Sportique is a British

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band formed in 1997 by

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, formerly of the

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, with Mark Flunder of the

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and Rob Pursey of Heavenly. Heavenly frontwoman

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joined the group as keyboardist at the time of their second album. Sportiques music can be described as having a distinct, Buzzcocks influenced sound, utilising short live show and album length.

Discography

Singles

*"If You Ever Change Your Mind"/"One For The Road" 7-inch single (Where It's At Is Where You Are Records, 1997) *"The Kids Are Solid Gold"/"You Didn't Have To Be So Nice" 7-inch single (Roxy Records, 1998) *"p58"/"Tiny Clues" 7-inch single (Where It's At Is Where You Are Records, 1999) *"Love & Remains" 7" single (Matinée Records, July 1999) *"Sport For All" 7-inch single (Where It's At Is Where You Are Records, 2000) *"Don't Believe A Word I Say" 7-inch single (Matinée Records, September 2000)

LPs

*''Black Is A Very Popular Colour'' cd and 10-inch (Matinée Records, April 1999) *''Modern Museums'' 10-inch and cd (Matinée Records, January 2002) *''Communiqué no.9'' 10-inch and cd (Matinée Records, April 2003)

References

British pop music groups Musical groups established in 1997 {{UK-band-stub