“The Lexicon Of Love” by ABC - album review

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TJR says

For their debut album in June, 1982, the Sheffield 4-piece lined-up: Martin Fry (24, vocals); Mark White (21, guitars, keyboards); Stephen Singleton (23, alto and tenor saxophones) and David Palmer (drums, percussion). Recenty departed bassist Mark Lickley played on the album's first three singles. In all, 4 were lifted from the LP: “Tears Are Not Enough” (Oct-81, #19), “Poison Arrow” (Feb-82, #6) • “The Look Of Love, part 1” (May-82, #4) and “All Of My Heart” (Aug-82, #5). Epic pop love dramas are not my thing, but who could fail to be impressed by the scope of the ambition on show here? All of the critical acclaim is well placed.

The Jukebox Rebel
26–Sep–2005

Tracklist
A1 [04:02] 4.5.png ABC - Show Me (Martin Fry, Mark White, Stephen Singleton, Mark Lickley, David Palmer) Pop
A2 [03:24] 5.6.png ABC - Poison Arrow (Martin Fry, Mark White, Stephen Singleton, Mark Lickley, David Palmer) Pop
A3 [03:56] 4.8.png ABC - Many Happy Returns (Martin Fry, Mark White, Stephen Singleton, Mark Lickley, David Palmer) Pop
A4 [03:31] 6.7.png ABC - Tears Are Not Enough (Martin Fry, Mark White, Stephen Singleton, Mark Lickley, David Robinson) Disco / Funk
A5 [03:42] 4.4.png ABC - Valentine’s Day (Martin Fry, Mark White, Stephen Singleton, Mark Lickley, David Palmer) Pop
B1 [03:26] 8.2.png ABC - The Look Of Love, part 1 (Martin Fry, Mark White, Stephen Singleton, Mark Lickley, David Palmer) Pop
B2 [03:51] 4.0.png ABC - Date Stamp (Martin Fry, Mark White, Stephen Singleton, Mark Lickley, David Palmer) Pop
B3 [05:12] 7.3.png ABC - All Of My Heart (Martin Fry, Mark White, Stephen Singleton, Mark Lickley, David Palmer) Pop
B4 [05:30] 4.3.png ABC - 4 Ever 2 Gether (Martin Fry, Mark White, Stephen Singleton, Mark Lickley, David Palmer, Anne Dudley) Pop
B5 [01:02] 7.0.png ABC - The Look Of Love, part 4 (Martin Fry, Mark White, Stephen Singleton, Mark Lickley, David Palmer) Contemporary Classical

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