Their debut album and another single, 'Space Age Love Song', were both also successful. In 1982, the group's fourth single 'I Ran (So Far Away)', produced by Mike Howlett, the former bass player of the band Gong, became a worldwide hit, reaching number 1 in Australia and the Top 10 in both the US and New Zealand. This 5 track EP was also their first release in the U.S. Originally released as a 4 track EP on both 7" and 12", the 12" edition was soon reissued adding 'Telecommunication'. Their third release was the EP 'Modern Love is Automatic'. The single was also produced by Nelson and became a club hit. They were then signed to major label Jive, distributed through CBS records, where they released their second single 'Telecommunication'. The group released their debut single 'Talking' (produced by Nelson), on Bill Nelson's Cocteau label. After practising above Score's hair salon, the band started playing clubs and eventually got a recording contract.Įventually, under the management of Tommy Crossan and Mick Rossi (Checkmount Limited), they began to release singles through Jive Records. The band's original guitarist, Willie Woo, left and was replaced with Paul Reynolds from the band Cindysbeentrippin. Also, their friend Francis Maudsley played bass. Mike, who was previously a hairdresser, played keyboards, guitar, and vocals and Ali played drums. A Flock of Seagulls was started by Mike Score and his brother Ali in 1979 in Liverpool (The name was taken from The Stranglers song "Toiler on the Sea", according to Mike Score ).
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