bassist and co-writer of the Liverpool-based band Echo & the Bunnymen,Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate,, p. 314-6 along with vocalist Ian McCulloch and guitarist Will Sergeant.

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List of bands and artists from Merseyside

This is a list of notable bands and artists from Merseyside, North West England.

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List of Christian Brothers school alumni

Since 1802, the Congregation of Christian Brothers have been engaged in education throughout the world.

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List of University of Westminster alumni

This is a list of alumni of the University of Westminster (including its predecessor institutions).

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Modern Life Is Rubbish

Modern Life Is Rubbish is the second studio album by the English alternative rock band Blur, released in May 1993.

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Monsoon (band)

Monsoon was an early 1980s UK world/pop trio that consisted of singer Sheila Chandra, record producer Steve Coe, and bass guitarist Martin Smith.

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Never Stop (Echo & the Bunnymen song)

"Never Stop" is a single which was released by the British post-punk band Echo & the Bunnymen on 8 July 1983.

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Parklife

Parklife is the third studio album by the English rock band Blur, released in April 1994 on Food Records.

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Pete Wylie

Peter James Wylie (born 22 March 1958) is an English singer/songwriter and guitarist, best known as the leader of the band variously known as Wah!, Wah! Heat, Shambeko! Say Wah!, JF Wah!, The Mighty Wah! and Wah! The Mongrel.

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Radio Blank

Radio Blank was a short-lived R&B and punk band formed on the Wirral Peninsula, in November 1976,Pete Frame's Rock Family Tree by Alan Gill (guitar), Keith Hartley (vocals), David Balfe (bass) and Steven Brick (drums).

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Scott Heim

Scott Heim (born 1966) is an American novelist from Hutchinson, Kansas, currently living in Massachusetts.

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She's So High (Blur song)

"She's So High" is a song by English band Blur, released as a double A-side single with "I Know" on 15 October 1990 as their debut single.

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Since Yesterday

"Since Yesterday" is a synth-pop song performed by Scottish female duo Strawberry Switchblade, the lead single from their self-titled album.

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Songs to Learn & Sing

Songs to Learn & Sing is a compilation album by Echo & the Bunnymen which was released on 11 November 1985 and featured all of the singles the band had released up to that point.

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St Anselm's College

St Anselm's College is a Roman Catholic grammar school with academy status located in Merseyside, England.

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Strawberry Switchblade

Strawberry Switchblade were a Scottish female new wave duo formed in Glasgow in 1981 by Jill Bryson and Rose McDowall, best known for their song "Since Yesterday" from 1985, and their flamboyant clothing with bows and polka-dots.

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Strawberry Switchblade (album)

Strawberry Switchblade is the only studio album released by the Scottish pop rock band Strawberry Switchblade.

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Tattooed Beat Messiah

Tattooed Beat Messiah is the 1988 debut full-length studio release by Zodiac Mindwarp and The Love Reaction.

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The KLF

The KLF (also known as The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, furthermore known as The JAMs and The Timelords and by other names) were a British electronic band of the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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The Mono Polys

The Mono Polys were an English indie pop band, formed in Colchester in 2012 by vocalist and guitarist Tom Knights and keyboardist Josh Harrison.

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The Peel Sessions (Echo & the Bunnymen EP)

The Peel Sessions is an EP that was released in 1988 of music recorded by Echo & the Bunnymen for a John Peel radio show in 1979.

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The Pictures on My Wall

"The Pictures on My Wall" is the first single released by the band Echo & the Bunnymen and was released in May 1979 in a limited issue of 4,000 copies.

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The Puppet

"The Puppet" is the third single by the band Echo & the Bunnymen and was released on 14 September 1980.

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The Sound of Echo

The Sound of Echo is an EP that was released by the band Echo & the Bunnymen in February 1984.

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The Teardrop Explodes

The Teardrop Explodes were an English post-punk/neo-psychedelic band formed in Liverpool in 1978.

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The Undertones

The Undertones are a punk rock band formed in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 1974.

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There's No Other Way

"There's No Other Way" is a song by English band Blur, released on April 15, 1991 as the second single from their debut album Leisure.

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Thingwall

Thingwall is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, England.

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Third Eye (Monsoon album)

Third Eye is a studio album by Monsoon.

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Troy Tate

Troy Tate is an English musician and record producer who was a member of several bands including The Teardrop Explodes and Fashion as well as working as a solo artist, for which he is best known for the single "Love Is...".

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University of Bedfordshire

The University of Bedfordshire is a public university situated in Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire, England.

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Wilder (album)

Wilder is the second album by neo-psychedelic Liverpool band The Teardrop Explodes, and the final completed album released by the group.

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XTC

XTC were an English rock band formed in Swindon in 1972 and active until 2006.

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Zoo Records

Zoo Records was a British independent record label formed by Bill Drummond and David Balfe in 1978.

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Balfe

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