Bronski Beat’s ‘Smalltown Boy’ is being reissued for its 40th anniversary and has been reworked by ABSOLUTE. Check out the video for the revamped version...
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The iconic track will be reissued on limited-edition fluorescent pink vinyl and other formats
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Released on 25th May 1984, ‘Smalltown Boy’ launched the gay synth-pop band Bronski Beat into the charts and onto dancefloors with its glorious synths, hi-NRG production and Jimmy Somerville’s soaring falsetto, which sang a story of rejection, pain and escape. Here, with the help of musicians, its iconic video's director and others, Bailey Slater explores how, four decades on, it remains an unflinching anthem of queer liberation
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The group’s co-founder and keyboard player achieved success with hits such as 1984’s ‘Smalltown Boy’
Steve Bronski, founding member and keyboard player of synth-pop group Bronski Beat, has died, aged 61.
The musician (pictured right), born Steve Forrest in Glasgow...