The Assembly - Never Never b/w Stop/Start (1983)

The Assembly were a British synthpop project formed in 1983 in Basildon, England, by Vince Clarke (songwriting, keyboards, backing vocals) and Eric Radcliffe (songwriting, production).
Feargal Sharkey was hired as a guest vocalist for the A-side of the group's only single, "Never Never". Clarke and Radcliffe had planned to use a different singer on each track the group recorded, but the group disbanded after the release of "Never Never", and no other vocalists were employed by the duo.
Clarke founded The Assembly shortly after disbanding Yazoo (featuring vocalist Alison Moyet), upon completion and distribution of Yazoo's 1983 album, You and Me Both.
The Assembly marked the most involved phase of Clarke's long-term professional relationship with sound engineer Radcliffe, who had contributed significant influences to the recordings of Clarke's previous bands, Depeche Mode and Yazoo. However, the Assembly project never became a full-fledged band and resulted in only one single release, the UK hit "Never Never". It featured a sampled guitar track triggered note for note on a Fairlight CMI). The sound was augmented by session musician Clem Clempson on electric guitar.
Former Undertones frontman Feargal Sharkey was hired to sing on this track. Clarke and Radcliffe had planned to use a different singer on each track the group recorded,but none were released after "Never Never".
The other track on the single, "Stop/Start," was an instrumental, featuring Clarke's signature songwriting style with syncopation that gradually became the downbeat of the musical phrase.
Despite the commercial success of the single, The Assembly was no longer a functioning entity by the end of 1984. Clarke went on to form Erasure with vocalist and co-songwriter Andy Bell in 1985. Although Erasure worked with Radcliffe on some of their early work, they eventually began working with other producers and engineers, including Flood. Sharkey, for his part, began a successful solo career in 1984 and achieved his only UK number one single in 1985 with "A Good Heart".

Tracklist 

A - Never Never  (3:44)
      Guitar – Clem Clempson
      Vocals – Feargal Sharkey
      Written-By – V. Clarke 

B - Stop/Start  (2:59)
      Written-By – E.C. Radcliffe, V. Clarke 

Companies, etc. 
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Mute Records Ltd.
Copyright (c) – Mute Records Ltd.
Recorded At – Splendid Studios
Published By – Sonet
Published By – Remote (3)
Mastered At – The Town House
Pressed By – Lyntone Recordings Ltd. – LYN-13795
Pressed By – Lyntone Recordings Ltd. – LYN-13796

Credits 
Design – Martyn Atkins
Performer [The Assembly] – E.C. Radcliffe, Vincent Clarke
Producer – The Assembly

Notes 
Recorded at Splendid Studios.
Genre: Electronic, Pop
Style: Synth-pop
Label: Mute Records

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