The Flying Lizards were an experimental English new wave band, formed in 1976. They are best known for their eccentric cover version of Barrett Strong's "Money", featuring Deborah Evans-Stickland on lead vocals, which reached the UK and North American record charts in 1979. They followed this with their self-titled album that year, which reached number 60 on the UK Albums Chart. Their single issues included their postmodern cover versions of songs such as Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues" and "Money".
Band members
- David Toop
- Steve Beresford
- Michael Upton
- Julian Marshall
- Michael Nyman
- David Cunningham
- Vivien Goldman
- Robert Fripp
- Bob Black
- Deborah Evans-Stickland
- Patti Palladin
- Peter Laurence Gordon
- Sally Peterson
- Rory Allam
Discography
Albums
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! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Album
! colspan="4"| Chart positions
! rowspan="2"| Label
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! width="40"|<small>UK</small><br>
! width="40"|<small>AUS</small><br>
! width="40"|<small>CAN</small><br>
! width="40"|<small>US</small><br>
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| 1979
| align="left"| The Flying Lizards
| 60
| 37
| 80
| 99
| rowspan="2"|Virgin
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| 1981
| align="left"| Fourth Wall
| —
| —
| —
| —
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| 1984
| align="left"| Top Ten
| —
| —
| —
| —
| Statik
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| 1996
| align="left"| The Secret Dub Life of the Flying Lizards
| —
| —
| —
| —
| Piano Records
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| colspan="7" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
|}
Singles
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! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications
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! style="width:40px;"| <small>UK</small><br>
! style="width:40px;"| <small>US</small><br>
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| rowspan="3"| 1980
| "TV"
| align=center | 43
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| "The Laughing Policeman" <small>(as The Suspicions)</small>
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| "Move On Up"
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| rowspan="2"| 1981
| "Hands 2 Take" <small>(with Michael Nyman)</small>
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| "Lovers and Other Strangers"
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| rowspan="2"| 1984
| "Sex Machine"
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| "Dizzy, Miss Lizzy"
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| colspan="7" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
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See also
- List of new wave artists
- List of performers on Top of the Pops
- List of post-punk bands
References
External links
- David Cunningham website
- The Secret Dub Life of The Flying Lizards
- The Flying Lizards biography
- RPM Records
- Staubgold
- TRY Mini