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The Opposition

 
Artist: The Opposition
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Group Members:

Marcus Bell, Ralph Hall, Mark Long

Similar Artists:

The Chameleons UK, Killing Joke, The Sound, The Cure

Formal Connection With:

So
  • Formed: 1979, London, England
  • Disbanded: 1986
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "'81/'82

Biography

The Opposition were a South London-based post-punk band that welded the impassioned urgency of early Killing Joke to the graceful but pained atmospheric flourishes of the Chameleons. Marcus Bell, Mark Long, and Ralph Hall formed the band in 1979 and had their first single, Very Little Glory, released through their own Double Vision imprint by the end of that year. A short-lived deal with the Ariola label (Japan) produced a second single in 1980 that led to a contract with Disc AZ. Breaking the Silence, the band's self-produced debut full-length, was released in 1981. Three LPs for Charisma -- Intimacy, Promises, and Empire Days -- followed in close succession between 1983 and 1985. A lengthy hiatus for the group ensued after that, and Long and Bell splintered off to record slick pop as So, a side project of sorts that spawned a minor hit in 1988 with "Are You Sure." The Opposition resumed for 1990s Blue Alice Blue and 1993's War Begins at Home prior to breaking up. The Netherlands-based Red Sun label issued Breaking the Silence on CD in 2001 with boosted sound and bonus tracks. The group also convened for a third time and released a new album in 2002. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
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The Opposition are a long running post-punk band from London, England that featured Ralph Hall, Marcus Bell and Mark Long, and mixed new wave sounds with reggae rhythms.

Founded in 1979, The Opposition released their first single on the independent record label Double Vision Records. This was called "Very Little Glory" which the NME (New Musical Express) reviewed and said that it was "a song recorded before its time".

With the press picking up on the band, they switched from indie to major and secured a contract with the Ariola Records label in Europe. A single called "This Year" came out on Ariola, followed by the self-produced Breaking the Silence album, and a French tour.

The band then signed to Virgin Records offshoot Charisma Records and released the Intimacy album in 1983. Two more albums, Promises and Empire Days, followed in the next two years. On these releases, the band worked with producer Kenny Jones.

The band took a hiatus in 1987, when Bell and Long began working on more commercial-sounding material under the name So. Their album, Horseshoe in the Glove, yielded a minor US hit in the song "Are You Sure", which, despite receiving a moderate amount of airplay on rock radio and being named an MTV "video of the week", barely missed reaching Billboard's Top 40, peaking at #41.

The Opposition then regrouped and released the album Blue Alice Blue in 1990, again recorded with Kenny Jones.

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Albums

  • Breaking The Silence (Double Vision Records - 1980)
  • Intimacy (Charisma Records - 1983)
  • Promises (Charisma Records - 1984)
  • Empire Days (Charisma Records - 1985)
  • Blue Alice Blue (Declic Records - 1990)
  • '81/'82 (Midnight Music - 1991)
  • War Begins At Home (EMI - 1993)
  • Empire Days (Virgin Records Re-Issue - 1990)
  • Promises (Virgin Records Re-Issue - 1990)
  • Breaking The Silence (Mrs Jones/Red Sun Re-issue - 2001)
  • Blinder (Mrs Jones Records - 2003)
  • New York, Paris, Peckham live (Right Back Records - 2004)
  • Lost Songs - (Right Back Records- 2005)

Storyville

The band features Mark Long and Lol Ford

Album

  • Farewell To Storyville (2005 -Right Back Records)
    • Goodbye To Storyville
    • Warcries
    • Deep In A Dream
    • Turning Red
    • Ravished On A Bed Of Roses
    • This Is Real
    • Will It Ever e Better Than This
    • I'm Going To Make You Feel
    • Dirty Old Town
    • It's A Sad And Beautiful World

Sissy Light - Compilation album

Sissy Light was a 2001 compilation album from BMG Records in Poland that featured the track Already Out There

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