[8] A meeting with Peter Wilson, the in-house producer for Polydor Records, led to the band signing to that label, which released their third single, "The Swimmer", on 1 October 1980.
[5][8][10] The lyrics were written by Gogan about Steve Connelly, a one-time roadie for The Clash and Sex Pistols who had minor roles in several German films.
[8] "Skin Deep" and the previous two A-sides ("The Swimmer" and "I'm in Love with a German Film Star") were included, along with several brand new recordings, on the band's second album, Thirty Thousand Feet Over China, released on 18 September 1981.
[citation needed] The next single, "Africa Mine", released on 8 January 1982,[10] was recorded by the remaining members[8] prior to a line-up change.
[15] The band toured Europe and the US, and appeared on The Old Grey Whistle Test on BBC 2 and on Whatever You Want on Channel 4, from which two live songs can be seen on YouTube.
[citation needed] The Passions dissolved for good in the middle of 1983, after playing their last show at London's Marquee Club that August.
[16] "I'm in Love with a German Film Star" was re-released as a download in December 2006, and Thirty Thousand Feet Over China was reissued on CD with five bonus tracks on Cherry Red Records on 21 July 2008.
[5] Armstrong served as a guitarist and songwriter for numerous artists including David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Morrissey, Steve Nieve and Sinéad O'Connor, and was a member of Tin Machine.