{"product_id":"blancmange-happy-families","title":"Blancmange - Happy Families","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"341\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"80\"\u003e@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"80\" data-end=\"83\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"83\" data-end=\"93\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blancmange - Happy Families\u003cbr data-start=\"121\" data-end=\"124\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"124\" data-end=\"154\"\u003eYear\/Genre\/Sub-Genre\/City:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1982, Synth-Pop, New Wave\/Electro-Pop, Harrow, London, England 6\/26\u003cbr data-start=\"222\" data-end=\"225\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"225\" data-end=\"238\"\u003eMatrix #:\u003c\/strong\u003e 90053-1\u003cbr data-start=\"246\" data-end=\"249\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"249\" data-end=\"263\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e VG+ LM | Members: Neil A (58' - ), Stephen L (54' - )\u003cbr data-start=\"317\" data-end=\"320\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"320\" data-end=\"339\"\u003eCultural Facts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-start=\"342\" data-end=\"905\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"yyxda9\" data-start=\"342\" data-end=\"530\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"362\"\u003eScene Ecology\u003c\/strong\u003e Blancmange came out of Britain’s early-80s synth-pop boom, but their odd humor and art-school weirdness kept them from feeling like a normal glossy New Romantic act.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1vymozx\" data-start=\"531\" data-end=\"722\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"534\" data-end=\"549\"\u003eStudio Lore\u003c\/strong\u003e Happy Families includes “Living on the Ceiling,” where electronic pop met Indian percussion and melody in a way that stood apart from a lot of colder British synth music.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"h3gu1e\" data-start=\"723\" data-end=\"905\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"726\" data-end=\"743\"\u003eHealth Crisis\u003c\/strong\u003e Stephen Luscombe later stepped back from active Blancmange work because of serious health problems, leaving Neil Arthur to carry the name forward in later years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6\/4\/26 LM\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Power Plant Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47923735232699,"sku":null,"price":21.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/4204\/1658\/files\/R-218892-1237448500.jpg?v=1780613203","url":"https:\/\/power-plant-records.myshopify.com\/products\/blancmange-happy-families","provider":"Power Plant Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}