The Right Stuff - The Official Dead Or Alive Web Site

Career Timeline

1959

August 5 - Pete Burns is born in Port Sunlight, England

1977

Pete takes a job at Probe Records working with Pete Wylie
November 4 - Pete Burns, Pete Wylie, and Julian Cope perform at Eric's as The Mystery Girls

1979

Pete forms the band Nightmares In Wax and is picked up by Inevitable
February - Birth Of A Nation EP is released
Pete changes the bands name to Dead Or Alive

1980

May - Im Falling is released
Dead Or Alive break up, Pete holds on to the name
August - Pete and Lynne are married

1981

Wayne Hussey, Mike Percy, Joe Musker, Martin Healey and Steve Coy join with Pete to form the new Dead Or Alive
May - Number Eleven is released

1982

February - I'ts Been Hours Now EP is released
May - The Stranger is released
July - Epic signs Dead Or Alive to its label
Dead Or Alive begin their first tour

1983

May - Misty Circles is released
August - What I Want is released
October - Sophisticated Boom Boom LP is completed, produced by Zeus B. Held

1984

January - I'd Do Anything is released
February - Dead Or Alive begin their 2nd tour
March - That's The Way (I Like It) is released (#22)
May - Sophisticated Boom Boom LP is released (#29)
ALIVE is pressed in Germany (300 copy live bootleg LP)
June - What I Want is re-released
Work begins on the 2nd album
Dead Or Alive now consists of Pete Burns, Steve Coy, Mike Percy, Tim Lever
November - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) is released (#1)

1985

March - Lover Come Back To Me is released (#11)
May - Youthquake LP is released (#9)
June - Dead Or Alive embark on a short tour to promote Youthquake
June - In Too Deep is released (#14)
September - My Heart Goes Bang is released (#23)
Pete, Lynne, and Steve along with the band move to London

1986

Work begins on the 3rd album
September - Brand New Lover is released (#31)

1987

January - Something In My House is released (#12)
February - Mad, Bad, And Dangerous To Know LP is released (#27)
March - Hooked On Love is released
Dead Or Alive tour Japan and America
September - I'll Save You All My Kisses is released
Rip It Up is released in Japan and America

1988

Dead Or Alive continue to tour Japan and America
August - Turn Around And Count 2 Ten is released

1989

Dead Or Alive now consists of Pete Burns and Steve Coy alone
July - Come Home With Me Baby is released
August - Nude, the fourth album is released
September - Baby Dont Say Goodbye is released in Japan and America
October - Nude Remade, Remodelled is released in Japan

1990

Dead Or Alive part with Epic and have no representation outside of Japan
Dead Or Alive tour Japan
December - Fan The Flame (PT 1) is released in Japan
December - Your Sweetness Is Your Weakness is released in Japan

1991

Dead Or Alive tour America
April - Gone 2 Long is released in Japan
September - Unhappy Birthday is released in Japan

1992

December - Pete does a small tour of America, Love Pete is available at the shows (later bootlegged as Fan The Flame (Pt 2) )

1993

Steve Coy takes over as manager for Pete Burns and Dead Or Alive

1994

April - Pete teams up with the Italian dance group GLAM to release Sex Drive
Pete Burns and GLAM tour Italy to promote Sex Drive
Pete and Steve sign with PWL as International Chrysis
June - Rebel Rebel is released under the name International Chrysis
Work begins on the new album

1995

Pete changes the name of the band back to Dead Or Alive
Dead Or Alive leave PWL
March/June/July - Dead Or Alive perform in Scotland and France promoting Nukleopatra
Dead Or Alive sign with D.A.C.O. Records in the UK
Steve Coy leaves Dead Or Alive, Pete dissolves the record deal with D.A.C.O.
October - Nukleopatra is released in Japan
October - Sex Drive (Dead Or Alive Remix) is released in Japan
Pete performs solo throughout the UK
Steve Coy returns as manager/producer for Dead Or Alive, Dean Bright and Jason Albury join the band

1996

Dead Or Alive sign with different labels worldwide including RKG, VMP, and Dance Pool
Nukleopatra is released in Australia, Singapore, and South Africa
You Spin Me Round (96 Remix) is released in Australia and Singapore
June - Dead Or Alive tour Australia and perform in America and England
Sex Drive (96 Remix) is released in Australia

1997

February - Dead Or Alive perform in America
June - Nukleopatra is released in France
August - The Right Stuff, the official website for Dead Or Alive goes online
You Spin Me Round (97 Remix) is released in France
Dead Or Alive tour France and Scotland
October - Dead Or Alive perform in America
December - Sex Drive (97 Remix) is released in France

1998

April - Dead Or Alive sign a record deal with Los Angeles based label CLEOPATRA RECORDS.
August- Dead Or Alive release NUKLEOPATRA in the US.
October- Dead Or Alive perform a Hallowe'en gig at Trilogy in Cleveland, Ohio.
December- Pete performs solo at the Astoria club in London (see photos on this site!!)

1999

February- Pete appears in a UK music documentary titled 'A Walk On The Wild Side'.
March- Virgin Voices, a tribute to Madonna, is released on Cleopatra Records. DOA have contributed a cover of the B-side 'Why's It So Hard'.
April- The 'Spin Me/Sex Drive' CD digipack is released on Cleopatra.
July- We Will Follow, a tribute to U2, is released and includes the DOA cover of 'Even Better Than The Real Thing'.
October- 'Pop Life', a cover of a Prince tune, is released as part of Cleopatra's Prince tribute Cd, Party O The Times.

2000

February- Fragile, the latest DOA album, is in the works.
August- Pete And Steve go to Japan for a few weeks to promote Fragile.
September- Pete gives The Right Stuff an exclusive interview, which is published on the site in serial form. On the 27th, Fragile hits the Japanese stores and import websites.

2001

January- Pete is interviewed for "The Hit Factory", a TV spotlight about producer Pete Waterman.
August- Dead Or Alive, armed with a new lineup, perform at the Avex Rave in Japan.
October- Pete is interviewed for the "Pop Years", a Sky Television production.
December- Unbreakable- The Fragile Remixes is released by Avex Trax.