Period Pains were a British all-female

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band formed in 1996. They gained attention in 1997 after releasing the single "Spice Girls (Who Do You Think You Are?)". They then recorded a session for John Peel, which was subsequently released as an EP. They opened the

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in 1997 on the Dr. Marten's Stage. Chloe Alper went on to co-found

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. Felicity Aldridge moved into film production working for director/producer Nick Weschler.

Spice Girls (Who Do You Think You Are?)

The band achieved notoriety in 1997 after releasing the single "Spice Girls (Who Do You Think You Are?)", a play on the

Spice Girls The Spice Girls are an English girl group formed in 1994, consisting of Mel B ("Scary Spice"), Melanie C ("Sporty Spice"), Emma Bunton ("Baby Spice"), Geri Halliwell ("Ginger Spice"), and Victoria Beckham ("Posh Spice"). They have sold over 10 ...

' single title. The track was an attack on what they saw as the Spice Girls' shallow attitudes, and was heavily plugged by

John Peel John Robert Parker Ravenscroft (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), better known as John Peel, was an English radio presenter and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original disc jockeys on BBC Radio 1, broadcasting regularly from ...

and

Steve Lamacq Stephen Paul Lamacq (born 16 October 1964), sometimes known by his nickname Lammo (given to him by John Peel), is an English disc jockey, currently working with BBC Radio 6 Music. Lamacq was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire ( ...

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. The UK's tabloid newspapers also picked up on the band. As a result, it made the UK Singles Chart at number 87 in late August 1997 with practically no advertising, and was number 4 in Peel's annual end-of-year

Festive Fifty The Festive Fifty was originally an annual list of the year's 50 (though the exact figure varied above and below this number) best songs compiled at the end of the year and voted for by listeners to John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show. It was usually do ...

.Period Pains
John Peel at Radio 1, retrieved on 2008-08-05.

Charts

Discography

Singles and EPs

*"Spice Girls (Who Do You Think You Are?" (Damaged Goods, 1997) UK Singles Chart">87, UK Singles Chart condensed chart (3-track single) *''BBC Sessions'' (Damaged Goods, 1997) (5-track

Peel Session John Robert Parker Ravenscroft (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), better known as John Peel, was an English radio presenter and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original disc jockeys on BBC Radio 1, broadcasting regularly from ...

EP)

Compilation Appearances

*"Daddy, I Want a Pony" on ''And The Rest Is History'' (Zerox, 1997) (LP/CD compilation inc.

Kenickie Kenickie were an English four-piece pop punk band from Sunderland. The band was formed in 1994 and consisted of lead vocalist, guitarist, and lyricist Lauren Laverne (b. Lauren Gofton), drummer Johnny X (real name Pete Gofton, Lauren's brothe ...

Helen Love Helen Love are an indie band from Wales whose music is a combination of punk rock, bubblegum pop and disco dance music. The band was formed in 1992 by Helen Love (vocals, guitar) with Sheena (guitar, keyboards), Roxy (bass, drum machine), an ...

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, Disco Pistol, etc.)

References

External links

Band page at Damaged Goods
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