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refimprove|date=July 2008Infobox musical artist | name = Vicious Pink| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Leeds , England | instrument =| genre = Synthpop , technopop , New Wave music|New Wave | years_active = 1981& ndash;1986| label = Parlophone Capitol Records | website = http://129.82.172.172/ Vicious Pink website| current_members =| past_members = Josephine Warden Brian Moss Vicious Pink was a synthpop Duet (music)|duo formed in Leeds , England in 1981, and active until 1986. With a catchy sound and a penchant for highly provocative and sexualized lyrics, the band aimed for success in clubs rather than commercial hits.Citation needed|date=January 2009 Vicious Pink consisted of two members, English people|English / French people|French singing|singer Josephine Warden and keyboardist Brian Moss. The duo began as backing vocalist s for Soft Cell , then known as the Vicious Pink Phenomenon.
Vicious Pink are remembered for four dance music|dance single (music)|singles : "8:15 to Nowhere ", "CCCan't You See", "Fetish", and "Take Me Now", record producer|produced by Tony Mansfield of New Musik fame. Vicious Pink were one of a few bands in the early 1980s that could be described as having a techno sound, and can be credited for coining the term for describing music on 27 March 1982, long before it was used by Detroit Disc jockey|DJs in 1986.Citation needed|date=January 2009 Vicious Pink backed Soft Cell at The Warehouse in Leeds. The United States|American owner of The Warehouse, Mike Wiand, was their management|manager . Wiand was also a key factor in the success of the 1980s dance track " Let the Music Play (song)|Let the Music Play " by Shannon (singer)|Shannon , which was produced by his Warehouse Records record label|label . Vicious Pink played live at The Ritz in New York City|New York in December 1984.
Vicious Pink were able to briefly attain a cult level of success without ever breaking into the mainstream . Although they had started releasing music in 1982, they failed to attract much attention until the release of the single "CCCan't You See" ( UK Singles Chart|UK #67cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 585) and its instrumental A-side and B-side|b-side "8:15 To Nowhere" in 1984. Over the next two years, both sides of this single accrued play in nightclub|clubs on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic . However, it was their only issue to appear in the official UK Singles Chart . Their later single "Fetish" was not as successful.
The duo recorded two unreleased demo (music)|demo album s in 1983, Blue and The Tape Gallery , and a self-titled album released in 1986, after they had ceased sound recording and reproduction|recording . This album was a collection of previously released singles.
Warden later marriage|married a London based music lawyer, and Moss continued his music career; he is now the keyboardist for the musician|artist , Mirazma.
Discography
Singles
"My Private Tokyo" (1982)
"Je T'aime" (1983)
"8:15 to Nowhere" (1984)
"Cccan't You See" (1984) (UK#67)
"Fetish" / "Spooky" (1985)
"Cccan't You See" ( remix ) (1985)
"Take Me Now" (1986)
References
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External links
http://viciouspink.info/ Vicious Pink website
http://www.myspace.com/mirazma Brian Moss' current project
Category:British electronic music groups Category:British New Wave musical groups Category:Synthpop groups Category:Musical groups established in 1981 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1986
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