The Maisonettes
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Biography
[Edit]The Maisonettes were an odd one-hit band of the early '80s, the oddness lying not so much in their hit as their combination of maverick indie label beginnings with a semi-manufactured image that some indie purists might find crass. Their hit, "Heartache Avenue," entered the U.K. charts in late 1982 and rose all the way up to number seven. Like most of the music they'd record over the next year or two, it was fairly mainstream pop/rock with period early-'80s synthesizer-abetted production and a notable (but not overwhelming) '60s soul-pop influence, with a particularly audible debt to Motown.
The song was discovered by David Virr in a pile of demo tapes in his office, and had been recorded in Birmingham by singer Lol Mason, guitarist Mark Tibenham, and session drummer Nick Parry. Virr decided to put it out on his own label, which he named Ready, Steady, Go! To fill out the band, two teenage models, Denise Ward and Elaine Williams, were recruited as backup singers (though "Heartache Avenue" had been recorded with entirely different women session vocalists). As it turned out, however, Ward and Williams couldn't harmonize well enough to sing with the band live or in the studio, though by the time this was decided, they'd already appeared often with the group in media photos and miming on television. They were replaced by two more capable young women singers, but by this time Ward and Williams were well known to the public, and the Maisonettes' sales and career evidently suffered with the personnel change.
The Maisonettes never did get to the chart again, though they released an album in 1983 and a few more singles. Their career is summarized by the 2004 CD reissue Heartache Avenue: The Very Best of the Maisonettes, a 19-track set that included some previously unreleased material.
Title: Heartache Avenue: The Very Best of the Maisonettes
Artist: The Maisonettes
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Pop, Alternative
Title: Heartache Avenue - The Very Best of the Maisonettes (Audio Version)
Artist: The Maisonettes
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Pop, Alternative
Collections
Title: Indie Pick N Remix (,Collection)
Genre: Electronica, Alternative
Title: 100 Hits Electric Eighties CD 5
Genre: Club/Dance, Pop
Title: Maxi Singles 80 Vol. 2 CD4
Genre: Club/Dance, Pop
Title: 100 Hits 80s Pop (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, New Wave, Disco, Pop Rock, Synth Pop
Title: Radio 2 - Twee Dansant (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Your Greatest Hits 80s (Joe FM Top 800 Volume II) (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Driving Songs - The Ultimate Collection (CD5)
Genre: Blues, New Wave, Rock & Roll, Indie
Title: Gerard Ekdom's BBQ Box 2014 (CD2)
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Rock Line, Vol. 4
Genre: Rock
Title: 2gether Fiesta (Les Meilleurs Hits Pour Faire La Fête!)
Genre: Soul, Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop, Funk
Title: 100 Hits: Electric Eighties
Title: 100 Hits: 80s Pop
Genre: Pop
Title: 80s Groove The Ultimate Collection (5CD Box Set) (CD5)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel, Funk
Title: 100 Hits - 80s Pop - 2016 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Awesome 80s Super Hits Vol. 2 (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Car Hits: The Ultimate Collection 5CD (CD3)
Genre: Soul, Nu Disco, Pop, Alternative, Indie
Title: Driven By The 80s (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, New Wave, Punk, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Synth Pop, Alternative
Title: Feel Good: The Ultimate Collection (CD03)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock, Ska, Alternative
Title: 100 Hits: The Best 80s (CD2)
Title: 100 Hits: The Best 80s (CD2)
Title: 100 Hits – The Best 80s (CD2)
Genre: Alternative Dance, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Folk Rock, Hard Rock, New Wave, Punk, Disco, Pop, Synth Pop, Alternative
Title: Ultimate Eighties The Classics 2019 (CD3)
Genre: Rock, New Wave, World Music, Disco, Pop, Synth Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Indie, Folk
Title: Take On Me - 80s Anthems - The Ultimate Collection (CD1)
Genre: Soul, New Wave, World Music, Country, Rockabilly, Disco, Synth Pop, Funk, Indie, Classical, Folk
Title: Greatest Ever Car Songs 2020 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Disco, Pop
Title: Greatest Ever 80s (CD4)
Title: Ultimate Dad: BMG Company 5CD (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Alternative Rock, Punk Rock, Reggae, World Music, Pop, Classical, Folk
Title: Greatest Ever Decade: The Eighties (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Dancefloor, Pop
Title: Buried Treasure: The 80s (CD3)
Genre: Rock, Darkwave, Country, Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist, Acoustic, Indie, Classical
Title: 100 Hit Tracks The Ultimate Collection: 80s Party (CD2)
Genre: Electro, Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Alternative
Title: The Ultimate Collection 80's Party (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Hit Tracks꞉ Ultimate FM Gold (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Now Yearbook '82 Extra (CD1)
Title: Mastermix Classic Cuts 069 - One Hit Wonders
Genre: Pop
Title: NOW 12'' 80's Part 1 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: NOW 12” 80s: 1982 (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, Soul, Pop