Manchester art student Mick Hucknall was one of the many young music fans present, along with original members of Joy Division, The Smiths and Buzzcocks, who were inspired to form a band after witnessing that gig.

The first incarnation of the band was a punk group called The Frantic Elevators.

This band existed for 7 years, with limited releases on local labels, but split in 1984 with only limited local attention and critical acclaim for their final single, "Holding Back the Years".

After the demise of The Frantic Elevators, Hucknall linked up with manager Elliot Rashman.

By early 1985 Hucknall and Rashman had assembled a band of local session musicians and began to attract record company attention.

Around this time the group adopted the name Simply Red (after Hucknall's nickname, which denoted hair colour and football allegiance to Manchester United.

They signed to Elektra in 1985, with the somewhat changeable line-up of Hucknall, Tony Bowers (bass), Fritz McIntyre (keyboards), Tim Kellett (brass), Sylvan Richardson (guitar) and Chris Joyce (drums).

Their debut album, Picture Book, was released in 1985.

In 1986 the band re-recorded a song that the Frantic Elevators had recorded earlier, "Holding Back the Years", in a more accessible pop style, which was this time a major hit, peaking at #1 in the United States, establishing Simply Red as a household name.

The song remains one of the band's most recognized works.

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