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The Housemartins
12+ albums
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The Housemartins were an English indie pop band formed in 1983 in Kingston upon Hull, England. After breaking up in 1988, band members Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway formed The Beautiful South, while bassist Norman Cook found success as an electronic dance music DJ and music producer founding the groups Beats International, Pizzaman, and Freak Power, before rebranding himself as Fatboy Slim. At its formation the band consisted of Paul Heaton (vocals), Stan Cullimore (guitar), Ted Key (bass) and Chris Lang (drums). The band's membership changed frequently throughout its existence. Ted Key was replaced by Norman Cook (who later became internationally famous as big beat musician Fatboy Slim) and drummer Chris Lang was replaced by Hugh Whitaker, former drummer with The Gargoyles, who in turn was replaced with Dave Hemingway. The band split in 1988. The band often referred to themselves as "the 4th best band in Hull," referring to Kingston upon Hull, the city in England where the band formed in 1983. (The three bands that were "better" were Red Guitars, Everything but the Girl, and The Gargoyles.) In 1986, the band broke through with the single Happy Hour, which reached No. 3 in the UK charts helped by a claymation animated pop promo of a type that was in vogue at the time. At the end of the same year, they had a No. 1 single with a cover version of Isley Jasper Isley's Caravan of Love. The band released three albums: London 0 Hull 4, The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death
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London 0 Hull 4
Now That's What I Call Quite Good
The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death
Soup
London 0 Hull 4 - Deluxe E Album Set
The Best Of
London O Hull 4
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Soup - The Best Of The Beautiful South & The Housemartins
The Best of the Housemartins
Now That's What I Call Quite Good!
The Housemartins - Live At The BBC
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100 Essential Love Songs