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[aneurysm1984]

#HappyAnniversary 20 years #Björk #Post #album #alternative #triphop #music #90s #90smusic #90salternative #backtothe90s #NelleeHooper #GrahamMassey #Tricky #HowieB #MariusdeVries #90salbum #90sCD #90ssinger #backtothenineties @Bjork #Bjork #singer #experimental

[whatweworeuk]

ON THE SIXTH DAY, GOD CREATED MAN-CHESTER

Me in my silk jumble sale blouse with Miro-esque print. Sharing wardrobes with your girlfriend was acceptable and common in the early 80s. New Romantics do it yourself haircuts were hit and miss.

Most of us wore indian embroidered tops. velvet or cheese cloth from the underground market in Manchester or upstairs at ‘On the Eighth Day’. Flared jeans were compulsory, and often patched by your mother. In my case (the one on the violin) I have flared some straight legged jeans by inserting triangles in the lower leg and patched them with self embroider band logos. Believe me, Mahavishnu Orchestra takes a long time and a lot of thread. I’m also wearing standard issue Afghan Coat. I say standard there were never two identical as each one was a different animal. Denim Jackets with embroidered Gong Mandalas or Flying Tea pots were required in our group. Men wore Patchouli Oil to cover the smell of wet goat coats.

This is 808 State taken at Granada TV studios in 1989. I’m on the right wearing a limited edition Biting Tongues Long sleeve T Shirt by Paul Hira later to design the logo for Take That. Darren and Andrew are wearing the classic long sleeve On the Sixth day god created MANchester T shirt by Leo Stanley of Identity. Martin wears a baggy long sleeve by Geese, bum-bag and love beads. Big Ron has a classic Cools as F**k T shirt by The Inspiral Carpets.

Images and text courtesy of Graham Massey