80s Anorak Track - Furniture

Were a new wave band formed in London in the late 1970s but enjoyed a rare piece of success in 1986 when they broke the top 30 in the UK with the release of Brilliant Mind.

They went from various small independent labels until they were signed by major independent label Stiff Records.

The song was produced by Mick Glossop and the song peaked at number 21 in June 1986. The song was released from the album The Wrong People.

The band were beginning to build momentum and quickly released Love your shoes but Stiff Records suffered financial disaster and were only able to press a certain amount of copies which quickly went.

The album was released and Stiff Records went into liquidation. ZTT took over but did not press any copies thus any build up or momentum was lost and the band success quickly receeded. Sadly the success never came back and the demise of the band occurred in 1992. Notably the singer Jim Irvin went on to be a feature Editor for MOJO magazine.