Beloved
Initially known in 1983 as the Journey Through and comprising Jon Marsh, Guy Gousden and Tim Havard, this UK outfit fell into place a year later when Cambridge University student and ex-postman Steve Waddington joined on guitar. It was no straightforward initiation ceremony. Marsh had placed an advert in the music press that ran thus: "I am Jon Marsh, founder member of the Beloved. Should you too wish to do something gorgeous, meet me in exactly three years' time at exactly 11 am in Diana's Diner, or site thereof, Covent Garden, London, WC2". Tentative stabs at heavy psychedelia evolved into a more pop-orientated formula by the mid-80s, with the Beloved's dark, danceable sounds often being compared to New Order and garnering attention throughout Europe. Marsh became a contestant on television quiz show Countdown in 1987, featuring on nine programmes before being knocked out in the semi-finals. It was not until 1988, however, that the Beloved started living up to their name; Waddington and Marsh, heavily influenced by the nascent rave scene in London at that time, split from Gousden and Harvard and started forging their own path.
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Albums
- (2006) Blissed Out
- (2006) The Sun Rising
- (2004) The Running (EP) (Reissue)
- (2003) Failure On
- (1996) X
- (1993) Conscience
- (1990) Happiness
Top Tracks
- Sweet Harmony
- The Sun Rising
- Hello
- Death To Traitors
- Time After Time
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