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Love Glove

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B-side
  
"She's a Machine"

Format
  
7", 12"

Genre
  
Synthpop, new wave

Released
  
17 August 1984

Recorded
  
Trident Studios, 1983

Length
  
4:00

"Love Glove" is a single by the British pop group Visage, released on Polydor Records in August 1984. It was the first single to be released from Visage's third album, Beat Boy, and peaked at #54 on the UK Singles Chart.

Contents

Music video

Two music videos for "Love Glove" exist. One version is the clip shot in Egypt by Jean-Claude Luyat, as a part of a full-length video incorporating songs from The Anvil and Beat Boy. It features Egyptian pyramids and Steve Strange riding a camel across the desert as well as singing on a yacht. This version was later included on the Visage video album in 1986.

Another version was shot by Nick Morris in London's Docklands in August 1984. In this version, Steve Strange appears in his Beat Boy album cover make up.

The cover art for the single features Steve Stange posing with two models, one of whom is Yasmin Le Bon.

Track listings

  • 7" single (1984)
  • A. "Love Glove" – 4:00 B. "She's a Machine" – 4:50
  • 12" single (1984)
  • A. "Love Glove" (Long Version) – 6:38 B1. "Love Glove" (Instrumental) – 3:24 B2. "She's a Machine" – 4:50

    Personnel

  • Steve Strange — vocals
  • Rusty Egan — drums, electronic drums programming
  • Steve Barnacle — bass, synthesizer
  • Andy Barnett — guitar
  • Marsha Raven — backing vocals
  • Karen Ramsey — backing vocals
  • Rose Patterson — backing vocals
  • References

    Love Glove Wikipedia