| Spiritualized |
Spiritualized
Circa 1997
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| Background information |
| Origin |
 Rugby,
England |
| Genre(s) |
Indie rock
Space
rock |
| Years active |
1990-present |
| Label(s) |
Dedicated
Records
Arista Records |
| Website |
http://www.spiritualized.com/ |
| Members |
Jason
Pierce
Tom Edwards
Richard Warren (Echoboy)
Kev Bales
Doggen
Thighpaulsandra
John
Coxon |
| Former members |
Will
Carruthers
Jonny
Mattock
Mark
Refoy
Kate
Radley
Sean Cook
Mike Mooney
Gregg Hale
Damon Reece
Ray Dickaty |
Spiritualized are an English rock
band formed in 1990
in Rugby, Warwickshire by Jason
Pierce (who often goes by the alias J. Spaceman) after the
demise of his previous outfit, space-rockers Spacemen
3. The membership of Spiritualized has changed from album to
album, with Pierce - who writes, composes and sings all of the band's
material - being the only constant member.
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Contents
- 1 Biography
- 2 Band
members
- 3 Discography
- 3.1 Albums
- 3.2 All
Releases
- 4 External
links
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Biography
Following a major breakdown in relations between Spacemen
3 co-frontmen Peter Kember and Jason
Pierce, the group's bassist Will Carruthers, drummer Jonny
Mattock and guitarist Mark Refoy decided to form a splinter
group, before persuading Pierce to join alongside local friend Steve
Evans to create Spiritualized. The band took their name from an
adaptation of the text on the back label of a bottle of Pernod. Due to
formation from a majority of Spacemen 3 members, a technical
clause meant that Spiritualized instantly were made to maintain the Spacemen
3 recording contract with Dedicated
Records.
The first Spiritualized release, in 1990, was a cover of Evie
Sands' "Anyway That You Want Me"; the record heralded the official
split of Spacemen 3 following contractual wrangles over the band's name
and its use in Spiritualized-related promotional material (initial
copies of "Anyway That You Want Me" came with a Spacemen 3 logo on the
sleeve).
Evans was replaced on keyboards by Pierce's then-girlfriend Kate
Radley for the follow-up single, "Run"/"I Want You". A number
of singles followed, before the band, in early 1992, released their
first LP Lazer Guided Melodies,
which had been recorded in Rugby over the previous two years. A second
album, Pure Phase, was
released in 1995, and a third Ladies
And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space emerged
in 1997 to notable critical acclaim and commercial success.
The musical style of Spiritualized relies heavily on sustained
'pedal'
notes and drones. Lazer Guided Melodies
and Pure Phase
incorporate elements of the shoegazing style, drones and tremolo. The
landmark Ladies
And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space saw the
influence of African-American gospel and blues beginning to
show, while "walls of sound" modelled after the production styles of Phil
Spector and Brian Wilson also made their presence
felt. Such influences dominated Spiritualized's next album, Let It Come
Down which included over 120 musicians playing
live for Pierce. Amazing Grace
favoured a more stripped down sound with the gospel, blues, and soul
influences even more dominant than before. Mid-2007 will most likely
see the sixth official album release by Spiritualized.
Band members
Jason Pierce (1998)
Only Pierce remains from the original line-up of the band.
Will Carruthers left the band in 1992 and now records as a solo project
under the name Freelovebabies, Carruthers was
replaced by Rugby musician Sean Cook from local band Electrahead. Mark
Refoy departed in 1994 to concentrate on his own fronted band Slipstream,
he was initially replaced by Kevin Cowen from fellow Rugby band The
Darkside, before Cowen himself left to be replaced first by
John Coxon ( Spring Heel Jack, Betty Boo) and
then later on by Michael Mooney (Coxon returned to replace Mooney
following his eventual departure). Mattock played in The
Breeders for a spell (during a lull in Spiritualized activities in
1991, he appears on the Safari ep) and left Spiritualized later in 1994
during the recording of Pure Phase, working as a session musician
before joining Lupine Howl, he was replaced by Damon
Reece. Radley appeared for some initial dates promoting Ladies
And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space, before
leaving the band in 1997 after a spell of illness. She was replaced by
thighpaulsandra from Julian Cope's live band. Ray Dickaty (Saxophone)
was added to the lineup in 1997 and Gregg Hale (Guitar) also augmented
the band for touring purposes through 1997 and 1998.
Following promotional activity for Ladies
And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space, Sean
Cook, Damon Reece and Michael Mooney threatened a strike in protest
over salaries and appearance fees. New contracts of employment were
drawn up between Pierce and the musicians, and the same contracts were
then used to infamously fire them (to general disbelief by the music
press at the time). In response, messers Cook, Reece and Mooney formed Lupine
Howl. Ray Dickaty departed in 2003, and has more recently appeared to
play live with Refoy and Mattock in Slipstream.
Pierce then debuted a new (and current) line up of
Spiritualized, featuring thighpaulsandra (keyboards), Doggen
(guitar) , Kevin Bales, Tom Edwards (percussion), Martin Shallards.
This current line up have been recording a new album in
Nottingham and London, currently scheduled for a late 2007 release.
Discography
Albums
| Lazer Guided Melodies |
2LP/CD |
Dedicated |
Mar 92 |
UK #27 |
| Fucked Up Inside |
LP/CD |
Dedicated |
Jun 93 |
| Pure Phase |
Sampler 12"/2x12"/CD/Ltd.CD |
Dedicated |
Feb 95 |
| Ladies
and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space |
Cassette/2x12"/CD/Ltd.CD/12x3"CD |
Dedicated |
Mar 97 |
UK #4 |
| Royal Albert Hall
October 10, 1997 |
2LP/2CD |
Dedicated |
Oct 98 |
UK #38 |
| Let It Come
Down |
2LP/CD/Ltd.CD |
Spacemen/Arista |
Sep 01 |
UK #3; US #133 |
| Complete Works Vol. 1 |
2CD |
Spaceman/Arista |
Mar 03 |
| Amazing Grace |
CD/LP/3x12” |
Sanctuary |
Aug 03 |
UK #25 |
| Complete Works Vol. 2 |
2CD |
Spaceman/Arista |
Jan 04 |
All Releases
| Title |
Format |
Label |
Release |
Chartpos. |
| "Anyway That You Want Me" |
Promo 7"/7"/12"/CD |
Dedicated |
Jun 90 |
| "Anyway That You Want Me" |
Remix 12" |
Dedicated |
Jul 90 |
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| "Feel So Sad/I Want You" |
7"/CD |
Fierce |
May 91 |
| "Feel So Sad" |
12"/CD |
Dedicated |
Jun 91 |
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| "Run/I Want You" |
7"/12"/CD |
Dedicated |
Aug 91 |
| "Smile/Sway" |
7"/12"/CD |
Dedicated |
Nov 91 |
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| "Run/Angel Sigh" |
Promo CD |
Dedicated |
Mar 92 |
| "Feel So Bad" |
Promo CD |
Dedicated |
Mar 92 |
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| "I Want You" |
7"/CD |
Dedicated |
Mar 92 |
| Lazer Guided Melodies |
2LP/CD |
Dedicated |
Mar 92 |
UK #27 |
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| "Medication" |
7”/12"/CD |
Dedicated |
Jul 92 |
| Fucked Up Inside |
LP/CD |
Dedicated |
Jun 93 |
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| "Smiles/100 Bars" |
7" Flexi |
Dedicated |
Jun 93 |
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| "Good Dope, Good Fun" |
7" |
Greenpeace Records |
Oct 93 |
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| "Electric Mainline EP" |
7"/12"/CD |
Dedicated |
Oct 93 |
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| "Let It Flow" |
Promo CD/10"/CD1/CD2/CD3 |
Dedicated |
Jan 95 |
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| Pure Phase |
Sampler 12"/2x12"/CD/Ltd.CD |
Dedicated |
Feb 95 |
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| "Lay Back In The Sun" |
Promo CD/7"/CD |
Dedicated |
Sep 95 |
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| "Anyway That You Want Me" |
7" |
Sub-Pop |
Oct 95 |
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| "Pure Phase Tones For DJs" |
12" |
Dedicated |
Feb 96 |
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| Ladies
And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space |
Cassette/2x12"/CD/Ltd.CD/12x3"CD |
Dedicated |
Mar 97 |
UK #4 |
| "Broken Heart" |
Promo CD |
Dedicated |
Jul 97 |
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| "Electricity" |
Promo CD/7”/CD1/CD2 |
Dedicated |
Aug 97 |
| "Supplementary Dosage EP" |
CD |
Arista/Dedicated |
Oct 97 |
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| "I Think I'm In Love" |
Promo 12"/CD |
Arista/Dedicated |
Nov 97 |
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| "I Think I'm In Love" |
12"/CD |
Dedicated |
Feb 98 |
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| "Come Together" |
Promo CD |
Arista/Dedicated |
Mar 98 |
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| "Abbey Road EP" |
12"/CD |
Deconstruction |
Jun 98 |
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| "Abbey Road EP" |
CD (Germany) |
Deconstruction |
Aug 98 |
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| "Abbey Road EP" |
CD |
Arista/Dedicated |
Aug 98 |
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| "Come Together Remix Single" |
12" |
Dedicated |
Aug 98 |
| Live At The Royal Albert Hall |
Promo CD 4-track album sampler |
Dedicated Spirit017CDP LC 8280 |
1998 |
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| Royal Albert Hall
October 10, 1997 |
2LP/2CD |
Dedicated |
Oct 98 |
UK #38 |
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| "Electricity/Come Together" |
DVD |
Arista |
Dec 00 |
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| "Stop Your Crying" |
Promo CD/12”/CD |
Spaceman |
Aug 01 |
| Let It Come
Down |
2LP/CD/Ltd.CD |
Spacemen/Arista |
Sep 01 |
UK #3; US #133 |
| "Out Of Sight" |
12"/CD |
Spaceman |
Nov 01 |
| "Do It All Over Again" |
7"/CD1/CD2 |
Spaceman |
Feb 02 |
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| "KFSD Presents The First-Ever Spiritualized Radio
Session" |
Promo CD |
Spaceman |
Apr 02 |
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| "Amazing Grace" |
12" |
Spaceman |
Nov 02 |
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| Complete Works Vol. 1 |
2CD |
Spaceman/Arista |
Mar 03 |
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| Amazing Grace |
CD/LP/3x12” |
Sanctuary |
Aug 03 |
UK #25 |
| "She Kissed Me (It Felt Like A Hit)" |
12"/CD |
Sanctuary |
Sep 03 |
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| "Cheapster" |
7" |
Sanctuary |
Jan 04 |
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| Complete Works Vol. 2 |
2CD |
Spaceman/Arista |
Jan 04 |
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External links
