with Dave
Mansun
Artist Type: Group
Group Formed:
1995
Group Dissolved:
2003
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Artist Biography
Mansun was a rock music band formed in Chester in 1995 by vocalist/rhythm guitarist Paul Draper, lead guitarist/backing vocalist Dominic Chad, bassist Stove King and drummer Andie Rathbone.
They came to prominence in the mid nineties British indie/guitar rock resurgence (which also saw the emergence of bands such as Oasis, Sleeper, The Bluetones, and Kula Shaker among others). Their first album Attack of the Grey Lantern could easily have been lost amidst the wave of new music in the British (Britpop)scene at that time if it had not been for the majestic Wide Open Space. With its sweeping strings, the single charted at number 15 in the UK. The album then went on to reach no. 1 in the UK charts. Many of the tracks from the album and the associated e.p.'s formed part of a grand concept piece. The band created a twisted town inhabited by bizarre characters such as; "Dark Mavis", "Stripper Vicar", "Flourella" and "Egg-Shaped Fred".
Between their 1st and 2nd album they released the Closed for Business e.p. which departed from the themes that had run through all Mansun's previous releases, while musically very similar to the tracks from Attack of the Grey Lantern.
Artist Discography
Albums
Attack of the Grey Lantern (1997-02-17)
Kleptomania (2004-09-27)
Little Kix (2000)
Six (1998)
Special Mini Album
EPs
Closed for Business
One EP (1996)
Two EP (1996-06-03)
Singles
Being a Girl (1998-08-24)
Closed for Business (1997-10-06)
Electric Man (2000-11-06)
Fool (2001-01-29)
I Can Only Disappoint U (2000-07-31)
Legacy (1998-06-29)
Negative (1998-10-26)
She Makes My Nose Bleed (1997-02-03)
Six (1999-02-01)
Stripper Vicar (1996-09-09)
Taxloss (1997-04-28)
Wide Open Space (1996-11-25)
