Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine (frequently shortened to 'Carter USM') was a British indie band formed in 1987 by singer Jim "Jim Bob" Morrison and guitarist Les "Fruitbat" Carter. They made their name with a distinctive style of power pop, fusing samples, sequenced basses and drum machines with rock 'n' roll guitars and off-beat wordplay-loaded lyrics. They reached the height of their fame in 1992. Over the following years the band took on new members, topping out as a six-piece, but struggled to regain their earlier popularity. They called it a day in 1998 after releasing five albums. Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Alternative dance (known primarily as indie dance in the United Kingdom) is a term used for the genre of music combining elements of dance-pop (or other forms of electronic dance music such as house or techno) and alternative rock genres such as indie pop. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... Dance-pop is a style of dance music that grew out of disco-influenced beginning in the early 80s. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Rough Trade Records, now a member of the RIAA[1], began as an independent record label, based in London, England. ... Chrysalis logo (1987-2005) Chrysalis Records is a record label that was created in 1969. ... Cooking Vinyl is a UK-based independent record company, founded in 1986. ... Jamie Wednesday was a British 80s jangle-pop band that released eight songs on three records between 1985 and 1987. ... Abdoujaparov are a punk band formed on October 19, 1998 by ex-Carter USM guitarist Les Carter (aka Fruitbat). ... Jims Super Stereoworld were a disco pop band from London, UK. Formed by ex Carter USM singer Jim Bob in 1998 the band released two albums and four EPs between 1999 to 2002. ... In popular music, indie music (from independent) is any of a number of genres, scenes, subcultures and stylistic and cultural attributes, characterised by perceived independence from commercial pop music and mainstream culture and an autonomous, do-it-yourself (DIY) approach. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jim Bob is the stage name for the London born writer and musician best known as the singer of indie punk band Carter USM. // Jim Bob was born James Robert Morrison in the city of London, on 22 November 1960. ... This article is about the musician. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is an electrically-amplified string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, or using a pick. ... A Boss DR-202 Drum Machine A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums and/or other percussion instruments. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean by UNESCO. [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ...

Starting out

Based in Lambeth in South London, England, Fruitbat and Jim Bob originally played in an indie band called Jamie Wednesday, which released two singles - 'Vote For Love' and 'We Three Kings of Orient Aren't'. On discovering they had a gig booked but no-one else to play there, they quickly formed Carter USM, reputedly named for Fruitbat's diligence, aptitude, and stamina. They recorded the backing track of drums, synths and samples, fused Fruitbat's guitar antics with JimBob's lyrics. The debut single A Sheltered Life was released later in 1988 on the Big Cat label, but it wasn't until the classic second single Sheriff Fatman in 1989 that the band began to receive real recognition. The song was written about a South London slumlord and was followed by the album 101 Damnations - a critical account of life South of the river, full of black humour, cynicism, wordplay and puns. The album went straight to the top of the Indie charts. The band's gigs became legendary - the wall of white lights that formed the tradtional back-drop throwing off enormous heat and contributing to the sweaty, stage-diving crowd scenes that became part of the band's image. The scene was perfectly captured in the band's video "In Bed WIth Carter" filmed at the Brixton academy. Lambeth is a place in the London Borough of Lambeth. ... South London area South London (known colloquially as South of the River) is the area of London south of the River Thames. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... This article is about the musician. ... Jim Bob is the stage name for the London born writer and musician best known as the singer of indie punk band Carter USM. // Jim Bob was born James Robert Morrison in the city of London, on 22 November 1960. ... In popular music, indie music (from independent) is any of a number of genres, scenes, subcultures and stylistic and cultural attributes, characterised by perceived independence from commercial pop music and mainstream culture and an autonomous, do-it-yourself (DIY) approach. ... Jamie Wednesday was a British 80s jangle-pop band that released eight songs on three records between 1985 and 1987. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Big Cat Records was a record label acquired by V2 Records in 1996. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... South London area South London (known colloquially as South of the River) is the area of London south of the River Thames. ... 1O1 Damnations was Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machines debut album, released in 1989 on Big Cat Records Track list The Road To Domestos Everytime A Churchbell Rings Twenty Four Minutes From Tulse Hill An All American National Sport Sherif Fatman The Taking of Peckham 123 Crimestoppers A Go Go... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ...

Rough Trade

In 1991 - having signed to Rough Trade Records - Carter released the album 30 Something which, thanks to non-stop touring, went into the official UK chart at number eight. The accompanying t-shirt, the classic "30 Something" long-sleeve, became a defining image of the early-90s indie generation. One of the singles released from the album, Bloodsport For All, an attack on racism and bullying in the army, was released at the start of the Gulf War and consequently banned by the BBC. Spurred on by infamy, Jim Bob and Fruitbat toured Japan, Yugoslavia and the U.S.A. (with EMF) and made a second-on-the-bill appearance at the Reading Festival, completely stealing the show from nominal headliners James. There was also the first Top Of The Pops appearance with the single After the Watershed (Early Learning The Hard Way), a song about child abuse that would become more famous for its subsequent legal battle with The Rolling Stones' publisher over the use of the lyrics 'Goodbye Ruby Tuesday' in the chorus. The band also hit the headlines with Fruitbat rugby tackling children's TV presenter Phillip Schofield in front of millions of television viewers at the Smash Hits Poll Winners Party in 1991. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rough Trade Records, now a member of the RIAA[1], began as an independent record label, based in London, England. ... 30 Something was Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machines second album and was released in 1991 on Rough Trade Records Track list Surfin Usm - 3:14 Second to Last Will and Testament - 2:38 Anytime Anyplace Anywhere - 4:10 A Prince in a Paupers Grave - 4:25 Shoppers Paradise... Manifestations Slavery · Racial profiling · Lynching Hate speech · Hate crime · Hate groups Genocide · The Holocaust · Armenian Genocide · Pogrom Ethnocide · Ethnic cleansing · Race war Religious persecution · Gay bashing Blood libel · Black Legend Pedophobia · Ephebiphobia Movements Discriminatory Aryanism · Neo-Nazism · Ku Klux Klan National Party (South Africa) American Nazi Party Kahanism · Supremacism Anti... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Combatants US-led Coalition Republic of Iraq Commanders Norman Schwarzkopf, Peter de la Billière, Khalid bin Sultan Saddam Hussein Strength 883,863 360,000 Casualties 378 dead, 1,000 wounded see section below The Gulf War or the Persian Gulf War (16 January 1991–28 February 1991)[1][2... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion (US$7. ... Jim Bob is the stage name for the London born writer and musician best known as the singer of indie punk band Carter USM. // Jim Bob was born James Robert Morrison in the city of London, on 22 November 1960. ... This article is about the musician. ... Capital Belgrade Language(s) Serbo-Croatian, Slovenian, Macedonian, Albanian, Hungarian and languages of other nationalities. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... EMF is a British indie dance band which came to prominence at the end of the 1980s and the early 1990s. ... The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart television programme, made and broadcast by the BBC. It was originally shown each week, mostly on BBC One, from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. ... “Rolling Stones” redirects here. ... This article is about the musician. ... Phillip Schofield (born on April 1, 1962 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) is a British TV presenter and occasional actor and singer. ...

Chrysalis Records

The demise of Rough Trade records necessitated a change of label, and Carter made the switch to Chrysalis Records to work on their third album. That album, 1992 The Love Album, went straight to number one in the pop charts, instantly propelling the band to pop stardom. The band were unhappy though and this came across in the anger and cynicism of their next record, Post Historic Monsters. Chrysalis logo (1987-2005) Chrysalis Records is a record label that was created in 1969. ... 1992: The Love Album (album) Tracklist: 1 1993 (3:11) 2 Is Wrestling Fixed? (2:03) 3 The Only Living Boy in New Cross (3:57) 4 Suppose You Gave a Funeral and Nobody Came (4:08) 5 England (2:35) 6 Do Re Me, So Far So Good (3... }} For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... Million Years B.C. - :40 The Music That Nobody Likes - 4:27 Mid Day Crisis - 3:55 Cheer Up, It Might Never Happen - 4:05 Stuff the Jubilee! - 3:54 A Bachelor for Baden Powell - 3:55 Spoilsports Personality of the Year - 5:03 Suicide Isnt Painless - 1:18...

In 1994, Carter's friend Wez joined the band on drums and the newly inspired trio played America, Japan and Europe, including a major concert in Croatia which was recorded and later released on video. The recording was also given away as a free live album with Carter's fifth studio L.P. Worry Bomb - a punk-pop album with upbeat material such as Let's Get Tattoos and slow poignant acoustic songs like My Defeatist Attitude. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Worry Bomb was an album released by Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine, it was released in 1995 and reached #9 in the UK charts. ...

Cooking Vinyl

In 1996 Carter left Chrysalis Records and joined Cooking Vinyl. With Salv from the band S*M*A*S*H on bass, Wez's brother Steve on guitar, and teenager Ben Lambert on keyboards, Carter became a six-piece band. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Cooking Vinyl is a UK-based independent record company, founded in 1986. ... S*M*A*S*H were a punk band who were briefly popular in the early 1990s in the UK. S*M*A*S*H were formed by Ed Borrie (vocals, guitar), Salvatorre Alessi (cretited as Salv) (bass), and Rob Hague (drums) in Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire, England. ... Ben Lambert is a musician from London. ... Piano, a well-known instance of keyboard instruments A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. ...

After signing to Cooking Vinyl they released a mini-album, A World Without Dave, and started their longest ever UK tour. The band then went back to Canada and the US for what would turn out to be their final expedition - they decided to split shortly after their 10th anniversary. The final Carter studio album I Blame The Government was released in January 1998. Two further albums, Live! and BBC Sessions, were released in the same year, in June and October respectively. Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machines only E.P release (consisting of original material) released on Cooking Vinyl records in 1997 // Broken Down in Broken Town A World Without Dave Before the War Nowhere Fast Johnny Cash And God Created Brixton Stand Up and Be Counted (U.S release only... I Blame the Government was Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machines Final Studio Album, released on Cooking Vinyl Records in 1998. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean by UNESCO. [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion (US$7. ...

Post-USM Projects

Rarities compilation The Good, The Bad, The Average And Unique

Les Carter now plays with new band Abdoujaparov as well as appearing as a presenter on the Brentwood radio station Phoenix FM. James Morrison's projects include bands Jim's Super Stereoworld and solo albums including Angelstrike!. He has also written a book 'Goodnight, JimBob', detailing his experiences on the road with Carter USM. Image File history File links Carter_USM_-_The_Good,_TheBad,_The_Average_And_Unique. ... Image File history File links Carter_USM_-_The_Good,_TheBad,_The_Average_And_Unique. ... Abdoujaparov are a punk band formed on October 19, 1998 by ex-Carter USM guitarist Les Carter (aka Fruitbat). ... Brentwood is a town and the principal settlement of the Borough of Brentwood, part of Essex in England. ... Phoenix FM is a community radio station serving the areas of Brentwood and Billericay, England. ... Jims Super Stereoworld were a disco pop band from London, UK. Formed by ex Carter USM singer Jim Bob in 1998 the band released two albums and four EPs between 1999 to 2002. ...

EMI records released Anytime Anyplace Anywhere, a Best Of record featuring tracks from the band's birth until their switch to Cooking Vinyl. This annoyed the band somewhat as they weren't consulted or even made aware of the release of the record. In 2004 two new Carter CDs were released, a live album of BBC concerts from the early 1990s and Brixton Mortars, a compilation album of tracks from their final two studio albums. In 2006, Carter released a new compilation of unreleased tracks and rarities called The Good, The Bad, The Average And Unique. Echoing the earlier Starry Eyed And Bollock Naked, the sleeve features a Volkswagen Beetle - this time a bright green new model convertible. The EMI Group (LSE: EMI) is a British music company comprising of the major record company EMI Music which operates several labels, based in Brook Green in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based on Charing Cross Road, London. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Starry Eyed and Bollock Naked was the first b-side collection by Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine. ... This article is about the original Volkswagen Beetle. ...

Who's The Daddy Now?

In 2001 and 2002, ex-Carter members Jim Bob and Fruitbat toured as Who's The Daddy Now?. The pair's two bands Jim's Super Stereoworld and Abdoujaparov would play a set each, and then the pair would combine at the end of the show to perform a number of Carter USM songs. Until 2006 Who's The Daddy Now? was the closest there has been to a Carter USM regrouping after their split in 1997.

Four for Wiz

On 4th March 2007, almost 10 years after the band last performed, Carter USM's original 2 man line up played a short set of four songs as part of a gig to celebrate the life of former Mega City Four frontman Darren 'Wiz' Brown, who died in December 2006. The band had been booked to play acoustically but suprised the audience by playing a traditional electric set at the last moment.

Reunion

Carter USM will get together for two last gigs. The show on Fri 2nd November 2007 at London's Brixton Academy sold out in just a few weeks with virtually no advertising except word of mouth - support will come from Sultans of Ping. This sell-out prompted a second date to be booked at Glasgow Barrowlands. This is to celebrate twenty years since they got together and ten years since they split. They promise to perform 'all the hits and all the favourites'. The gigs will be performed as the orginal two-piece.

Trivia

Their self-confessed "Worst Gig of All Time" was at Kidderminster Market Tavern where the drum machine broke down and they were forced to continue the show without any percussion. Fruitbat suffered a back injury whilst cleaning the bath, leading to an interesting in-chair performance at the Reading Festival in 1995. Statistics Population: 55,348 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SO831767 Administration District: Wyre Forest Shire county: Worcestershire Region: West Midlands Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Worcestershire Historic county: Worcestershire Services Police force: West Mercia Police Fire and rescue: Hereford and Worcester Fire & Rescue Service Ambulance... A Boss DR-202 Drum Machine A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums and/or other percussion instruments. ... The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. ...

Jim Bob and FruitBat are both fans of cycle racing. "Surfing USM" was used by Channel Four as a theme tune for their coverage of the 1991 Kellogs Tour of Britain cycle race. Fruitbat's band Abdoujaparov was named after a Tour de France cyclist Djamolidine Abdoujaparov. Channel 4 is a television broadcaster in the United Kingdom (see British television). ... The Tour de France is the worlds best known cycling race, a three week long road race that covers a circuit of most areas around France, and sometimes neighbouring countries. ... Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (b. ...

Discography

• 101 Damnations (January 1990) UK#29
• 30 Something (February 1991) UK#8
• 1992 - The Love Album (May 1992) UK#1
• Post Historic Monsters (September 1993) UK#5
• Starry Eyed And Bollock Naked (A Collection Of B-Sides) (March 1994) UK#22
• Worry Bomb (including Doma Sportova... Live At Zagreb May 20 1994) (February 1995) UK#9
• Straw Donkey...The Singles (October 1995) UK#37
• A World Without Dave (March 1997) UK#73
• I Blame The Government (January 1998) UK#92
• Sessions (October 1998)
• Live! (February 1999)
• The Good, the Bad, the Average and Unique (December 2005)

1O1 Damnations was Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machines debut album, released in 1989 on Big Cat Records Track list The Road To Domestos Everytime A Churchbell Rings Twenty Four Minutes From Tulse Hill An All American National Sport Sherif Fatman The Taking of Peckham 123 Crimestoppers A Go Go... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... 30 Something was Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machines second album and was released in 1991 on Rough Trade Records Track list Surfin Usm - 3:14 Second to Last Will and Testament - 2:38 Anytime Anyplace Anywhere - 4:10 A Prince in a Paupers Grave - 4:25 Shoppers Paradise... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Million Years B.C. - :40 The Music That Nobody Likes - 4:27 Mid Day Crisis - 3:55 Cheer Up, It Might Never Happen - 4:05 Stuff the Jubilee! - 3:54 A Bachelor for Baden Powell - 3:55 Spoilsports Personality of the Year - 5:03 Suicide Isnt Painless - 1:18... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Starry Eyed and Bollock Naked was the first b-side collection by Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Worry Bomb was an album released by Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine, it was released in 1995 and reached #9 in the UK charts. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machines only E.P release (consisting of original material) released on Cooking Vinyl records in 1997 // Broken Down in Broken Town A World Without Dave Before the War Nowhere Fast Johnny Cash And God Created Brixton Stand Up and Be Counted (U.S release only... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... I Blame the Government was Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machines Final Studio Album, released on Cooking Vinyl Records in 1998. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean by UNESCO. [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean by UNESCO. [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

External links

• Official Carter USM website - Maintained by Fruitbat
• Carter USM's AMG entry
• An essay on Carter from Freakytrigger