The Wonder Stuff

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The Wonder Stuff are an English grebo and alternative rock band formed in 1986 in the Black Country town of Stourbridge, Worcestershire. The original line-up was Miles Hunt (nephew of ELO and Wizzard's Bill Hunt), Malcolm Treece, Rob "The Bass Thing" Jones (d. 1993) and Martin Gilks (d. 2006). The group originated from an earlier collaboration with group members of Pop Will Eat Itself (aka PWEI), called From Eden, which had Miles Hunt on the drums. In 1990, Martin Bell (aka, Fiddlie), an accomplished fiddle and banjo instrumentalist, joined the band and Paul Clifford replaced Rob Jones on the bass after Jones left the band. The band initially split on July 14, 1994 at the Phoenix Festival near Stratford-on-Avon, with Miles Hunt forming Vent 414 and Malc Treece, Martin Gilks and Paul Clifford teaming up with ex-Eat frontman, Ange Dolittle, to form We Know Where You Live. Following the split of Vent 414, Miles Hunt took to touring an acoustic solo show performing old favourites and new material. During this period, he toured and released an album under banner of The Miles Hunt Club, featuring Stuart Quinnel and Andres Karu (who would later featuring in subsequent line-ups of The Wonder Stuff) as well as Michael Ferentino fom the Amazing Meet Project. The band later reformed for a few live tours from 2000 onwards including a sell out 5 night residency at The Forum, London. For this incarnation, Stuart Quinnel took over on bass from Paul Clifford. Their first new album for

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Never Loved Elvis

If The Beatles Had Read Hunter...The Singles

Hup

The Eight Legged Groove Machine

Never Loved Elvis (Remastered with additional tracks)

Construction For The Modern Idiot

HUP - 21st Anniversary Edition

The Eight Legged Groove Machine (Remastered with additional tracks)

Suspended By Stars

The Eight Legged Groove Machine (20th Anniversary Edition)

Hup (Remastered with additional tracks)

Construction For The Modern Idiot (Bonus Track Version)

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