Bronski Beat – “Smalltown Boy” single cover
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Sleeve for “Smalltown Boy”, the debut single by British synth-pop band Bronski Beat (Steve Bronski, Larry Steinbachek, and Jimmy Somerville), released in June 1984. The song was included on their first album, The Age of Consent, which followed in December 1984. Originally released in the UK by Forbidden Fruit / London Records, the image shows the American version by MCA Records, with identical artwork by Gill Whisson. While the band name is shown in Brush Script, with the two words set on oppposing angles, the title appears to be in caps from a phototype version of Times, with a non-standard W. “12″ version” was added in Dom Diagonal.
Steve Bronski died this week at the age of 61. RIP.
