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The Flying Lizards

British experimental new wave band The Flying Lizards formed in 1976 around producer David Cunningham, bringing together avant-garde personalities such as Steve Beresford and David Toop. Also featuring three female singers and other musicians, the minimalist synth pop outfit made a name for itself with its iconoclastic cover of Barrett Strong's R&B track "Money", originally released on the Tamla label twenty years earlier. Released in July 1979 by Virgin, this reworking proved a surprise hit at #5 in the UK and #50 in the US, following a first attempt at Eddie Cochran's rock'n'ro...