Formed in Brixton, London, by singer/guitarist Nick Marsh and drummer James Mitchell in 1982, Flesh For Lulu brought a warmer rock sound to Goth. No doomy vocals or icy guitar sound – instead, they covered The Rolling Stones‘ Jigsaw Puzzle, got black backing singers to give Restless (1984) some soul, and wrote one of the all-time Goth anthems, Subterraneans (1984).
Debut EP Roman Candle (1983) prefaced an eponymous debut album which the band tried very hard to forget about.
Signing to Hybrid Records in 1985, Flesh For Lulu released the mini LP Blue Sisters Swing (1985). The cover image of two nuns kissing resulted in the album being banned in the United States and Europe.
The album Big Fun City (1985) was the first to do the group justice, featuring everything from country ballads to rock & roll.
They moved to Beggars Banquet in 1986 and recorded Long Live The New Flesh at Abbey Road. But their most pop-oriented album, Plastic Fantastic (1989), was recorded in Australia.
Original members Marsh, Barking and Greening were joined by drummer Hans Perrson and bass player Mike Steed, but the band disbanded in 1989.
Nick Marsh reformed Flesh for Lulu in 2013 with a new line-up consisting of Marsh (vocals, guitar), Will Crewdson (guitar), Keith McAndrew (bass) and Mark Bishop (drums).
Marsh died on 5 June 2015 from cancer, aged just 53.
Nick Marsh
Vocals, guitar Rocco Barker
Guitar, vocals Kevin Mills
Bass James Mitchell
Drums Derek Greening
Keyboards, guitar Mike Steed
Bass Hans Perrson
Drums Glen Bishop
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