Background information
Origin	Oldham, England
Genre(s)	Rock Indie Madchester
Years active	1986–present
Label(s)	Mute Records
Associated acts	Tom Hingley and the Lovers The Clint Boon Experience Too Much Texas
Website	http://www.inspiralcarpets.com
Members
Tom Hingley Clint Boon Graham Lambert Craig Gill Martyn Walsh
Former members
Stephen Holt David Swift Glen Chesworth

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History

The Inspiral Carpets emerged, alongside bands like Stone Roses and Happy Mondays, from the indie scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Their sound is based around psychedelic keyboards and jangly penis shaped guitars. The band were propelled to fame after being 'discovered' by the Radio 1 DJ John Peel and had their first chart success in the UK with a single entitled "This Is How It Feels", which is a song about loneliness and unemployment. The classic line-up at the time of Spike Island The Stone Roses were one of the most influential bands to come out of Britain during the late 1980s and early 90s. ... Happy Mondays are an English alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. ... 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. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... For psychedelics, see psychedelic drug. ... “Peel Sessions” redirects here. ... This Is How It Feels was a 1990 single by the Inspiral Carpets. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

At the time of their initial success, the band earned some notoriety for their squiggly-eyed cow 'Cool as Fuck' T-shirts; a student at Oxford Polytechnic was prosecuted on obscenity charges for wearing one. One of their roadies, Noel Gallagher, who was rejected in an audition to be the band's vocalist, went on to great success with the band Oasis. The band is named after a clothing shop on their Oldham estate. Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born May 29, 1967 in Burnage, Manchester, England) is an English songwriter, guitarist and occasional vocalist with the English rock band Oasis. ... Oasis are an English rock band, formed in Manchester in 1991. ...

They reworked their single "Find Out Why" as the theme tune to the 8:15 from Manchester.

After an amicable split in the mid-nineties they re-formed with their original line-up in 2001 (plus new recruit James Ellison on vibraphone). This was backed with the release of a new single, a couple of sold-out tours and a number of new compilation records. They have toured sporadically since, reuniting yet again in 2007 to tour in support of an iTunes only compilation of their b-sides and rarities. For the band, see 1990s (band). ... The Inspiral Carpets is an alternative rock band from Oldham in Greater Manchester, England formed by Graham Lambert in 1986. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about about the iTunes application. ...

Members

Early line-up

• Stephen Holt - vocals
• Graham Lambert - guitars
• David Swift - bass
• Clint Boon - keyboards, vocals
• Craig Gill - drums

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Height of success through to present day

• Tom Hingley - vocals (born Thomas Hingley, on 9 July 1965, in Abingdon)
• Graham Lambert - guitar - (born Graham Paul Lambert, on 10 July 1964, in Chadderton, Oldham)
• Martyn Walsh - bass - (born Martyn John Walsh, on 3 July 1968, in Rusholme, Manchester)
• Clint Boon - Farfisa organ, backing vocals (born Clinton David Boon, on 28 June 1959, in Oldham)
• Craig Gill - drums - (born Craig Douglas Gill on 5 December 1971, in Salford)

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Discography

Studio albums

• Life (1990) (UK Albums Chart #2)
• The Beast Inside (1991) (UK Albums Chart #5)
• Revenge Of The Goldfish (1992) (UK Albums Chart #17)
• Devil Hopping (1994) (UK Albums Chart #10)

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Compilations

• The Singles (1995) (UK Albums Chart #17)
• Radio 1 Sessions (1996) (UK Album Chart N/A)
• Cool As (2003) (UK Albums Chart #65)
• Greatest Hits (2003) (UK Album Chart N/A)
• Keep the Circle (2007) (iTunes only download)

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Video & DVD

• 21.7.90 (1990) [VHS]
• Inspiral Carpets The Singles (1995) [VHS]
• Live at Brixton Academy (2003) [DVD]

Singles

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Trivia

• Prior to their chart breakthrough with "This Is How It Feels", Inspiral Carpets were famous for selling more t-shirts than singles^{[citation needed]}.
• Guitarist Graham Lambert states in an interview on the Cool As box set that the band had tried numerous bass players before settling on Martyn, who was their thirteenth bass player.

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References

• Inspiral Carpets Biography. Mute Records. (Accessed 4 December 2005).

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External links

• The Inspiral Carpets
• My Space Profile
• 8:15 from Manchester theme tune - WAV audio clip.