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The Flaming Mussolinis
OriginTeesside, England
GenresAlternative rock, indie rock, pop rock
Years active1984 (1984)–1988 (1988)
LabelsPortrait, Epic
Past members

The Flaming Mussolinis were a 1980s pop/rock band from Teesside who released two albums, and had a minor UK hit with "My Cleopatra".

History

The band formed in 1984 in Middlesbrough, United Kingdom, although various members had been in local Teesside (North-east England) bands since the late 1970s. 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" (a minor UK hit at #79), "Masuka Dan", "Girl on a Train" and "Different Kind of Love". They also released two albums: Watching the Film (1986) and Charmed Life (1987). The band's song "Angels Fall Down" was a finalist in the World Popular Song Festival in 1986.

Critical coverage was mixed. Billboard touted them in 1986 as "a band with something new to say", and Fanfare described Watching the Film as "good noise of the post-'87 boomlet: laid back, languid, and cleaner than most",

The band split up in 1988. Alan Savage later became a school teacher.

Members

  • Alan Savage - vocals/guitar
  • Kit Haigh - guitar
  • Jeff Fogarty - saxophone and keyboards
  • Doug Maloney - bass guitar, keyboard programming, backing vocals
  • Craig McClune - drums

Discography

Albums

  • Watching the Film (1986), Portrait
  • Charmed Life (1987), Epic

Singles

  • "Swallow Glass" (1985), Portrait
  • "My Cleopatra" (1985), Portrait - UK No. 79
  • "Masuka Dan" (1986), Portrait
  • "Different Kind of Love" (1987), Epic
  • "Girl on a Train" (1987), Epic

References

  1. "Song Fest Finalists Named", Billboard, 13 September 1986, p. 78
  2. Davis, Caris & Jones, Peter (1986) "New Artists: A Non-stop Parade of Ground-breaking Talent", Billboard, 28 June 1986, p. 16
  3. Fanfare, vol. 12, Issues 1-2, p. 369
  4. "The Flaming Mussolinis", Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 March 2016
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