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Personnel

Core line-up

• Michael Ryan - vocals, guitar
• Paul Brotherton - guitar
• Tim Burtonwood - bass
• John Rowland - drums

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Other members

• Paul Lilley - drums
• Ian Watson - bass
• Spencer Birtwistle - drums
• Robert Zyn - guitar

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History

The Bodines, comprising of Mike Ryan, Paul Brotherton, Tim Burtonwood and Paul Lilley, emerged from Glossop, England, near Manchester, in 1985. Fronted by the floppy-fringed Ryan, they became one of the better-known outfits from a crop of jangly indie bands that sprang up around that time. They made their debut with "God Bless", an early release by Creation Records. Shortly afterwards, Lilley was replaced on drums by John Rowland. Two further singles followed; their second, "Therese", was included on the famous C86 compilation album. Like their contemporaries Primal Scream, the Mighty Lemon Drops and the Weather Prophets, The Bodines went on to sign up with a major label with great hopes of transferring their success to the mainstream charts. The group joined Magnet Records, where a remix of "Therese" became their major label debut. Location within the British Isles. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... Location within the British Isles. ... In popular music, indie music (from independent) is any of a number of genres, scenes, subcultures and stylistic and cultural attributes, characterised by (real or perceived) independence from commercial pop music and mainstream culture and an autonomous, do-it-yourself (DIY) approach. ... At least two different record labels called Creation Records have existed. ... Primal Scream is a rock band from Scotland, headed by former Jesus & Mary Chain drummer Bobby Gillespie. ... Magnet Records was a record label started in 1973 by Michael Levy and acquired by Warner Bros. ...

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In 1989, a reformed line-up of Ryan, Brotherton, new bassist Ian Watson, and new drummer Spencer Birtwistle released the single "Decide" on Manchester's Play Hard label and contributed a further new track to the same label's Hand to Mouth compilation. A couple of years later, Ryan reappeared with a new band called Medalark Eleven (mis-named after Harlem Globetrotters' Meadowlark Lemon), assisted by Gareth Thomas on bass and Adrian Donohue on drums. Reunited with Creation Records, they released a couple of singles ahead of Shaped Up, Shipped Out, an album of pleasant, if rather unexceptional indie pop. Eugene Killer Edgerson of the Harlem Globetrotters goes up for a lay-up The Harlem Globetrotters are a comic basketball team that combines athleticism and comedy to create one of the best-known sports franchises in the world. ... Meadowlark Lemon (born April 25, 1935) is a famous basketball player originally from Wilmington, North Carolina. ...

Discography

Singles

• "God Bless" 7" b/w "Paradise" Creation Records CRE 016 1986
• "Therese" 7" & 12" b/w "I Feel", "Scar Tissue" Creation Records CRE 028, CRE 028T 1986
• "Heard It All" 7" & 12" b/w "Heard It All", "Clear", "William Shatner" Creation Records CRE 030, CRE 030T 1986
• "Therese" 7" & 12" b/w "Heard It All" Magnet Records BOD1, BODT1 1987
• "Skankin Queens" 7" & 12" b/w "My Remarkable Mind" Magnet Records BOD2, BODT2 1987
• "Slip Slide" 7" & 12" b/w "Naming Names", "Long Time Dead" Magnet Records BOD3, BODT3 1987
• "Decide" 12" b/w "Hard On", "The Groove" Play Hard Records Dec 18 1989

Albums

• Played Magnet Records BODL 2001 1987

• "Skankin Queens"
• "What You Want"
• "Scar Tissue"
• "Tall Stories"
• "Clear"
• "Untitled"
• "Therese"
• "Slip Slide"
• "The Back Door"
• "William Shatner"

The Japanese release (Cat. No. VDP-1319) contained two extra tracks: "Therese" (New Extended Mix) and "Heard It All"

Compilation appearances

• NME C86 Compilation NME 22 Contributed "Therese". Free with the NME Weekly Music paper. Was also released as a 500 numbered promo was released for radio with the number NME Pro 1. It was later released with a different sleeve on Rough Trade with the number ROUGH 100. 1986
• It's Different For Domeheads Creation CRELP 5 Contributed "Paradise"
• Record Mirror 12". Free release with the Record Mirror Magazine on Ensign RM6. Contributed "Back Door (live)" 1986
• Flowers In The Sky 1984-1987 Creation CRELP 028 CD Contributed "God Bless"
• Creation Soup Volume 2 Creation CRECD 102 (on vinyl as CRELP 102) Contributed "God Bless", "Paradise"
• Creation Soup Volume 3 Creation CRECD 103 (on vinyl as CRELP 103) Contributed "William Shatner"
• Hand To Mouth Playhard Contributed "Hard On" and "Call Your Name"

Other releases

• "William Shatner" Canadian Live Bootleg (7") Label Unknown BODX1 This was free with BODT1

External links

• Slip Slide - The Bodines by Tom Barlett
• The Bodines by Bird Poo