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  "id": 10972646,
  "title": "Early ’80s Synthpop Duo 50/50 Are Finally Releasing An Album",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/early-80s-synthpop-duo-50-50-are-finally-releasing-an-album",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-30T15:09:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Stereogum",
    "slug": "stereogum",
    "url": "https://stereogum.com/2513102/early-80s-synthpop-duo-50-50-are-finally-releasing-an-album/music/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In 1979, two British musicians, singer David Cowles and producer/multi-instrumentalist Richard Haines, got together to form a synthpop duo called 50/50. At the time, both of them had demanding careers outside of music, and they weren't willing to devote themselves to the group full-time. Every week, though, they spent multiple nights writing songs together, and they built up quite a catalogue —…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}