808 State

British electronic music group

808 State are an English electronic music group. It was formed in 1987 in Manchester.[1] They are named after the Roland TR-808 drum machine. They were formed by Graham Massey, Martin Price and Gerald Simpson, and they released their debut album, Newbuild, in September 1988. Their best known single is "Pacific State".[2]

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  1. Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 311–312. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
  2. IMO Records. "808 State Biography" Archived 26 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine, IMO Records, London, Retrieved 25 January 2012.