Early Career
Ian Broudie played in Liverpool's fledgling punk scene in the 1970s (he was a member of the band Big in Japan, which also featured Holly Johnson and Bill Drummond). He was also a founder member of John Peel favourites the Original Mirrors in the early '80s, and was credited as a member of Bette Bright and the Illuminations on their lone album from 1981. In 1983, he formed the band Care with vocalist Paul Simpson; the duo released 3 singles, including the minor UK chart hit "Flaming Sword" before breaking up.
Though he was a busy writer, performer and session musician through the 1980s, Broudie was much more well known in this era as a producer, helming albums by Echo and The Bunnymen, The Icicle Works and The Three O'Clock, amongst others. From 1980 to 1983, he occasionally used the pseudonym "Kingbird" when producing.
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