Too Much Texas were an English

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band, formed in 1984 in

Manchester Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...

, best known as the band that

Tom Hingley Thomas William Hingley (born 9 July 1965) is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the frontman of Inspiral Carpets.Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 803 Early life Hingley was born i ...

was in before joining

Inspiral Carpets Inspiral Carpets are an English rock band, part of the late-1980s/early-1990s Madchester movement. Formed in Oldham in 1983, the band's most successful lineup featured frontman Tom Hingley, drummer Craig Gill, guitarist Graham Lambert, bassist ...

History

The band formed in 1984 in Manchester, by singer

, who was studying English, along with fellow Abingdon natives Gordon MacKay and Raymond Breckon, all of whom worked part-time at

The Haçienda The Haçienda was a nightclub and music venue in Manchester, England, which became famous during the Madchester years of the 1980s and early 1990s. It was run by the record label Factory Records. The club opened in 1982, eventually fosteri ...

nightclub as glass collectors.Not enough Texas?
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, 21 March 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2016Bearder, Tim (2006)
Too Much Texas
, archived fro

, 17 March 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2016 After a split

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released with ''Debris'' magazine, they released their debut single proper, "Hurry on Down", on

Ugly Man Ugly Man Records is a British independent record label based in Rhos on Sea, Wales, originally in Manchester. It released debut singles for many Manchester bands, including Elbow, the Man From Delmonte and I Am Kloot. It was set up in Bootle, ...

Records in 1988, and supported New Order,

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and The Beloved. Hingley joined

in 1989 and now fronts

Tom Hingley and the Lovers Tom Hingley and the Lovers were a British alternative rock band formed by singer Tom Hingley (of Inspiral Carpets), brothers Steve Hanley (bass guitar) and Paul Hanley (drums) (both former members of The Fall), keyboardist Kelly Wood and gui ...

and MackayHingley. The latter sees Tom Hingley reunited with Too Much Texas guitarist Gordon Mackay, along with Gordon’s son Angus on bass, Scott Bearman-Brown (drums and percussion), and multi-instrumentalist Ben Heaney (keys and violin). The band continued with a new singer, releasing the ''Smart'' EP in 1989, eventually splitting in 1992. A retrospective collection, ''Juvenilia'', was released in 2006 on Hingley's Newmemorabilia label, and the band re-formed for a UK tour.Wood, Kelly (2006)
Too Much Texas at the Witchwood
,

, 28 March 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2016

Band members

– vocals, guitar *Raymond Breckon – bass *Gordon MacKay – lead guitar *Laurence Ash – drums *Tim Ainsworth - drums *Guy Ainsworth - drums vocals

Discography

* "Fixed Link" (1986) – flexi disk, split with Soil * "Hurry On Down" (1988), Ugly Man – 12" single * ''Smart'' EP (1989), Playtime * ''Juvenilia'' (2006), Newmemorabilia – CD

References

External links

Too Much Texas
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