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Artist Biography For Mighty Mighty
Mighty Mighty Were Formed In The Early 80's By Mick Geoghegan And Hugh Harkin Out Of Their Shared Love Of Soul Music Postcard Records The Velvet Underground And Socialist Worker Party Politics. By 1985 The Band Had Settled With The Line-Up Of Mick Guitar And Lyrics Hugh Vocals Russell Burton Bass & B.Vox David "H" Hennessy Drums And Pete Geoghegan Vox Organ And Guitar .
They Built Up A Small Following On The Birmingham Circuit Playing Venues Including The Mermaid Hare & Hounds Peacocks And Various Halls Of Residence.
The Band Recorded Their First Single Everybody Knows The Monkey/You're On My Mind For The Princely Sum Of £40 And Released It In '86 On Their Own Girlie Records. This Was Followed By Is There Anyone Out There 4 Track 12" Before Signing To Chapter 22. The Mighty Mighty Sound Stood Them Apart From From Many Of Their Contemporaries. Chief Songwriter Mick Drew On Influences As Varied As Al Green Billie Holiday Josef K And Phil Spector. His Guitar Style Paid Homage To The Aforementioned Scots Ian McCulloch And The Au Pairs. Hugh's Vocals Echoed Those Of Scott Walker And Edwyn Collins. H's Tight Fast Beats Came Of Years Listening To Punk The Only Ones And The Pogues. Russell's Pumping Melodic Bass Style Was Honed Playing Along To This Year's Model Whilst At University In Sheffield. Pete's Keyboard Sound Was Influenced By The Doors And Al Kooper While His Guitar Style Was A Blend Of Bunnymen Johnny Marr And The Velvets.
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Mighty Mighty - Is There Anyone Out There? The Pastels - Truck Train Tractor Shop Assistants - Home Again The Weather Prophets - Almost Prayed The Soup Dragons - Whole Wide World Shop Assistants - After Dark Razorcuts - Sorry To Embarrass You Felt - I Didn't Mean To Hurt You Television Personalities - David Hockney's Diary Felt - Sandman's On The Rise Again The Primitives - Really Stupid The Mighty Lemon Drops - Hypnotised The Mighty Lemon Drops - All The Way The Chills - I Love My Leather Jacket The Bodines - Heard It All Talulah Gosh - Beatnik Boy The Housemartins - Sheep The Chesterfields - Completely & Utterly The Wolfhounds - Feeling So Strange Again The Bodines - God Bless The Pastels - Breaking Lines Mackenzies - Big Jim There's No Pubs In Heaven The Jasmine Minks - Cold Heart A Witness - Sharpened Sticks Mighty Mighty - Built Like A Car Close Lobsters - Firestation Towers Biff Bang Pow! - There Must Be A Better Life The Sea Urchins - Pristine Christine The Brilliant Corners - Meet Me On Tuesdays The Jasmine Minks - What's Happening McCarthy - The Way Of The World 14 Iced Bears - Come Get Me Television Personalities - Psychedelic Holiday The Chills - I'll Only See You Alone Again Another Sunny Day - Anorak City The Springfields - Million Tears The Go-Betweens - Head Full Of Steam 14 Iced Bears - Inside R.E.M. - Bad Day Outtake The Fall - Bournemouth Runner The Feelies - Let's Go The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead / Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty Medley His Latest Flame - Somebody's Gonna Get Hurt The Chesterfields - Completely And Utterly Close Lobsters - I Take Bribes Half Man Half Biscuit - Dickie Davies Eyes Even As We Speak - Goes So Slow The Dentists - Only Your Eyes Go Blue The Adicts - Champs Elysees The Fall - Dktr. Faustus
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Biography - Mighty Mighty
Mighty Mighty Were Formed In The Early 80's By Mick Geoghegan And Hugh Harkin Out Of Their Shared Love Of Soul Music Postcard Records The Velvet Underground And Socialist Worker Party Politics. By 1985 The Band Had Settled With The Line-Up Of Mick Guitar And Lyrics Hugh Vocals Russell Burton Bass & B.Vox David "H" Hennessy Drums And Pete Geoghegan Vox Organ And Guitar .
They Built Up A Small Following On The Birmingham Circuit Playing Venues Including The Mermaid Hare & Hounds Peacocks And Various Halls Of Residence.
The Band Recorded Their First Single Everybody Knows The Monkey/You're On My Mind For The Princely Sum Of £40 And Released It In '86 On Their Own Girlie Records. This Was Followed By Is There Anyone Out There 4 Track 12" Before Signing To Chapter 22. The Mighty Mighty Sound Stood Them Apart From From Many Of Their Contemporaries. Chief Songwriter Mick Drew On Influences As Varied As Al Green Billie Holiday Josef K And Phil Spector. His Guitar Style Paid Homage To The Aforementioned Scots Ian McCulloch And The Au Pairs. Hugh's Vocals Echoed Those Of Scott Walker And Edwyn Collins. H's Tight Fast Beats Came Of Years Listening To Punk The Only Ones And The Pogues. Russell's Pumping Melodic Bass Style Was Honed Playing Along To This Year's Model Whilst At University In Sheffield. Pete's Keyboard Sound Was Influenced By The Doors And Al Kooper While His Guitar Style Was A Blend Of Bunnymen Johnny Marr And The Velvets. read less
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They Built Up A Small Following On The Birmingham Circuit Playing Venues Including The Mermaid Hare & Hounds Peacocks And Various Halls Of Residence.
The Band Recorded Their First Single Everybody Knows The Monkey/You're On My Mind For The Princely Sum Of £40 And Released It In '86 On Their Own Girlie Records. This Was Followed By Is There Anyone Out There 4 Track 12" Before Signing To Chapter 22. The Mighty Mighty Sound Stood Them Apart From From Many Of Their Contemporaries. Chief Songwriter Mick Drew On Influences As Varied As Al Green Billie Holiday Josef K And Phil Spector. His Guitar Style Paid Homage To The Aforementioned Scots Ian McCulloch And The Au Pairs. Hugh's Vocals Echoed Those Of Scott Walker And Edwyn Collins. H's Tight Fast Beats Came Of Years Listening To Punk The Only Ones And The Pogues. Russell's Pumping Melodic Bass Style Was Honed Playing Along To This Year's Model Whilst At University In Sheffield. Pete's Keyboard Sound Was Influenced By The Doors And Al Kooper While His Guitar Style Was A Blend Of Bunnymen Johnny Marr And The Velvets. read less
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14 Iced Bears The Bodines The June Brides The Brilliant Corners Razorcuts The Pastels McCarthy Age Of Chance The Dentists Close Lobsters The Weather Prophets The Wolfhounds Biff Bang Pow! Talulah Gosh The Mighty Lemon Drops Shop Assistants.