The original Del Amitri line-up as seen on the cover of Melody Maker magazine in February 1985

Del Amitri are a British pop-rock guitar band, formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 1982. They came together after teenager Justin Currie placed an advert in the window of a music store asking for people who could play to contact him, and the band was formed with the original line-up of Currie (bass and vocals), Iain Harvie (lead guitar), Bryan Tolland (guitar) and Paul Tyagi (drums). Currie and Harvie were the only members of the band to remain present throughout its history – they were also the main songwriters of the group. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Britpop was a British alternative rock movement from the mid 1990s, characterised by the appearance of bands who were influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... A Fender Jazz Bass Bass guitar (also called electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply bass) refers to an electric bass or an electric/acoustic string instrument with a similar appearance to the guitar, but with a larger body, commonly four strings, longer scale neck and tuned an octave lower... A guitar is a stringed musical instrument. ... A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument played with a musical keyboard. ... A button accordion An accordion is a musical instrument of the handheld bellows-driven free reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as squeezeboxes. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Uploaded to illustrate Del Amitri - as a magazine cover, contended as fair use. ... Uploaded to illustrate Del Amitri - as a magazine cover, contended as fair use. ... Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was (until its closure) the worlds oldest weekly music newspaper. ... This article is about the year. ... For the 1979 song by M, see Pop Muzik. ... 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. ... Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city and unitary council, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands. ... ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Justin Currie on stage with Del Amitri at the Guildhall in Southampton, May 16, 2002 Justin Currie (born December 11, 1964 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK) is a British singer and songwriter, best known as the founder member of the successful band Del Amitri and - along with Iain Harvie - is one...

The name ‘Del Amitri’ is often reported as being Greek for ‘from the womb’, but this is not correct. There have been many suggestions as to what the name really means, but it seems likely that it was simply a collection of syllables that appealed to Currie. The sleeve notes of one album include the words "..if you ask what the name means, expect violence", strongly suggesting the that band have long since tired of this question.

The group is regarded by both fans and reviewers as one of the best British groups to have recorded during the 1990s, although their success sales- and chart-wise has not always reflected this. They are often mentioned as a kind of back-handed compliment to be one of the best bands never to have had a top ten hit in the UK singles chart, although they have had several top ten albums in Britain. The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, the last decade of the 20th Century. ... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ...

After becoming popular on the local music scene in Glasgow and having demo material played on popular DJ John Peel’s show on BBC Radio 1, the band broke through in 1985 when they were signed by Chrysalis Records, who released their eponymous debut album the same year. The band also appeared on the front cover of influential weekly music magazine Melody Maker and supported The Smiths on tour, but despite this exposure neither the album nor its singles were a success. (Auto)biography John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), known professionally as John Peel, was a British disc jockey, radio presenter, and journalist. ... BBC Radio 1 is a British radio station, specialising in popular music aimed at a young audience (children, teenagers and young adults). ... This article is about the year. ... Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was (until its closure) the worlds oldest weekly music newspaper. ... The Smiths were a British rock group active from 1982 to 1987. ...

The band were dropped by Chrysalis, but continued to work and play together, touring the USA in 1986 on a tour that was financed partly by themselves and partly by their small but enthusiastic fanbase. The time they spent working on new material proved worthwhile as they were eventually signed up again in 1988, this time by A&M Records. However, that same year they underwent their first change of personnel as Tolland decided to leave the band and was replaced by newcomer Mick Slaven. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A&M Records is a record label formed in 1962 by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss. ...

During the recording of the new album, which eventually came to be released as Waking Hours in 1989, the band’s line-up was further augmented by the arrival of multi-instrumentalist Andy Alston, who outside of Currie and Harvie has proven to be the longest-serving member of the band’s line-up. Slaven proved to be one of the shortest-serving members, however, as he left the band before the album had even been released, and his place was taken by David Cummings, whose photo appears on the record sleeve. Tyagi also bowed out after the recording of the record, and on the subsequent tour his place was taken by Brian McDermott. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... David Cummings (sometimes credited as Dave Cummings) is a British musician and scriptwriter. ...

Despite these fluctuations in their line-up, Waking Hours proved to be Del Amitri’s breakthrough, reaching No. 6 in the UK album charts and also providing them with their biggest ever single chart hit at home when the iconic Nothing Ever Happens rose to No. 11. They also gained some mainstream exposure abroad for the first time, as Waking Hours was a success in several territories with the single Kiss This Thing Goodbye flirting with the lower reaches of the US Billboard Chart’s Top 40. The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

The Currie / Harvie / Alston / Cummings / McDermott line-up proved to be a stable and successful one for the group, as they stayed together for the recording of the follow-up album Change Everything, which was released in 1992 and became the band’s biggest ever chart success, reaching No. 2 in the UK, being held off top spot only by The Best of Lionel Richie. The single Always the Last to Know was another Top 20 UK hit, peaking at No. 13, and again provided them with an entry into the Billboard Chart Top 40 in the US. Their increasing success in that country led to an appearance on the popular David Letterman show there, and their tours across the world saw them playing to increasingly larger and more loyal audiences. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Lionel B. Richie, Jr. ... Letterman at his desk on The Late Show with David Letterman David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American talk show host, comedian, and television producer. ...

The popularity in the USA saw them being invited to play at the Woodstock '94 anniversary festival, although they were forced to do so without McDermott who had decided to leave the band, necessitating their first line-up change since the beginning of the decade. At Woodstock they played with Ashley Soan on drums, but he was not available to record the album with them, so in the studio they played with World Party drummer Chris Sharrock guesting on drums. Woodstock 94 was a rock concert which was mounted in order to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the original Woodstock concert of 1969. ... Ashley Soan is a British musician, who during the 1990s was variously the drummer for pop/rock bands Del Amitri and Squeeze. ... World Party is a British pop/rock band, which is essentially the solo project of its multi-talented only member, Karl Wallinger. ...

The resulting album, Twisted, was released in 1995 and peaked at No. 3 in the UK. From the resulting tour onwards, Soan re-joined the band as a permanent member, in time to see the single Roll to Me, only a moderate hit in the UK where it reached No. 22, reach the top ten in the US charts. This was an incredible feat for the band, especially during an era when British acts were finding success in America notoriously difficult. There was less good news however when Cummings decided, at the conclusion of their American tour, to leave the group, wanting to move more into scriptwriting where he subsequently enjoyed success as a member of the team behind popular BBC sketch show The Fast Show. Cummings had attended the University of East Anglia with Fast Show mainstays Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson in the early 1980s, and in 1995 Del Amitri had appeared in a Fast Show sketch. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national public service broadcaster of the United Kingdom (see British television). ... The Fast Show is a BBC comedy Sketch show programme which ran from 1994 to 2000. ... The famous ziggurats of the student accommodation at Norfolk Terrace, photographed in January 2004. ... Paul Whitehouse (born 17 May 1959 in Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales) is a Welsh comedian and actor, well known for his work with Harry Enfield and as one of the stars of the popular BBC sketch show, The Fast Show. ... Charlie Higson (born, 1958) is a British television writer, actor, an author, and a comedy performer. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ...

Cummings was replaced by Jon McLoughlin, who toured with the band and played on their next album, Some Other Sucker’s Parade (1997), which was another top ten hit in the UK, reaching No. 6. The band found it harder to consolidate on their previous successes in the US, however, and lost out on more airplay at home when they took the decision to withdraw the album’s planned third single Medicine in September 1997, over the fear that the lyrics could be interpreted as a critique of the then recently deceased Diana, Princess of Wales. Following the recording of the album, both McLoughlin and Soan had left the band, causing yet further disruption, and they were replaced on tour and on subsequent recordings by Kris Dollimore (guitars) and Mark Price (drums). 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Diana, Princess of Wales (Diana Frances Mountbatten-Windsor, née Spencer) (1 July 1961–31 August 1997) was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales. ... Mark Price is a British musician (drummer) who has played in many bands such as Nik Kershaw, Right Said Fred, All about Eve and Scottish band Del Amitri. ...

The 1997-2002 Del Amitri line-up on stage at the Guildhall in Southampton on May 16, 2002.

It was to be five years before Del Amitri released another album, although they were busy in 1998, recording the official anthem for the Scottish World Cup squad, Don’t Come Home Too Soon, which at No. 15 in the charts gave them their third biggest UK hit and their last Top 20 entry to date. They also released their best of album, Hatful of Rain, which was a No. 5 hit in the UK album charts and was accompanied by a new track, Cry to Be Found, which reached No. 40. Uploaded to add an additional illustration to Del Amitri. ... Uploaded to add an additional illustration to Del Amitri. ... Civic Centre, Southampton Southampton is a city and major port situated on the south coast of England. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... First International Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) Worst defeat Uruguay 7 - 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First... The Football World Cup (official name: FIFA World Cup) is the most important competition in international football (soccer). ...

The best of album had been released by Mercury, who took over the band’s contract after A&M had gone out of business. It was Mercury who released what is to date the band’s final album, Can You Do Me Good?, in the spring of 2002, which the band backed up with a successful UK tour. Even though despite their time away from the public eye, both album and single reached the top forty, sales were not as high as Mercury had wanted and later in the year the group were dropped from the label. Mercury Records was a record label founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The current status of the band is something of a mystery. Although there had been no official word of them splitting up, it is believed that Dollimore and Price have left the band. The remaining members may or may not be currently working under the name Uncle Devil Show.

Discography

• Del Amitri (May 1985)
• Waking Hours (July 1989)
• Change Everything (June 1992)
• Twisted (February 1995)
• Some Other Sucker's Parade (July 1997)
• Can You Do Me Good? (April 2002)

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