Dead or Alive (band)
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Dead or Alive were an English pop band formed in 1979 in Liverpool by Pete Burns. After several unsuccessful indie singles, they signed to Epic Records in 1983, achieving their first chart placement w
Dead or Alive, 1984. From left to right: Mike Percy, Steve Coy, Pete Burns, and Tim Lever
Nightmares in Wax (March 1980)
Sophisticated Boom Boom
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Sophisticated Boom Boom is the debut studio album by the English pop band Dead or Alive, released on 20 April 1984 by Epic Records. Featuring mostly synth-pop and dance elements, the album contains th
Dead or Alive (band)
…unsuccessful indie singles, they signed to Epic Records in 1983, achieving their first chart placement with "Misty Circles" from their first album Sophisticated Boom Boom (1984). At that time, the band consisted of Burns, Steve Coy (drums), Tim Lever (keyboards), Mike Percy (bass), and Wayne Hussey (guitar). Burns and…
Cover photography by Peter Ashworth