Rewinding the tape back to where it all began… Fine Young Cannibals made their Top of the Pops studio debut on 20th June 1985 with Johnny Come Home 📺 Stick around for another special transmission coming this week. Sign up to the official FYC mailing list and you might be the first to hear it. | Fine Young Cannibals

Fine Young Cannibals made their TV debut in late 1984 and in turn a huge buzz on Channel 4’s The Tube, which aired live on Friday nights on Channel 4. They performed Don’t Ask Me to Choose, Johnny Come Home and Move to Work all later included on their 1985 debut album. Hosted by Paula Yates and Jools Holland The Tube was wildly popular viewed as “event TV” and praised for its raw, spontaneous style that broke conventions and made it a vital platform for new music. #fineyoungcannibals #thetube #j

On air now 📺 Before Before Fine Young Cannibals and The Arkylykz, there was The Beat. This transmission comes from David Steele, reminiscing about the band’s formation, meeting Andy Cox and the creative partnership that lead to forming Fine Young Cannibals. The Beat were also known in the North America as the English Beat and in Australia as the British Beat Share your favourite songs from The Beat in the comments. ⬇️ | Fine Young Cannibals