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They quickly went on to become one of the most critically acclaimed and highly influential bands of the 1980s, with the 1983 hit “Blue Monday” becoming the best selling dance track of all time, and each of their subsequent albums and singles continuing to worldwide commercial and critical acclaim.
The band went on a hiatus between 1993 and 1998 during which time the individual members undertook various side-projects. The band came back together in 1998 for a series of gigs and went on to record “Get Ready” their first album in eight years, released in 2001.
Phil Cunningham, of Manchester band Marion, was recruited to replace Gillian Gilbert who took a sabbatical due to family commitments.
The band went through another change in 2007 when Peter Hook announced his departure from the band, after a series of successful gigs to promote the album “Waiting for the Sirens... More Biography