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His singing voice is sometimes lead in \"unofficial\" recordings only (demos, BBC radio sessions). (His voice is clearly heard on \"Desdemona\", \"Midsummer's Night Scene\", \"Sarah Crazy Child\" and on Andy Elison's 'solo' single \"Cornflake Zoo\".)\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir manager was Simon Napier-Bell (who also devised their white stage outfits) and they were also famous for an outrageous stage act which included fighting each other and Bolan whipping the stage with a chain. 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