What an era this was ehh for pop music, and I've always liked Alison Moyet of course. It's interesting to hear her and Vince Clarke talk about their get together, as the band Yazoo. He'd left Depeche at that time, and I think they mixed together brilliantly (if you like that sort of music!), in '82. Vince eventually went on to team up with Andy Bell, as the group Erasure. And the lovely Alison, became a star in her own right.
Listened to the circus album for the first time in decades yesterday @Acido Tyke , spooky you posted this!
I went to see the tourists at Sheffield city hall before they split into Dave and Annie.They erected pretty special then.