The Yummy Fur
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- See also Yummy Fur (comic) by Chester Brown.
The Yummy Fur were an indie band from Glasgow, formed in 1992, and disbanded 1999.
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[edit] Members
Lead singer and guitarist John McKeown was joined by a regularly changing lineup of other musicians, including drummer Paul Thomson who joined in 1997. Original keyboard player Mark Gibbons committed suicide in 1999. Original bassist Mark Leighton committed suicide in 2003. Alex Kapranos joined in 1998. Thomson and Kapranos would later become the drummer and guitarist/lead vocalist respectively in internationally successful Glasgow indie band Franz Ferdinand.
John McKeown has since gone on to form the band 1990s.
[edit] Releases
The Yummy Fur released a number of singles as well as four albums; Night Club on Newcastle punk/indie label Slampt, Male Shadow at 3 O'Clock on Scottish label Vesuvius, and Kinky Cinema and Sexy World on London based label Guided Missile.
7" Singles:
Music By Walt Disney But Played By Yuri Gagarin
Kodak Nancy Europe
Plastic Cowboy
Supermarket
Policeman
Stereo Girls
Shoot The Ridiculant
12" albums:
Night Club
Sexy World
10" albums:
Male Shadow At 3 O'Clock
CD albums:
Night Club
Kinky Cinema
Male Shadow At 3 O'Clock
Sexy World
[edit] References
- The Yummy Fur. Personnel. Retrieved on February 17, 2005.
- The Yummy Fur. Albums. Retrieved on February 17, 2005.
