Spandau Ballet on Parade
Parade carried on the path set by True. A collection of eight perfectly crafted pop songs.  The singles from this album, Only When You Leave, Highly Strung, I'll Fly For You and Round and Round saw Spandau make the finest videos of their career. Many videos took them to exotic places; New Orleans for a Mardi Gras themed "I'll Fly For You" and Hong Kong for "Highly Strung". The budgets for these videos were enormous, but MTV had launched in America and they were seen by most music industry insiders and a vital medium for promoting a band Worldwide. A compilation of Spandau Ballet's promo videos can be bought here


The rivalry between Spandau and Duran got played up to the extent that the BBC held a special 5-a-side Christmas edtion of Pop Quiz. The band also appeared on "Jim'll Fix It" and two lucky fans got to go down in history, by appearing with them as "the dressers" in the video for "Round and Round".
To promote Parade around the World, Spandau Ballet embarked on their biggest tour "The World Parade".
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