Happy Mondays
| Happy Mondays | |
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 Happy Mondays 2006 |
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| General information | |
| origin | Salford , England |
| Genre (s) | Madchester , Alternative Dance , Neo-Psychedelia , Acid House |
| founding | 1980, 1999, 2004, 2012 |
| resolution | 1993, 2001, 2010 |
| Current occupation | |
| Shaun Ryder | |
| Paul Ryder | |
| Mark "Cow" Day | |
| Gary Whelan | |
| Mark "Bez" Berry | |
| Rowetta Idah | |
| former members | |
| Paul Davis | |
| Kav Sandhu | |
The Happy Mondays are a British rock band from Manchester . Together with the Stone Roses and the Inspiral Carpets , they are considered pioneers of the Madchester movement. In addition, her psychedelic dance music accompanied the emergence of rave culture in the Manchester area.
history
The beginnings of the Happy Mondays go back to 1980. The still unnamed cover band from Salford , Greater Manchester originally consisted of lead singer Shaun Ryder , his brother Paul Ryder (born April 24, 1964 in Manchester) on bass, guitarist Mark Day (born December 29, 1961 in Manchester) and drummer Gary Whelan (* February 12, 1966 in Salford). Keyboardist Paul Davis (born March 7, 1966 in Manchester) joined a little later. In 1983 they adopted the current band name, which they chose based on the New Order song Blue Monday .
In 1984 they took part in a band contest at the famous Haçienda Club . Although they finished last, they caught the attention of music manager Tony Wilson . In 1985, the Ryder brothers sent fashion store owner Phil Sachs a demo recording , who then became the band's manager and organized them to support New Order. In 1985 they released the Forty Five EP with the song Delightful on the Factory Records label . In the same year, the dancer and percussionist Mark "Bez" Berry also joined the Happy Mondays. In 1987 the debut album Squirrel And G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out) , produced by John Cale, was released . In 1991 Rowetta Idah became the band's singer.
Her biggest hits were Step On and Kinky Afro , both of which reached number 5 on the UK singles chart in 1990. Your phonograms were released on the Factory Records label .
In 1993 the group separated for the first time. They made a first short comeback in the late 1990s, the second from 2004. A new album (the last dated from 1992) was released in the summer of 2007 with the title Uncle Dysfunctional .
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1988 | Bummed | - |
UK59 (14 weeks) UK |
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| 1990 | Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches |
AT30 (1 week) AT |
UK4th  (33 weeks)UK |
US89 (13 weeks) US |
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| 1992 | Yes Please! | - |
UK14 (3 weeks) UK |
- | |
| 2007 | Uncle Dysfunctional | - |
UK73 (1 week) UK |
- | |
more publishments
- 1987: Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out)
Live albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1991 | live | - |
UK21 (3 weeks) UK |
- | |
more publishments
- 2005: Step On - Live in Barcelona
Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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UK
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| 1995 | Loads | - |
UK41 (3 weeks) UK |
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| 1999 | Greatest hits | - |
UK11  (11 weeks)UK |
- | |
more publishments
- 1993: Double Easy - The US Singles
- 2005: The Platinum Collection
- 2012: Double Double Good: The Best of Happy Mondays
EPs
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1989 | Madchester Rave On | - |
UK19 (27 weeks) UK |
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| 1990 | The Peel Sessions 1989 | - |
UK79 (2 weeks) UK |
- | |
more publishments
- 1985: Forty Five
- 1989: Hallelujah
- 1991: The Peel Sessions 1991
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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US
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| 1989 | Lazyitis Bummed |
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UK46 (6 weeks) UK |
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1989 only ranked 85th in
1990 as a version with Karl Denver |
| WFL (Wrote for Luck) Bummed |
- |
UK68 (9 weeks) UK |
- | ||
| 1990 | Step On Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches |
- |
UK5  (27 weeks)UK |
US57 (10 weeks) US |
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| Kinky Afro Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches |
- |
UK5 (9 weeks) UK |
- | ||
| 1991 | Loose Fit Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches |
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UK17 (7 weeks) UK |
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| Judge Fudge |
- |
UK24 (3 weeks) UK |
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| 1992 | Stinkin 'Thinkin' Yes Please! |
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UK31 (3 weeks) UK |
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| Sunshine and Love Yes Please! |
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UK62 (1 week) UK |
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| 1999 | The Boys Are Back in Town Greatest Hits |
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UK24 (2 weeks) UK |
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| 2002 | 24 Hour Party People 24 Hour Party People OST |
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UK97 (1 week) UK |
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| 2005 | Playground Superstar Goal! EAST |
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UK51 (2 weeks) UK |
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more publishments
- 1986: Freaky Dancin
- 1987: Tart Tart
- 1987: 24 Hour Party People
- 1988: Wrote for Luck
- 1991: Bob's Yer Uncle (US promo single)
- 2007: Jellybean
- 2007: Dysfunctional Uncle
- 2015: Ooo La La to Panama
Web links
- Official site (English)
- Non-Official discography (English)
- http://www.intro.de/kuenstler/interviews/23042436/unterwegs_mit__happy_mondays - tour report
Individual evidence
- ^ Laufenberg, Frank: Frank Laufenbergs Hit-Lexikon des Rock und Pop, Volume 1, Ullstein Verlag Munich 2002, p. 610.
- ↑ Schmidt-Joos, Siegfried u. Kampmann, Wolf (Ed.): Rock-Lexikon 1, 2nd edition, Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag Hamburg 2009, p. 727.
- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: UK US
- ↑ a b c d Music Sales Awards: UK