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The Lilac Time

The Lilac Time has been played on NTS shows including 80s Rampwalk , with I Went To The Dance first played on 11 July 2015.

The Lilac Time is a band from Birmingham, UK (though based in Malvern, England), formed by Stephen Duffy and his brother Nick Duffy in 1987. The name is taken from a line in the Nick Drake song River Man: "Gonna see the River Man/Gonna tell him all I can/About the plan/For Lilac Time".

The initial line-up for the debut album, entitled The Lilac Time, released in November 1987 was the two Duffys and keyboardist Michael Weston. Subsequent line-ups have revolved around…

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MOST PLAYED TRACKS
I Went To The Dance
The Lilac Time
Fontana1990
I Went To The Dance
The Lilac TimeFontana1990
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Dreaming (Hypnowah Mix)
The Lilac Time (Hypnotone mix)
Creation Records1991
Dreaming (Hypnowah Mix)
The Lilac Time (Hypnotone mix)Creation Records1991
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Paper Boat
The Lilac Time
Fontana1990
Paper Boat
The Lilac TimeFontana1990
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The Road To Happiness
The Lilac Time
Swordfish Records1987
The Road To Happiness
The Lilac TimeSwordfish Records1987
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Return To Yesterday
The Lilac Time
Fontana1988
Return To Yesterday
The Lilac TimeFontana1988
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