Twilight of Idols was Fashion

Fashion (band)

Fashion were a British New Wave band consisting of Dee Harris, Al 'Luke Sky' James, Alan Darby, John Mulligan, Marlon Recchi, and Dik Davis.The band had two or three eras...

's 1984 album produced by Zeus B. Held

Zeus B. Held

Zeus B. Held is a German music producer and musician, known for his work in the 1970s, 80s and 90s. He was involved with several artists of the Krautrock, Disco and New Wave era, such as Birth Control, Rockets, Gina X Performance, Dead Or Alive, John Foxx, Fashion and Men Without Hats on their...

 and their only to feature singer/songwriter Alan Darby.

The track "Eye Talk" was released as a UK

United Kingdom

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 single, reaching No. 69 in February 1984 having been preceded in the charts by Fashion's earlier single releases: "Streetplayer (Mechanik)" and "Love Shadow".

The album was reissued on CD for the first time in March 2009 by Cherry Red Records, featuring 4 bonus tracks.

Track listing

1. "Eye Talk" (Alan Thomas Darby) – 3:24
2. "Dreaming" (Darby) – 4:12
3. "Hit Girl" (Dik Davies, John Mulligan) – 3:49
4. "Trader" (Darby, A. Robertson) – 4:29
5. "You in the Night" (Darby, Francis McPadden) – 4:49
6. "Delirious" (Marlon Recchi) – 3:36
7. "Hurricane" (Darby) – 4:47
8. "Too Much Too Soon" (Darby) – 3:41
9. "Slow Down" (Darby) – 4:12
10. "Twilight of Idols" (Darby) – 5:55
11. "Eye Talk (Mutant Version)"* (Darby) – 9:17
12. "Dreaming (Extended Version)"* (Darby) – 6:50
13. "White Line Flyer (Extended Version)"* (Darby) – 3:20
14. "You in the Night (Extended Version)"* (Darby, McPadden) – 5:22

Tracks marked with an asterisk (*) only appear on the CD reissue.

Personnel

• Alan Darby - vocals, guitar
  Guitar
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• Mulligan
  John Mulligan
  For the 19th-century baseball player, see John Mulligan .Joshua Salvator Mulligan is a Birmingham, England born new nave musician. He is most prominently known as the bassist and keyboardist of the band Fashion from 1978-1984....
  
   - synthesizer
  Synthesizer
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  , vocals
• Marlon Recchi - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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  , vocals
• Dik Davis - drums and percussion
  Drum kit
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  , vocals