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The Icicle Works are an English alternative rock band. Named after the 1960 short story "The Day the Icicle Works Closed" by science fiction author Frederik Pohl, The Icicle Works joined Liverpool's early 1980s 'neo-psychedelia' wave, which also propelled Echo & the Bunnymen and The Teardrop Explodes to stardom. They are best known in their home country for their only top 20 UK hit "Love Is a Wonderful Colour" (1983).

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rdfs:comment	The Icicle Works are an English alternative rock band. Named after the 1960 short story "The Day the Icicle Works Closed" by science fiction author Frederik Pohl, The Icicle Works joined Liverpool's early 1980s 'neo-psychedelia' wave, which also propelled Echo & the Bunnymen and The Teardrop Explodes to stardom. They are best known in their home country for their only top 20 UK hit "Love Is a Wonderful Colour" (1983).
foaf:name	The Icicle Works
active years end year	1991-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
active years start year	1980-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
associated band	The Wild Swans The Lightning Seeds
associated musical artist	The Wild Swans The Lightning Seeds
background	group_or_band
band member	Naiff, Richard Priest, Mathew Ian McNabb
former band member	Starkey, Zak Burgess, Paul Chris Sharrock Ged Lynch Layhe, Chris
genre	Neo-psychedelia Alternative rock New wave Psychedelic rock Post-punk
home town	Liverpool
record label	Beggars Banquet Records
is performer of	The Small Price of a Bicycle The Icicle Works Blind If You Want to Defeat Your Enemy, Sing His Song Permanent Damage
is associated band of	Starkey, Zak Care Naiff, Richard The Wild Swans Ian McNabb Chris Sharrock The Lightning Seeds
is associated musical artist of	Starkey, Zak Care Naiff, Richard The Wild Swans Ian McNabb Chris Sharrock The Lightning Seeds
is musical artist of	Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)
is musical band of	Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)
is producer of	Permanent Damage

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