Freeze Frame (band)

Freeze Frame
OriginLiverpool, England
GenresNew wave, synth-pop
Years active1981–1985
LabelsInevitable Records
Past membersSteve Byrne
Ronnie Stone
Clive Gee
WebsiteFreeze Frame site

Freeze Frame were an English new wave band from Liverpool, England, which consisted of vocalist Steve Byrne, instrumentalist/producer Ronnie Stone and later, keyboardist Clive Gee. They released six singles between 1981 and 1985.

History

Steve Byrne and Ronnie Stone first met around 1980/81, while Byrne was singer in a punk/new wave band called The Posers.[1] Stone was a member of 1970s duo Next, with Philip Franz Jones who would later become a member of Afraid of Mice.

The band's name Freeze Frame was named after the album by Godley & Creme. Before Freeze Frame, the band was known as In a Glass Darkly, doing gigs alongside China Crisis.[1]

Clive Gee from Afraid of Mice joined Freeze Frame around the release of the single "Foxhole", which was their only charting single at No. 105.[1]

The band did Radio One sessions for John Peel in 1983 and 1984. A new version of "Touch" was released in 1985, renamed "Touch (Re-Touch)".[1]

Discography

Singles

  • 1981: "Touch"
  • 1983: "Your Voice"
  • 1984: "Foxhole" - UK No. 105
  • 1984: "Seeking Professional Advice"
  • 1985: "Today/Tomorrow"
  • 1985: "Touch (Re-Touch)"

Compilation appearances

  • 1982: Cracking Up at the Pyramid ("Touch")
  • 1984: Small Hits and Near Misses: The Inevitable Compilation ("Culture Won't Wait")
  • 1990: The Invaders: The Inevitable Sampler Volume 2 ("Someone")

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Freeze Frame Foxhole". www.musikalske.net.