Thinkman

Fake groups usually come from record label executives eager to make money by marketing an "ideal" band they put together from scratch. Famous examples include the Monkees and Milli Vanilli. Thinkman was such a group, but the idea came from bandleader/songwriter/producer Rupert Hine and consisted of a plot to get his solo career back on tracks without the music press knowing it. Although his 1981 LP Immunity had received critical acclaim, Hine's next two albums (Waving Not Drowning and The Wildest Wish to Fly) garnered cold reviews. In the meantime, he had become a high-profil...