I liked the New Romantics but remember talking to Martin - The Stock Lad (The Horrors of Kwiksave) about Martin Fry and that he looked like a twat, with that trademark sneer. Nevertheless, a few ABC singles landed in my 45' collection of the time. I must have been deluded or something.

There were far better bands around such as the emerging Depeche Mode, who were getting ever darker in tone and would end up cracking America.