"Blancmange" were formed in Harrow (Greater London) in 1979, by vocalist, Neil Arthur (born on 15 August 1958, in Darwen, Lancashire); and instrumentalist Stephen Luscombe (born on 29 October 1954, in Hillingdon, Middlesex). They released their first EP "Irene and Mavis" the following year, but had their first real exposure via a track on the seminal "Some Bizarre" compilation album, alongside fellow acts "Soft Cell" and "Depeche Mode". This led to them signing a deal with London Records.

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