- The Wolfhounds
Infobox musical artist 2
Name = The Wolfhounds
Background = group_or_band
Origin =Romford ,Essex ,England ,United Kingdom
Instruments =
Genre =Indie rock
Years_active =1985 –1990
Label =The Pink Label Idea Records September Records Midnight Music Cherry Red
URL = [http://www.thewolfhounds.com Official Wolfhounds Website]
Current_members = David Callahan
Paul Clark
Andy Golding
Andy Bolton
Frank Stebbing
David Oliver
Matthew Deighton
Past_members =The Wolfhounds were an
indie rock band formed inRomford ,Essex ,England in 1985 by Dave Callahan, Paul Clark, Andy Golding, Andy Bolton and Frank Stebbing. They began as a slightly askew pop/rock band, and signed to thePink label in 1986. First EP "Cut The Cake" was well enough received for theNME to include them on their C86 compilation. After three singles and debut album "Unseen Ripples From A Pebble" on Pink, they briefly moved toIdea Records for the "Me" single, then rejoined Pink's boss at his new labelSeptember Records . September soon evolved intoMidnight Music which was the Wolfhounds' home for all subsequent releases.With original members Bolton and Clark replaced by David Oliver and Matthew Deighton, the Wolfhounds' sound developed into a denser, less poppy sound. After a compilation of earlier material, second album proper "Bright and Guilty" was released in 1989, featuring the singles "Son of Nothing", "Rent Act" and "Happy Shopper". The sound progressed further with the albums "Blown Away" (also 1989) and "Attitude" (1990), which found them in
Sonic Youth territory, interspersing raging guitars with elegant compositional exercises. This proved to be the final Wolfhounds release - the band splitting in early 1990.Golding and Stebbing formed Crawl, while Callahan hooked up with former
Ultra Vivid Scene member Margaret Fiedler inMoonshake .Discography
Chart placings shown are from the
UK Indie Chart .cite book |last=Lazell |first=Barry |title=Indie Hits 1980-1999 |year= 1997 |publisher=Cherry Red Books |isbn=0-9517206-9-4 ]Singles
*"Cut The Cake" (Mar 1986, Pink, PINKY8 [12"] ) (#19)
*"The Anti-Midas Touch" (Sep 1986, Pink, PINKY14 [7"] /PINKY14T [12"] ) (#6)
*"Cruelty" (Apr 1987, Pink, PINKY18 [7"] /PINKY18T [12"] ) (#15)
*"Me" (Nov 1987, Idea, IDEA10 [7"] /ISEACI10 [CS] /IDEAT10 [12"] ) (#18)
*"Son Of Nothing" (May 1988, September, SEPT07T [12"] )
*"Rent Act" (Nov 1988, Midnight Music, DONG043 [12"] )
*"Happy Shopper" (Mar 1989, Midnight Music, DING046 [7"] /DONG046 [12"] )Albums
*"Unseen Ripples From A Pebble" (May 1987, Pink, PINKY19 [LP] ) (#6)
*"The Essential Wolfhounds" (compilation) (Nov 1988, Midnight Music, CHIME0032S [LP] /COLIN1CD [CD] )
*"Bright and Guilty" (Feb 1989, Midnight Music, CHIME048 [LP] /CHIME048C [C] /CHIME048CD [CD] )
*"Blown Away" (Oct 1989, Midnight Music, CHIME057F [LP] /CHIME057C [C] /CHIME057CD [CD] )
*"Attitude" (May 1990, Midnight Music, CHIME1.07 [LP] /CHIME1.07CC [C] /CHIME1.07CD [CD] )
*"Lost But Happy (1986-1990)" (compilation) (Apr 1996, Cherry Red, CDMRED126 [CD] )References
External links
* [http://www.thewolfhounds.com/ Official Wolfhounds Website]
* [http://www.tradarr.net/ Trad Arr/Wolfhounds Website]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/artists/w/wolfhounds/ Wolfhounds Peel Sessions]
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