Freeze Frame were an
English new wave band from
Liverpool, England, which consisted of vocalist Steve Byrne, instrumentalist/producer Ronnie Stone and later, keyboardist Clive Gee. They released six
singles between 1981 and 1985.
History
Steve Byrne and Ronnie Stone first met around 1980/81, while Byrne was singer in a punk/new wave band called The Posers.
Stone was a member of 1970s duo Next, with Philip Franz Jones who would later become a member of
Afraid of Mice
Afraid of Mice were an English new wave/post-punk band from Liverpool, England, formed in 1979.Wright, Jade (2015)Phil Jones from Afraid of Mice celebrates 40 years in music, ''Liverpool Echo'', 10 July 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2018 They rel ...
.
The band's name Freeze Frame was named after
the album
The Album may refer to:
* '' ABBA: The Album'', released in 1977
* ''The Album'' (Caravan album), 1980
* ''The Album'' (Mantronix album), 1985
* ''The Album'' (Cliff Richard album), 1993
* ''The Album'' (Haddaway album), 1993
* ''The Album'' ( ...
by
Godley & Creme. Before Freeze Frame, the band was known as In a Glass Darkly, doing gigs alongside
China Crisis.
Clive Gee from
Afraid of Mice
Afraid of Mice were an English new wave/post-punk band from Liverpool, England, formed in 1979.Wright, Jade (2015)Phil Jones from Afraid of Mice celebrates 40 years in music, ''Liverpool Echo'', 10 July 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2018 They rel ...
joined Freeze Frame around the release of the single "Foxhole", which was their only charting single at No. 105.
The band did
Radio One sessions for
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey (DJ) and radio presenter. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly fr ...
in 1983 and 1984. A new version of "Touch" was released in 1985, renamed "Touch (Re-Touch)".
Discography
Singles
*1981: "Touch"
*1983: "Your Voice"
*1984: "Foxhole" -
UK No. 105
*1984: "Seeking Professional Advice"
*1985: "Today/Tomorrow"
*1985: "Touch (Re-Touch)"
Compilation appearances
*1982: ''Cracking Up at the Pyramid'' ("Touch")
*1984: ''Small Hits and Near Misses: The Inevitable Compilation'' ("Culture Won't Wait")
*1990: ''The Invaders: The Inevitable Sampler Volume 2'' ("Someone")
References
External links
*
English new wave musical groups
British synth-pop new wave groups
Musical groups from Liverpool
Musical groups established in 1981
Musical groups disestablished in 1985
English synth-pop groups
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