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Before they began Fiction Factory in 1982, Kevin Patterson (vocals) and Eddie Jordan (keyboards) had played in the band Street People around 1978, performing original songs and covers of Magazine and Ultravox! songs, before forming ska band the Rude Boys (later shortened to the RBs) with Grant Taylor (trumpet) and Chic Medley (guitar). [1]
Fiction Factory was formed in 1982 by vocalist Kevin Patterson, keyboardist Eddie Jordan and guitarist Chic Medley. The trio originally intended to write songs together for other artists rather than perform their own, but they received little record company interest until they formed a full band with the addition of bassist Graham McGreggor and drummer Mike Ogletree.
Mike Ogletree (born 1 May 1956) is a Scottish drummer and guitarist of Afro-European descent. [1] A founding member of the Scottish rock band Café Jacques, [2] he is best known for his work in the new wave bands Fiction Factory [3] and Simple Minds. [4]
Throw the Warped Wheel Out is the debut studio album by the Scottish new wave band Fiction Factory. It was released in 1984 and included the UK and European hit single " (Feels Like) Heaven ". The album failed to chart in the UK but was more successful in Europe, reaching the charts in Switzerland, Sweden and Germany.
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By the time Fiction Factory began to write and record the follow-up album Another Story, a major change in band personnel had occurred, as the original members keyboardist and writer Eddie Jordan, drummer Mike Ogletree and bassist Graham McGregor had left the band. This left lead vocalist Kevin Patterson and guitarist Chic Medley to become the ...
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Another Story is the second and final studio album by the Scottish band Fiction Factory, released on 15 July 1985.The album was a commercial failure and featured no hit singles, despite the release of three singles during the same year: "Not the Only One", "No Time" and "Standing at the Top of the World".