Spare Snare

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Spare Snare
Origin	Scotland
Genre(s)	No-fi, Lo-fi, So-fi
Years active	1991 –present
Label(s)	Chute Records
Associated acts	White Leather Club, Hamfisted, Dubreq, Man Without Machines, Devotional Ensemble
Members
Barry Gibson, Jan Burnett, Adam Lockhart, Graeme Ogston, Alan Cormack
Former members
Paul Esposito, Ross Mathieson

Spare Snare is a lo-fi band from Dundee, Scotland.

Founded in the very early 90s the band have released 7 albums to date, mostly on their own Chute Records. They have also recorded 4 John Peel Sessions. In the 1995 John Peel Festive 50,^[1] the band were number 32 with Bugs. Spare Snare have been cited as an influence^[2] on acts such as Snow Patrol and the Fence Collective. Spare Snare was also voted as the 46th best Scottish band of all time,^[3].

1 Members:
2 Discography
- 2.1 Albums
- 2.2 Singles and non-album songs
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Members:

The members are:

Jan Burnett - vocals, guitar, electronics, melodica, hospitality, captain, spunk sponge, Tenille, social-skillz
Barry Gibson - drums, bass, guitar, atmosphere, jingle-jangle-bells, threats, short trews, flea/nit picking
Graeme Ogston - guitar, bass, ukulele, lapdance-steel, height, wine-glass-pings, disapproving frowns, snoring, dog grooming
Alan Cormack - bass, guitar, drums, ukulele, scowling, stink-squeezebox, 12-string-a-lings, casio, freaky dancing, ocarina, louder snoring, dog-napping
Adam Lockhart - guitar, keyboards, bass, voice, noise, voice-noises, jesus, height

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Live at Home Released 1995 on Chute.
Disco Dancing Released 1995 on 100 Guitar Mania.
Westfield Lane Released 1996 on Wabana.
Animals and Me Released 1998 on Chute.
Love Your Early Stuff Released 1999 on Che.
Charm Released 2001 on Chute.
Learn to Play Released 2004 on Chute.
Garden Leave Released September 2006 on Chute.

[edit] Singles and non-album songs

This table shows all songs released as singles, and other songs that do not appear on Spare Snare studio albums.

Song title	B-Side	Label	Year	Release info
"Super Slinky"	"As a Matter of Fact"	Chute	1992/1993	UK 7" with hand painted numbered sleeve. Original pressing of 110 had blue back print. Second pressing of 100 had red back print. Some copies included a 'Chute no wave' badge.
"Super Slinky"	"As a Matter of Fact"	Prospective	1993	U.S. 7" with hand numbered sleeve. Slightly different mix of "As a Matter of Fact" compared to the UK 7".
"Thorns (One)"	"Shine on Now"	Prospective	1994	U.S. 7" with two colour sleeve. The first recording of "Thorns", before the UK single.
"Thorns"	"Skateboard Punk Rocker"	Chute	1994	UK 7" with hand painted numbered sleeve. Pressed as an edition of 617 in three different coloured sleeves.
"I Got You"	"If JFA Were Still Together" (Majesty Crush)	Che	1995	UK 7" split with Majesty Crush released on numbered coloured (green / clear) vinyl. "I Got You" is a cover of the Split Enz song.
"Bruising You"	n/a	Fierce Panda	1995	Appears on Mortal Wombat, a UK 7" double pack compilation, featuring various artists, including Super Furry Animals and Baby Bird, among others.
"Smile, It's Sugar" (Spare Snare)	"French Campus" (Sone)	Anti-Social	1995	U.S. 7" split with Sone release with hand coloured umbrella, various colours and variations were available.
"Wired for Sound"	n/a	Deceptive	1995	UK one sided 7" featuring a cover version of the Cliff Richard song. "MERRY XMAS MR WEBB" is etched on side two. Available in a rubber stamped Christmas envelope as part of a series of Christmas singles on the Deceptive label. Around 200 copies were signed by Spare Snare and sent to their mailing list.
"Wired for Sound"	"Bugs"	Prospective	1996	U.S. 7" featuring live tracks recorded at Radio K, Minneapolis in 1994. "Wired for Sound" is not the Cliff Richard cover version, but a Spare Snare song originally featured on the 1995 album Live at Home.
"Smile, It's Sugar"	"Indiekidsuck" / "Hanging Around"	Deceptive	1996	UK cassette single with 30 minutes of blank tape, allowing the owner to send it back and get 30 minutes of "live stuff, chat and noise" recorded onto the tape.^{[citation needed]} Single also available on 7" and CD.
"Smile, It's Sugar"	"Indiekidsuck" / "Hanging Around" / "Boom Boom Boom"	Deceptive	1996	UK 4 track CD, also available on 7" and cassette.
"Haircut" (Spare Snare)	"Aye Aye Captain" (Lazer Boy)	Chute	1996	UK 7" split with Lazer Boy, with hand painted rubber stamped sleeve.
"Boom Boom Boom (One)" (Spare Snare)	"Away from the City"	100 Guitar Mania	1996	Japanese 7" in blue vinyl and numbered.
"Bruising You"	"What You've Done"	Third Gear	1998	U.S. 7" available on clear or black vinyl. Features a different version of "Bruising You" to that on the Mortal Wombat 7".
"Hard of Hearing"	"Lesbians in Waistcoats"	Lissy's	1998	UK 7" release.
"Everybody Knows That"	"Say My Name"	Chute	2001	UK 7" featuring covers of The Humblebums and Destiny's Child.
"Calling in the Favours"	"Launch"	Bad Jazz	2001	UK 7" on white vinyl.
"Sort It for Afterwards"	"In the City"	Chute	2006	UK 7" on purple vinyl. 525 copies pressed.
"Riding (Bracken Mix)" (Spare Snare)	"Lost" (And His Voice Became)	Bracken	2006	UK 7" two-tone (blue and white) numbered coloured vinyl split single with And His Voice Became. Both songs exclusive to this release. Hand-made artwork on 90% re-cycled paper, 300 copies pressed.