Colin Newman

Colin Newman is an English musician.

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Newman was a member of punk band Wire. When the band temporarily split in 1980, Newman pursued a solo career. His first LP, A-Z was released in 1980 on the Beggar's Banquet label. A track from this LP, "Not Me", was covered by This Mortal Coil on their It'll End In Tears LP. Newman's second LP, Provisionally Titled The Singing Fish, was released on the 4AD label in 1981. A third LP, Not To, was released in 1982 on 4AD. Following this, Newman took a grant and travelled to India to collect sound recordings.

Related Topics:
Punk - Wire - 1980 - Beggar's Banquet - This Mortal Coil - It'll End In Tears - 4AD - 1981 - 1982 - India

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Wire reformed in 1984. In 1986 another solo LP, Commercial Suicide, was released on the Crammed Discs label.

Related Topics:
1984 - 1986

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Colin Newman's song "Alone" made an appearance in the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs in a scene where the antagonist, Buffalo Bill is sewing in a basement.

Related Topics:
The Silence of the Lambs - Buffalo Bill

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