Eugene Kelly (born 9 August 1965) Eugene Kelly

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biography. is a Scottish musician who is a member of the group

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, a founding member of the now disbanded

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and has had a number of solo releases. Eugene Kelly formed The Vaselines in Glasgow, Scotland in 1986 with Frances McKee and was a member until 1989 when the band disbanded the week their first and only full-length album, ''

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was a big fan of the band, covering three of their songs.

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and Son Of A Gun were included on their album, ''

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''. Nirvana also covered The Vaselines song Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam on their album, ''

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''. In 1990, Kelly formed

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but was forced to change the name after

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, who owned the trademark of the superhero name, threatened them with legal action. The band then became known as Eugenius. He has had a number of collaborations with

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and in 2003 Eugene released a solo album, ''Man Alive''. In 1990 Kelly was reunited with McKee as the Vaselines to support Nirvana in a one-off gig at Edinburgh. In 2006, he toured with

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, replacing

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when performing songs from '' Ballad of the Broken Seas'' and supporting

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and The Lemonheads in Europe. In the summer of 2006, Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee took to the stage to perform a set of The Vaselines songs, as part of a joint tour to promote their individual solo albums. This led to The Vaselines reforming (minus the old rhythm section) on 24 April 2008 for a charity show for the Malawi Orphan Support group at Glasgow's MONO venue. Since 2008, The Vaselines have continued to perform around the world, with members of

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supporting their live set. On 5 May 2009,

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released '' Enter the Vaselines''. A deluxe-edition reissue of the 1992 Sub Pop release, it includes remastered versions of the band’s two EPs, album, as well as demos and live recordings from 1986 and 1988. Kelly features prominently in the 2017 documentary '' Teenage Superstars'', which covers the formation of The Vaselines, their influence on Nirvana and Eugenius.

Releases

*with

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**''Comin' Through EP'' (1987 Glass House Records) **''Comin' Through / Sit On It Mother'' single (1987 Glass Records, Ltd.) **''Sittin' Pretty'' (1989 Homestead) *The Vaselines **'' Son of a Gun EP'' (1987 53rd & 3rd) **'' Dying for It EP'' (1988 53rd & 3rd) **''

'' (1989

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) **''The Vaselines / Beat Happening'' (1991

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- recorded live in London June 16, 1988) **'' The Way of the Vaselines: A Complete History'' (1992 Sub Pop) **'' All the Stuff and More...'' (1992 Avalanche) **'' Enter the Vaselines'' (2009 Sub Pop) **'' Sex with an X'' (2010 Sub Pop) **''

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'' (2014 Rosary Music) *with the BMX Bandits **''Star Wars'' (1991 Vinyl Japan) *Captain America **''Wow! / Bed-In / Wannabee / God Bless Les Paul EP'' (1991 Paperhouse Records) **''Flame On EP'' (1992 Paperhouse Records) *Eugenius **'' Oomalama'' (1992

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) **''It Ain't Rocket Science, It's Eugenius'' (1992 Fire Records) **''Easter Bunny EP'' (1993

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) **''Caesar's Vein EP'' (1993 Creation Records) **''

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'' (1994 Creation Records) **''Womb Boy Returns EP'' (1996 Human Condition Records) **''Oomalama/Tireless Wireless'' re-issue (2003 Fire Records) *The Famous Monsters **''In The Summertime EP'' (1995 Fire Records) *with

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**''Tiny Waves, Mighty Sea'' (2001 Geographic) (lead vocals on "Beat of a Drum") *Godstar **''Glasgow EP'' (Rugger Bugger Discs) *Astro Chimp **''Draggin' / She's My Summer Girl'' single (1996 Shoeshine Records) *

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**'' Son of Evil Reindeer'' (2002 Bright Star Recordings) *Solo **''Man Alive'' (2003 Sympathy) **''Older Faster EP'' (2003 Geographic)

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