Early ’80s Synthpop Duo 50/50 Are Finally Releasing An Album

In 1979, two British musicians, singer David Cowles and producer/multi-instrumentalist Richard Haines, got together to form a synthpop duo called 50/50. At the time, both of them had demanding careers outside of music, and they weren't willing to devote themselves to the group full-time. Every week, though, they spent multiple nights writing songs together, and they built up quite a catalogue — more than 150 tracks, the vast majority of which were never released. Cowles and Haines made a demo and sent it out to tons of publishers and A&R reps, most of which rejected them. In 1982, however, 50/50 found a deal with Bocu Music, ABBA's publishers. They released a grand total two singles: "Memories Linger" b/w "Just Can't Win" in 1982 and "Talk Too Much" b/w "I Saw The Future" in 1983. That was it: Four songs committed to vinyl. The songs didn't leave much of an impact, and the duo never made any headway in their career, so they called it quits in 1985. Now, all these years later, a 50/50 album is finally going to see the light of day.You will not be surprised to learn that 50/50's upcoming archival album Memories Linger is getting a release through Light In The Attic, the reissue s...