Assembly

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, formerly frontman of the Undertones, was hired as a guest vocalist for the A-side of the group's only single, "Never Never", which reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart in 1983. 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. "Never Never" 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. Had there been further releases, Clarke and Radcliffe had planned to use a different singer on each track.
==Links To Peel ==
"Never Never" entered at number 23 in the 1983 Festive Fifty. According to current playlists, Peel played the track before on his 05 November 1983 (BFBS) show. During a chart rundown on a David Jensen show in November 1983 Peel predicted that the single would go to no.1. It reached its peak no.4 the week after. The contribution of Feargal Sharkey's voice on the record contributed to the record's playlist on his show.
==Festive Fifty Entries ==
*1983 Festive Fifty: Never Never #23 thumb|right|335 px|'Never Never', #23 in the 1983 Festive Fifty
==Shows Played==
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1983
* 26 October 1983: Never Never (7") Mute TINY 1
* 05 November 1983 (BFBS): Never Never (7") Mute 7 TINY 1
*Peel August September November 1983 / Yet Another Peel 80's Mixtape (week of 26th November 1983): Never Never (7") Mute
*27 December 1983: 'Never Never (7")' (Mute) FF #23
==External Links==
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*Discogs
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