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Vicious Pink was a synth-pop duo formed in Leeds, England in 1981.

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Vicious Pink
Origin	Leeds, England
Genres	Synth-pop, new wave
Years active	1981–1986
Labels	Parlophone Capitol Records
Past members	Josephine Warden Brian Moss

History

With a catchy sound and a penchant for highly provocative and sexualized lyrics, the band's music was aimed toward clubs rather than commercial hits. Vicious Pink consisted of two members, English/French singer Josephine Warden and keyboardist Brian Moss. The duo began as backing vocalists for Soft Cell, then known as Vicious Pink Phenomena.

Vicious Pink are remembered for four dance singles: "8:15 to Nowhere", "Cccan't You See", and "Fetish" produced by Tony Mansfield of New Musik fame. Their last single "Take Me Now" was produced by Gary Moberley .

The band also backed Soft Cell at The Warehouse in Leeds. The American owner of The Warehouse, Mike Wiand, was their manager. Wiand was also a key factor in the success of the 1980s dance track "Let the Music Play" by Shannon, which was released in the UK on his Warehouse Records label. Vicious Pink played live at The Ritz in New York in December 1984.

Vicious Pink were able to briefly attain a cult level of success without ever breaking into the mainstream. Although they had started releasing music in 1982, they failed to attract much attention until the release of the single "Cccan't You See" (UK No. 67[1]) and its instrumental B-side "8:15 to Nowhere" in 1984. Over the next two years, both sides of this single accrued play in clubs on both sides of the Atlantic.

In 1983, the duo recorded two unreleased demo, Blue and The Tape Gallery, and a self-titled album released in 1986, after they had ceased recording. This album was a collection of previously released singles.

Warden later married a London-based music lawyer, and Moss continued his music career; he is now^[when?] the keyboardist for the artist, Mirazma.

In 2015, Vicious Pink released various mixes of "Kings of the Mountains", a 2012 track.

In 2019, Vicious Pink described "Organiclon Sentient Ship" as new music.

In 2022, Vicious Pink released the double LP West View, containing remasters and demos.[2]

Discography

Albums

• Vicious Pink (1986)
• West View (2022)

Singles

• "My Private Tokyo" (1982)
• "Je T'aime" (1983) (UK #84)
• "8:15 to Nowhere" (1984)
• "Cccan't You See" (1984) (UK #67)[1]
• "Fetish" / "Spooky" (1985) (UK #87)
• "Cccan't You See" (Remix) (1985) (UK #95)
• "Take Me Now" (1986)

References

External links

• Brian Moss's current project

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Vicious Pink fue un dueto de Synthpop orginaria del Reino Unido, pero que alcanzaría sus mayores éxitos en la ciudad norteamericana de Nueva York. El dueto estuvo compuesto por Josephine Warden como vocal y Brian Moss en los teclados. Al principio se les conoció como Vicious Pink Phenomena.

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