Mud (band)

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Mud
Mud 1974
Mud 1974
General information
Genre (s) Rock, glam rock
founding 1966
resolution 1980
Last occupation
Les Gray, born April 9, 1946 , † February 21, 2004
Rob Davis, born October 1, 1947
Dave Mount, March 3, 1947 , † December 2, 2006
Ray Stiles, born November 20, 1946

Mud (German: mud ) was a British glam rock - band of the 1970s.

Band history

The group was founded in Carshalton, Surrey, England in 1966 by school friends Les Gray, Dave Mount, Ray Stiles and Rob Davis. At first she was one of many third-rate, poorly paid British club bands until she got a contract with Mickie Most in 1972 with the record company RAK Records .

The producers Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman (Chinnichap) built Mud as another glam rock band alongside their other successful products like The Sweet and around the same time Suzi Quatro and Smokie .

Rock 'n' stomp numbers like Crazy , Dyna-Mite , Tiger Feet , The Cat In Crept , Rocket and the Buddy Holly - Cover Oh Boy stormed the European charts. Between 1973 and 1976 Mud placed eleven titles in the British top ten, and this success was achieved five times in Germany. Less known is her version of Glenn Miller's In the Mood , which was released as a single in 1974 under the band name Dum. After the collaboration with RAK Records and the duo Chinn / Chapman ended in mid-1975 (the last original single on RAK was One Night ), the group was still with Private Stock Records (from L'Lucy ), RCA Records and Carrere, among others under contract. When there was no further success, the band broke up in 1980.

Guitarist Rob Davis later co-wrote hits like Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) ( Spiller , 2000) or Can't Get You out of My Head ( Kylie Minogue , 2001). Bassist Ray Stiles has been a member of the Hollies since 1986 .

The singer Les Gray died of a heart attack in February 2004 after developing cancer. In December 2006, drummer Dave Mount died.

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK
1974 Mud skirt DE16 (16 weeks)
DE 		AT9 (8 weeks)
AT 		- UK8th
gold
gold

(35 weeks)UK
1975 Mud Rock Vol. 2 DE34 (12 weeks)
DE 		- - UK6th
gold
gold

(12 weeks)UK
Use your imagination - - - UK33
silver
silver

(5 weeks)UK

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

More albums

  • 1976: It's Better Than Working
  • 1978: Rock On
  • 1979: As You Like It
  • 1990: Sealed with a Kiss (feat. Les Gray)

Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK
1975 Mud's Greatest Hits DE43 (4 weeks)
DE 		- - UK25th
silver
silver

(6 weeks)UK

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

More compilations

  • 1976: Mud Rocks
  • 1976: BRAVO presents: Mud
  • 1977: Mudpack
  • 1990: Let's Have a Party - The Best of Mud
  • 1993: Mud Is Back
  • 1993: The Night Has a 1000 Eyes
  • 1993: Mud
  • 1994: LL-Lucy
  • 1994: Dynamite
  • 1995: gold
  • 1995: Original hits
  • 1996: The Gold Collection
  • 1997: Rock 'n' Roll Stars ( Del Shannon , Fats Domino , Little Richard and Les Gray's Mud) (box with 4 CDs)
  • 1998: The Very Best of Mud
  • 1998: Oh boy
  • 1998: Careless Love
  • 2000: Greatest Hits
  • 2000: Best of the 70’s
  • 2004: A's, B's & Rarities
  • 2009: Rock On / As You Like It

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK
1973 Crazy
Mud’s Greatest Hits 		DE40 (1 week)
DE 		- - UK12 (12 weeks)
UK
Hypnosis
Mud’s Greatest Hits 		- - - UK16 (13 weeks)
UK
Dyna-mite
Mud Rock 		DE37 (7 weeks)
DE 		- - UK4th
silver
silver

(12 weeks)UK
1974 Tiger Feet
Mud Rock 		DE6 (20 weeks)
DE 		AT6 (16 weeks)
AT 		CH5 (10 weeks)
CH 		UK1
gold
gold

(11 weeks)UK
First published: 1973
The Cat Crept In
Mud Rock 		DE5 (14 weeks)
DE 		AT12 (4 weeks)
AT 		- UK2
silver
silver

(9 weeks)UK
Rocket
Mud Rock 		DE8 (20 weeks)
DE 		AT3 (16 weeks)
AT 		- UK6 (9 weeks)
UK
Lonely This Christmas
Mud’s Greatest Hits 		- - - UK1
gold
gold

(20 weeks)UK
1975 The Secrets That You Keep
Mud Rock Vol. 2 		DE28 (3 weeks)
DE 		- - UK3
silver
silver

(9 weeks)UK
Oh Boy
Mud Rock Vol. 2 		DE2 (23 weeks)
DE 		AT5 (16 weeks)
AT 		- UK1
silver
silver

(9 weeks)UK
Moonshine Sally
Mud’s Greatest Hits 		DE8 (12 weeks)
DE 		- - UK10 (7 weeks)
UK
First published: 1974
One Night
Mud Rock Vol. 2 		DE34 (1 week)
DE 		- - UK32 (4 weeks)
UK
LL-Lucy
Use Your Imagination 		DE19 (13 weeks)
DE 		- - UK10 (6 weeks)
UK
Show Me You're a Woman
Use Your Imagination 		DE43 (2 weeks)
DE 		- - UK8 (8 weeks)
UK
1976 Hula Love
Mud Rock Vol. 2 		DE38 (2 weeks)
DE 		- - -
Shake It Down
Mud Pack 		DE45 (2 weeks)
DE 		- - UK12 (8 weeks)
UK
Lean on Me
Mud Pack 		- - - UK7th
silver
silver

(9 weeks)UK

More singles

  • 1967: Flower Power
  • 1968: Up the Airy Mountain
  • 1969: Shangri-La
  • 1970: Jumping Jehosaphat
  • 1974: In the Mood (as Dum)
  • 1975: Use Your Imagination
  • 1976: Living Doll
  • 1976: Let's Have a Party
  • 1976: Nite on the Tiles
  • 1977: Slow Talking Boy
  • 1977: Just Try (A Little Tenderness)
  • 1977: Beating Round the Bush
  • 1978: Cut Across Shorty
  • 1978: Drift Away
  • 1978: Why Do Fools Fall in Love
  • 1979: Drop Everything and Run
  • 1979: You'll Like It
  • 1980: Rico (as ring)
  • 1983: Lipstick on Your Collar

swell

  1. ↑ a b c Chart sources: Singles Albums UK
  2. ↑ a b c UK gold / platinum database

Web links

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