Active from 1981 | Genre New wave/post-punk | |
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Albums Sizing Up the Distance, How to Fake Fall Asleep, Som Ni Vill... (2014 Release) Record labels helicopters, Record Union, FlyCasual Records Similar Cristina Boshoff, Petit Cheval, Riddare av Koden, Msizi Shabalala, Surendran Reddy | ||
The Helicopters were a South African pop rock band active in the 1980s. They formed in 1981 in Vereeniging and were stylistically similar to the new wave bands Duran Duran and A Flock of Seagulls. Benjy Mudie signed the group to Warner Bros. Records in 1984, where they released one album and several singles; in 1987 they moved to Epic and released a second full-length before disbanding. The band scored several hit singles in South Africa, including "Mysteries and Jealousy". The group was a popular concert draw, able to fill stadiums in its home country.
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After the band's breakup, lead singer Bernard Binns moved to England, where he has released several solo albums.
The helicopters mysteries and jealousy
Discography
- Mysteries and Jealousies — 4:15
- In Love — 3:32
- Don't Vanish, It's a Love Attack — 3:33
- Night Vision Girl — 3:46
- Say That Again — 2:56
- Come and Dance — 3:26
- Kissing For Pleasure — 3:40
- Only For You — 4:05
- Miles Apart — 4:45
- Chased — 3:11
- Television — 6:14
- Western Skies — 4:46
- In the Flesh — 4:43
- Hi-Tech Man — 3:42
- Whisper Your Secret — 4:34
- Terror in the Attic — 5:27
- Yesterday Was Never — 4:16
- Television Part II — 1:04
Members
Songs
Whisper Your Secret1997
Mysteries & Jealousies1992
Still SilhouettesSizing Up the Distance · 2008