Candy Flip were a British electronic band who rode the madchester wave in t… Read Full Bio ↴Candy Flip were a British electronic band who rode the madchester wave in the early 1990s.
Candy Flip were named after the slang term for the practice of taking ecstasy and LSD at the same time which fitted perfectly with the popular rave scene of the time. The band were formed by Danny Spencer (vocals, keyboards), Ric Peet (keyboards) and Kelvin Andrews (keyboards) in 1990. The band had a top three British hit with an electronic cover of the Beatles' Strawberry Fields Forever in 1990.
In 1991, Candy Flip released their first album, Madstock . . . The Continuing Adventures of Bubble Car Fish, which combined rave beats with synth pop strongly influenced by bands such as the Pet Shop Boys and The Beloved. A further single 'This Can Be Real' fared well on the charts, reaching the UK Top 60.
The band were criticized for jumping on the Madchester bandwagon and were treated by the press as a one-hit wonder. Even so, the album received reasonable reviews when it was released.
Candy Flip split up in 1992 after the English rave and baggy scene faded into history. Peet became a producer and engineer, working with bands such as the Charlatans and Six By Seven. Spencer joined Sound 5.
Most recently, Danny Spencer and Kelvin Andrews (as Soul Mekanik) produced four songs on the recent Robbie Williams album, "Rudebox" (2006.)
Candy Flip were named after the slang term for the practice of taking ecstasy and LSD at the same time which fitted perfectly with the popular rave scene of the time. The band were formed by Danny Spencer (vocals, keyboards), Ric Peet (keyboards) and Kelvin Andrews (keyboards) in 1990. The band had a top three British hit with an electronic cover of the Beatles' Strawberry Fields Forever in 1990.
In 1991, Candy Flip released their first album, Madstock . . . The Continuing Adventures of Bubble Car Fish, which combined rave beats with synth pop strongly influenced by bands such as the Pet Shop Boys and The Beloved. A further single 'This Can Be Real' fared well on the charts, reaching the UK Top 60.
The band were criticized for jumping on the Madchester bandwagon and were treated by the press as a one-hit wonder. Even so, the album received reasonable reviews when it was released.
Candy Flip split up in 1992 after the English rave and baggy scene faded into history. Peet became a producer and engineer, working with bands such as the Charlatans and Six By Seven. Spencer joined Sound 5.
Most recently, Danny Spencer and Kelvin Andrews (as Soul Mekanik) produced four songs on the recent Robbie Williams album, "Rudebox" (2006.)
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Candy Flip Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Candy Flip:
Strawberry Fields Let me take you down, 'cos I'm going to Strawberry…
Strawberry Fields Forever Let me take you down, 'cos I'm going to Strawberry…
Wonderland Seiren tanjun BIRIIVU Keiken no A to Z Tokihanatteku kouki…
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@alexantenna
One of the long-forgotten and never-to-be-reissued but brilliant albums. This particular song's vibe reminds me more-than-mellow Happy Mondays, but all other songs from the album are not like that. Candy Flip was unique. Where did they go?
@atomsmasha
Wow. Haven't seen this in years. I directed this very early on in my career - using all my friends in the video (the little kid is the brother of one of my best friends, and the girl was a very good friend of mine). And the band were the best guys to work with ever. Fun days.
@dollcefina
YOU ARE A LEGEND, MILES ! ! ! <3 Thank you for adding to our collective happy memories . . .
@wstcstltn
I love this song and this group. Their album is so AWESOME.
@Flip-zk6ts
It's my fave album of all time. I have to add the extra tracks on Strawberry Fields Forever cd. Can you feel the love & Aqua Libra. Awesome
@cajunqueen77
OMFG!! this one brings all the good good back! thanks!!! space to be free---
@urbano83
there are still some copies of the CD in ebay, i got mine two days ago, this music makes me just happy!
@fractalign
It’s like The Beloved meets the Stone Drogons while tripping on EMF !
@1973tinytim
Beloved always on my playlist
@reneelehmann5100
Habe nach ca. 30 Jahren die CD "MADSTOCK" gekauft, die Singles CD habe ich schon. Die Jungs wurden schon damals völlig unterschätzt. Ich finde ihre Musik absolut kultig.