- The Candyskins
Infobox Musical artist
Name = The Candyskins
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Background = group_or_band
Origin =Oxford ,England
Genre =Britpop
Years_active = 1989 – 1998
Label =Stuff Records , Geffen,Ultimate Records
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Current_members = Nick Cope
Mark Cope
Nick Burton
Brett Gordon
John Halliday
Karl ShaleThe Candyskins were a
rock band formed in 1989 inOxford ,England . Considered by many as one of the cream of the 'Oxford Scene', they enjoyed limited commercial success compared to their contemporariesRadiohead andSupergrass .Fact|date=February 2008 They were also considered by the British music press as one of the founders ofBrit Pop .Fact|date=February 2008 The band recorded four studioalbum s over a period of eight years. After the successful release of the "Submarine Song" in 1990, the band went into the studio to produce their first full length album "Space I'm In" with original bass and banjo player Richard (Mini) Brown. Growing antagonism between Brown and the band during a year of supporting acts such asThe Damned ,Mock Turtles andJools Holland led to a miserable (although the best-selling album of the Candyskins) recording experience for all.Fact|date=February 2008 The album featured three singles: "Submarine Song", "She Blew Me Away" and "You Are Here". Brown was subsequently dismissed and credited only as an additional musician in order to avoid payment for the bass work on the album and singles.Fact|date=February 2008After a year of touring and the replacement of a stand-in bass player with Karl Shale, the band released their second album "Fun?" on
Geffen Records in 1993. Characteristically the band attempted to cultivate the U.S. success of "Space I'm In" with an ironic album featuring songs about football and gardening. The poor selling record began an elongated legal dispute between the record company and the band over songwritingroyalties .Fact|date=February 2008The album "Sunday Morning Fever" was released on Ultimate Records in the UK in 1997, and saw the band enjoy their biggest chart success with "Monday Morning", making it into the
Top 40 of theUK Singles Chart . The record company went bankrupt and the band were left in limbo during the recording of their last album "Death of a Minor TV Celebrity". The album did not do as well as their previous effort despite featuring the single "Feed It" which was one of the central songs on thesoundtrack to the movie "The Waterboy " starringAdam Sandler . The band have broken up since 1998 and are currently pursuing other projects in themusic industry . They were briefly reunited for a farewell gig on New Year's Eve, 2001 atThe Zodiac (club) .The Candyskins reformed again to play at the last night party of The Zodiac in Oxford on 17 May 2007. The event was filmed for a documentary about the history of the Oxford music scene. Over two thousand people attended the sold-out show. The also played at the Carling Academy Oxford in what was The Zodiac on the 8th August 2008.
Mark Cope now has a new band Nine Stone Cowboy, and has released the single "Jesus Doesn't Like Me".
Line-up
* Nick Cope - Vocals
* Nick Burton - Guitar
* Mark Cope - Guitar
* Brett Gordon - Bass
* John Halliday - Drums* Nick and Mark Cope are the sons of
actor Kenneth Cope .Discography
Albums
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