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1980 Martin Fry, Mark White, Stephen Sinleton, David Robinson, Mark Lickley.
Output: Tears Are Not Enough

1981 Martin Fry, Mark White, Stephen Singleton, David Palmer, Mark Lickley.
Output: Poison Arrow and The Look Of Love.
Palmer replaced Robinson on drums.

1982 Martin Fry, Mark White, Stephen Singleton, David Palmer.
Output: The Lexicon Of Love.
Mark Lickley had left the group before recording the debut album.

1983 Martin Fry, Mark White, Stephen Singleton.
Output: Beauty Stab.
David Plamer had left the group after the world tour joining Yellow Magic Orchestra

1984 Martin Fry, Mark White, Eden, David Yarritu.
Output: Zillionaire.
Eden and David Yarritu were added not because they could play or sing (in fact they didn't) but to make ABC look like a group.

1986 Martin Fry, Mark White, David Palmer.
Output: Ocean Blue.

1987 Martin Fry and Mark White.
Output: Alphabet City.

1991 Martin Fry and Mark White
Output: Abracadabra.

(Session musicians - Tony Patler, Gota, Phil Manzanera, Derek Green, Franke M. Howard, Beverly Skeete, Gina Foster, Zeitia Massiah, Paul A. Lee, Don Campbell, Cleveland Watkiss, Steve Sidelnyk, Matt Rowe, Phil Smith, Marius de Vries).

1997 Martin Fry, Glenn Gregory and Keith Lowndes
Output:

 

Martin Fry

Height: 6'3"
Weight: 11 St.
Sign: Pisces
Birth date: 9/3/58
Birthplace: Manchester, England
Ambition: To fall in love forever
Turn-ons: The B-52's, Esquire, The Man From Uncle, The Look of Love, swimming underwater
Turn-offs: Cynics
Favourite food: Boil in the bag
Preferred performers: George Best, Sebastian Coe, Sugar Ray Leonard
All time favourite song: Just My Imagination (Temptations)
Favourite pastime: Crooning
Best films: The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
Favourite reading matter: Max Frisch, Tom Wolfe, Grasse
Favourite outfit: The Harlem Globetrotters
Perfect evening: A night in an igloo with a flame thrower
Desert island companion: The complete works of Shakespeare
Best and worst characteristics: My record collection
Like to be reincarnated as: Martin Fry 2nd
Secret: I daren't tell you



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Created: 24/8/96
Modified: 2/6/97
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