Tom Hingley

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Name = Tom Hingley

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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Thomas Hingley
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Born = birth date and age|1965|7|9
Abingdon, Oxon, England
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Instrument = Guitar, Banjo
Genre = Indie
Occupation = Musician
Songwriter
Years_active = 1985 - present
Label = Mute
Newmemorabilia
Associated_acts = The Lovers
Inspiral Carpets
Too Much Texas
URL = [http://www.tomhingley.co.uk www.tomhingley.co.uk]
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Tom Hingley (born 9 July 1965, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England) is a musician best known as the lead vocalist of the English rock band, Inspiral Carpets.

Life

He moved to Oldham in 1984, formed a band called Too Much Texas, and got a job collecting glasses at The Hacienda, Manchester. He joined the Inspiral Carpets as lead vocalist in 1989. After six successful years, the Inspiral Carpets split in 1995 and Hingley started performing as a solo artist, releasing "Keep Britain Untidy" (2000) and "Soulfire" (2002), released on his own label Newmemorabilia Records. In 2001 Hingley formed the band The Lovers with Steve Hanley and Paul Hanley, both former members of The Fall and Jason Brown and Kelly Wood. The Lovers' first album, "Abba Are The Enemy", was released in 2004. In 2002/2003 Hingley joined a reformed Inspiral Carpets for two sell-out UK tours and again in 2006/2007. His second album with the Lovers, "Highlights", was released in March 2008.

Discography

olo albums

*"Keep Britain Untidy" (2000)
*"Soulfire" (2001)
*"Happiness (EP)" (2002)

With Too Much Texas

*"Fixed Link" (Flexi disk) (1986)
*"Hurry On Down" (1988)
*"Juvenilia" (2006)

With Inspiral Carpets

;Studio albums
*"Life" (1990)
*"The Beast Inside" (1991)
*"Revenge of the Goldfish" (1992)
*"Devil Hopping" (1994)

;Compilation albums
*"The Singles" (1995)
*"Radio 1 Sessions" (1996)
*"Greatest Hits" (2003)
*"Cool As" (2003)
*"Keep the Circle" (2007)

;VHS/DVD
*"21.07.90 Live At Manchester G-Mex VHS" (1990)
*"The Singles VHS" (1995)
*"Live At Brixton Academy DVD" (2004)

;EPs
*"The Peel Sessions" (1989)
*"Cool As Fuck" (1990)
*"Island Head" (1990)
*"The Peel Sessions 1990" (1992)

ingles

With Tom Hingley and The Lovers

*"Work, Rest & Play" (EP) (1997)
*"Yeah" (single) (2003)
*"Abba Are The Enemy" (album) (2004)
*"Highlights" (album) 2008

Collaborations

*Oliver Klein featuring Tom Hingley: "Shakedown/Shakedub" (EP) (2002)

External links

* [http://www.tomhingley.co.uk/ Official site]
* [http://www.thelovers.co.uk/ The Lovers official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/theloversuk The Lovers at Myspace]
* [http://www.tomhingleyandthelovers.de/ The Lovers German site]
* [http://www.inspiralcarpets.com/ Inspiral Carpets official site]
* [http://www.toomuchtexas.co.uk/ Too Much Texas official site]