Assembly

The Assembly were a British synthpop project formed in 1983 in Basildon, England, by Vince Clarke (songwriting, keyboards, backing vocals) and Eric Radcliffe (songwriting, production). Feargal Sharkey was hired as a guest vocalist for the A-side of the group's only single, "Never Never", which reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart in 1983. The Assembly marked the most involved phase of Clarke's long-term professional relationship with sound engineer Radcliffe, who had contributed significant influences to the recordings of Clarke's previous bands, Depeche Mode and Yazoo. However, the Assembly project never became a full-fledged band and resulted in only one single release, the UK hit "Never Never". It featured a sampled guitar track triggered note for note on a Fairlight CMI. The sound was augmented by session musician Clem Clempson on electric guitar. Former Undertones frontman Feargal Sharkey was hired to sing on this track. Clarke and Radcliffe had planned to use a different singer on each track the group recorded, but none were released after "Never Never".

Links To Peel
The track "Never Never" entered at number 23 on John Peel's 1983 Festive Fifty. Not much evidence is known whether Peel regularly played the track or dismissed it. However as a fan of Feargal Sharkey's singing voice, he may have played it.

Festive Fifty Entries

 * Feargal Sharkey & Assembly - Never Never (1983).avi Festive Fifty]]: Never Never #23

Other Shows Played
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