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| 1981 |
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In November, ABC release their debut single, Tears Are Not Enough, on their own Neutron label. It reaches number nineteen.
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| 1982 |
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The follow-ups - Poison
Arrow, The Look Of Love and All Of My Heart are all top ten successes. Their Trevor Horn
produced debut long player The Lexicon Of Love reached number one in the album chart. The group embark on an ambitious
world tour and release a spy movie called Mantrap.
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| 1983 |
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ABC return as a trio after
drummer David Palmer's departure to Yellow Magic Orchestra. That
Was Then But This Is Now crashes into the top twenty.
A new LP Beauty Stab is released.
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| 1984 |
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 Stephen Singleton
retires from the band and returns to Sheffield. Fry and White travel America in search of
new members. David Yarritu and Fiona Russell-Powell join the group. The single How To Be A Millionaire is released in October.
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| 1985 |
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ABC enjoy a top thirty
hit with Be Near Me. The album How To Be A Zillionaire is released. It is their most successful in America.
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| 1987 |
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When Smokey Sings is a top twenty hit in Britain, top five in the
States. It is also the band's fourth number 1 U.S. dance hit. The classic ABC sound
returns with the Alphabet City long player.
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| 1989 |
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 The group combine their songwriting skills and ABC characteristics with an ultra hip House
sound. Their fifth album UP is released. |
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| 1990 |
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The singles collection, Absolutely,
reaches number nine in the album chart. It's their third UK top ten album.
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| 1991 |
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Fry and White release Abracadabra,
their first album on Parlophone Records.
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| 1992 |
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Mark White leaves ABC to seek new challenges outside the music
business.
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| 1995 |
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Martin Fry records some experimental dance tracks with guitarist Keith Lowndes and
Heaven 17-singer Glenn Gregory as the Magic Skulls. He also makes some UK live appearances as a
singer.
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| 1997 |
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ABC release a new album
entitled Skyscraping, as well as three singles. They also embark on their first UK tour
in fourteen years.
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| 1998 |
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Mercury reissue the first
four ABC albums. ABC join Culture Club and the Human League on a sell-out UK tour.
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| 1999 |
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ABC release a live album
entitled The Lexicon Of Live as
they head for the next Millennium.
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| 2001 |
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 ABC
celebrate their 20th anniversary with a greatest hits CD, The Look Of Love, featuring two
new tracks. They support pop star Robbie Williams on a massive UK stadium tour. Martin Fry
performs on the prestigious Night Of The Proms and presents a BBC radio show about the New
Romantics.
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| 2002 |
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ABC open the year playing at the
Here And Now tour 2002. |
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