Blancmange

The Harrow synth-pop duo of Neil Arthur and Stephen Luscombe, whose "Living on the Ceiling" reached number 7 in 1982.

Harrow

Blancmange formed in Harrow, London in 1979. Neil Arthur, born June 15, 1958 in Darwen, Lancashire, sings and plays guitar and electronics; Stephen Luscombe, born October 29, 1954 in Hillingdon, played synthesizers and keyboards and died on September 13, 2025. A third member, Laurence Stevens, joined briefly and left shortly after the formation, leaving a duo.

Happy Families (September 24, 1982, London Records) was produced by Mike Howlett and recorded between February and August 1982 at CBS and Battery studios in London. It reached 30 in the UK, followed by Mange Tout (1984, UK 8), produced by the New York producer John Luongo, and Believe You Me (1985, UK 54).

Albums

Happy Families 1982 · London
The debut, with "Living on the Ceiling" as its third single.
Mange Tout 1984
A 1984 album.
Believe You Me 1985
A 1985 album.
Blanc Burn 2011
A 2011 album.
Happy Families Too... 2013
A 2013 album.
Semi Detached 2015
A 2015 album.
Nil By Mouth 2015
A 2015 album.
Commuter 23 2016
A 2016 album.
Unfurnished Rooms 2017
A 2017 album.
Wanderlust 2018
A 2018 album.
Mindset 2020
A 2020 album.
Commercial Break 2021
A 2021 album.
Private View 2022
A 2022 album.

Songs

Living on the Ceiling Happy Families · 1982
The third Blancmange single, released October 15, 1982, with tabla and sitar.

Sources

Blancmange (band), Wikipedia
Stephen Luscombe, Wikipedia
Living on the Ceiling, Wikipedia
Blancmange, Official Charts Company