Stockholm Monsters | |
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| Origin | Burnage,Manchester, England |
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| Years active | 1980–1987 |
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Stockholm Monsters were an Englishpost-punk band, formed inBurnage, a suburb of the city ofManchester in 1980. They recorded forFactory Records between 1981 and 1987.
The band formed in Manchester in 1980 with a line-up of Tony France (vocals, guitar), Karl France (bass guitar, keyboards), Ged Duffy, and Shan Hira (drums).[1] They were later joined by Lita Hira (keyboards), John Rhodes and trumpeter (and later keyboardist) Lindsay Anderson.[2] The band's debut release was the "Fairy Tales" 7-inch single on Factory Records in September 1981, produced byMartin Hannett, known for his work withJoy Division.[1][2] The single reached number 43 on theUK Independent Chart.[3]
Two further singles followed before the release of their only studio album,Alma Mater, in 1984. Produced byPeter Hook ofNew Order, it was described byAllMusic as "a terribly satisfying record that was all but ignored at the time of its release but sounds absolutely prescient in hindsight".[1][4] Several EPs and singles followed, including "How Corrupt Is Rough Trade?", an attack on Factory's then distributor,[5] which reached number 47 on the UK indie chart,[3] and thePeter Hook-produced "Partyline", before the band broke up in 1987.[1]
In 2002Noel Gallagher ofOasis revealed that "I started to get into music early on because all the older guys that lived round our way were in a band from Burnage called the Stockholm Monsters. They were the first band ever to come from Burnage and I think they had a hit with a song called Fairy Tales. From that you get into Joy Division, New Order and then it wasthe Smiths and thenthe [Stone] Roses and then the[Happy] Mondays - and then you start your own band."
Three CD collections by Stockholm Monsters were released in 2001 byLTM Records.[1] In 2014 a double vinyl edition featuring their singles and theAlma Mater studio album was issued by US labelCaptured Tracks.
Shan Hira later worked as an audio engineer and record producer and ran Suite 16 studio inRochdale, formerlyCargo Studios.[2]
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Singles and EPs
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