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BEING THE MUSIC AND PROMOTION DIRECTOR FOR A NATIONAL RADIO NETWORK GOT ME ON MANY RECORD LABEL PRESS LISTS. I HAVE DECIDED TO CLEAR OUT SOME SPACE IN MY STORAGE UNIT, THIS PRESS KIT IS FROM MY TIME AT THE RADIO NETWORK.IT WILL MAIL OUT INSIDE A PROTECTIVE PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE WITH CARDBOARD BACKING.

THE PICTURES ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM I AM SELLING, SORRY IF ANY OF THE PHOTO'S ARE BLURRY, OR A LIGHT GLARE, DUE TO THE LIGHTING IN MY APT. FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS. I HAVE A FEW FOR SALE. AND I DO COMBINE SHIPPING. THANKS FOR LOOKING! I HAVE A FEW COUNTRY ARTISTS PRESS KITS STILL THAT I AM LISTING... I DO COMBINE SHIPPING....ALSO NOTE: EBAY IS NOT ALLOWING COPY & PASTE INFO THAT INCLUDES HYPERLINKS, SO THERE MAY NOT BE ARTIST OR OTHER INFO BELOW, PLEASE LOOK ONLINE IF YOU NEED MORE INFO OR MESSAGE ME. THANKS IN ADVANCE! BOB.

THIS IS A BASIC MCA RECORDS PRESS KIT FOR THE BY THEN ALREADY BROKEN UP UK POP BAND, FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS AND THEIR 1996 BEST OF COLLECTION TITLED “THE FINEST”, COMES WITH A SINGLE ONE SIDED PRESS RELEASE DATED 10/30/96 THAT HAS AN OVERVIEW OF THE PAST CHART SUCCESS OF THE GROUP FEATURING SINGER ROLAND GIFT, AND THERE'S A NICE 8”X10” B&W PUBLICITY PHOTO.

NOT SOLD TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

MORE ON THE ARTIST/BAND:

This sophisticated English pop trio from the Midlands appeared after the demise of the Beat in 1983. Former members Andy Cox (25 January 1956, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; guitar) and David Steele (b. 8 September 1960, Cowes, Isle of Wight, England; bass/keyboards) invited Roland Gift (b. 28 April 1961, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; vocals, ex-Acrylic Victims and actor for the Hull Community Theatre) to relinquish his tenure in a London blues combo to join them. Taking their name from the Robert Wagner movie of similar name (relinquishing the ‘All The’ prefix), the trio was quickly picked up by London Records after a video screening on the UK music television show The Tube. ‘Johnny Come Home’ was soon released on single, with the band joined on percussion by Martin Parry and on trumpet by Graeme Hamilton. Dominated by Gift’s sparse and yearning vocal, it reached the UK Top 10 in June 1985 and defined the band’s sound for years to come. The follow-up ‘Blue’ set out an early political agenda for the band, attacking Conservative Government policy and its effects.

After the band’s debut album rose to UK number 11, the first of a series of distinctive cover versions emerged with the UK Top 10 single ‘Suspicious Minds’. Backing vocals were handled by Jimmy Somerville. It was followed by a surprise, and radical, rendition of ‘Ever Fallen In Love’, which the Buzzcocks’ Steve Diggle claimed he preferred to his band’s original. Meanwhile Gift’s parallel acting career got underway with the parochial Sammy And Rosie Get Laid, after all three members of the band had appeared in the previous year’s Tin Men. While Gift’s commitments continued Cox and Steele became involved in the release of an opportunistic house cut, ‘I’m Tired Of Being Pushed Around’, under the title Two Men, A Drum Machine And A Trumpet. On the back of regular club airings it became a surprise Top 20 hit in February 1988. More importantly, it attracted the interest of several dance music acts who would seek out the duo for remixes, including Wee Papa Girl Rappers and Pop Will Eat Itself.

Before the unveiling of Gift’s latest film, Scandal, the band scored their biggest hit to date with ‘She Drives Me Crazy’, a US number 1 single. The second album duly followed, featuring cultivated soul ballads to complement further material of a politically direct nature. It would top the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. Of the five singles taken from the album ‘Good Thing’ was the most successful, claiming a second US number 1. In 1990 they won both Best British Group and Best Album categories at the BRIT Awards, but felt compelled to return them because: ‘... it is wrong and inappropriate for us to be associated with what amounts to a photo opportunity for Margaret Thatcher and the Conservative Party’. It led to a predictable backlash in the right-wing tabloid press.

In 1990 Gift appeared in Hull Truck’s Romeo And Juliet stage performance, and left Cox and Steele to work on a remixed version of The Raw And The Cooked. Still with the ability to bounce back after long pauses, the band’s 1996 compilation included new track ‘The Flame’. Gift began performing solo in the late 90s and issued a solo album in 2002.

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ALL INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING IS BASED UPON WEIGHT AND COUNTRY. I WEIGH ITEMS+PACKING MATERIALS & PADDED MAILERS, BEFORE WRITING THAT INFO IN THE BOX THAT EBAY USES TO DETERMINE SHIPPING, I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THAT.

IF YOU OPT TO NOT PAY FOR THE EXTRA INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED MAIL, AND OPT FOR THE REGULAR INTERNATIONAL FIRST CLASS WHICH HAS NO TRACKING AT ALL, I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR PACKAGE, AND I WILL TAKE PICTURES OF MY POST OFFICE RECEIPTS AND MY U.S. CUSTOMS FORMS AND SEND THEM TO YOU AS PROOF OF MY MAILING YOUR ITEM OUT, I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAILINGS OF YOUR COUNTRIES POSTAL SERVICE, KNOW THIS BEFORE YOU BID ON ANY OF MY ITEMS!!! IF YOUR ITEM DOES NOT ARRIVE DO NOT BLAME ME!

DUE TO THE RECENT INCREASE IN THE INTERNATIONAL MAILING RATES THAT WENT UP ON JAN. 2020,. I WILL NOT DO A FLAT RATE FOR ANY ITEMS, FROM NOW ON YOU WILL HAVE TO CALCULATE THE RATE BASED UPON YOUR COUNTRY. ALSO ADDITIONAL COMBINED ITEMS WILL MEAN A HIGHER SHIPPING CHARGED BASED ON EACH ITEM. SORRY ABOUT THIS, BUT THERE’S NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT THAT. REGISTERED INTERNATIONAL MAIL WHICH ALLOWS FOR DOOR TO DOOR TRACKING IS AN ADDITIONAL $16.00.

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