BB Gabor
BB Gabor


Tracks:

1. Metropolitan Life
2. Consumer
3. Nyet Nyet Soviet (Soviet Jewellery)
4. Laser Love
5. Moscow Drug Club
6. Underground World
7. All the Time
8. Hunger, Poverty & Misery
9. Ooh Mama
10. Big Yellow Taxi

Line up:

B. B. Gabor - Guitars, Vocals
David Bendeth - Guitar
David Stone - Synthesizer, Synthesizer Bass, Clavinet
Jim Jones - Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass
Mike Sloski - Drums
Paul Armstrong - Drums
Peter Follett - Guitar
Polly T. & The Buros - Background Vocals
Rob Gusevs - Piano, Organ
Simon Stone - Flute
Terry Brown - Tambourine
Tom Griffiths - Bass Guitar

Record Label / Year of Release:

Anthem Records 1980

Notes:

Gabor Hegedus (1948 – 17 Jan 1990), known by the stage name B. B. Gabor, was a Hungarian-born Canadian pop singer. Gabor is best known for his 1980 single "Soviet Jewellery (Nyet, Nyet Soviet)", and had other minor hits with "Metropolitan Life", "Consumer" and "Jealous Girls".

He released his self-titled debut album in 1980 on Anthem Records, with the singles "Soviet Jewellery", "Metropolitan Life" and "Consumer". He toured across Canada, appeared at the Heatwave festival in August, was nominated for a Juno Award, and won the U-Know for best male vocalist. He released a followup, Girls of the Future, in 1981, although that album was not as successful.

After a few years without a new album, Anthem dropped Gabor from its roster. He subsequently moved to Vancouver, where he attempted to revive his career by working with producer Todd Rundgren. These sessions, however, did not result in a new album, and he eventually moved back to Toronto.

On January 17, 1990, Gabor's body was found by police at his Toronto apartment. His death was ruled a suicide.