Flamingoes were formed in London in Spring '93 by twin brothers James and Jude Cook. They were named after a line from Roxy Music's 'Sunset', "Horizon's appointment you'll keep/for sunswept flamingoes must sleep." Deborah Edgley, former head of press at 4AD, attended the band's first gig at the Charlie Chaplin pub in South London and offered to manage them. Soon after the band won Gary Crowley's Demo Clash on BBC GLR radio. The late publicist Philip Hall saw the band and got involved, creating interest in the group at a very early stage.

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