Blue Zoo

Infobox musical artist
Name = Blue Zoo


Img_capt = Blue Zoo in 1983
Background = group_or_band
Origin = England
Genre = New Wave Electropop Synth-Pop
Years_active = 1980-1985
Label = Magnet Records
Members = Andy O Mike Ansell Matthew Flowers Pete Lancaster Tim Parry
Past_members =

Blue Zoo was a British new wave band from 1980 to 1985.

Formed in 1980, their original band name was Modern Jazz, and they released a single "In My Sleep (I Shoot Sheep)" in that year.

Band members were: Mike Ansell on bass, Matthew Flowers (formerly of new wave band "Sore Throat") on keyboards, Pete Lancaster on trumpet, Andy O on vocals, Tim Parry on guitar and Mickey Sparrow on drums. Steve Pond from Inner City Unit played occasional synthesizer. Parry later went on to become a record producer.

Blue Zoo had one UK hit single. In October 1982 "Cry Boy Cry" charted and reached number 13. It stayed on the UK Singles Chart's Top 40 for eight weeks.

They released an album "Two By Two" - sometimes written-as "2x2" or "2By2" - in 1983.

Discography

All singles and album released on Magnet Records, distributed by Polydor.

ingles

* "I'm Your Man" (7") & (12") (1982) - UK #55
* "Cry Boy Cry" (7") & (12") (1982) - UK #13
* "Loved One's An Angel" (7") & (12") (1983) - UK #76
* "I Just Can't (Forgive And Forget)" (7") & (12") (1983) - UK #60
* "Love Moves In Strange Ways" (7") & (12")
* "Somewhere In The World (There's A Cowboy Smiling)" (7") & (12")

Album

* "Two By Two" (1983)

References

* "Guinness Book of British Hit Singles" 7th Edition - 1988

Audio sample

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhcKr6g_pSM Video for "Forgive and Forget" with intro by Andy O.]