Jim Jiminee were an English
indie pop
Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with a DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. It originated from British post-punk in the late 1970s and s ...
band active in the late 1980s.
History
Jim Jiminee were founded in September 1986, releasing their first EP, ''Do It on Thursday'' in 1987 on Cat & Mouse Records. During the next three years, they would release a further LP and two EPs, while playing gigs at various locations throughout England.
They officially disbanded in 1989, where various band members went on to other projects.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, several full-length CDs were released by Vinyl Japan, featuring re-releases and previously unreleased material, including a full-length album, ''The Thatcher Years''.
After Jim Jiminee
Kevin and Lindsay Jamieson and Nick Hannan went on to form The Deep Season, and later produced and provided backing for Perry Rose's album ''The Bright Ring of the Day''.
Nick Hannan joined his brother Patrick "Patch" Hannan at his production studio, Blah Street Studio. Patch played drums for
The Sundays
The Sundays were an English alternative rock band, formed in Bristol. The band's lineup consisted of lead vocalist Harriet Wheeler, guitarist David Gavurin, bassist Paul Brindley, and drummer Patrick Hannan. Percussionist Lindsay Jamieson was ...
,
Star 69,
theaudience
Theaudience (styled as theaudience) were an English rock band, formed in London in 1996. They released one album and saw three singles enter the UK Singles Chart. The band's lead vocalist Sophie Ellis-Bextor became a successful solo artist aft ...
and Arnold. While there, Nick appeared on numerous albums for a variety of artists, including
Arnold
Arnold may refer to:
People
* Arnold (given name), a masculine given name
* Arnold (surname), a German and English surname
Places Australia
* Arnold, Victoria, a small town in the Australian state of Victoria
Canada
* Arnold, Nova Scotia
U ...
, Jack Henderson and Bennet.
Delphi Newman and guitarist Paul Greendale formed the band World Without Tigers in 1998. In 2002, she sang on
Mark Flanagan's album ''The Chosen Few''.
Discography
Albums
*''Welcome To Hawaii'' (1987)
*''The Thatcher Years'' (2000)
EPs
*''Do it on Thursday'' (1987)
*''I Wanna Work!'' (1988)
*''Town & Country Blues'' (1989)
*''The EP'' (2000)
References
English indie rock groups
English indie pop groups
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