Album: Bite by Altered Images (1983)
Genre: Post-Punk | Style: Punk
Record Label: Epic
Format: Album

Artist Background: Altered Images were an early 1980s Scottish New Wave/post-punk band. Led by lead singer Clare Grogan, the band branched into mainstream pop music, and had six UK Top 40 hit singles and three Top 30 albums between 1981 and 1983. Part of the Glasgow, GB music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Post-Punk movement. Known for Punk style.

Related Artists: Blancmange, The Associates, Aztec Camera, Bow Wow Wow

Music Scene: Part of the Glasgow, GB music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Post-Punk movement. Known for Punk style.

Tags: Post-Punk, Punk, 1980s, Album, Epic

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Album: Happy Birthday by Altered Images (1981)
Genre: Post-Punk | Style: Punk
Record Label: Epic
Format: Album

Artist Background: Altered Images were an early 1980s Scottish New Wave/post-punk band. Led by lead singer Clare Grogan, the band branched into mainstream pop music, and had six UK Top 40 hit singles and three Top 30 albums between 1981 and 1983. Part of the Glasgow, GB music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Post-Punk movement. Known for Punk style.

Related Artists: Blancmange, The Associates, Aztec Camera, Bow Wow Wow

Music Scene: Part of the Glasgow, GB music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Post-Punk movement. Known for Punk style.

Tags: Post-Punk, Punk, 1980s, Album, Epic

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Album: Pinky Blue by Altered Images (1982)
Genre: Post-Punk | Style: Punk
Record Label: Epic
Format: Album

Artist Background: Altered Images were an early 1980s Scottish New Wave/post-punk band. Led by lead singer Clare Grogan, the band branched into mainstream pop music, and had six UK Top 40 hit singles and three Top 30 albums between 1981 and 1983. Part of the Glasgow, GB music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Post-Punk movement. Known for Punk style.

Related Artists: Blancmange, The Associates, Aztec Camera, Bow Wow Wow

Music Scene: Part of the Glasgow, GB music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Post-Punk movement. Known for Punk style.

Tags: Post-Punk, Punk, 1980s, Album, Epic

Additional Context: Available on Discogs marketplace


Album: Destiny: The Hits by Altered Images (2003)
Genre: Post-Punk | Style: Punk | Mood: Excitable
Record Label: Epic
Format: Compilation

Description: This is the fifth compilation album for Altered Images and it is by far one of the best... Compared to the two previous compilation. This album has two previously unreleased tracks "Small Without Me" and "Las Vegas Lullaby." Both written by Grogan and Lironi, and of course sung by Clare herself.

Artist Background: Altered Images were an early 1980s Scottish New Wave/post-punk band. Led by lead singer Clare Grogan, the band branched into mainstream pop music, and had six UK Top 40 hit singles and three Top 30 albums between 1981 and 1983. Part of the Glasgow, GB music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Post-Punk movement. Known for Punk style.

Related Artists: Blancmange, The Associates, Aztec Camera, Bow Wow Wow

Music Scene: Part of the Glasgow, GB music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Post-Punk movement. Known for Punk style.

Tags: Post-Punk, Punk, Excitable, 2000s, Compilation, Epic

Additional Context: Rating score: 7. Based on 1 votes


This is the fifth compilation album for Altered Images and it is by far one of the best... Compared to the two previous compilation. This album has two previously unreleased tracks "Small Without Me" and "Las Vegas Lullaby." Both written by Grogan and Lironi, and of course sung by Clare herself.

Album: The Epic Years by Altered Images (2018)
Genre: Post-Punk | Mood: Excitable
Record Label: Epic
Format: Compilation

Description: The Epic Years collects everything Altered Images recorded and released in their short career as the world's most cheerful pop band. Only three albums and a handful of singles between 1979 and 1983 and they were done. Separately, the three albums are bite-sized treats: the kiddie goth Happy Birthday, which spawned the incessantly chirpy title track; the confetti-filled Pinky Blue with its timeless hit "I Could Be Happy"; and the surprisingly sophisticated Bite, which was a perfect blend of Blondie and Bowie (thanks in part to production by Mike Chapman and Tony Visconti). Placed together in a collection like this, there's a clear progression from album to album: first, a band getting its sound together; then a band that seemed to promise something brilliant; and finally one that did just that before coming to a sudden stop. This collection doesn't add much new that wasn't on the single-disc reissues that came out a decade-plus earlier, but the remixes and extended versions of the singles are collected on one disc titled The 12" Album. If one is already in possession of the deluxe reissues, there's not a hugely compelling reason to get this set. There are a couple of 7" mixes that weren't included previously and The 12" Album is a load of fun, but mostly the sound quality is the same and the essays on the single discs are more complete. Anyone looking for a one-stop collection of their work will be pleased, though, both by the ease with which all the music can be heard and by becoming the proud owner of some of the best and brightest pop music ever made.

Artist Background: Altered Images were an early 1980s Scottish New Wave/post-punk band. Led by lead singer Clare Grogan, the band branched into mainstream pop music, and had six UK Top 40 hit singles and three Top 30 albums between 1981 and 1983. Part of the Glasgow, GB music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Post-Punk movement. Known for Punk style.

Related Artists: Blancmange, The Associates, Aztec Camera, Bow Wow Wow

Music Scene: Part of the Glasgow, GB music scene. Emerged in the 1970s era. Associated with Post-Punk movement. Known for Punk style.

Tags: Post-Punk, Excitable, 2010s, Compilation, Epic

Additional Context: Rating score: 9. Based on 1 votes


The Epic Years collects everything Altered Images recorded and released in their short career as the world's most cheerful pop band. Only three albums and a handful of singles between 1979 and 1983 and they were done. Separately, the three albums are bite-sized treats: the kiddie goth Happy Birthday, which spawned the incessantly chirpy title track; the confetti-filled Pinky Blue with its timeless hit "I Could Be Happy"; and the surprisingly sophisticated Bite, which was a perfect blend of Blondie and Bowie (thanks in part to production by Mike Chapman and Tony Visconti). Placed together in a collection like this, there's a clear progression from album to album: first, a band getting its sound together; then a band that seemed to promise something brilliant; and finally one that did just that before coming to a sudden stop. This collection doesn't add much new that wasn't on the single-disc reissues that came out a decade-plus earlier, but the remixes and extended versions of the singles are collected on one disc titled The 12" Album. If one is already in possession of the deluxe reissues, there's not a hugely compelling reason to get this set. There are a couple of 7" mixes that weren't included previously and The 12" Album is a load of fun, but mostly the sound quality is the same and the essays on the single discs are more complete. Anyone looking for a one-stop collection of their work will be pleased, though, both by the ease with which all the music can be heard and by becoming the proud owner of some of the best and brightest pop music ever made.

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