Введение
Altered Images — шотландская группа новой волны/пост-панка, добившаяся успеха в начале 1980-х годов. Возглавляемая вокалисткой Клэр Гроган, группа перешла к мейнстримной поп-музыке, выпустив шесть синглов, вошедших в топ-40 Великобритании, и три альбома в топ-30 с 1981 по 1983 год. The Banshees предоставили группе возможность выступить на разогреве во время своего британского тура Kaleidoscope в 1980 году. Название Altered Images отсылало к дизайну обложки сингла Buzzcocks "Promises" и было вдохновлено постоянным вмешательством вокалиста Buzzcocks Пита Шелли в первоначальные варианты обложки. После успешного хедлайнерского тура группа осталась работать с Рушентом в качестве продюсера и выпустила свой второй альбом Pinky Blue в мае 1982 года. Он достиг двадцатого места в британском чарте альбомов и подарил еще три сингла, вошедших в топ-40: "I Could Be Happy", "See Those Eyes" и заглавный трек.
Altered Images are a Scottish new wave/post punk band who found success in the early 1980s. Fronted by singer Clare Grogan, the group branched into mainstream pop music, having six UK top 40 hit singles and three top 30 albums from 1981 to 1983. The Banshees gave the band a support slot on their Kaleidoscope British tour of 1980. Altered Images's name referred to a sleeve design on the Buzzcocks' single "Promises", and was inspired by Buzzcocks vocalist Pete Shelley's constant interfering with the initial sleeve designs. After a successful headlining tour, the band retained Rushent as their producer and released their second album, Pinky Blue, in May 1982. It reached the top 20 of the UK Albums Chart and provided three more top 40 hit singles with "I Could Be Happy", "See Those Eyes", and the title track,
Later that year, after McKinven and Anderson left to be replaced by multi instrumentalist Steve Lironi (formerly of Restricted Code),
In 2021, Grogan duetted with Sharleen Spiteri on the track "Look What You've Done", from Hi, the tenth album released by Johnny McElhone's band Texas. In late 2021, Grogan led a reformed line up of Altered Images, supporting the Human League during their 'Dare 40' UK Tour 2021.
Позднее в том же году, после ухода Маккинвена и Андерсона, которых заменил мультиинструменталист Стив Лирони (ранее участник Restricted Code),
Altered Images are a Scottish new wave/post punk band who found success in the early 1980s. Fronted by singer Clare Grogan, the group branched into mainstream pop music, having six UK top 40 hit singles and three top 30 albums from 1981 to 1983. The Banshees gave the band a support slot on their Kaleidoscope British tour of 1980. Altered Images's name referred to a sleeve design on the Buzzcocks' single "Promises", and was inspired by Buzzcocks vocalist Pete Shelley's constant interfering with the initial sleeve designs. After a successful headlining tour, the band retained Rushent as their producer and released their second album, Pinky Blue, in May 1982. It reached the top 20 of the UK Albums Chart and provided three more top 40 hit singles with "I Could Be Happy", "See Those Eyes", and the title track,
Later that year, after McKinven and Anderson left to be replaced by multi instrumentalist Steve Lironi (formerly of Restricted Code),
In 2021, Grogan duetted with Sharleen Spiteri on the track "Look What You've Done", from Hi, the tenth album released by Johnny McElhone's band Texas. In late 2021, Grogan led a reformed line up of Altered Images, supporting the Human League during their 'Dare 40' UK Tour 2021.
В 2021 году Гроган записала дуэт с Шарлин Спиттери на трек "Look What You've Done" из альбома Hi, десятой пластинки группы Джонни МакЭлхоуна Texas. В конце 2021 года Гроган возглавила воссозданный состав Altered Images, выступив на разогреве у Human League во время их британского тура "Dare 40" в 2021 году.
Altered Images are a Scottish new wave/post punk band who found success in the early 1980s. Fronted by singer Clare Grogan, the group branched into mainstream pop music, having six UK top 40 hit singles and three top 30 albums from 1981 to 1983. The Banshees gave the band a support slot on their Kaleidoscope British tour of 1980. Altered Images's name referred to a sleeve design on the Buzzcocks' single "Promises", and was inspired by Buzzcocks vocalist Pete Shelley's constant interfering with the initial sleeve designs. After a successful headlining tour, the band retained Rushent as their producer and released their second album, Pinky Blue, in May 1982. It reached the top 20 of the UK Albums Chart and provided three more top 40 hit singles with "I Could Be Happy", "See Those Eyes", and the title track,
Later that year, after McKinven and Anderson left to be replaced by multi instrumentalist Steve Lironi (formerly of Restricted Code),
In 2021, Grogan duetted with Sharleen Spiteri on the track "Look What You've Done", from Hi, the tenth album released by Johnny McElhone's band Texas. In late 2021, Grogan led a reformed line up of Altered Images, supporting the Human League during their 'Dare 40' UK Tour 2021.
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В декабре 2021 года Гроган объявил о выходе первого альбома Altered Images за более чем 38 лет, запланированного на 2022 год, под названием Mascara Streakz. Альбом был записан на лейбле Cooking Vinyl Records. Гроган и Лирони записали альбом совместно с Бобби Блубеллом из группы The Bluebells и Бернардом Батлером, ранее игравшим в Suede и McAlmont & Butler, а также с участием Джонни МакЭлхона, участника группы Texas и бывшего басиста Altered Images, который является соавтором некоторых треков. Mascara Streakz вышел 26 августа 2022 года и вошел в британский Топ-30.