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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]