Candy Flip

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Candy Flip were a British electronic dance band who rode the madchester wave in the early 1990s.

Candy Flip were named after the slang term for the practice of taking ecstasy and LSD at the same time which fitted perfectly with the popular rave scene of the time. The band were formed by Danny Spencer (vocals, keyboards), Kelvin Andrews (keyboards) and Ric Peet (keyboards) in 1990. The band had a top three UK hit with an electronic cover of The Beatles' "Strawberry Fields Forever" in 1990. The b-side of the 12" Single contained another electronic track entitled "Can You Feel The Love".

In 1991, Candy Flip released their first album, Madstock . . . The Continuing Adventures of Bubble Car Fish, which combined rave beats with synth pop, strongly influenced by bands such as the Pet Shop Boys and The Beloved. A further single "This Can Be Real" fared less well on the UK Singles Chart, only reaching #60.

The band were criticized for jumping on the madchester bandwagon and were treated by the press as a one-hit wonder.

Candy Flip split up in 1992 after the UK rave and baggy scene faded into history. Peet became a record producer and engineer, working with bands such as the Charlatans and Six By Seven. Spencer joined Sound 5.

Most recently, Danny Spencer and Kelvin Andrews (as Soul Mekanik) produced four songs on the Robbie Williams album, Rudebox (2006).

[edit] Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions	Album
		US Modern Rock
1990	"Strawberry Fields Forever"	#11	Madstock...
1990	"This Can Be Real"	#18	Madstock...
1991	"Redhills Road"	#19	Madstock...