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A Flock of Seagulls
A Flock of Seagulls
are a
British
New Wave
band who made it big in the early
1980s
in the USA.
Mike Score[?]
, with his friend
Frank Maudsley[?]
and Mike's brother
Ali Score[?]
formed the band in
1980
with
Paul Reynolds[?]
(see
1980 in music
). Their debut recording, "Telecommunication", was an underground hit and the band soon released
A Flock of Seagulls[?]
in
1982
(
1982 in music
). "I Ran (So Far Away)" quickly became a hit single, bolstered by a stylish
music video
on
MTV
. In the UK, "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" was just as popular as "I Ran" in the US, though "I Ran" sold poorly in comparison.
Listen[?]
in
1983
, was almost as successful.
1984
's (
1984 in music
)
The Story of a Young Heart[?]
produced two more singles, and
Dream Come True[?]
(
1986 in music
) failed to chart. The band re-united in
1989 in music
, and continued to tour throughout the United States. Their latest album is
1996
's
The Light at the End of the World[?]
(see
1996 in music
). Currently the band are still touring and in the studio recording a new album with a re-tooled version of "I Ran" in the works.
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