People Open DS/UK/14066 China Crisis (1979-) China Crisis 1979- English new wave and synth-pop band Group (Male) Kirkby, Liverpool, England (formed) English Music Group ; New Wave / Synth Pop Members: Gary Daly - vocals, keyboard, Eddie Lundon - guitar China Crisis are an English new wave and synth-pop band. China Crisis were part of a wave of new Liverpool acts in the late 1970s and early 1980s, led by OMD and also including Echo and the Bunnymen, The Teardrop Explodes, A Flock of Seagulls and Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Initially a politically charged post punk band influenced by Brian Eno's ambient soundscapes China Crisis soon crossed over to a more commercial sound and had success in the United Kingdom in the 1980s with ten Top 50 singles and three Top 40 albums. The band achieved commercial success in Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand, South Africa, and some minor chart successes in the Americas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Crisis (2021) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 RAHSkeyte 3/19/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 bfb4026a-7850-446b-8c08-9de40cfd64ce