Candy Flip were a British

United Kingdom

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 electronic

Electronic music

Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...

 dance

Dance

Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....

 band

Band (music)

In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...

 associated with the Madchester

Madchester

Madchester was a music scene that developed in Manchester, England, towards the end of the 1980s and into the early 1990s. The music that emerged from the scene mixed alternative rock, psychedelic rock and dance music...

 music scene in the early 1990s. They are best remembered for their cover version

Cover version

In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...

 of The Beatles

The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...

 hit "Strawberry Fields Forever

Strawberry Fields Forever

"Strawberry Fields Forever" is a song by The Beatles, written by John Lennon and attributed to the Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership. It was inspired by Lennon's memories of playing in the garden of a Salvation Army house named "Strawberry Field" near his childhood home."Strawberry Fields...

" which was a #3 hit

Hit record

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 in the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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.

Origins of name and formation

Candy Flip were named after the slang term for the practice of taking ecstasy and LSD

LSD

Lysergic acid diethylamide, abbreviated LSD or LSD-25, also known as lysergide and colloquially as acid, is a semisynthetic psychedelic drug of the ergoline family, well known for its psychological effects which can include altered thinking processes, closed and open eye visuals, synaesthesia, an...

 at the same time. The band were formed in 1990 by Danny Spencer (vocals, keyboards

Keyboard instrument

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), Kelvin Andrews (keyboards) and Ric Peet (keyboards).

"Strawberry Fields Forever" and chart success

The band had a Top 10 UK

United Kingdom

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 hit single

Hit single

A hit single is a recorded song or instrumental released as a single that has become very popular. Although it is sometimes used to describe any widely-played or big-selling song, the term "hit" is usually reserved for a single that has appeared in an official music chart through repeated radio...

 with an electronic cover

Cover version

In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...

 of The Beatles

The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...

' "Strawberry Fields Forever

Strawberry Fields Forever

"Strawberry Fields Forever" is a song by The Beatles, written by John Lennon and attributed to the Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership. It was inspired by Lennon's memories of playing in the garden of a Salvation Army house named "Strawberry Field" near his childhood home."Strawberry Fields...

" in 1990. The track sampled the Funky Drummer

Funky drummer

"Funky Drummer" is a funk song recorded by James Brown and his band. The recording's drum break, performed by drummer Clyde Stubblefield, is one of the most frequently sampled rhythmic breaks in hip hop and popular music; indeed, it lays a strong claim to being the most sampled recording ever,...

 drum beat from James Brown

James Brown

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, overdubbing a hi hat and heavy reverb. It was initially a club

Nightclub

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 hit on the rave scene before crossing over into the pop chart. The track is now considered a "rave classic

Anthem

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" and was reissued on vinyl

Gramophone record

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 in 2005 on S12 Records. The UK DJ

Disc jockey

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 remix

Remix

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 service Disco Mix Club remixed the Candy Flip version, removing the beat and added an interpolation of "Hey Jude

Hey Jude

"Hey Jude" is a song by the English rock band The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The ballad evolved from "Hey Jules", a song widely accepted as being written to comfort John Lennon's son, Julian, during his parents' divorce—although this explanation is not...

" to the outro.

The b-side

A-side and B-side

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 of the first 12" Single contained another electronic track entitled "Can You Feel The Love". A second 12" Single release featured the "Raspberry Ripple Remix" of the lead track backed by "Rhythim Of Love" (sic).

In 1991, Candy Flip released their first album

Album

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, Madstock . . . The Continuing Adventures of Bubble Car Fish, which combined rave beats with synth pop, strongly influenced by bands such as the Pet Shop Boys

Pet Shop Boys

Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....

 and The Beloved

The Beloved

The Beloved are an English electronic dance music group, best known for the singles "Sweet Harmony", "Hello", "Your Love Takes Me Higher", and "Satellite".-Formation:...

. A further two single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

s were released, the first being "Space" which failed to make it into the UK Singles Chart and "This Can Be Real", which fared slightly better, reaching UK #60. Candy Flip split up in 1992 after discovering new bandwagons to jump on.

Recent activity

Peet became a record producer

Record producer

A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

 and engineer, working with bands such as the Charlatans and Six By Seven

Six by Seven

Six By Seven were a Nottingham-based rock band who consisted of Chris Olley on vocals and guitars, James Flower on keyboards, Sam Hempton on guitar and Christian Davis on drums...

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Both Andrews and Spencer went on to form Sound 5, releasing the album 'No Illicit Dancing' in 2000, as well as providing remixes for other artists such as UK band, Space

Space

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 (The Ballad of Tom Jones

The Ballad of Tom Jones

"The Ballad of Tom Jones" is a song by Space and Cerys Matthews, lead singer of the band Catatonia, which was released in 1998. The song peaked at number four in the charts in March 1998.-Track listings:CD 1 #"The Ballad of Tom Jones" - 4:13...

).

More recently, Spencer and Kelvin Andrews (as Soul Mekanik) produced four songs on the Robbie Williams

Robbie Williams

Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...

 album, Rudebox (2006). Since then Soul Mekanik have continued to work with Williams being credited as 'Central Midfield' on his latest album Reality Killed The Video Star

Reality Killed the Video Star

Reality Killed the Video Star is the eighth solo studio album by the British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams, released in November 2009. The album was produced by Trevor Horn and recorded between September 2008 and August 2009 in London and Los Angeles. It debuted in the top ten of 22 national...

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US Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions	Album
		US Modern Rock
1990	"Strawberry Fields Forever Strawberry Fields Forever "Strawberry Fields Forever" is a song by The Beatles, written by John Lennon and attributed to the Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership. It was inspired by Lennon's memories of playing in the garden of a Salvation Army house named "Strawberry Field" near his childhood home."Strawberry Fields... "	11	Madstock...
	"Space"	NA
	"This Can Be Real"	18
1991	"Redhills Road"	19