Rumblefish were a UK
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 ...
group, formed in Birmingham in 1986. After several releases on independent labels they were signed by
East West who issued the band's only album while still together in 1992.
History
The band was formed in 1986 with a line-up of Jeremy Paige (vocals, guitar), Stuart McClure (drums) Mister Phillips (trumpet)
[Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 489] Their first release was the track "Theatre King" on the Pink Label's ''Beauty'' compilation.
The band had an
Indie hit single with "Tugboat Line" in 1987 followed by releases on Summerhouse Records ("Medicine" in 1988 and "Don't Leave Me" in 1989). The band signed to
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over the course of its first two decades, starting from the release of its first recor ...
imprint
East West Records
East West Records (stylized as east''west'') is a record label formed in 1955, distributed and owned by Warner Music Group, headquartered in New York City.
History
After its creation in 1955 by Atlantic Records, the label had its first hit wit ...
in 1991, releasing a self-titled album in 1992. A retrospective album of early singles called ''1234 The Early Singles'' was released in 2006. Several tracks were also included on compilations (''Beauty'', ''It Sells or it Smells'', ''The Sound of Leamington Spa Vol. 6''). Members of the band went on to form
Low Art Thrill.
Discography
Chart placings shown are from the UK Indie Chart
The UK Independent Singles Chart and UK Independent Albums Chart are charts of the best-selling independent singles and albums, respectively, in the United Kingdom. Originally published in January 1980, and widely known as the indie chart, the ...
.
Singles
*"Tug Boat Line" (1987) Pink Label (#34)
*"Medicine" (1988) Summerhouse
*"Don't Leave Me" (1988) Summerhouse
*"Everything Electrical" (1992)
East West America
*"Mexico" (1992)
WEA
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Today, the descendants of th ...
Albums
*''Rumblefish'' (1992) East West America
*''1234 - The Early Singles'' (2006) Summerhouse
References
External links
Rumblefish on TweeNet
British indie pop groups
English indie rock groups
Musical groups from Birmingham, West Midlands
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