Spandau Ballet Journeys to Glory

Changing their band name as often as they changed the genre of music they played, Spandau Ballet began as a punk rock band calling themselves The Cut. Shortly after they changed their name to The Makers, and again In 1978 they changed their sound to a more power pop renaming themselves Gentry. Changing their sound once again to a more polished, synth heavy pop with an emphasis on the romantic the band changed their name for a last time to Spandau Ballet after (as the story goes) seeing the name "Spandau Ballet" written on a lavatory wall in a bar in Berlin…

Spandau Ballet - Journeys To Glory (1981) [2CD] {2010 EMI Remaster}
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New Romantic / New Wave / Contemporary Pop

The debut, 'Journeys To Glory', reached No 5 in March of '81, and now appears remastered on CD1 of the reissue alongside the original 7'' versions of singles, 'The Freeze' (UK #17), 'Musclebound' (UK #10) and it's b-side 'Glow'. Whilst CD2 brings together the original 12'' mix of their first single, 'To Cut A Long Story Short (UK # 5), further 12'' remixes of 'The Freeze' and 'The Glow' and a previously unreleased BBC Session from March 1981.

With the new romantic movement they'd helped spearhead on the way out, futurist icons Spandau Ballet began thinking seriously about the future on their second album. The seeds of the group's transition to a slick, MOR soul outfit can be heard in hits like "Chant No. 1," the best song Spandau Ballet had come up with…

As one of the leading New Romantic bands, Spandau Ballet racked up a number of British hits – as well as one Top Ten American hit, "True" – during the early '80s, becoming one of the most successful groups to emerge during the new wave. The only other new romantic band to enjoy greater commercial success was Duran Duran, yet Spandau Ballet was there first, scoring three Top Ten hit singles during 1981 with their synthesized dance-pop.