Stereophonics
Stereophonics | |
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![]() Stereophonics in Knust, Hamburg, September 13, 2007 |
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General information | |
origin | Cwmaman , Wales |
Genre (s) | Alternative rock , indie rock , britpop |
founding | 1992 as the Tragic Love Company |
Website | www.stereophonics.com |
Current occupation | |
Kelly Jones | |
Richard Jones | |
Adam Zindani (since 2007) | |
Jamie Morrison (since 2012) | |
former members | |
Stuart Cable († 2010) (until 2003) | |
Steve Gorman (2003-2004) | |
Javier Weyler (2004–2012) |
The Stereophonics are a Welsh rock band . She became internationally known in 2005 through the song Dakota .
Band history
The band was founded in 1992 in Cwmaman (South Wales) under the name Tragic Love Company . The name was inspired by members' favorite bands The Tragically Hip , Mother Love Bone and Bad Company . Initially, the band appeared with cover versions .
The band later changed their name to "Stereophonics". This was the type designation of a gramophone of the grandmother of the drummer Stuart Cable. In August 1996, the Stereophonics were one of the first bands on Richard Branson's record label V2. This was followed by her first album, Word gets around, and her first successes. In 1998 they received the Brit Award for "Best New Group".
The following albums Performance and Cocktails , Just Enough Education to Perform , You Gotta Go There to Come Back , Language.Sex.Violence.Other? and Pull the Pin all hit # 1 on the UK charts. Her hit Maybe Tomorrow is the soundtrack of the film Wehnsüchtig and can be heard at the end of the film LA Crash . They also sang the theme song for the documentary series Long Way Round and Long Way Down with Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman .
After the release of You Gotta Go There to Come Back in September 2003, the drummer and co-founder Stuart Cable left the band after internal differences and was initially replaced by Steve Gorman, the drummer of the now separated Black Crowes . In December 2004, the Argentine Javier Weyler took his place. Kelly Jones met him in 2003 while on tour through Argentina at a party in Buenos Aires. According to Language.Sex.Violence.Other? (LSVO) in 2005 the first live album Live from Dakota was released for the LSVO tour in 2006 . In 2007, Pull the Pin followed and stormed to number 1 in the British charts in the first week. On the following tour the band worked with guitarist Adam Zindani. In the 1990s he was known as the guitarist for the band Babylon Zoo ; In 2008 he continued to work with stereophonics as well as with his own band, Casino, there as a singer and guitarist. Also in 2008, A Decade in the Sun: The Best of Stereophonics was released. Including the best-of and live album, the ninth album was released in 2009 with the name Keep Calm and Carry On together with the single Innocent . After the death of first drummer Stuart Cable on June 7, 2010, fans started a campaign on Facebook to bring the first stereophonics hit Local Boy in the Photograph to the top of the UK charts, but the song only reached number 60 Javier Weyler left the band in July 2012 and was replaced by Jamie Morrison in September 2012. The eighth studio album Graffiti on the Train was released in 2013.
Discography
Studio albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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1997 | Word Gets Around | - | - | - |
UK6th ![]() × 3
(161 weeks)UK |
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First published: August 25, 1997
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1999 | Performance and cocktails |
DE82 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
UK1 ![]() × 6
(121 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: March 8, 1999
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2001 | Just Enough Education to Perform |
DE35 (4 weeks) DE |
AT33 (5 weeks) AT |
CH29 (8 weeks) CH |
UK1 ![]() × 6
(104 weeks)UK |
US188 (1 week) US |
First published: April 11, 2001
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2003 | You gotta go there to come back |
DE60 (4 weeks) DE |
- |
CH39 (14 weeks) CH |
UK1 ![]() × 2
(53 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: June 2, 2003
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2005 | Language. Sex. Violence. Other? |
DE39 (5 weeks) DE |
AT50 (2 weeks) AT |
CH34 (5 weeks) CH |
UK1 ![]() (44 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: March 14, 2005
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2007 | Pull the pin |
DE100 (1 week) DE |
- |
CH40 (2 weeks) CH |
UK1 ![]() (15 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: October 10, 2007
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2009 | Keep calm and carry on | - | - | - |
UK11 ![]() (10 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: November 16, 2009
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2013 | Graffiti on the train |
DE69 (1 week) DE |
AT63 (1 week) AT |
- |
UK3 ![]() (39 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: March 4, 2013
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2015 | Keep the Village Alive |
DE49 (1 week) DE |
AT36 (1 week) AT |
CH30 (2 weeks) CH |
UK1 ![]() (26 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: September 11, 2015
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2017 | Scream Above the Sounds | - | - |
CH43 (1 week) CH |
UK2 ![]() (17 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: October 27, 2017
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2019 | child | - | - |
CH54 (1 week) CH |
UK1 ![]() (15 weeks)UK |
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First published: October 25, 2019
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Compilations & live albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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2006 | Live from Dakota | - | - | - |
UK13 ![]() (7 weeks)UK |
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First published: April 3, 2006
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2008 | Decade in the Sun: Best of | - | - | - |
UK2 ![]() × 5
(163 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: November 10, 2008
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EPs
year | title | Remarks |
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2005 | Live from London | First published: April 27, 2005 |
2008 | Pull the pin | First published: February 18, 2008 |
Pass the buck | First published: March 14, 2008 | |
2015 | Live from the Royal Albert Hall | First published: September 11, 2015 |
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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1997 | Local Boy in the Photograph Word Gets Around |
UK14th ![]() (8 weeks)UK |
First published: March 17, 1997
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More Life in a Tramps Vest Word Gets Around |
UK33 (2 weeks) UK |
First published: May 19, 1997
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A Thousand Trees Word Gets Around |
UK22nd ![]() (4 weeks)UK |
First published: August 11, 1997
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Traffic Word Gets Around |
UK20 (3 weeks) UK |
First published: October 27, 1997
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1998 | The Bartender and the Thief Performance and Cocktails |
UK3 ![]() (14 weeks)UK |
First published: November 9, 1998
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1999 | Just Looking Performance and Cocktails |
UK4th ![]() (12 weeks)UK |
First published: February 22, 1999
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Pick a Part That's New Performance and Cocktails |
UK4th ![]() (13 weeks)UK |
First published: May 3, 1999
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I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio Performance and Cocktails |
UK11 (8 weeks) UK |
First published: August 23, 1999
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Hurry Up and Wait Performance and Cocktails |
UK11 (10 weeks) UK |
First published: November 8, 1999
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2001 | Mr. Writer Just Enough Education to Perform |
UK5 ![]() (16 weeks)UK |
First published: March 19, 2001
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Have a Nice Day Just Enough Education to Perform |
UK5 ![]() (11 weeks)UK |
First published: June 11, 2001
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Step on My Old Size Nines Just Enough Education to Perform |
UK16 (6 weeks) UK |
First published: September 24, 2001
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Handbags and Gladrags Just Enough Education to Perform |
UK4th ![]() (22 weeks)UK |
First published: December 3, 2001
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2002 | Vegas Two Times Just Enough Education to Perform |
UK23 (2 weeks) UK |
First published: April 1, 2002
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2003 | Madame Helga You Gotta Go There to Come Back |
UK4 (13 weeks) UK |
First published: May 19, 2003
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Maybe Tomorrow You Gotta Go There to Come Back |
UK3 ![]() (9 weeks)UK |
First published: July 21, 2003
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Since I Told You It's Over You Gotta Go There to Come Back |
UK16 (6 weeks) UK |
First published: November 10, 2003
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2004 | Moviestar You Gotta Go There to Come Back |
UK5 (7 weeks) UK |
First published: February 9, 2004
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2005 | Dakota Language. Sex. Violence. Other? |
UK1 ![]() (35 weeks)UK |
First published: February 28, 2005
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Superman Language. Sex. Violence. Other? |
UK13 (5 weeks) UK |
First published: June 20, 2005
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Devil Language. Sex. Violence. Other? |
UK11 (3 weeks) UK |
First published: September 19, 2005
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Rewind Language. Sex. Violence. Other? |
UK17 (2 weeks) UK |
First published: November 21, 2005
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2007 | It Means Nothing Pull the Pin |
UK12 (8 weeks) UK |
First published: September 24, 2007
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My Friends Pull the Pin |
UK32 (1 week) UK |
First published: December 3, 2007
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2009 | Innocent Keep Calm and Carry On |
UK54 (2 weeks) UK |
First published: November 9, 2009
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2013 | Indian Summer Graffiti on the Train |
UK30th ![]() (10 weeks)UK |
First published: January 18, 2013
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Graffiti on the Train Graffiti on the Train |
UK44 (6 weeks) UK |
First published: May 13, 2013
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2015 | C'est la Vie Keep the Village Alive |
UK73 ![]() (1 week)UK |
First published: May 12, 2015
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I Wanna Get Lost with You Keep the Village Alive |
UK78 (1 week) UK |
First published: July 21, 2015
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more publishments
- 1996: Looks like Chaplin
- 2002: Lying in the Sun
- 2008: You're My Star
- 2010: Could You Be the One?
- 2012: In a moment
- 2013: We Share the Same Sun
- 2015: Song for the Summer
- 2016: White Lies
- 2016: Mr and Mrs Smith
- 2017: All in One Night
As a guest musician
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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2000 | Mama Told Me Not to Come Reload |
DE73 (8 weeks) DE |
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CH51 (11 weeks) CH |
UK4th ![]() (8 weeks)UK |
First release: March 2000
Tom Jones feat. Stereophonics |
Video albums
- 1999: Performance And Cocktails - Live (UK:
platinum)
- 2002: A Day At The Races (UK:
gold)
- 2005: Box Set (UK:
gold)
- 2005: Live At Cardiff Castle (UK:
gold)
swell
- ^ Graeme Virtue: Stereophonics review - Kelly Jones cracks a smile for a blast of nostalgia . In: The Guardian . February 25, 2018, ISSN 0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed January 27, 2020]).
- ^ Wales Online. July 19, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2013
- ↑ Twitter. September 24, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2013
- ↑ a b c d Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Stereophonics at Discogs (English)
- Stereophonics at laut.de
- Music Sales Awards: UK