Uropa Lula

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Uropa Lula was a British pop group, consisting of David Lloyd (vocals and guitar), Allan Dias (bass guitar), Pete Fromm (keyboards), Andrew Edge (drums/percussion), Chester Kamen (guitar), and Carol Isaacs (keyboards). The group were managed by Hilde Swendgaard, who had previously worked for Mute Records, dealing with artists such as Depeche Mode and Yazoo. The group signed a recording contract with Arista Records in 1982, releasing three singles in 7" and 12" formats. Lloyd formed Uropa Lula with Kevin Smith (drums), Peter Fromm (keyboards), Colin Prior (bass), and Swendgaard as manager in 1980. Dias replaced Prior in September 1981, and Edge replaced Smith in November 1981 (after an audition at the Blackwing Studios in South East London). Although forming in London, Lloyd was born in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Dias in New York, Fromm in London, and Edge in Leeds. Fromm left the band after the group signed a contract with Arista Records and was replaced by Kamen and Isaacs. Kamen is the brother of pop singer Nick Kamen. Isaacs and Kamen were both born in London. The group played a headlining tour of the Eastern United States for six weeks in early 1983, performing at The Ritz in New York (1 February 1982), Mudd Club (7 February 1982), the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. and shared the bill with Holly and the Italians at the Brooklyn Zoo (26 February 1982). Upon their return to the UK, on 2 June 1982 the group played at the Camden Palace (now called Koko), opened for Big Country a

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Perfect Magic Electronic II (Obscure New Wave & Synth Pop of the 1980s)

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Hardest Hits, Vol. 1

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Hardest Hits Volume 1

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Hardest Hits Collection, Volume 1

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The Lost Hits Vol. 77

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Hardest Hits Collection Vol. 1

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Hardest Hits Collection Volume 1

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Hardest Hits Vol. 1

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Hardest Hits V01

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V.A. - Hardest Hits (Volume 1)

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