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Candy Flip | |
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| Origin | Stoke-on-Trent, England |
| Genres | Electronic,dance,Madchester |
| Years active | 1989–1992 |
| Labels | Debut,Atlantic |
| Past members | Danny Spencer Ric Peet |
Candy Flip were an Englishelectronic music duo fromStoke-on-Trent, who were associated with theindie dance music scene in the early 1990s (a scene more commonly known asMadchester orbaggy).[1][2][3] They are best remembered for theircover version ofthe Beatles song "Strawberry Fields Forever", which was a No. 3hit on theUK Singles Chart in 1990.[4]
Candy Flip were named after "candyflipping", the slang term for the practice of takingecstasy andLSD at the same time. The band was formed in 1990 by Danny Spencer (vocals,keyboards) and Ric Peet (keyboards),[5] and was originally called Yin Yang.[6]
The duo had atop 10UKhit single with an electroniccover ofthe Beatles' "Strawberry Fields Forever" in 1990.[3] The tracksampled the drum beat fromJames Brown's "Funky Drummer",[7] overdubbing ahi hat and heavyreverb. Candy Flip's track was initially aclub hit on therave scene before crossing over into the pop chart.[3] The track was reissued onvinyl in 2005 on S12 Records. The UKDJremix serviceDisco Mix Club remixed the Candy Flip version, removing the beat and adding aninterpolation of "Hey Jude" to the outro.
TheB-side of the first12" single contained another electronic track entitled "Can You Feel the Love".[3] A second 12" single release featured the 'Raspberry Ripple Remix' of the lead track backed by "Rhythim of Love" (sic).
In 1991, Candy Flip released their firstalbum,Madstock...,[3] which combined rave beats withsynthpop, strongly influenced by bands such as thePet Shop Boys,New Order andthe Beloved.[citation needed] A further twosingles were released, the first being "Space" which made UK No. 98 and "This Can Be Real", which fared slightly better, reaching UK No. 60.[4] Candy Flip split up in 1992.[3]
Peet became arecord producer andengineer, working with bands such as theCharlatans andSix by Seven.[3]
In the early 1990s, Spencer, together with his brother Kelvin Andrews, became the remix duo Sure Is Pure who provided remixes for other artists such as UK bandSpace andEurythmics'Dave Stewart.[8] The duo's remixes of theSister Sledge back catalogue, scored the 1970s disco group a couple of UK top 20 chart hits in 1993, including a number 5 position for an updated version of "We Are Family".[9][10][11] Sure Is Pure also had a label called Pharm, which scored a UK number 8 hit in 1997 withBlue Boy's "Remember Me" after it was licensed toJive Records.[12][13]
In the late 1990s, Spencer and Andrews went on to form Sound 5, releasing the albumNo Illicit Dancing in 2000 onGut Records, before the duo became Soul Mekanik. In 2006, the duo (as Soul Mekanik) produced four songs on theRobbie Williams albumRudebox and, under the name Central Midfield, co-wrote ten of the tracks on Williams' 2009 albumReality Killed the Video Star.
By 2021, Andrews was presenting a radio showDown to the Sea & Back on Brighton and Hove-based community radio station 1 BTN 101.4FM (1 Brighton FM).[14]
| Year | Title | Chart Position | Album | |||||
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| UK | IRE | BEL (FLA) | AUS[15] | NZ | US Modern Rock | |||
| 1989 | "Love Is Life" | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | Madstock... |
| 1990 | "Strawberry Fields Forever" | 3 | 7 | 47 | 29 | 20 | 11 | |
| "This Can Be Real" | 60 | — | — | — | — | 18 | ||
| "Space" | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991 | "Redhills Road" | 86 | — | — | — | — | 19 | |
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