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Images in Vogue was a Canadian New Wave group in the 1980s.

The band was formed in 1981 in Vancouver, and originally consisted of vocalist Dale Martindale, guitarist Don Gordon (later of Numb), synth players Joe Vizvary and Glen Nelson, bassist Gary Smith and percussionist Kevin Crompton. (The band's manager was Kim Clarke Champniss, later to become a MuchMusic VJ.)

The band released four EPs before their full-length debut, 1985's In the House. Their first notable chart hit was "Lust for Love", from the 1983 self-titled EP. Gordon left the band in 1984, and was replaced by Ed Shaw.

Their song "In the House" won the 1986 CASBY Award for Single of the Year, with the band named Group of the Year.

Crompton left Images in Vogue in 1986, indicating that the band was too commercial for his tastes, and concentrated on his side project Skinny Puppy. Crompton was replaced by Derrick Gyles. Nelson also left the same year, and was replaced by Tim Welch.

The band considered changing its name to The Spell while recording its 1988 album, but discovered that an Australian band was already using that name. The album ended up titled as The Spell, but the band remained Images in Vogue. That album was not commercially successful, however. By June 1988, Images in Vogue could no longer count on the support of its record label and this, combined with the band's internal conflicts, influenced Gary Smith to leave the band. Images in Vogue's final concert featuring original content was at Toronto's Opera House in November 1991, after which the band unofficially split as members pursued different ventures.

Since then, the band has continued to release various compilation CDs featuring remixes and live, rare and unreleased songs; additionally, rare, commercially unreleased tracks are made available for download by the band at its website. Images in Vogue reunited for gigs at Toronto's Opera House in 2002 and at Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom in 2004. No full-time reformation of the band is expected as of this time.

Discography

Singles

1981 - Images in Vogue
1982 - Pre-release 7" EP Limited Edition (500 numbered copies released)
1982 - Educated Man 12" EP
1983 - 1983 Lust For Love 7" single
1983 - Images in Vogue 12" EP
1984 - Just Like You 7" single
1984 - Rescue Me 7" single
1984 - Rituals 12" EP
1985 - Call It Love 7" single
1985 - Call It Love 12" single
1985 - Save It 7" single
1986 - In The House 7" single
1986 - In The House 12" single
1986 - In The House 7" single (released in Australia only)
1986 - In The House 12" single (released in Australia only)
1988 - So Careful 7" single
1988 - So Careful 12" single
1988 - Strangers 7" single

Full Albums

1985 - In the House
1986 - In The House (released in Australia only)
1988 - The Spell
1994 - Best of Collection
2004 - Collection Version 2.0 : Chronology
2006 - Collection Version 3.0 : Evolution

Website

Images in Vogue

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 '''Images in Vogue''' was a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[New Wave music|New Wave]] group in the 1980s.
-The band was formed in 1981 in [[Vancouver]], and originally consisted of vocalist [[Dale Martindale]], [[guitar]]ist Don Gordon, [[synthesizer|synth]] players Joe Vizvary and Glen Nelson, [[bass guitar|bassist]] Gary Smith and percussionist [[Kevin Crompton]]. (The band's manager was [[Kim Clarke Champniss]], later to become a [[MuchMusic]] [[VJ (media personality)|VJ]].)
+The band was formed in 1981 in [[Vancouver]], and originally consisted of vocalist [[Dale Martindale]], [[guitar]]ist Don Gordon (later of [[Numb (band)|Numb]]), [[synthesizer|synth]] players Joe Vizvary and Glen Nelson, [[bass guitar|bassist]] Gary Smith and percussionist [[Kevin Crompton]]. (The band's manager was [[Kim Clarke Champniss]], later to become a [[MuchMusic]] [[VJ (media personality)|VJ]].)
 The band released four [[extended play|EP]]s before their full-length debut, 1985's ''In the House''. Their first notable chart hit was "Lust for Love", from the 1983 self-titled EP. Gordon left the band in 1984, and was replaced by Ed Shaw.