New Musik
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New Musik were an English synthpop
group
active from 1977 to 1982. Several artists
have covered
tracks by the band, including Delegation
"Twelfth House" (1981), Camouflage
"On Islands" (1989), Alphaville
"On Islands" (1993), Psychotic Youth
"Living By Numbers" (1996) and Orwell "On Islands" (2008).
together under the name End of the World. Songwriter
and record producer
Tony Mansfield
was the lead vocalist
and frontman for the band, who was also a former member of the Nick Straker Band
, and was joined in the original line-up by Straker, bassist
Tony Hibbert
and drummer
Phil Towner. The latter had played on The Buggles
' hit single
, "Video Killed the Radio Star
".
Rather than immediately pursue a recording contract
, the newly christened New Musik chose to hone their craft first. Working during down times at a recording studio
where Mansfield was informally employed as a session musician
and apprentice sound engineer
, the foursome recorded most of what would become their first two albums before approaching the UK record label
, GTO Records
with the finished master tapes
. However, before GTO released the first New Musik single
, "Straight Lines", in August 1979, Straker had left for a solo
career, scoring a minor UK hit single
with the song "A Walk in the Park". He was replaced by Clive Gates, and the new line-up completed New Musik's debut album, From A to B
, which was released in April 1980.
New Musik made their first appearance on the BBC TV pop
programme, Top of the Pops
, in October 1979 with their debut "Straight Lines", which received airplay on BBC Radio 1
from guest DJ
Frank Zappa
, and also on WPIX-FM in New York
. From A to B reached the Top 40 in the UK Albums Chart
and contained four hit singles: "Straight Lines", "Living by Numbers", "This World of Water" and "Sanctuary".
Touring the UK in 1980, New Musik performed at both the Oxford
and Cambridge
Balls with Elvis Costello
; and the Rotterdam New Pop 1980 festival
in the Netherlands. In 1981, the band played a second UK tour and were featured in a 1981 documentary film
, Listen to London, performing "Straight Lines" and "This World of Water".
The band's second album, Anywhere, was released in 1981 and reached #68 in the UK. The album's single releases, "Luxury" and "While You Wait", did not chart. In 1981, a compilation album, Sanctuary
, was released exclusively in the United States, consisting of five tracks from From A to B and seven from Anywhere. Previous to this release, there had also been a four song 10" vinyl
"Straight Lines" released by CBS Records
in the U.S. as part of their short-lived Epic
'Nu-Disk' series, which had also included The Clash
's, Black Market Clash
. After Anywhere 's disappointing commercial performance in the UK and Sanctuarys instant oblivion in the U.S., New Musik went through a period of turmoil. Hibbert and Towner both left the band, leaving Mansfield and Gates to record next New Musik album as a duo with a hired drummer.
After the demise of GTO Records, the band released their third and final album, Warp
, in 1982 which was more experimental than their previous releases. Warp was almost entirely electronic
, and one of the first albums to be recorded primarily with digital
sampler
s and emulator
s. It featured a synthesized
version of The Beatles
' hit song "All You Need Is Love
", alongside an identically titled track of their own. New Musik disbanded shortly after its release that year.
Mansfield went on to achieve considerable success in the field of production
for the likes of After the Fire
, a-ha
, Aztec Camera
, The B-52's
, The Damned, Captain Sensible
, Naked Eyes
, Mari Wilson
, Jean Paul Gaultier, Miguel Bosé
, and Ana Torroja
.
From A To B and Anywhere were released on CD
in 1994, and again in 2001, remastered and with bonus tracks. Warp was also released with bonus tracks on CD for the first time in 2001, exclusively in Japan. This remains its only CD release.
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
group
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
active from 1977 to 1982. Several artists
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
have covered
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
tracks by the band, including Delegation
Delegation (band)
Delegation was a British soul musical group with a lengthy career, and an amount of international success. They are generally viewed in the U.S. as a one-hit wonder, based on the crossover hit, "Oh Honey"...
"Twelfth House" (1981), Camouflage
Camouflage (band)
Camouflage is a German New Wave trio consisting of Marcus Meyn, Heiko Maile and Oliver Kreyssig. Their only Billboard Hot 100 hit was "The Great Commandment" which climbed to #59 in 1988, though it did spend three weeks at #1 on the US dance chart...
"On Islands" (1989), Alphaville
Alphaville (band)
Alphaville is a German synthpop group which gained popularity in the 1980s. The founding members were Marian Gold , Bernhard Lloyd , and Frank Mertens Alphaville is a German synthpop group which gained popularity in the 1980s. The founding members were Marian Gold (real name Hartwig Schierbaum,...
"On Islands" (1993), Psychotic Youth
Psychotic Youth
Psychotic Youth was a Swedish punk rock band formed by singer, songwriter and guitarist Jörgen Westman in 1985 in Kramfors under the name Ratfink-A-Boo Boo's. The other original members besides Westman, were Kent Sjöholm on drums, Anders Nordstrand on bass, and Danish-Swede Nils Lund-Larsen on guitar...
"Living By Numbers" (1996) and Orwell "On Islands" (2008).
History
New Musik formed in 1977 in London, growing out of a casual band of South London school friends who jammedJam session
Jam sessions are often used by musicians to develop new material, find suitable arrangements, or simply as a social gathering and communal practice session. Jam sessions may be based upon existing songs or forms, may be loosely based on an agreed chord progression or chart suggested by one...
together under the name End of the World. Songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
Tony Mansfield
Tony Mansfield
Tony Mansfield, born May 28, 1943, Salford, England, is an English songwriter, musician and record producer. Mansfield was the main songwriter/producer for New Musik, a synthpop band that performed from 1979 to 1982.-References:...
was the lead vocalist
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
and frontman for the band, who was also a former member of the Nick Straker Band
Nick Straker Band
The Nick Straker Band, from London, England, was a fusion pop music group, led by musician and vocalist Nick Straker, who had a handful of hits on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart. The group also consisted several members of the band New Musik. Their most successful song in the U.S., "A Little...
, and was joined in the original line-up by Straker, bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
Tony Hibbert
Tony Hibbert (musician)
Tony Hibbert is an English musician who played bass guitar in the synthpop band, New Musik, from 1977 to 1981....
and drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
Phil Towner. The latter had played on The Buggles
The Buggles
The Buggles were an English New Wave band consisting of Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes . They are remembered chiefly for their 1979 debut single "Video Killed the Radio Star" that was #1 on the singles chart in 16 countries. Its music video was the first to be shown on MTV in the U.S...
' hit single
Hit single
A hit single is a recorded song or instrumental released as a single that has become very popular. Although it is sometimes used to describe any widely-played or big-selling song, the term "hit" is usually reserved for a single that has appeared in an official music chart through repeated radio...
, "Video Killed the Radio Star
Video Killed the Radio Star
"Video Killed the Radio Star" is a song by the British synthpop/New Wave group The Buggles, released as their debut single on 7 September 1979, on Island Records from their debut album The Age of Plastic. It celebrates the golden days of radio, describing a singer whose career is cut short by...
".
Rather than immediately pursue a recording contract
Recording contract
A recording contract is a legal agreement between a record label and a recording artist , where the artist makes a record for the label to sell and promote...
, the newly christened New Musik chose to hone their craft first. Working during down times at a recording studio
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
where Mansfield was informally employed as a session musician
Session musician
Session musicians are instrumental and vocal performers, musicians, who are available to work with others at live performances or recording sessions. Usually such musicians are not permanent members of a musical ensemble and often do not achieve fame in their own right as soloists or bandleaders...
and apprentice sound engineer
Audio engineering
An audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
, the foursome recorded most of what would become their first two albums before approaching the UK record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
, GTO Records
GTO Records
GTO Records is a British Record label which released many hits during the 1970s. It ran from 1974 to 1981 and mainly concentrated on pop music and disco.-Background:...
with the finished master tapes
Master recording
A multitrack recording master tape, disk or computer files on which productions are developed for later mixing, is known as the multi-track master, while the tape, disk or computer files holding a mix is called a mixed master.It is standard practice to make a copy of a master recording, known as...
. However, before GTO released the first New Musik single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
, "Straight Lines", in August 1979, Straker had left for a solo
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
career, scoring a minor UK hit single
Hit single
A hit single is a recorded song or instrumental released as a single that has become very popular. Although it is sometimes used to describe any widely-played or big-selling song, the term "hit" is usually reserved for a single that has appeared in an official music chart through repeated radio...
with the song "A Walk in the Park". He was replaced by Clive Gates, and the new line-up completed New Musik's debut album, From A to B
From A To B
From A to B is the debut album from New Musik released on April 18, 1980. The CD version was first released on the GTO/Rewind label in 1996 with 3 bonus tracks...
, which was released in April 1980.
New Musik made their first appearance on the BBC TV pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
programme, Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...
, in October 1979 with their debut "Straight Lines", which received airplay on BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
from guest DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa
Frank Vincent Zappa was an American composer, singer-songwriter, electric guitarist, record producer and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, orchestral and musique concrète works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed...
, and also on WPIX-FM in New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. From A to B reached the Top 40 in the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
and contained four hit singles: "Straight Lines", "Living by Numbers", "This World of Water" and "Sanctuary".
Touring the UK in 1980, New Musik performed at both the Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
and Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
Balls with Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello , born Declan Patrick MacManus, is an English singer-songwriter. He came to prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s and later became associated with the punk/New Wave genre. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader...
; and the Rotterdam New Pop 1980 festival
Music festival
A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending machines,...
in the Netherlands. In 1981, the band played a second UK tour and were featured in a 1981 documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
, Listen to London, performing "Straight Lines" and "This World of Water".
The band's second album, Anywhere, was released in 1981 and reached #68 in the UK. The album's single releases, "Luxury" and "While You Wait", did not chart. In 1981, a compilation album, Sanctuary
Sanctuary (compilation)
Sanctuary is the only compilation from New Wave and electronic band New Musik, released on Epic Records on May 1, 1981, although only in the United States...
, was released exclusively in the United States, consisting of five tracks from From A to B and seven from Anywhere. Previous to this release, there had also been a four song 10" vinyl
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
"Straight Lines" released by CBS Records
CBS Records
CBS Records is a record label founded by CBS Corporation in 2006 to take advantage of music from its entertainment properties owned by CBS Television Studios. The initial label roster consisted of only three artists; rock band Señor Happy and singer/songwriters Will Dailey and P.J...
in the U.S. as part of their short-lived Epic
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
'Nu-Disk' series, which had also included The Clash
The Clash
The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...
's, Black Market Clash
Super Black Market Clash
Super Black Market Clash is a compilation album released by The Clash in 1993 that contains B-sides and rare tracks not available on their other albums. It is a repackaging of the original 1980 Black Market Clash, which was a single 10" EP, containing only 9 songs...
. After Anywhere 's disappointing commercial performance in the UK and Sanctuarys instant oblivion in the U.S., New Musik went through a period of turmoil. Hibbert and Towner both left the band, leaving Mansfield and Gates to record next New Musik album as a duo with a hired drummer.
After the demise of GTO Records, the band released their third and final album, Warp
Warp (album)
Warp is the third and final album from New Musik released on March 5, 1982.-Side One:#"Here Comes The People" – 3:26#"Going Around Again" – 2:55#"A Train On Twisted Tracks" – 3:26#"I Repeat" – 4:28#"All You Need Is Love" – 4:21...
, in 1982 which was more experimental than their previous releases. Warp was almost entirely electronic
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
, and one of the first albums to be recorded primarily with digital
Digital recording
In digital recording, digital audio and digital video is directly recorded to a storage device as a stream of discrete numbers, representing the changes in air pressure for audio and chroma and luminance values for video through time, thus making an abstract template for the original sound or...
sampler
Sampler (musical instrument)
A sampler is an electronic musical instrument similar in some respects to a synthesizer but, instead of generating sounds, it uses recordings of sounds that are loaded or recorded into it by the user and then played back by means of a keyboard, sequencer or other triggering device to perform or...
s and emulator
E-mu Emulator
The Emulator is the name given to a series of disk-based digital sampling keyboards manufactured by E-mu Systems from 1982 until 1990. Though not the first commercial sampler, the Emulator was among the first to find wide use among ordinary musicians, due to its relatively low price and its size,...
s. It featured a synthesized
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
version of The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
' hit song "All You Need Is Love
All You Need Is Love
"All You Need Is Love" is a song written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was first performed by The Beatles on Our World, the first live global television link. Watched by 400 million in 26 countries, the programme was broadcast via satellite on 25 June 1967...
", alongside an identically titled track of their own. New Musik disbanded shortly after its release that year.
Mansfield went on to achieve considerable success in the field of production
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
for the likes of After the Fire
After the Fire
After the Fire are a British rock band that progressed from playing progressive rock to new wave over their initial twelve-year career, while having only one hit in the United States, and one hit in the United Kingdom .-Early career:Keyboard player Peter Banks originally formed the band in the...
, a-ha
A-ha
A-ha were a Norwegian pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. The band was founded by Morten Harket , Magne Furuholmen , and Pål Waaktaar...
, Aztec Camera
Aztec Camera
Aztec Camera were a Scottish New Wave band from the Glasgow suburb of East Kilbride, formed in 1980 and centered around teenage singer-songwriter, Roddy Frame. Their album Love was among the nominations for Best British Album at the 1989 BRIT Awards....
, The B-52's
The B-52's
The B-52's are an American rock band, formed in Athens, Georgia in 1976. The original line-up consisted of Fred Schneider , Kate Pierson , Cindy Wilson , Ricky Wilson , and Keith Strickland . Following Ricky Wilson's death in 1985 Strickland switched to guitar...
, The Damned, Captain Sensible
Captain Sensible
Captain Sensible is a singer, songwriter, guitarist who grew up in Croydon, England, and co-founded the punk rock band The Damned in 1976. After leaving the band, he reinvented himself as an alternative pop singer with a rebellious, self-conscious image...
, Naked Eyes
Naked Eyes
Naked Eyes is a British New Wave band that rose to prominence in the early 1980s. Originally a duo, the band is known largely for its singles: a cover of the Burt Bacharach/Hal David standard " Always Something There to Remind Me" , as well as the band's subsequent hits "Promises, Promises", "When...
, Mari Wilson
Mari Wilson
Mari Wilson is an English singer, best known for her sometimes quirky, early 1960s-influenced pop music songs, and her beehive hairstyle.-Career:...
, Jean Paul Gaultier, Miguel Bosé
Miguel Bosé
Miguel Dominguín Bosé is a Latin Grammy-winning Spanish/Italian musician and actor.-Early life:Bosé was born in San Fernando Hospital in Panama City, Panama, the son of the famous Italian actress Lucia Bosé and the legendary bullfighter Luis Miguel Dominguín. He is also a cousin of Carmen...
, and Ana Torroja
Ana Torroja
Ana Torroja is a Grammy Award-nominated Spaniard singer. She is the lead singer of the pop trio Mecano, considered one of the most popular pop bands from Spain during the 1980s and 1990s. Mecano split in 1998 and she embarked on a solo career.-Biography:Ana Torroja met José María Cano while...
.
From A To B and Anywhere were released on CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
in 1994, and again in 2001, remastered and with bonus tracks. Warp was also released with bonus tracks on CD for the first time in 2001, exclusively in Japan. This remains its only CD release.
Last line up before disbandment
- Tony MansfieldTony MansfieldTony Mansfield, born May 28, 1943, Salford, England, is an English songwriter, musician and record producer. Mansfield was the main songwriter/producer for New Musik, a synthpop band that performed from 1979 to 1982.-References:...
(1977–1982) - Clive GatesClive GatesClive Gates was the keyboardist and synthesizer player of the synthpop band, New Musik, from 1979 until 1982, replacing original member Nick Straker, who left to form the Nick Straker Band. Gates remained as a member of the New Musik until they split up.Gates is a classically trained pianist. He...
(c. 1979–1982) - Cliff Venner (1982)
Previous former members
- Nick StrakerNick Straker BandThe Nick Straker Band, from London, England, was a fusion pop music group, led by musician and vocalist Nick Straker, who had a handful of hits on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart. The group also consisted several members of the band New Musik. Their most successful song in the U.S., "A Little...
(1977–1979) - Tony HibbertTony Hibbert (musician)Tony Hibbert is an English musician who played bass guitar in the synthpop band, New Musik, from 1977 to 1981....
(1977–81) - Phil Towner (1977–81)
Studio albums
| Year | Album | UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | From A to B From A To B From A to B is the debut album from New Musik released on April 18, 1980. The CD version was first released on the GTO/Rewind label in 1996 with 3 bonus tracks... |
35 |
| 1981 | Anywhere | 68 |
| 1982 | Warp Warp (album) Warp is the third and final album from New Musik released on March 5, 1982.-Side One:#"Here Comes The People" – 3:26#"Going Around Again" – 2:55#"A Train On Twisted Tracks" – 3:26#"I Repeat" – 4:28#"All You Need Is Love" – 4:21... |
- |
Compilation albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1981 | Sanctuary |
Singles
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
French Singles Chart Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
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| 1979 | "Straight Lines" | 53 | - | - | From A to B From A To B From A to B is the debut album from New Musik released on April 18, 1980. The CD version was first released on the GTO/Rewind label in 1996 with 3 bonus tracks... |
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| 1980 | "Living by Numbers" | 13 | - | 12 | ||||||||
| "This World of Water" | 31 | - | 18 | |||||||||
| "On Islands" | - | 26 | - | |||||||||
| "Sanctuary" | 31 | - | - | |||||||||
| 1981 | "Luxury" | - | - | - | Anywhere | |||||||
| "While You Wait" | - | - | - | |||||||||
| "The Planet Doesn't Mind" | - | - | - | Warp Warp (album) Warp is the third and final album from New Musik released on March 5, 1982.-Side One:#"Here Comes The People" – 3:26#"Going Around Again" – 2:55#"A Train On Twisted Tracks" – 3:26#"I Repeat" – 4:28#"All You Need Is Love" – 4:21... |
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| 1982 | "All You Need Is Love" | - | - | - | ||||||||
| "Warp" | - | - | - | |||||||||
| "-" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | ||||||||||||