Then Jerico
Then Jerico is a British rock band .
successes
In the late 1980s the band had some success with two albums: First (The Sound Of Music) ( 1987 ) and The Big Area in 1989 .
The second album reached fourth place on the British album charts. Although the band has been referred to as a teenage band by parts of the British music press, Then Jerico produced two successful albums that critics credited with creativity in songwriting , instrumentation, arrangement and production . The two songs Big Area and Sugar Box (both on the album The Big Area ) are particularly well known . At the end of the nineties, the last studio album so far was released with the title Orgasmaphobia , which received little attention. There is also the live album Alive & Exposed, a best-of CD called Electric , which is a summary of the first two albums, as well as the solo CD Etc. Almost by singer Mark Shaw.
The song Big Area was played in the 1989 science fiction film Slipstream with Mark Hamill .
Band members
The original line-up of the band were:
- Mark Shaw - (aka Mark Robert Tiplady, born June 10, 1961, in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England) - singer - (1983-present)
- Scott Taylor - (born December 31, 1961, † April 2020) - guitarist - (1984–1989),
- Rob Downes - guitarist - (1987-1989),
- Ben Angwin - keyboardist - (1984–1985),
- Alex Mungo - keyboardist - (1985–1988),
- Chris Youdell - keyboardist - (1988-1989),
- Jasper Stainthorpe - bassist - (1983-1989),
- Steve Wren - (born October 26, 1962) - Drummer - (1983–1989)
The current band members are
- Mark Shaw,
- Matt Cheadle - guitarist and backing vocalist ,
- Clayton Moss - guitarist (ex- The Cross ),
- PJ Phillips - bass player and background singer,
- John Miller - drummer (ex- Saint Etienne ),
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1987 | First (The Sound of Music) | - | - | - |
UK35 (7 weeks) UK |
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First published: September 1987
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| 1989 | The big area |
DE36 (7 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK4 (17 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: February 1989
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More albums
- 1994: Electric
- 1997: Radio Jerico
- 1998: Orgasmaphobia
- 1999: The Best of
- 2012: Jewels in Time: Rarities & Unreleased Tracks
- 2012: Acoustic: Live London 2012
- 2013: recapitulation
Singles (chart successes)
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1986 | Muscle Deep First (The Sound of Music) |
- | - | - |
UK48 (6 weeks) UK |
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First published: March 1986
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| Let Her Fall First (The Sound of Music) |
- | - | - |
UK65 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: December 1986
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| 1987 | Prairie Rose First (The Sound of Music) |
- | - | - |
UK89 (1 week) UK |
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First published: April 1987
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| The Motive First (The Sound of Music) |
- | - | - |
UK18 (14 weeks) UK |
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First published: July 1987
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| 1989 | Big Area The Big Area |
- | - | - |
UK13 (7 weeks) UK |
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First published: January 1989
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| What Does It Take The Big Area |
- | - | - |
UK33 (4 weeks) UK |
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First release: March 1989
feat. Belinda Carlisle |
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| Sugar Box The Big Area |
- | - | - |
UK22 (6 weeks) UK |
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First published: July 1989
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literature
- Guinness Book of British Hit Singles - 16th Edition - ISBN 0-85112-190-X .
- Guinness Book of British Hit Albums - 7th Edition - ISBN 0-85112-619-7 .
Web links
- Official website
- Then Jerico at Allmusic (English)