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  • The Maisonettes
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  • Apart from Lol Mason, the background singers on stage were Elaine Williams and Denise Ward, who, however, only lip-synched while the actual vocalists were kept secret for a reason. The real vocalists behind the scenes audible on the songs were: Cathy Evans, the actress Sue Smythe and Kim Pickett.
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  • The Maisonettes were a 'one hit wonder' English pop band formed by Lol Mason (formerly of City Boy) and Mark Tibenham. Their debut single, %22Heartache Avenue%22, reached number 7 on the UK Singles Chart in early 1983,and later peaked at number 12 on the Canadian chart and number 97 in Australia. The song was discovered by David Virr in a pile of demo tapes in his office, and had been recorded in Birmingham by singer Lol Mason, guitarist Mark Tibenham, and session drummer Nick Parry. Virr decided to put it out on his own label, which he named Ready Steady Go! To fill out the band, two teenage models, Denise Ward and Elaine Williams, were recruited as backing vocalists (although %22Heartache Avenue%22 had been recorded with different female singers). As it turned out, however, Ward and Williams could not harmonize well enough to sing with the band live or in the studio, though by the time this was decided, they had already appeared often with the group in media photos and miming on television.In 1984 their album, Maisonettes for Sale, was released in Canada, including %22Heartache Avenue%22 and ten other songs. With no further hits, the group soon disbanded.%22Heartache Avenue%22 was later sampled by UK rap group Roll Deep, for the chorus on their UK Top 40 hit, %22The Avenue%22.In 2004, Heartache Avenue: The Very Best of the Maisonettes was released in the UK, containing two unreleased tracks, the original %22Heartache Avenue%22 and a remix, and fifteen other songs.
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