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Minor Detail were an Irish new wave and synthpop band from Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland.
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Origin | Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland |
Genres | Synthpop, new wave |
Years active | 1981–1987 |
Labels | Polydor |
Members | John Hughes Willie Hughes |
Past members | Des Moore Ray Shulman Paul McAteer Morgan Fingleton |
Career
editMinor Detail was headed by brothers John and Willie Hughes. Their lyrical themes were positive and covered topics such as romance and peace. Their self-titled debut album was produced by Bill Whelan (later of Riverdance fame), and they became one of the first Irish bands to secure a recording contract with an American label. However, they were short-lived, splitting in 1984, but reunited for a brief period in 1986–87.[1] In 1991, John Hughes would discover the Corr siblings during an audition for The Commitments and would soon become the Corrs' manager.
Discography
editAlbums
edit- Minor Detail (Polydor POLD 5113, UK 1983)
Singles
edit- "Canvas of Life"/"I'll Always Love You" (Polydor, 1983) IRE #25, US #92[2]
- "Canvas of Life"/"Ask the Kids" (Casablanca/Polystar, Japan 1983)
- "Canvas of Life"/"Hold On" (Polydor PRD 218?, US 1983)
- "Canvas of Life"/"Hold On"/"Take It Again" (Japan)
- "Take It Again"/"Living in the 20th Century" (Polydor POSP 679, 1983)
- "She's Back"/"Wait" (RCA MD1, IRL 1986)
References
edit- ^ Irish Punk and New Wave. Irishrock.org, Retrieved September 7, 2007
- ^ "The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.com. Retrieved 14 September 2020.