Artery are a British

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band from

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, that was founded in 1978. They were commonly known and often confused as 'The'. In 1985, they split up after several changes in the line-up and the release of a total of four albums. They reformed in 2007 after being invited by

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to perform at the

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History

Artery evolved from earlier punk band named 'The' in 1978, with an original lineup of Mark Gouldthorpe (guitar), Toyce Ashley (vocals, guitar), Neil McKenzie (bass) and Garry Wilson (drums).Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , pp. 206, 467Kellman, Andy
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, retrieved 2011-01-09Gimarc, George (2005) ''Punk Diary: the Ultimate Trainspotter's Guide to Underground Rock 1970-1982'', Backbeat Books, , p. 217 After a self-financed single in 1979, the band released a second in 1980 on the Aardvark label, after which Mick Fidler (vocals, guitar, saxophone) was added.Sturdy, Mark (2003) ''Truth and Beauty: the Story of Pulp'', Omnibus Press, , p. 481 Two further singles followed in 1981, before Ashley left, with Gouldthorpe taking over on vocals and

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, for whom they recorded their first session for his

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show in July 1981, recording a second early the following year.Artery
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-produced mini-LP ''Oceans'' that year. Their track "Into the Garden" reached number nine in the 1982

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. They were often compared to

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, although Gouldthorpe stated "We never listened to Joy Division – they were never an influence". Further lineup changes followed, with John White replacing Fidler, who was sacked for missing rehearsals, Christopher Hendrick replacing MacKenzie, and David Hinkler joining on keyboards. The band was reduced to a trio of Gouldthorpe, Wilson, and Hendrick by the time of the release of their second album, ''One Afternoon in a Hot Air Balloon'' (1983), with White leaving to form UV Pop and Simon Hinkler moving into production. Simon and David Hinkler and Garry Wilson all played in

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around 1983. In 1984 Hendrick left, with MacKenzie returning, and the band moved on to the Golden Dawn label, adding Murray Fenton to the lineup.Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Indie & New Wave'', Virgin Books, , p. 21 A third album, ''The Second Coming'', was released in 1984. Simon Hinkler briefly returned, with band manager Tony Perrin added on bass. A live album was released in 1985, by which time the band had split up, after Fenton had joined The Batfish Boys. Gouldthorpe and Simon Hinkler collaborated on a further album, ''Flight Commander Solitude & the Snake'' in 1986, and Hinkler went on to join The Mission. They collaborated on a second album, ''A Room Full of This'', in 1992, working together under the name The Flight Commander. A compilation of demos, live tracks and interviews, ''Afterwards'', was released in 1985 on the Pleasantly Surprised label. Gouldthorpe moved away from music to run his own hair salon, stating in 2009 "I lost it with music for a bit and went into dark corners".Dunn, David (2009)
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, '' The Star'', 20 February 2009, retrieved 2011-01-13 The band reformed in 2007 after being invited to perform at the

by long-time fan

, and recorded a session for

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show.Watson, Denzil (2007)
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, pennyblackmusic.co.uk, 16 June 2007, retrieved 2011-01-09Cocker, Jarvis (2008)
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, 9 July 2008, retrieved 2011-01-09 The band stayed together, releasing the ''Standing Still'' EP in 2009.Clarkson, John (2009)
Artery: Interview
, pennyblackmusic.co.uk, 19 March 2009, retrieved 2011-01-09 In 2010 they decided to split up again after David Hinkler decided to leave, but continued after recruiting James Bacon to replace him.Artery are Bacon track
, '' The Star'', 19 November 2010, retrieved 2011-01-09 A new album, ''Civilisation'', was released in October 2011.

Discography

Albums

* ''Oceans'' (1982), Red Flame * ''One Afternoon in a Hot Air Balloon'' (1983), Red Flame - UK Indie No. 15Lazell, Barry (1998) ''Indie Hits 1980-1989'', Cherry Red Books, , p. 11 * ''The Second Coming'' (1984), Golden Dawn * ''Number 4: Live in Amsterdam'' (1985), Golden Dawn * ''Meltdown: Live 2007'' (2007) - live album * ''Civilisation'' (2011), Twin Speed

Compilations

* ''Afterwards: Recordings from 1979-1983'' (1985), Pleasantly Surprised * ''Into the Garden: An Artery Collection'' (2006), Cherry Red

Singles, EPs

*"Mother Moon" (1979), Limited Edition *"Unbalanced" (1980), Aardvark - double-7-inch with a second live EP *"Cars in Motion" (1981), Aardvark *"Into the Garden" (1981), Armageddon *"The Clown" (1982), Red Flame *"Alabama Song" (1983), Red Flame *"A Big Machine" (1984), Golden Dawn *''Diamonds in the Mine'' EP (1984), Golden Dawn *''Standing Still'' EP (23 February 2009), Phantom Power

DVD

*''3 Days in June: the Reformation of Artery'' (2009), Sheffield Vision

References

External links

Band biography
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