Happy Mondays
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This article is about the British alternative rock band. For Monday holidays in Japan, see Happy Monday System.
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| Happy Mondays | |
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 Happy Mondays in 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Little Hulton, Greater Manchester, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock, Madchester,acid house, hip house |
| Years active | 1980–1993 1999–2000 2004–2010 2012–present |
| Labels | Factory, Elektra |
| Associated acts | Black Grape, Buffalo 66, Amateur Night In The Big Top, Big Arm, The Hippy Mafia |
| Members | |
| Shaun Ryder Mark "Bez" Berry Gary Whelan Mark Day Paul Ryder Paul Davis Rowetta Satchell | |
Happy Mondays are an English alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1980, the band's original line-up was Shaun Ryder on lead vocals, his brotherPaul Ryder on bass, lead guitarist Mark Day, keyboardist Paul Davis, and drummer Gary Whelan. Mark "Bez" Berry later joined the band onstage during a live performance after befriending Shaun Ryder and served as a dancer/percussionist. Rowetta Satchell joined the band to provide backing vocals in the early 1990s.[1]
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[edit]First incarnation
The first official release from Happy Mondays was the "Forty Five E.P.", often called the "Delightful E.P." after its first track. It was released on Factory Records in September 1985.[1]
Manchester music impresario Tony Wilson discovered them (then managed by Phil Saxe) at a battle of the bands contest held at his Hacienda nightclub. Their first album, Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out), debuted in 1987 and was produced by John Cale. This was followed by two classic albums;Bummed in 1988, produced by Martin Hannett, then Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches in 1990 produced by Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne which went platinum in the UK selling more than 350,000 copies. This put the band firmly on the map as one of the most influential bands to come out of the UK in the early 1990s.[2] The album was recorded at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles. Singles "Step On" and "Kinky Afro" from this album both reached number 5 in the UK singles chart. Yes Please! followed in 1992, produced by Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, recorded at Eddy Grant's studio in Barbados.[3] By the late 1980s, the Happy Mondays were an important part of the Manchester music scene and personified rave culture. Numerous world tours meant the band had international success as well as massive success in their home country. The line up of the band during this first and most important ten year phase never changed, and the six original members Shaun Ryder, Paul Ryder, Gary Whelan, Paul Davis, Mark Day and Mark "Bez" Berry remained a tight unit until the first incarnation came to an end in 1994.[4] Earlier that year, the band had appeared on the bill at the 1990Glastonbury Festival.[5]
In late 1990, Paul McCartney stated:
| “ | I saw the Happy Mondays on TV, and they reminded me of the Beatles in their 'Strawberry Fields' phase. |
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