Shampoo (tape)

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shampoo
General information
Genre (s) Rock , punk , pop
founding 1993, 2007
resolution 2000
Current occupation
Jacqui Blake
Carrie Askew

The rock band Shampoo was a girl group from England , consisting of Jacqueline "Jacqui" Blake (born November 23, 1974 in Woolwich ) and Caroline "Carrie" Askew (born May 4, 1977 in Plumstead ).

history

The two friends and former schoolmates of a plum steader high school wrote the first fanzine for the Manic Street Preachers , called "Last Exit" in the early 1990s . They were also seen in the music video for "Little Baby Nothing" by Traci Lords and also wrote the fanzine for the music band Fabulous . The two founded Shampoo during their youth.

Their first single "Blisters and Bruises" in pink vinyl with the titles "Paydirt" and "I love Little Pussy" on the B-side (released in 1993 by the then music label Icerink Records ) and the subsequent single "Bouffant Headbutt" already attracted a lot of attention in the established music press, such as the New Musical Express and Melody Maker , were still ignored in public.

In contrast to these two singles, the songs "Trouble" that followed and those of the album "We Are Shampoo" were convincing because of their better musical quality. Shampoo landed in the Top Of The Pops with the song “Trouble”, which was also made famous by the soundtrack for the film Power Rangers , and the two musicians got a place on the cover of Smash Hits . After 1994, the two became more well-known and the number of their fans in the pop and alternative music scene grew. The group was also very successful in Japan .

Although shampoo had been forgotten again by the time their album "Girl Power" (1995) was released in Great Britain , the two musicians were enjoying increasing popularity in Asia , not least because of their penchant for kitschy, barbie-like outfits and pink. The third album "Absolute Shampoo" appeared exclusively on the Internet . Shortly afterwards, the music duo broke up in 2000.

In May 2007 the album "We Are Shampoo" was reissued in Great Britain with bonus tracks from B-side songs. By their own account, their music was strongly influenced by the Sex Pistols , Gary Numan and the Beastie Boys .

Discography

Studio 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 US US
1994 We Are Shampoo - - - UK45 (2 weeks)
UK
-
First published: July 1994

More albums

  • 1994: Delicious
  • 1995: Shampoo or Nothing
  • 1996: Girl Power
  • 1998: The Greatest
  • 2000: Absolute Shampoo

Singles (chart successes)

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH US US US US
1994 Trouble
We Are Shampoo
- - - UK11 (15 weeks)
UK
-
First published: July 1994
Viva La Megababes
We Are Shampoo
- - - UK27 (4 weeks)
UK
-
First published: October 1994
1995 Delicious
We Are Shampoo
- - - UK21 (4 weeks)
UK
-
First published: February 1995
1996 Girl Power
Girl Power
- - - UK25 (4 weeks)
UK
-
First published: July 1996
I Know What Boys Like
Girl Power
- - - UK42 (1 week)
UK
-
First published: September 1996

Individual evidence

  1. a b Chart sources: DE UK

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