St. Christopher are a
British
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indie pop
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group formed in
York
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in 1984, who released several records on
Sarah Records
Sarah Records was a British independent record label active in Bristol between 1987 and 1995, best known for its recordings of indie pop, which it released mostly on 7" singles. On reaching the catalogue number SARAH 100, the label celebrated i ...
in the late 1980s, and have continued to release records since.
[Strong, Martin C. (2003) "St. Christopher", in ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, ]
History
St. Christopher are mainly known for their four singles and 10" mini-LP on Sarah Records, although they have a much longer history, both before and after their time on Sarah. They produced a prolific quantity of recordings on a variety of labels, from the early 1980s to the present.
The only constant member of the group during their more than twenty years of existence has been Glenn Melia and during this time, Melia and St. Christopher have recorded with many well-known
indie labels, including
Sarah
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,
Bus Stop
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,
Vinyl Japan
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,
Elefant
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,
Slumberland,
Caff, and
Parasol
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. The group probably achieved greatest recognition for the single "All of a Tremble", released in 1989.
The original line-up of the group also featured Terry Banks, who went on to lead
Tree Fort Angst.
In 2007, a compilation album of their previous releases entitled ''Lost at Sea – The Sarah Recordings'' was released by
Plastilina Records. Their last release was the CD single "Burnout".
Discography
Singles
* "Crystal Clear"/"My Fond Farewell". 7" (1984) Bluegrass Records (GM001)
* "As Far As the Eye Can See"/"Awe". 7" Grrove & Move (GM002)
* "Go Ahead Cry . . ."/"Charmelle". 7" (1986) Groove & Move (GM003)
* ''Forevermore Starts Here''. EP 7" flexi-disc (1987) Veston Records (VOD01)
* ''The Josephine Why?'' EP 7" flexi-disc (1988) Clarity Records
* "You Deserve More Than a Maybe"/"The Kind of Girl"/"The Summer You Love". 7" (1989) Sarah Records (SARAH15) (
UK indie No. 13)
[Lazell, Barry (1997) ''Indie Hits 1980–1989'', Cherry Red Books, ]
* "All of a Tremble"/"My Fortune"/"The Hummingbird". 7" (1989) Sarah Records (SARAH20) (UK indie No. 19)
* "All of a Tremble"/"Our Secret"/"Even the Sky Seems Blue". 7" (1989) The Bus Stop Label (BUS003)
* "Antoinette"/"Salvation". 7" (1990) Sarah Records (SARAH34)
* "Say Yes to Everything"/"It's Snowing on the Moon". 7" (1991) Sarah Records (SARAH46)
* ''Radio France Sessions''. EP 7" (1993) Slumberland Records (SLR19)
* "Young Nun"/"With Her in Mind". 7" (1995) Elefant Records (ER122)
* "She Looks Like You"/"Ecstasy, Passion and Pain". 7" (1995) Elefant Records (ER142)
* "Burnout". 3" CD-R. (2008) Cloudberry Records (CLOUDBERRY 089)
* 'If Black Was Blue' (2009) Suzy Records 009
Albums
Studio albums
* ''Bacharach'' 10" (1990) Sarah Records (SARAH403)
* ''Man, I Could Scream'' LP/CD (1992) Vinyl Japan Records (ASK6)
* ''Love You to Pieces'' CD Vinyl (1994) Japan Records (ASK27)
* ''Lioness'' CD (1996) Vinyl Japan Records (ASKCD53)
* ''
Golden Blue'' CD (2000) Parasol Records (PAR-CD043)
* ''Forevermore Starts Here'' 2 CDs (Cherry Red Records CDBRED637, 2014)
Live albums
* ''Ce Soir''. CD (1995) Soiree Records (CD1)
Compilations
* ''Dig Deep Brother 1984–1990''. CD (1993) Vinyl Japan (ASK26)
* ''Lost at Sea – The Sarah Recordings''. CD (2007) Plastilina Records (PLAST006)
* ''The Stars Belong to Me'' CD, 2008 XYLO Records XYLO 6
* ''Forevermore Starts Here'', 2CD (Cherry Red Records CDBRED637, 2014)
References
External links
St. Christopher on Last.fm* Cherry Red Records.... http://www.cherryred.co.uk/shopexd.asp?id=4800
* Facebook.... https://www.facebook.com/pages/St-Christopher/682900385096798
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English indie pop groups
Sarah Records artists
Cherry Red Records artists
Parasol Records artists