Leisure Process were a British
new wave duo formed in the early 1980s. They consisted of Ross Middleton, previously of
Glasgow
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post-punk
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band
Positive Noise,
[ and session sax player ]Gary Barnacle
Gary Barnacle (born 1959) is an English saxophonist, flautist, brass instrument arranger, composer, and producer. Barnacle is primarily noted for his session work and live work, including various Prince's Trust concerts at Wembley Arena, th ...
.[ Four singles were released (one credited to 'Leisure Process International') before their split. They were signed to ]Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the American division of Japanese conglomerate Sony
is a Japanese multinational conglomerate (company), cong ...
and all singles were produced by Martin Rushent.[ They recorded a session for ]John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), better known as John Peel, was an English radio presenter and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original disc jockeys on BBC Radio 1, broadcasting regularly from ...
on 10 March 1982.[
]
Singles
Leisure Process released four singles on the Epic label:[
*"Love Cascade" (1982)
*"A Way You'll Never Be" (1982) (featuring Mark King and Phil Gould of ]Level 42
Level 42 are an English jazz-funk band formed on the Isle of Wight in 1979. They had a number of UK and worldwide hits during the 1980s and 1990s.
Their highest-charting single in the UK was " Lessons in Love", which reached number three on th ...
)
*"Cashflow" (1982) (featuring backing vocals by The G-Spots, Karen Howarth and Karen Concannon)
*"Anxiety" (1983)[
]
See also
*Gary Barnacle
Gary Barnacle (born 1959) is an English saxophonist, flautist, brass instrument arranger, composer, and producer. Barnacle is primarily noted for his session work and live work, including various Prince's Trust concerts at Wembley Arena, th ...
* Martin Rushent
References
External links
Leisure Process at Discogs.com
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English new wave musical groups
English musical duos
British male musical duos
New wave duos
Epic Records artists