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Group Members:
*Luke Sky (Lead Vocals & Guitars)
*Mulligan (Bass, Synth, vocal on Citinite)
*Dik Davies (Drums, percussion, backing vocals, bass on Technofascist, vocals on Big John / Hanoi Annoys Me)
*Miki Cottrell (Recorded and Live Sound Production)
In the 3 years that Fàshiön’s original line-up existed (1978-1980) they put together some of the most innovative and original pop music of the time, music that would inspire a host of later successful bands and singers.
In the brief spotlight of their fifteen minutes of fame Fàshiön toured both the USA and UK as opening band for The Police, did a UK club tour with a then unknown band from Ireland called U2, opened for The B52s on their first ever UK tour, had a new band called Duran Duran open shows for them.
They also played gigs with:
Alternative TV, Billy Idol, Brent Ford And The Nylons, Brian James Brains, Chas And Dave, Chelsea, Dangerous Girls, Dansette Damage, Delta 5, Dry Rib, Gang of Four, Ha-Ha Germs, Hazel O’Connor, Ian Dury, Inner Circle, John Cale, John Cooper Clarke, Joy Division, Medium Medium, Moon Martin, Neon Hearts, Patti Smith, Richard Jobson, Robert Fripp, Squeeze, Steel Pulse, Steve Hillage, SVT, The Cramps, The Cure , The Damned, The Mekons, The Meteors, The Photos, The Ramones, The Reds, The Skids, The Specials, The Stop, The Stranglers, The The, The Tubes, Toyah Wilcox, UB40, and Wilko Johnson.
They released 3 singles in the UK (Steady Eddie Steady, Citinite, and Silver Blades) and 1 in USA (The Innocent). In 1979 they released the groundbreaking album Product Perfect. Their records were released on their own Fàshiön Music label, distributed by IRS/A&M Records.
Product Perfect Crawls From Wreckage To Mate With CD!
After 30 years with no time off for good behavior, Product Perfect has finally been released on CD. Re-mastered in LA by tech guru Stephen Lester, the CD is available from the band’s websites.
New Fàshiön album out February 2009!
New Wave/Punk survivor Luke Sky emerges from his capsule to record a brilliant new album, Stairway To Nowhere.
A book of the same name detailing his hedonistic days with Fàshiön’s original line-up will be published later this year.
Sample tracks and book excerpts are available at both: http://www.myspace.com/fashionlukesky/ and http://www.fashionlukesky.com
2 Comments on “Fashion”
March 23rd, 2009 at 10:30 am
Thanks for this entry Luke, if you’ve got any more experiences of your time with Fashion we’d love to hear them. Drop me an email via the contact page.
January 20th, 2009 at 4:41 am
Fàshiön
http://www.fashionlukesky.com
http://www.myspace.com/fashionlukesky/
Luke Sky: Lead Vocals & Guitars
Mulligan: Bass, Synth, vocal on Citinite
Dik Davies: Drums, percussion, backing vocals, bass on Technofascist, vocals on Big John / Hanoi Annoys Me
Miki Cottrell: Recorded and Live Sound Production
In the 3 years that Fàshiön’s original line-up existed (1978-1980) they put together some of the most innovative and original pop music of the time, music that would inspire a host of later successful bands and singers.
In the brief spotlight of their fifteen minutes of fame Fàshiön toured both the USA and UK as opening band for The Police, did a UK club tour with a then unknown band from Ireland called U2, opened for The B52s on their first ever UK tour, had a new band called Duran Duran open shows for them.
They also played gigs with:
Alternative TV, Billy Idol, Brent Ford And The Nylons, Brian James Brains, Chas And Dave, Chelsea, Dangerous Girls, Dansette Damage, Delta 5, Dry Rib, Gang of Four, Ha-Ha Germs, Hazel O’Connor, Ian Dury, Inner Circle, John Cale, John Cooper Clarke, Joy Division, Medium Medium, Moon Martin, Neon Hearts, Patti Smith, Richard Jobson, Robert Fripp, Squeeze, Steel Pulse, Steve Hillage, SVT, The Cramps, The Cure , The Damned, The Mekons, The Meteors, The Photos, The Ramones, The Reds, The Skids, The Specials, The Stop, The Stranglers, The The, The Tubes, Toyah Wilcox, UB40, and Wilko Johnson.
They released 3 singles in the UK (Steady Eddie Steady, Citinite, and Silver Blades) and 1 in USA (The Innocent). In 1979 they released the groundbreaking album Product Perfect. Their records were released on their own Fàshiön Music label, distributed by IRS/A&M Records.
Product Perfect Crawls From Wreckage To Mate With CD!
After 30 years with no time off for good behavior, Product Perfect has finally been released on CD. Re-mastered in LA by tech guru Stephen Lester, the CD is available from the band’s websites.
New Fàshiön album out February 2009!
New Wave/Punk survivor Luke Sky emerges from his capsule to record a brilliant new album, Stairway To Nowhere.
A book of the same name detailing his hedonistic days with Fàshiön’s original line-up will be published later this year. Sample tracks and book excerpts are available at both: http://www.myspace.com/fashionlukesky/ and http://www.fashionlukesky.com
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