Dalek I Love You
| Dalek I Love You | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Dalek I |
| Origin | Liverpool, England |
| Genres | Synthpop, post-punk, art rock, new wave |
| Years active | 1977–1980, 1981–1985 |
| Labels | Inevitable Records, Phonogram, Vertigo, Back Door, Korova, Bop a Dub |
| Associated acts | Mr. McKenzie, Radio Blank, Big in Japan, the Teardrop Explodes, the Id, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Godot |
| Past members |
David Balfe Alan Gill Dave Hughes Chris Teepee Martin Cooper Andy McCluskey Kenny Peers Gordon Hon Max the Actor Keith Hartley |
Dalek I Love You were a synthpop group from Liverpool, England. At various points in their existence, the band was also known as Dalek I. Record executives at Phonogram shortened the band's name without telling them for the "Freedom Fighters" single.
By the mid-1970s, David Balfe, Alan Gill and Keith Hartley, three residents of Thingwall on the Wirral Peninsula, had formed a band called Mr. McKenzie. In November 1976, as punk was emerging and influencing them, the group changed their name to Radio Blank, composed of Balfe (bass and keyboards), Gill (guitar and vocals) and Hartley (lead vocals and guitar) as well as Stephen Brick (drums).
They played their own material and also some covers, such as "You Really Got Me" and "Peaches". Five of their 15 live gigs were at Eric's Club in Liverpool. Balfe and Gill lost interest in punk during 1977, and dissolved the band in October 1977 to form a more experimental project.
In December 1977, Balfe and Gill, influenced by Kraftwerk, formed Dalek I Love You, which came about as a result of a compromise between two of the members: Balfe wanted to call the band The Daleks (after the Doctor Who villains), while Gill wanted to call the band Darling, I Love You. The other two founding members were Dave Hughes (keyboards) and Chris Teepee (rhythm unit and tapes).
In 1978, Balfe left the group to manage other bands, and eventually joined Big in Japan and later the Teardrop Explodes. In August 1978, the band were joined by Martin Cooper (saxophone), Andy McCluskey (lead vocals and bass, who was previously in the Id) and Kenny Peers (drums), along with poets Gordon Hon (aka "The Worm") and Max the Actor. In September, McCluskey quit to rejoin a former Id bandmate, Paul Humphreys, to form Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, and by October 1978, only Gill and Hughes remained in the band. As a duo, they signed to Inevitable Records. A demo of "Freedom Fighters" attracted the interest of Phonogram Records, who then signed them.
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