This post-punk keyboard and guitar combo originated from Mansfield, England. They were often falsely linked with the early 80s fad of New Romanticism. Graham Boffey (drums) and Paul Statham (guitar) were one-time members of punk band the Aborted, formed, like so many others, in the wake of the first Clash album. The duo invited Steve Hovington (vocals, bass) along to rehearsals, changing their name to Studio 10 before settling on B-Movie. Studio manager Andy Dransfield sent a demo tape of the band to Lincoln-based independent record label Dead Good. The result was two tracks on the compilation East. Soon afterwards, Rick Holliday joined as keyboard player. Their Take Three EP was warmly received by critics, ensuring several local radio sessions and a six-track 12-inch single, headed by "Nowhere Girl". Eccentric entrepreneur Stevo noticed the band and became their manager. Moving to Deram Records, "Remembrance Day" became the second single to attract strong support in the press. Unfortunately, Stevo's connection saw the band categorized as part of the New Romantic movement, a perception that would act as a major constraint in their future. After "Marilyn Dreams" only scraped the charts, the band set out on a major European tour, during which they acquired the services of Luciano Codemo on bass, allowing Hovington to concentrate on his vocals. In turn, he was replaced by Mike Pedan (ex-Everest The Hard Way), and soon Boffey also departed, joining Soft As Ghosts. Martin Smedley and Andy Johnson were the new recruits, but they arrived just in time to see the departure of a frustrated Holliday. He joined Six Sed Red then MCX while the reduced B-Movie line-up signed with Sire Records. A highly commercial but disappointing single, "A Letter From Afar", was remixed by Jellybean. An album eventually followed, but by this time the band had effectively fallen apart (Al Cash and Martin Winter were among the latter-day cast). Statham went on to work with Pete Murphy and Then Jerico, Pedan formed the Chimes, Hovington formed One before returning to work with Holliday, and Boffey is currently a member of Slaughterhouse 5.

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