Cherry Red Records The Anvil

The long overdue reissue of this classic 1982 album ‘The Anvil’, by the pioneers of the New Romantic movement, Visage.
The album reached No.6 in the UK album charts. The album produced two hit singles for the band, ‘The Damned Don’t Cry’ (No.11) and ‘Night Train’ (No.12). Visage were a super group of their day, formed by Steve Strange and ex-Rich Kid Rusty Egan, they recruited Billy Currie and Midge Ure from Ultravox, Dave Formula and Barry
Adamson from Magazine and John McGeogh from Siouxsie & The Banshees.
Together they produced 2 innovative and commercially successful albums with the resulting 5 hit singles. This CD reissue features 6 bonus tracks not included on the original 9 track release. These include dance mixes of the hit singles ‘Mind Of A Toy’ and ‘The Damned Don’t Cry’ and the rare b-sides ‘Motivation’ and ‘I’m Still Searching’. The CD booklet features sleeve notes, discography and all the single sleeves taken from the original album. As the leading lights of the New Romantic movement, Visage’s legacy is lasting. The band’s reputation for producing quality electronic pop lives on.