Mobiles (band)

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Mobiles
OriginEastbourne, East Sussex
GenresSynth-pop,[1] new wave[1]
Years active1980s
LabelsRialto, RCA
Associated actsThe Avengers
Past membersDavid Blundell
Chris Downton
Russ Madge
Anna Maria
Eddie Smithson
John Smithson

Mobiles were an English new wave and synth-pop band, formed in the 1980s in Eastbourne, East Sussex, whose 1982 song "Drowning in Berlin" reached No. 9 ín the UK Singles Chart.[2] The follow-up single "Amour, Amour" (No. 45 in the UK) continued the European flavour.

Career[]

Mobiles were based in Eastbourne,[3] with band members hailing from Hastings, Bexhill-on-Sea and Eastbourne, and were led by Anna Maria.[1] Following the band's dissolution Maria and Madge worked together as "The Avengers", releasing a couple of singles for RCA. They were signed by Rialto records, owned by Nick Heath and Tim Heath, sons of British bandleader Ted Heath.

Band members[]

  • David Blundell – electric bass guitar
  • Chris Downton – electric guitar
  • Russ Madge – electric guitar
  • Anna Maria – lead vocals
  • Eddie Smithson – drum kit
  • John Smithson – electronic keyboards

Additional personnel[]

  • Paul Lynton – producer
  • Tony Norman – manager

Discography[]

Albums[]

  • Drowning in Berlin (1982)
  • Drowning in Berlin: The Best Of – (2006, Cherry Red label – CDM RED 309)[4]

Singles[]

Year Song UK Chart
[2][5]
1981 "Drowning in Berlin" / (b/w) "Tiptoe in Paradise" 9
1982 "Amour Amour" / (b/w) "Skeleton Dance" 45
"Partners in Fiction" / (b/w) "Snow Man" —
"You're Not Alone" / (b/w) "Struth" —
1983 "Build Me Up Buttercup" / (b/w) "Don't Pay the Axeman" —
"Fear" / (b/w) "Longtime" —
1984 "Lost Without Your Love / (b/w) "Remember" —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Drowning in Berlin: The Best of Mobiles (2006): Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 43. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ^ Annemarie Field (28 December 2006). "EIGHTIES BAND'S ALBUM REVIVAL". Eastbourne Today. Archived from the original on 6 March 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Mobiles | Discography". AllMusic. 20 November 2006. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  5. ^ "The Mobiles Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

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