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that had become a college annexe. Their initial aim was to play the college's 1973 Christmas dance. The group's lead male vocalist, Enrico
Cadillac Jnr recalls that "Anyone who wanted to be in it could be. There were about 13 on stage at that time. No one could play – it was based on people we
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Pilnick dropped out of the band as the album was being completed, but is still pictured with the group on the debut album and listed as a band member. The album's reception at the time was muted by the sudden popularity of
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in London for
Madness's aftershow party. Suggs said, "In Madness we’d all listened to Deaf School records. Their first album was a big phenomenon in our lives. In 1975 they played at the
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style had roots in cabaret, and later releases moved towards a harder punk rock sound. Deaf School have been recognized as an important influence on many
British musicians. According to
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in Camden, which was the greatest music venue in the world as far as we were concerned, and I was bowled over by them..". In
September 2009 the band did shows at The Dublin Castle and
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was released in 2011 containing five new songs, "You Turn Away", "I Know I Know", "The Enrico Song", "Goodbye To All That" and "Scary
Girlfriend".
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