Frank Tovey
Fad Gadget
On April 3rd 2002 Frank Tovey died unexpectedly (apparently of a stroke) in his house in London.
Daniel Miller:
"Frank was the first artist I ever worked with on Mute,
he made some very
special and influential records and was an exceptional live performer. Frank
played a big part in helping to lay the foundations of what the label was
to
become in the ensuing years, I will miss him greatly. My deepest sympathy
and of
condolences go out to his family. "
Sentiments shared by myself and many others!
Other live performances saw Tovey fracture both heels in Amsterdam after attemptimg one of his spectacular leaps into the audience and not noticing the moat around the stage. He continued the concert sitting on the edge of the stage but had to cancel the last 5 shows. On the opening of a local civic centre in England Fad Gadget took the stage with Einsturzende Neubarten and proceeded to do exactly that - they collapsed the stage with too much machinery.
The Box |
Mute 2 |
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Mute 6 |
Handshake |
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Mute 9 |
Insecticide |
Lady Shave |
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Mute 12 |
Mute 17 |
Swallow It (Live) |
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Mute 21 |
Plain Clothes |
4M Unaltered |
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Mute 24 |
Mute 26 |
Love Parasite |
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Mute 28 |
Lemming's on Lovers Rocks |
Spoil the Child |
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Mute 30 |
Mute 33 |
Sleep Electro-Induced Original |
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Fireside Favourites | September 1980
Stumm 3 |
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Incontinent | July 1981
Stumm 6 |
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Under the Flag | September 1982
Stumm 6 |
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Gag | February 1984
Stumm 15 |
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The Fad Gadget Singles | November 1985
Stumm 37 |
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Bed of Nails |
Mute 38 |
Mute 44 |
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Clean This Act |
Brace of Shakes |
Mute 79 |
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Ricky's Hand John Henry/Let Your Hammer Ring House of the Rising Sun |
Mute 100 |
Mute 121 |
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Victoria Falls |
Easy Listening for the Hard of Hearing | November 1984
Stumm 20 |
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Snakes and Ladders | May 1985
Stumm 23 |
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Civilian | June 1988
Stumm 56 |
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Tyranny and the Hired Hand | August 1989
Stumm 73 |
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Grand Union | May 1991
Stumm 84 |
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Worried Me in Second Hand Suits | October 1992
Stumm 107 |
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