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Story: Jack Foley
WITH the re-emergence of guitar bands, there has also been some
notable returns for some of the finest bands of the early Nineties
era.
The Happy Mondays are soon to play a London gig with The Farm,
and The Wonder Stuff are back with a bang.
September 2004 saw the release of the first studio album in
11 years, in the form of Escape From Rubbish Island,
which is now being made available to download for the first time
on March 14, 2005.
Miles Hunt (vocals/guitar) and Malc Treece (guitar/vocals) are
still front and centre and are still performing their job as one
of the UK’s best guitar/vocal duos.
It was only last December they played to some 17,000 people in
only three nights! But then it’s not only the appeal of
The Wonder Stuff’s live performances that keep the fans
ever loyal.
Twenty two singles, 17 of them Top 20, including a Number One,
and four UK Top 20 albums are just some of the things The Wonder
Stuff and their fans alike can brag about.
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Says Miles: "The support we’ve
been shown by our audience over the years is phenomenal. Particularly
these past three years.
"I think if we’d have carried on wheeling ourselves
out every Christmas, like The Gary Glitter Gang Show, with no
new releases, then we’d be taking the piss. This new record
is as much a thank you to those people as it is a necessity for
us to write, record & play."
Hunt hasn’t lost his antagonistic edge, nor has he lost
his willingness to tell it like he sees it.
The single release is a maxi-double A side download-only track
featuring re-recordings of Bile Chant and Escape
From Rubbish Island.
Alabama 3’s Johnny Dope provides remixes of both tracks,
which will certainly not disappoint fans of either band.
The single, released on March 7, is supported by a UK Tour in
March 2005. The band will be calling at:
Brighton Concorde - Wednesday, March 9
London Forum - Thursday, March 10
St Alban Arena - Friday, March 11
Sheffield Leadmill - Saturday, March 12
Wolverhampton Civic Hall - Sunday, March 13
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