| Drastic Plastic | ||||
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| Studio album by Be-Bop Deluxe | ||||
| Released | February 1978 | |||
| Recorded | Summer 1977 | |||
| Genre | New Wave, Synthpop, Art Rock | |||
| Label | Harvest | |||
| Producer | John Leckie Bill Nelson |
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Drastic Plastic is the last album of Art rock band Be-Bop Deluxe, released in February 1978[1]. It was recorded in Chateau Saint Georges, Juan-les-Pins, in the south of France in the summer of 1977.[2]
The material is different from the previous albums, showing changes in the musical direction of the band. Their style, although it maintained some of the progressive and glam standards, was more synthpop and new wave oriented.
Nelson recorded the album in Chateau Saint Georges, because he was inspired by the relation of the place with artist Jean Cocteau, who influenced him in the 1960s.
The song "Islands Of The Dead" is a song dedicated to Nelson's father, Walter, who died in 1976.
The band split up shortly after the releasing of the album. By the time of the disbanding, Nelson was writing material destined to be part of the Be-Bop Deluxe repertoire, but was destined to his next band, Red Noise, formed alongside keyboardist Andy Clarke and Nelson's brother Ian. Red Noise released a more electronic album than Drastic Plastic, Sound On Sound, in 1979. That band and album were considered as post-Be-Bop Deluxe. Shortly afterwards, Nelson decided to continue his career as soloist, releasing more synthpop albums.
Nelson only maintained Andy Clark in his future projects. After Be-Bop Deluxe split up, bassist Charlie Tumahai played with other bands in Britain seven more years, returning to his native New Zealand in 1985, where he joined reggae band Herbs, continuing with his career until his death, in 1995. Simon Fox worked with Trevor Rabin, formed Blazer Blazer and joined The Pretty Things.
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