Fashion were founded in 1978 in Birmingham, England, originally as a post-p… Read Full Bio ↴Fashion were founded in 1978 in Birmingham, England, originally as a post-punk band in the vein of Gang of Four or Magazine - and stylizing their band name as Fàshiön on some of their early releases.

The band originally consisted of singer/guitarist Luke James, bassist/keyboardist John Mulligan (simply known as Mulligan) and drummer Dik Davis. In 1979 the band signed to IRS Records and released their first album, Product Perfect. The album failed to chart and mainly received airplay on college radio.

By late 1981, the band had almost completely changed in terms of musical direction, and had now become a part of the New Romantic movement. Original singer Luke James had been replaced by De Harris, and bassist Marlon Recchi joined the band. In April 1982, the band released their most successful album, Fabrique. The album, produced by Zeus B. Held, reached #10 on the UK charts and featured the hit singles Love Shadow and Move On. Two other minor singles, Streetplayer (Mechanik) and Something in Your Picture were also released from the album.

In late 1982, De Harris left the band and was subsequently replaced by singer/guitarist Troy Tate (formerly of The Teardrop Explodes). However, Tate did not last long in the band and was replaced on vocals by guitarist Alan Darby in early 1983. With Darby now as frontman, the band went back into the studio with Zeus B. Held and released their final album, Twilight of Idols, in February 1984. The album spawned three singles, Eye Talk, Dreaming and You in the Night, with only Eye Talk becoming a hit. By the end of 1984, the band had broken up.

Streetplayer Mechanik
Fashion Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by Fashion:

B I prey on self relieving, vice-inspiring Glamour hoars of fa…
Beauty Is Mine Stay away, this sow is mine!! / Carnival barking, snarling…
don't touch me I look at the sky and I wonder why I…
Like Knives Go get your guns and your switchblade knives And cut it…

Love Shadow I can't believe you're leaving I can't believe it's true Sur…
Too Much Too Soon Pouring up the cups you know we going hard Living isn't…
You In The Night It's late, its dark, and you surrender to a world…

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@user-ri4xg4ol7r

5y↑41

The most underrated 80's band ever, fantastic album, every song is great!

@11sophiemarie

4y↑17

I'll never understand why this band, and album, never really caught on. I bought this on cassette, Fabrique, the minute I heard this song. And promptly wore it out. They were all talented and their music was a mix of jazz and aural satisfaction. 15 years ahead of their time. Still one of my top 10 favorite groups.

@1963johnbhoy

4y↑1

I have this on vinyl.

@michaelmac1798

2y↑1

Could be to do with management/promotion - I find it hard to believe but they were never on Top of the Pops. But back then an appearance on the show would mean massive boost in sales!

@michaelmac1798

One isn't enough, take Level 42. Fashion split up, well Dee Harris left in 1982 and they weren't same from then on!

@michaelmac1798

I just realized Dee Harris played guitar on Limahl "Never ending Story" though he wasn't credited he's in the video.

@wigfalld

15w

absolutly right awsome song, very undertaed, always listen to this track from time to time, great vocels love it

@JyotiMishra

3y↑6

I saw them live in '82 at Derby Assembly Rooms - absolutely amazing gig I still remember nearly 40 years later!

@carolfoster8414

11y↑6

Fashion were a band from Birmingham in the 80's. Mulligan, Dee Harris, Marlon Recchi and Dik Davis were the band members. Best album from the 80's

@francishughes2016

2y↑3

JEEZ, I will never understand why the did not become a really big band, they had so many gr8 songs, as soon as i heard them i loved them, they were just so good.

@lucbesson

12y↑7

What a great band, should have been much bigger than they were!

@predatorx1147

5y↑5

simply incredible sound....just a tragedy they all not made it big! although maybe the fame would of taken their charm away.. who knows.. just glad I was part of it all....

@CHRISTIANS1977

24w↑1

Great song !

@REICH111

21w

Any one know what they are doing or where they are ?.

@MiceOnParole

3y↑2

This song should have been a huge hit.

@rose-yo1eo

6y↑9

jesus havent heard this for over 30 years. god bless you tube.

@youngchool

5y↑1

Well, I came across this amazing band only a couple weeks ago and this is late 2019. I have been a fan of Duran Duran since 1984 yet didn't know them :(

@KittyVortex

12y↑1

I was in the creative department at Arista in the 80's, when we shot this video. I seem to remember Russell Malcahy being the director, or at least one of the MGMM directors as we used them a lot at the time (for Thompson Twins, Haircut 100 etc).

@austin_harrouff

23w

I remember having this record and disliking it. Then, I heard it being played on Kroq and it immediately became my favorite song, not even realizing that I already owned the record. Sometimes it takes someone else playing the music, at the right place and time for you to like certain songs. What changed for me was the context. The song was playing on the beach, in a crowd, in the sun. In that context the song took on a whole new meaning and vibe.

@predatorx1147

5y↑2

best music ever.. went to most of there gigs.....i n the 80s... just awesome memories

@alilexa310

12y↑2

Thanks for posting! I really liked their albums 'Product Perfect' and 'Replique'. What a great sound and arrangements. One of the coolest bands that the masses missed out on in the 80's.

@JellyrollmortonIII

4y↑2

Always remember them on "TisWas"!! Brilliant album, never understood why the never became big.

@starshiptrouper

4y↑1

Bought this in 82 on twelve inch. I was 17 or 18. Still got it now. Great times...

@Prestonboy

same here I was 15

@madade27

5y↑2

Full blast in the College of Food Student bar....! God what a memory!

@Miss0070

13y↑3

Thanks for posting I just love this album.

@Guy-Incognito

9y↑4

Anyone else remember seeing this video on HBO's "Video Jukebox" in the early 80's? Good times.

@SuperHoggar

13y↑2

probably my favourite tune on the album, and there were several really good ones. automatic soulfulness :)

@MakinMovies7

9y↑8

Great album, great song.

@WednesfieldGirlsFC

7y↑1

Dave (Dee) is alive & well! New 2CD 'Remastered' version of 'Fabrique' out Summer 2017. All re-production work done by Dave (Dee) Harris. Also released around the same time will be the newly 'Remastered' 2CD version Dave's album he made with Richard Wright of Pink Floyd as 'ZEE' called 'Identity', again all re-production done by Dave. More information can be found on the 'Fashion-Fabrique' facebook page and the 'ZEE' facebook page.

@carolfoster8414

11y↑2

Fabrique excellent album

@bruceleefan7594

8y↑4

Great band

@iceonaboy

13y↑1

I still love this, this is way better than the pish we get from X factor. This is when bands could play their own instruments, and fuck, could Fashion play!

@victormusic01x

..amazing that i’m not the only one who bought this back in the day and were blown away..Street Player is good example of a group sound which had great keyboards and synths but were not subservient to them!..in a arena that was very crowded at the time, i thought this album really stood out..it’s raw, it’s funky..and early tech sounding all at once..i’m gonna have to say it “this sh*t is too advanced for some folks”..from the days of modular..the Yamaha CS-80 and early Sequential Circuits stuff, etc..nuff said!..stay safe and stay strong..New York May 22, 2022..

@kevthekeys

11y↑1

My favourite Fashion track, excellent!

@williamdavoll1729

I was so fortunate to see them live at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry. The first band to play there ever if I recall. They were backed by local band 'I', rather than Kajagoogoo. First gig I ever went to. Great band.

@francocamporesi1905

In my top 100 of 1982! Great year for new wave that went deeply into electronic.

@macjam9090

Great tunel. I bought a few of their singles should have been bigger but who cares they did some terrific music that I enjoyed.

@SeattleCat64

12y

HOLY CAT TURDS! I have never seen any of these vids except Love Shadow. Thanks for posting! Have had the LP since 82 and the CD fpr a while now. SO COOL and the memories...wow.

@cranewoodrob2423

9y↑8

i have this on 12inch vinyl

@geofflee6038

I wish I still had all the 12 inch singles I bought back then...........

@pauladams1915

Fabrique is such a good album. I think I saw them at the Holy City Zoo in Birmingham, but it was such a long long time ago. Great days

@nicknameSGB

13y↑1

In early 80's they used to have massive video screens with juke boxes fitted to them - I remember this track was played a lot in a pub down Totenham Court Road next to the Dominion - looked super cool at the time.

@metaspectivate

6y↑1

I used to go to that pub - the Horseshoe

@JeromekJerome1972

12w

Totally remember the video jukebox! Wah! 'Come back' had just come out and sat there blown away by it. I hate TV in pubs now but back then was mind blowing.

@mark1967ization

12y↑1

Love this track.

@WoodRatGirl

9y↑4

Need this album <3

@WednesfieldGirlsFC

@AriesViking

2y↑2

Amazing, they should have been more known as a cool band from the wild New Wave Period. My sister introduced me to them, I still have the album!

@kevinpriest2668

8y↑4

I have this on cassette. Think they suffered because there was another famous band from Brum called Duran Duran!

@philipgolding3672

Heard this in Wellington 83'They were the Vice of electronic funk before Miami's Crockett and Tubbs hit the screens in the mid 80's

@n0manland

14y

The memories this used to be my most played album. Had in on cassette. Thx 4 posting.

@ruthforbes1574

I can remember I was at a friend's house when I first saw this video and was instantly struck with them. Saw them live twice in Sheffield and Bradford both with different lead singers (remember Troy Tate?) . King and Kajagoogoo were the support acts and somehow they managed to get in the charts. Have this on cassette along with several 12" singles.

@TheAddman83

11y

My Favourite Fashion Tune. First heard this on a rare 80`s C.D i`ve got indoors with other Artists on it to. And when i`d heard this the first time, i fort wowww a amazing track and sooo catchy bassline and lyrics. Still sounds Excellent even today. And it`s a shame this never made the top 10. As this would be good. Even if it got re issue today, someone like Wil i am or Black eye peas. Could pull this off easy i recon. But the original is the best still :) Great work Fashion :)

@crankie99

15y

Thanks live80tube. What a fantastic album. Someone should teach the kids of today how it is done. If you want some quality today, look to Little Boots. As a Canadian, we still have to look to the Brits for creativity rather than conformity. Thanks Again and please post more early 80's groundbreakers.

@davidellis5141

6y↑2

Fucking fantastic.

@lsdc1

Jon D’Art - let me know if you pass this way…
The Stick

@WoodRatGirl

12y

Very clever shot of the lizard with the women.

@WoodRatGirl

9y↑6

#Fashion #Streetplayer #MechanikAlbum

@McRonson

9y↑7

What a f***ing great video. And song. And band.

@Ronno4691

Where have you been, Woodso!

@DanHunterSportsWriter

48w↑1

I was a skinny little whippersnapper just starting to go clubbing with my girlfriend when Fashion had their five minutes of fame with Move On then Street Player. I thought Mulligan was Uber cool at the time, although I couldn't work out if he was white or black, young or old! He certainly looked like a star, wonder what became of him...

@rob4b

8y↑3

saw you guys at the runner always thought you guys where going to be massive duran duran ending up becoming big instead. how life turns out mad.

@drylaundry

+Daniel Stans How was the runner back then ?????? :)

@rob4b

8y↑1

hariod it was just a club that had a mix of people some where punks, straight well dress people and normal plus quite a few people who where gender benders. It was a bit pretentious but in a fun way It was just a club at the time down the ally by lee longs. Lot of the time I didn't get in cause I used to be in the crown and barbarellas and showed up drunk. I think skinny boy
Al the lead singer of fashion who left I think at start of the 80's was a character spoke to him a few times . Andy and roger Taylor too and Andy wicket he lived down in Balsall Heath I think, he was the lead of Duran. Never met Simon le bon but saw them in the final line up on once up in a wine bar down in John bright street. Regularly saw Nigel Taylor and bates on 50 nite bus going back to Kings Heath. Great times but never thought all these people kicking around would be successful pop stars but fashion definitely, that's why it's ironic that fashion never became massive. By 1982 went into town and that golden time for me was over you could feel it, maybe I'd changed and got a job, I was lucky that for only a few years from 77 to 81 so much happened and witness so much including UB40.and remember I think most of us where 15 ,16 and 17 years old blagging our way into pubs and clubs just getting in to any club was a buzz.

@panismith1544

Daniel Stans Yer...but you can't knock..DURAN DURAN.

@RichardPriceElliott

11y

The very first thing, that caught My Eye about this band and this track, was the duplicity of the label on the vinyl disc. It was minimal. 2 words in different places in the same font; Fashion and Fabrique. Who was the band and what was the album? I showed it to many who were equally dumbfounded. They liked the album though. So do I.

@ajs41

40w

Would it be possible for you to make this available for being added to a playlist? I want to put it on my mammoth 1982 music videos playlist.

@MENSFORTHHILL99

10y↑1

Cool cats from Birmingham. Anybody knows what ever happened to Mike Horseman? DJ at Holy City Zoo many moons ago.

@robcooper4442

Sadly he died a couple of years ago from cancer, he still has a Facebook page run by his wife under the name Shoop Shoop Golden Eagle https://www.facebook.com/shoopshoop.goldeneagle?fref=ts

@nicknameSGB

13y

@live80tube How did they persuade that dancer to come up out of the drains? Was it all filmed at the same location?

@jezzyby47

15y

Well rare and a great post live80tube. Why were you there? Were you working on the video? I've just added the stereo audio to Love Shadow and posted it if your'e interested. I've also got 2 other Fashion Videos up also.

@WednesfieldGirlsFC

7y↑9

(2020 EDIT)...Dave (Dee) is alive & well! A New 4CD 'Rremastered' version of 'Fabrique' came out in Winter 2020. All re-production work done by Dave (Dee) Harris. Also released previously was the newly 'Remastered' 2CD version Dave's album he made with Richard Wright of Pink Floyd as 'ZEE' called 'Identity', again all re-production done by Dave. More information can be found of the Fashion-Fabrique Facebook page...https://www.facebook.com/groups/532071137263342

@davidgilleran2006

Hi. I visited the FB Fashion page, and I see pre orders being taken for a four cd deluxe edition. But I couldn’t find evidence of a 2CD edition from 2017 or later....do you happen to have another link? Or maybe the four disc version is what it evolved into before being issued? Anyway thank you for the FB direction!

@WednesfieldGirlsFC

@@davidgilleran2006 Hello David. That post was actually from 2017 & at the time Dave Harris was planning on doing the rerelease as a 2CD set back then. Over time he was faced with no end of red tape trying to get clearance on the recordings but the bonus was he was able to issue even more material hence the 4CD box set. I'll have to edit the previous post now...

@davidgilleran2006

@@WednesfieldGirlsFC Thank you!

@martinleary5695

Remaster soon.

@WoodRatGirl

12y

Shots I should say.

@nicknameSGB

13y↑2

@palbearer The front man, Dee Harris left in summer 82 didn't he, this track Streetplayer is easily as good as early Spandau Ballet tracks which got much higher in the charts - perhaps Spandau had better manager or more backing from the record company?

@BigTimeBoozer

7y↑1

Dee went to New York and stayed until the year 2000. After that, he returned to the UK, where he now works (under the name David Harris) in Lincoln.

@ajs41

8y↑2

Sounds a bit like one of the tracks on Genesis's Abacab album.

@blackmore4

4y↑1

That was the problem with all of their stuff for me.

@ajs41

@@blackmore4 Really? Love Shadow is totally different in my opinion. Sounds like it was influenced by Prince.

@michaelmac1798

Also sounds a bit like Gary's Gang a disco band from the late 70s

@globalboy88able

11y

Hey guys, I was in the Forces at the time these were released. Please can you tell me if this great band are still together? Awesome band in my opinion?!!

@JeffreySheumaker

11y

snicker. . .

@klnine

13y

amazing ! Skinit Brum!

@1949ster

14y

live80tube, what happened to dave harris, i used to live next door to him in walsall then i moved away and lost touch. mick.

@BigTimeBoozer

He now works under the name David Harris, in Lincoln, according to his Linked In profile. Personally I have trouble finding enough melody or catchiness in Fashion songs these days. Good image, though, with Dee (guitar, vocals) and Mulligan (keyboards) almost having a 'Red Indian' look.

@RichardPriceElliott

11y

O, bandies... you could have been a good Ministry.

@RamonMartinezdeVelasco

Doesn't the singer sound like Phil Collins?

@TheMagmagoblin

11y

He looks like a guy that would play a drug dealer on Miami Vice.

@BigTimeBoozer

The music of Fashion was used on the 1980s TV show 'Miami Vice' (starring Don Johnson), as can be confirmed on the Fashion Wikipedia page.

@adebrown1355

Typical 80's style over content music.

@blackmore4

Different strokes. I thought they were sub-mediocre songwriters, too funky and too old. And the lead singer's fake American accent was insufferable.

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