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BOO RADLEYS
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Thanks for looking! All items listed on this site are new and either in
stock or special orders. *Default release country is USA, ask if
unsure!*
Formed in Liverpool in 1988, the English
guitar pop group the Boo Radleys developed a dedicated cult following
in the early '90s before crossing over into the mainstream in the
middle of the decade. Originally, the Radleys were one of the lesser
lights of the loud, noisy My Bloody Valentine -inspired psychedelic
trance pop bands labeled "shoegazers" by the British weekly music
press. By the mid-'90s the Boo Radleys had developed into a more
straightforward pop band who didn't use noise and extended guitar
workouts as a way of fleshing out their songs, instead using it as the
basis of their music.
The Boo Radleys originally
consisted of guitarist/songwriter Martin Carr , vocalist/guitarist Sice
, bassist Timothy Brown , and drummer Steve Hewitt . The band released
their first album, Ichabod and I, on a local independent record label
in 1990; Hewitt was replaced by Rob Cieka after the release of the
record. With the support of influential British disc jockey John Peel ,
the band signed with Rough Trade Records. The group released the EP
Every Heaven in 1991; the record made it into the lower regions of the
U.K. charts.
Rough Trade folded shortly after the
release of Every Heaven , and the Boo Radleys moved to Creation
Records, releasing Everything's Alright Forever in 1992. Everything's
Alright Forever was released in the U.S. through Creation's association
with Columbia Records, but it didn't gain much attention in America. In
England, it received favorable reviews and the group began to build a
fan base. Topping several Best-of-the-Year lists, including Melody
Maker's, 1993's Giant Steps was a critical success in England and sold
respectably. In America, the record launched the minor alternative rock
hit "Lazarus" and led to second-stage spot on Lollapalooza '94.
Released in England in the spring of 1995, the more
pop-oriented Wake Up! was the band's commercial breakthrough, debuting
at number one. The bright, horn-driven single "Wake Up Boo" entered in
the Top Ten and stayed on the charts until the early summer, preventing
the follow-up single, "Find the Answer Within," from charting higher
than the Top 30. Wake Up! was released in America in the fall of 1995
with no promotional push from Columbia, who dropped the band early the
following year.
The Boo Radleys returned in the fall
of 1996 with C'Mon Kids , a self-consciously loud and arty album
designed to shake off the band's newfound pop fans. It worked the album
debuted in the Top Ten but it soon fell off the charts, despite
overwhelmingly positive reviews. Early in 1997, the band finalized an
American contract with Mercury, and C'Mon Kids was released in March, a
half a year after its initial British release. Kingsize followed in
late 1998, though the group officially broke up just months later.
Tracks include:
Blue room in
archway
The old newsstand at hamilton square
Free huey
Monuments for a dead century
Heaven's at the bottom of this glass
Kingsize
High as monkeys
Eurostar
Adieu clo
clo
Jimmy webb is god
She is everywhere
Comb your hair
Song from the blueroom
The future is now
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| | Price: | | $11.29 | |
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| | Category: | | BRITPOP | |
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| | Media: | | CD | |
| | Records in set: | | 1 | |
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| | Label: | | CREATION | |
| | Release Number: | | DTM 820811 | |
| | Manufactured: | | DE | GERMANY |
| | Release Date: | | 1/1/97 | |
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| | Condition: | | NEW | (not used) |
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| | Availability: | | 2 IN STOCK | |
| | Last Updated: | | 4/1/09 | |
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| | Seller Item Ref #: | | BOORADLEYKINGSIZECREADTM820811CD | |
| | GEMM Reference #: | | GML1419470294 | |
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