Everything about Dalek I Love You totally explained
Dalek I Love You were a
synthpop group from
Liverpool. At various points in their existence the band was also known as
Dalek I. Record executives at
Phonogram shortened the band's name without telling them for the "Freedom Fighters" single.
History
The band was formed in Liverpool in 1977 by
Alan Gill (Vocals, Guitar) and
David Balfe (Bass, Keyboards). The name came about as a result of a compromise between the two members: Balfe wanted to call the band
Dalek (after the
Doctor Who villains) and Gill wanted to call the band Darling, I Love You.
In 1978, Balfe left the group to join
Big in Japan and later
The Teardrop Explodes. The line-up fluctuated over the next few years and band members included: Kenny Peers,
Chris Hughes aka Merrick, Dave Hughes,
Martin Cooper and, for a brief time,
Andy McCluskey (the latter three would later be bandmates in
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark). The band was finally pared down to just Alan Gill and Dave Hughes by the time they released their debut album
Compass Kumpas in 1980 on the Phonogram label. Soon after the album's release, the band went on hiatus.
Gill proceeded to join Balfe in The Teardrop Explodes in July of 1980. Gill co-wrote their most successful single, "Reward". His stay with the band was short-lived however, and by 1981 he reformed Dalek I Love You. In 1981 they released a single "Heartbeat" backed with the "Astronauts (Have Landed On The Moon)". At this point the line up was Alan Gill, Chuca Russo, Hugh Jones & Merrick.
By 1983 the band consisted of Alan Gill, Gordon Hon, Kenny Peers and Keith Hartley. They released an eponymously titled
album in November of
1983.
In 1985, the band released the cassette only
Naive, and effectively called it a day shortly afterwards, although Gill did release a single under the Dalek moniker in 1990.
In Popular Culture
The band inspired the title of
Dalek I Love You, a
radio drama which premiered on the
British digital radio station
BBC 7 on
11th February,
2006. The story centred on a man obsessed with
Doctor Who who falls in love at a
science fiction convention.
The band also inspired the title of
Dalek I Loved You, an autobiography by the journalist Nick Griffiths about his life as a Doctor Who fan, published in 2007.
Discography
Albums
The first and second album have been rereleased on CD in a remastered and expanded edition.
Singles
"Freedom Fighters"
- 7": Vertigo/Phonogram DALEK 1
"The World"
- 7": Vertigo/Phonogram DALEK 2
"Dalek I Love You (Destiny)"
- 7": Back Door/Phonogram DOOR 005
"Heartbeat"
- 7": Back Door/Phonogram DOOR 10
- 12": Back Door/Phonogram DOOR 10-12
"Holiday in Disneyland"
- 7": Korova/WEA KOW 25
- 12": Korova/WEA KOW 25T
"Ambition"
- 7": Korova/WEA KOW 29
- 12": Korova/WEA KOW 29T
"Horrorscope"
- 7": Korova/WEA KOW 31
- 12": Korova/WEA KOW 31T
Audio sample
Further Information
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