Section 25 are an English post-punk band, best known for their classic techno single "Looking from a Hilltop. " Section 25 were formed in Blackpool, Lancashire in November 1977. Initially they were a duo, consisting of brothers Larry Cassidy (bass, vocals) and Vincent Cassidy (drums). In June 1978 they made their live debut, and in November were joined by guitarist Paul Wiggin.

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  • Section 25 are an English post-punk band, best known for their classic techno single "Looking from a Hilltop. " Section 25 were formed in Blackpool, Lancashire in November 1977. Initially they were a duo, consisting of brothers Larry Cassidy (bass, vocals) and Vincent Cassidy (drums). In June 1978 they made their live debut, and in November were joined by guitarist Paul Wiggin. Their debut 7", "Girls Don't Count", was released in July 1980 on Factory Records, produced by Ian Curtis and Rob Gretton of Joy Division. All Section 25 releases would be released through Factory Records until the demise of that label. Their debut LP, Always Now, was released in 1981 and produced by Martin Hannett. The three-piece group played many gigs in Britain and Northern Europe between 1979 and 1981, both as a headline act and with other Factory Records artists, such as Joy Division, A Certain Ratio, Blurt, The Durutti Column, Crispy Ambulance and New Order. The group also released a self-produced second album, The Key of Dreams. However the original line-up split in 1982 when Paul Wiggin declined to fly to the US for their first North American tour. Abandoning much of the existing live set, the Cassidy brothers prepared for an upcoming European tour with backing tapes and an extra percussionist. Following a warm-up date in London, the group visited Belgium, Holland and Germany in January 1982 in tandem with Factory labelmates Crispy Ambulance. The band then undertook their first North American tour. Joined by percussionist Lee Shallcross, Section 25 gradually evolved a more electronic-dance direction, a process which culminated in the album From the Hip and single "Looking From A Hilltop", both released in 1984 and produced by Bernard Sumner of New Order. This new version of the band also featured Angela Flowers aka Angela Cassidy (vocals, keyboards) and Jenny Ross (vocals, keyboards). This line-up completed a second tour of North America in 1985. In 1986 the group again splintered, leaving husband-and-wife team Larry Cassidy and Jenny Ross to complete a fourth album, Love and Hate, finally released by Factory in 1988. Section 25 then fell silent for more than a decade, although their entire catalogue was reissued on CD on LTM as well as an archive DVD, So Far. In 2001 the band regrouped and started composing new material. It was originally expected that this would form the basis for a new album but these plans were derailed by the death of Jenny Ross in 2004. Now with Ian Butterworth (formerly of fellow Factory act Tunnelvison) on guitar and Roger Wikeley on bass and keyboards the band performed their first live show in nearly two decades at their hometown Poulton-Le-Fylde in May 2006 followed by dates in Blackpool, Paris, Brussels, Leicester, London and Athens. A new studio album by the quartet, Part-Primitiv, was released by LTM in April 2007, together with Communicants, a DVD assembled from live performances in 2006. Larry and Vin Cassidy also featured in the 2006 Factory documentary film Shadowplayers. Interest in the band began to increase with the release of the new studio album Part-Primitiv in 2007. Their back catalogue has since risen in stature with much of it being featured in their live appearances. They played at Plan K in 2007 as part of the Factory Night (Once Again) event, being joined onstage by Peter Hook of New Order for a cover of Temptation. Further dates were announced in 2008 across 4 venues across Europe including Brussels - Peter Hook joined them on each date for several songs before retiring to the DJ booth for a couple of hours for the after-shows. Roger Wikeley left Section 25 in 2008 and was replaced by Steve Stringer. With the new line-up Section 25 performed a set of dates in November 2008 in Paris, Brussels, Oss in the southern Netherlands and Krefeld in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with former Joy Division and New Order bassist Peter Hook. The band released a new album in 2009 called Nature + Degree.
  • Section 25 ist eine Band, die in den 1980ern auf dem inzwischen nicht mehr existierenden britischen Label Factory Records Platten veröffentlichte. Gegründet wurde die Band im April 1978 von den Brüdern Lawrence und Vincent Cassidy in Blackpool, Lancashire. Nach dem von Martin Hannett, Ian Curtis und Rob Gretton produzierten Debüt-Album Always Now von 1981 und dem 1982 auf Factory Benelux erschienenen The Key of Dreams brachten Section 25 1984 das erfolgreichste Album From The Hip heraus. Mit 'From The Hip' verabschieden sich Section 25 vom Hannettschen Sound und folgen dem 1983 von New Order bei Factory gesetzten Trend in die tanzbare Elektro-Ecke. Mit Looking From A Hilltop landen sie einen Club-Erfolg, und das nicht nur in der labeleigenen Discothek Fac 51 Haçienda. Als bekannteste Songs von Section 25 gelten The Beast und Inspiration . 2007 erscheint mit Part-Primitiv das Comeback-Album, an dem seit Jahren gearbeitet wurde. Letztmalig zu hören ist auf diesem Album Jenny Cassidy, die Frau von Lawrence, die 2004 an Krebs verstarb.
  • Section 25 est un groupe post-punk et Coldwave anglais. Section 25 s'est formé à Blackpool, dans le Lancashire, en Novembre 1977. Initialement comme duo, comprenant les frères Larry Cassidy (basse, vocaux) and Vincent Cassidy (batterie). En Juin 1978 ils firent leurs débuts sur scène, et en Novembre furent rejoints par le guitariste Paul Wiggin. Le premier 7", "Girls Don't Count", sortit en Juillet 1980 sur le label Factory Records, produit par Ian Curtis et Rob Gretton. C'est sur Factory que Section 25 continua à sortir ses disques, jusqu'à la fin de ce label. Leur premier album, "Always Now", sortir en 1981, produit par Martin Hannett. Le groupe donna de nombreux concerts en Angleterre et dans le Nord de l'Europe entre 1979 et 1981, aussi bien comme tête d'affiche, qu'avec d'autres groupes de la Factory, comme Joy Division, A Certain Ratio, The Durutti Column, Crispy Ambulance et New Order. Le groupe sorti aussi un second album autoproduit nommé "The Key of Dreams". Ce qui n'empêcha pas le line-up de se séparer en 1982 quand Paul Wiggin refusa d'aller aux Etats-Unis pour leur première tournée américaine. Abandonnant une bonne partie de leur répertoire de concert, les frères Cassidy préparèrent une nouvelle tournée européenne avec des backing tapes et un percussionniste session. Après un tour de chauffe à Londres, le groupe visita la Belgique, la Hollande et l'Allemagne en Janvier 1982 en tandem avec leurs collègues du label Factory, Crispy Ambulance. Puis le groupe entreprit sa première tournée nord-américaine. Rejoints par le percussionniste Lee Shallcross, Section 25 évolua peu à peu dans une direction plus électronique et dansante, évolution qui culmina sur l'album "From the Hip" et le single "Looking from a Hilltop", tous les deux sortis en 1984 et produits par Bernard Sumner de New Order. Cette nouvelle mouture du groupe comptait aussi Angela Flowers (vocaux, claviers) et Jenny Ross (vocaux, claviers). Ce line-up effectua une seconde tournée nord-américaine en 1985. En 1986 le groupe se sépara à nouveau, le couple Larry Cassidy and Jenny Ross sortant seuls un 4ème album, "Love and Hate", finalement publié par Factory en 1988. Section 25 resta ensuite silencieux pendant plus d'une décennie, bien que leur catalogue entier fut réédité en CD sur LTM tout comme un DVD d'archives, "So Far". En 2001 le groupe se reforma et commença à composer de nouveaux morceaux, censés être la base d'un nouvel album, mais la mort de Jenny Ross en 2004 y mit un terme. Avec maintenant Ian Butterworth (du groupe Factorien Tunnelvision) à la guitare, et Roger Wikeley à la basse et aux claviers, le groupe fit sa première date depuis presque vingt ans, dans leur ville de Poulton-Le-Fylde, en Mai 2006, suivie d'autres à Blackpool, Paris, Bruxelles, Leicester, Londres et Athènes. Un nouvel album studio du quartet, "Part-Primitiv", sortit sur LTM en avril 2007, en même temps que "Communicants", un DVD comprenant diverses performances de 2006. Larry et Vin Cassidy figurent également dans le film documentaire de Factory sorti en 2006, "Shadowplayers".
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  • Section 25 are an English post-punk band, best known for their classic techno single "Looking from a Hilltop. " Section 25 were formed in Blackpool, Lancashire in November 1977. Initially they were a duo, consisting of brothers Larry Cassidy (bass, vocals) and Vincent Cassidy (drums). In June 1978 they made their live debut, and in November were joined by guitarist Paul Wiggin.
  • Section 25 ist eine Band, die in den 1980ern auf dem inzwischen nicht mehr existierenden britischen Label Factory Records Platten veröffentlichte. Gegründet wurde die Band im April 1978 von den Brüdern Lawrence und Vincent Cassidy in Blackpool, Lancashire. Nach dem von Martin Hannett, Ian Curtis und Rob Gretton produzierten Debüt-Album Always Now von 1981 und dem 1982 auf Factory Benelux erschienenen The Key of Dreams brachten Section 25 1984 das erfolgreichste Album From The Hip heraus.
  • Section 25 est un groupe post-punk et Coldwave anglais. Section 25 s'est formé à Blackpool, dans le Lancashire, en Novembre 1977. Initialement comme duo, comprenant les frères Larry Cassidy (basse, vocaux) and Vincent Cassidy (batterie). En Juin 1978 ils firent leurs débuts sur scène, et en Novembre furent rejoints par le guitariste Paul Wiggin. Le premier 7", "Girls Don't Count", sortit en Juillet 1980 sur le label Factory Records, produit par Ian Curtis et Rob Gretton.
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