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Dalek I Love You

Dalek I Love You were a synthpop group from Liverpool. At various points in their existence the band was also known as Dalek I. Record executives at Phonogram shortened the band's name without telling them for the "Freedom Fighters" single.

History

The band was formed in Liverpool in 1977 by Alan Gill (Vocals, Guitar) and David Balfe (Bass, Keyboards). The name came about as a result of a compromise between the two members: Balfe wanted to call the band Dalek (after the Doctor Who villains) and Gill wanted to call the band Darling, I Love You.

In 1978, Balfe left the group to join Big in Japan and later The Teardrop Explodes. The line-up fluctuated over the next few years and band members included: Kenny Peers, Chris Hughes aka Merrick, Dave Hughes, Martin Cooper and, for a brief time, Andy McCluskey (the latter three would later be bandmates in Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark). The band was finally pared down to just Alan Gill and Dave Hughes by the time they released their debut album Compass Kumpas in 1980 on the Phonogram label. Soon after the album's release, the band went on hiatus. The same year, Chris Hughes changed name himself to Merrick and joined to Adam And The Ants.

Gill proceeded to join Balfe in The Teardrop Explodes in July 1980. Gill co-wrote their most successful single, "Reward". His stay with the band was short-lived however, and by 1981 he reformed Dalek I Love You. In 1981 they released a single "Heartbeat" backed with the "Astronauts (Have Landed On The Moon)". At this point the line up was Alan Gill, Chuca Russo, Hugh Jones & Merrick.

By 1983 the band consisted of Alan Gill, Gordon Hon, Kenny Peers and Keith Hartley. They released an eponymously titled album in November of 1983.

In 1985, the band released the cassette only Naive, which is available here [1] and effectively called it a day shortly afterwards, although Gill did release a single under the Dalek moniker in 1990.

The band inspired the title of Dalek I Love You, a radio drama which premiered on the British digital radio station BBC 7 on 11th February, 2006. The story centred on a man obsessed with Doctor Who who falls in love at a science fiction convention.

The band also inspired the title of Dalek I Loved You, an autobiography by the journalist Nick Griffiths about his life as a Doctor Who fan, published in 2007.[citation needed]

Discography

Albums

The first and second album have been rereleased on CD in a remastered and expanded edition.

Singles

  • "Freedom Fighters" (July 16, 1979 (1979-07-16))
    • 7": Vertigo/Phonogram DALEK 1
  • "The World" (October 2, 1979 (1979-10-02))
    • 7": Vertigo/Phonogram DALEK 2
  • "Dalek I Love You (Destiny)" (May 1, 1980 (1980-05-01))
    • 7": Back Door/Phonogram DOOR 005
  • "Heartbeat" (February 28, 1981 (1981-02-28))
    • 7": Back Door/Phonogram DOOR 10
    • 12": Back Door/Phonogram DOOR 10-12
  • "Holiday in Disneyland" (July 15, 1982 (1982-07-15))
    • 7": Korova/WEA KOW 25
    • 12": Korova/WEA KOW 25T
  • "Ambition" (September 18, 1983 (1983-09-18))
    • 7": Korova/WEA KOW 29
    • 12": Korova/WEA KOW 29T
  • "Horrorscope" (1983 (1983))
    • 7": Korova/WEA KOW 31
    • 12": Korova/WEA KOW 31T

Audio sample

References

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