Their debut single Smalltown Boy was nominated for various music awards and reached number three in the UK charts.The music video portrayed Jimmy being chased by a homophobic gang before he was taken home by the police and subsequently thrown out by his parents.It ended with the musician boarding a train to embark on a new life alongside Steve and Larry.Addressing the contribution to the LGBTQ movement, Steve told the Guardian in 2018: "At the time we were just three gay guys who started a band - we didn't feel like part of any particular movement."In 1984 they won an NME Award for Best New Act.Jimmy left the band a year later and went on to feature as lead singer of The Communards, before embarking on a solo singing career.The band split.
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