FAD GADGET - DISCOGRAPHY (72 VIDEOS)

March 12, 2020

Fad Gadget

Real Name:

Francis John (Frank) Tovey

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Fad Gadget (Frank Tovey, born 8 September 1956, London) was the first artist signed toMute Records. His groundbreaking 'Back To Nature' was released as Mute's second single, in October 1979. His live shows were known for being far more physical than those of many other electronic acts of the time, often featuring Tovey injuring himself. Following the album Gag in 1984, he dropped the stage name and in favour of his real name. The release of The Best of Fad Gadget in 2001 and his supporting Depeche Mode on theirExciter Tour looked set to help his relaunch as Fad Gadget, but he died, aged 45, of a heart attack on 3 April 2002, at his home in London.Less

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fadgadget.co.uk, franktovey.de, Wikipedia, Bookogs

Aliases:

Frank Tovey

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F Gadget, F. Gadget, F.Gadget, Fat Gadget, Gadget

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Albums

1980

1981

1982

Gag

Mute

1984

Singles & EPs

Back To Nature / The Box

Mute

1979

Ricky's Hand / Handshake

Mute

1980

Fireside Favourite / Insecticide

Mute

1980

Make Room

Mute

1981

Fad Gadget - Sometimes I Wish I Was Dead / King Of The Flies album art

Depeche Mode / Fad Gadget - Sometimes I Wish I Was Dead / King Of The Flies

Flexipop

1981

Life On The Line

Mute

1982

For Whom The Bells Toll

Mute

1982

Saturday Night Special

Mute, Mute

1982

King Of The Flies ‎(7", Single)

Mute

7 MUTE 021

1982

I Discover Love

Mute

1983

Fad Gadget / Lionel Richie - Collapsing New People / Wanderin Stranger ‎(7", Single, Smplr, TP)

Vogue

101869

1983

Fad Gadget / Mecano (2) - Untitled / March Of The Iron Workers ‎(Flexi, 7")

Vinyl Magazine

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1983

Collapsing New People

Mute

1983

One Man's Meat

Mute

1984

Dr. Motte vs. Fad Gadget - Ricky's Hand ‎(12", Num, W/Lbl)

Mute

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1999

Fad Gadget - Fireside Favourite album art

Fireside Favourite ‎(12")

Mute, Mute

12 MUTE 269, 12MUTE269

2001

Compilations

The Best Of Fad Gadget

Mute

2001

Fad Gadget / Frank Tovey - Fad Gadget By Frank Tovey

Mute, Mute

2006

3 Songs ‎(CDr, Comp, Promo)

Not On Label (Fad Gadget)

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Unknown

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qlasse

February 28, 2003

Fad Gadget, or Frank Tovey - which was his real name (born 1956 in London’s East End), was one of the groundbreaking artists in the electronic genre in the late 70’s/early 80’s.
He was the first signing on Mute Records, where he worked together with e.g. Daniel Miller and John Fryer.
Fad Gadget was known as an eccentric wild man live on stage, as he performed in weird outfits and often ending the shows by injuring himself (he once broke both his legs in a concert in Amsterdam).

Musical highlights were his two first singles "Back To Nature" (released in 1979) and "Ricky’s Hand" (1980), his debut album "Fireside Favourites" (1980) which is truly groundbreaking, and "Under The Flag" (1982), by many considered as his best album and has the great tunes "For Whom The Bells Toll" and "Love Parasite" on it.
Worth mentioning is also his collaboration with the German industrial band Einstürzende Neubauten that resulted in the brilliant song "Collapsing New People" in 1984.

In 1985 Tovey dropped the Fad Gadget name, and started to release records under his real name. Unfortunately he passed away in 2001, because of a heart failure.