Friends of the Stars

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Commercially Inviable Since 2000 : The Edited Highlights 2000… Buick 6 are formed and begin to play some well received shows to the good people of Birmingham. They record their debut single, “Genuine Parts”, at Magic Garden Studios in Wolverhampton. It is released on a green vinyl 7″ through their own Winnebago Records label and contains the songs “Drunk on My Porch” and “Southern Trail”. 2001… A second single “Get Real / Our Little Girl” is recorded but Winnebago (somewhat inevitably) collapses before it can be released. The band donate “Get Real” to “The Songmakers Project”, a compilation CD in aid of the homeless charity Shelter. John Peel begins playing the “Genuine Parts” single on the wireless and Buick 6 are invited to play a session for the show, recording 5 songs at the famous Maida Vale studios. The band also record a mini-album, “Me vs The Tiny Nail”, but do not release it. 2002… After the Peel session is aired on Radio 1, the band receive a ‘cease-and-desist’ order from Irish blues band Buick 6 and are forced to change their name, becoming The Toques. The Toques sign a 5-year management deal with Sanctuary and are paraded in front of The Major Record Labels of London. Creation Records / Poptones producer Joe Foster is drafted in by Sanctuary to work with the band. The Toques record some songs in London whilst S Club 7 mime overdubs in an adjacent studio. The irony escapes no-one. The band are invited back to record a second session for the John Pee

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