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The Great Leap Forward

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Don't Be Afraid of Change (1988)

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Manchester

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1987

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1987 to Present...

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The Great Leap Forward is the very long term solo project of Alan Brown - former member of bIG*fLAME and A Witness. Incisive political and social commentary layered on top of melodic danceable guitar pop music.
The Great Leap Forward was and is essentially a solo project, with Alan writing, arranging and performing virtually all instruments on recordings.
The first three 12" EP releases Controlling The Edges Of Tone (April 1987), A Peck On The Cheek A La Politique (Nov 1987), and Who Works The Weather (April 1988) were released through Ron Johnson Records (Independent label of the year 1986), leading to two John Peel sessions and some critical acclaim, but following the collapse of Ron Johnson in 1988 Alan formed Communications Unique in partnership with Jon Sargeant (bass player in Twang) as a vehicle for The Great Leap Forward releases.
The Great Leap Forward's debut album Don't Be Afraid Of Change (April 1989) – delayed by the demise of Ron Johnson – became the first release on Communications Unique and achieved widespread critical acclaim at the time: "An album full of guts, wit and revolutionary vigour".
Alan left music in 1993 to follow more personally (and financially) rewarding employment in education.


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