The Wonder Stuff

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The Wonder Stuff
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Origin Stourbridge
Country England
Years active 1986-current
Genres Alternative rock
Members Miles Hunt (vocals/guitars)
Malcolm Treece (guitars/vocals)
Andres Karu (drums)
Mark McCarthy (bass)
Erica Nockalls (fiddle)
Past members Rob "The Bass Thing" Jones (bass)
Martin Gilks (drums)
Paul Clifford (bass)
Martin Bell (fiddle/ banjo)
Stuart Quinell (bass)
Luke Johnson (drums)
Website(s) www.thewonderstuff.co.uk

The Wonder Stuff are a band originally based in Stourbridge, West Midlands, in the Black Country, England.

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[edit] Career

The original line-up was Miles Hunt (whose uncle Bill Hunt was keyboard player with Wizzard), Malcolm Treece, Rob "The Bass Thing" Jones (died 1993) and Martin Gilks (died 2006). The group originated from an earlier collaboration with group members of Pop Will Eat Itself (aka PWEI), called From Eden, which had Miles Hunt on the drums.

In 1990, Martin Bell, an accomplished fiddle and banjo instrumentalist, joined the band and Paul Clifford replaced Rob Jones on the bass. Martin had contributed the fiddle and banjo on the earlier Hup album (1989), notably on tracks Golden Green, Unfaithful and Cartoon Boyfriend.

The group scored a rare, but predictable, commercial success when they covered Tommy Roe's Dizzy with Vic Reeves in 1991, reaching the top of the charts for two weeks. The band initially split on July 14, 1994 at the Phoenix Festival near Stratford-on-Avon but reformed for a few live tours from 2000 onwards.

During the split between 1994 and 2000, Miles Hunt was involved in several projects including Vent414, The Miles Hunt Club and appearing as a solo artist. Meanwhile Malc Treece, Paul Clifford and Martin Gilks formed WeKnowWhereYouLive with Ange Dolittle from Eat.

In 2004 it was revealed that The Wonder Stuff's first new album for over a decade, Escape From Rubbish Island, was to be released in September that year. The band line-up however had changed for this album with Hunt and Treece plus Luke Johnson (ex-Amen) and Mark McCarthy (ex-Radical Dance Faction). Andres Karu replaced Luke Johnson on drums for the ensuing Rubbish Island tour.

This line-up continued into 2006, with the addition of violinist Erica Nockalls, for the release of their new album Suspended By Stars and the single "Blah Blah La Di Dah" which was only available either on the album or through most music download services including iTunes or Napster.

Former drummer Martin Gilks was killed in a motorcycle accident in 2006.

[edit] Select discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Singles

  • "It's Not True" (2/1987)
  • "Unbearable" (9/1987)
  • "Give Give Give Me More More More" (25/4/1988) 72
  • "A Wish Away" (11/7/1988) 43
  • "It's Yer Money I'm After Baby" (19/9/1988) 40
  • "Who Wants To Be The Disco King?" (6/5/1989) 28
  • "Don't Let Me Down Gently" (18/9/1989) 19
  • "Golden Green" / "Get Together" (6/11/1989) 33
  • "Circlesquare" (7/5/90) 20
  • "The Size Of A Cow" (8/4/1991) 5
  • "Caught In My Shadow" (20/5/1991) 18
  • "Sleep Alone" (2/9/1991) 43
  • "Dizzy" (Vic Reeves and the Wonder Stuff) (21/10/1991) 1
  • "Welcome To The Cheap Seats" (20/1/1992) 8
  • "On The Ropes" (20/9/1993) 10
  • "Full Of Life (Happy Now)" (22/11/93) 28
  • "Hot Love Now!" (21/3/1994) 19
  • "Unbearable" (Re-Release) (5/9/1994) 16
  • "Better Get Ready For A Fist Fight" (18/10/2004) 95
  • "Bile Chant" / "Escape From Rubbish Island" (21/2/2005) 104
  • "Blah Blah, Lah Di Dah" (30/1/2006)
  • "The Sun Goes Down On Manor Road" (2006)
  • "Last Second Of The Minute" (2006)

[edit] External links

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