The Pipettes
The Pipettes, 2006 (l-r: Gwenno, RiotBecki, Rosay)
Background information
Origin	Brighton, England
Genre(s)	Indie pop Pop
Years active	2003–present
Label(s)	Memphis Industries Cherrytree Records
Website	Official Site Official MySpace
Members
Ani Saunders Vocals Anna Vocals Gwenno Vocals, Keyboards Monster Bobby Guitar Jon Falcone Bass guitar Seb Falcone Keyboards Jason Adelinia Drums
Former members
Julia Vocals, Keyboards Robin of Loxley Drums RiotBecki Vocals Rosay Vocals, Keyboards

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Overview

Formation-2007

The Pipettes performing in New York City on June 5, 2007

The Pipettes were formed in mid-2003 by singer-songwriter and promoter Monster Bobby with the intention of reviving the Phil Spector pop sound and giving it a modern twist,^[2] after noticing the reaction girl group songs got during his DJ sets.^[3] In collaboration with singer, poet, and photographer Julia Clark-Lowes, who was inspired by Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty's The Manual,^[4] he recruited friends from and around the local music scene.^[5] The Pipettes, as they were to become, were all first introduced to each other by Bobby at The Basketmakers pub in Brighton.^[1] Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... An Entertainment Promoter is a person or company in the business of marketing and promoting concerts, festivals, raves, nightclubs or other live events. ... Monster Bobby, who is generally thought responsible for hatching the idea for the modern UK girl group The Pipettes, is also a solo performer and recording artist. ... Harvey Philip Spector (born December 26, 1939) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. ... William Ernest Drummond[1] (Bill Drummond) (born April 29, 1953, Butterworth, South Africa)[2][3] is a Scottish musician, music industry figure, writer and artist. ... James Cauty, Jimmy or Jimi, also known as Rockman Rock, was born in Devon, England in 1956 and not much is known about him until, as a 17-year old artist, he painted a popular Lord of the Rings poster (and later, a counterpart based on The Hobbit) for Athena. ... The Manual (How to Have a Number One the Easy Way) is a 1988 book by The Timelords (Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty), better known as The KLF. It is a tongue-in-cheek step by step guide to achieving a No. ...

The group have been called an experiment in manufactured pop, although the members' take is that they "manufactured" themselves.^[6][7] Their name, which is a reference to a laboratory instrument, is a nod to the experimental origins of the group.^[8] It should be noted that the groups' name is pronounced the same way as the instrument in British English: /pɪ ˈpet/ -- not /pai ˈpet/, as in American English. The male backing musicians, "The Cassette"^[9] never appear in interviews or photoshoots, emphasising the role of the singers. The three frontwomen wear polka dot dresses with synchronised choreography being a major part of their live shows, whereas The Cassette can be seeing wearing knitted tanktops with their initials sewn onto them. Additionally, despite their "manufactured" origins, all songs are credited to The Pipettes as a whole. Generally one member has a concept and basic outline for a song, on which the other members subsequently have an input as to arrangement or lyric changes.^[5] As a result all members share credit on their original songs. This article is about the laboratory instrument. ... British English (BrE, BE, en-GB) is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere in the Anglophone world. ... For other uses, see American English (disambiguation). ... Red polka dots on a yellow background Polka dot is a pattern consisting of dots. ...

The line-up consisting of Rose ("Rosay"), Julia ("The Duchess (of Darkness)" or "Julia Caesar"^[10]), RiotBecki, Jon, Seb, Joe ("Robin Of Loxley") and Bobby settled in mid-2004, after earlier line-ups included members of Electric Soft Parade. In April 2005 founder member Julia left to concentrate on her own project The Indelicates and was replaced by former Welsh-language solo artist Gwenno. Three limited edition vinyls were released in 2005, leading to the group being signed to Memphis Industries shortly after touring with the label's The Go! Team. Debut album "We Are the Pipettes" was released in the United Kingdom on 17 July 2006 and reached #41 in the UK Album Chart. The Electric Soft Parade are a Brighton-based indie rock band comprising siblings Alex (guitar/vocals) and Tom White (drums), who are the creative core of the band, as well as a number of other musicians who they record with. ... The Indelicates are a London-based British band. ... Gwenno Pipette (born Gwenno Mererid Saunders on 23 May 1981) is a Welsh dancer and solo artist, however is best known for being a singer and keyboard player with The Pipettes. ... Memphis Industries is a small British independent record label. ... For the 1980s band, see The Go Team. ... We Are the Pipettes is the debut album from The Pipettes and is named after the groups theme song, We Are the Pipettes. It was released on July 17, 2006 on Memphis Industries and is available on CD, vinyl and digital download. ... is the 198th day of the year (199th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2007, the band signed with Cherrytree Records, part of Interscope, to release their material in America, Asia and Australasia. After a series of well received performances at the SXSW festival, an EP led by the track Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me was released on 5 June, peaking at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales chart. The album was released in North America on 2 October, where it reached #18 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart, and in Asia on October 17, with both releases containing new bonus tracks. Both of these versions of the album were remixed and produced by Greg Wells, thus resulting in a differing sound from the original European release. In June 2007, original drummer Joe left to concentrate on his own band Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong and was replaced by Jason Adelinia, formerly of Teasing Lulu^[11] and This City. Cherrytree Records is an imprint of Interscope Records founded in 2005 by Martin Kierszenbaum. ... Interscope Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ... Downtown Austin, Texas, where SXSW is held each spring Bloc Party performing at Stubbs BBQ in 2007 Carrie Rodriguez, a SXSW 2007 performer Morrissey at SXSW 2006 South by Southwest (SXSW) is a set of interactive, film, and music festivals and conferences that have taken place every spring in... is the 156th day of the year (157th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Hot 100 Singles Sales (also known as Singles Sales) is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. ... is the 275th day of the year (276th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Top Heatseekers is a weekly albums chart introduced by Billboard in 1993 whose purpose is to highlight sales by new and developing musical recording artists. ... is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Musician and record producer Greg Wells grew up in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, and resides and works in Los Angeles. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Lineup change 2008-present

On April 18 2008 it was announced in a blog post on the band's Myspace that RiotBecki and Rosay had left "to pursue other musical projects", and were being replaced by Anna and Ani. This line-up is expected to make its live debut during the summer, when the band are also likely to record their second album. This means now that none of the original girls (Julia, Rose, Becki) remain. is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Discography

Main article: The Pipettes discography.

Albums

The UK Albums Chart is a chart of the sales positions of albums in the United Kingdom. ... We Are the Pipettes is the debut album from The Pipettes and is named after the groups theme song, We Are the Pipettes. It was released on July 17, 2006 on Memphis Industries and is available on CD, vinyl and digital download. ...

Singles

*Note: Limited edition CD of 200 individually numbered copies given out free at gigs in December 2004 containing the song "In the Bleak Midwinter". An a capella version of the song was available at the same time to download from Audiojunkies. “British Hit Singles” redirects here. ... I Like a Boy in Uniform (School Uniform) is a limited edition 7 single of which 500 individually numbered copies were made. ... ABC is a limited edition 7 single by The Pipettes of which 500 copies were pressed on white vinyl and released in June 2005 via Transgressive Records. ... Judy is a limited edition 7 single by The Pipettes of which 1000 copies were pressed by Bostons Total Gaylord Records in August 2005. ... Dirty Mind is a single by The Pipettes. ... We Are the Pipettes is the debut album from The Pipettes and is named after the groups theme song, We Are the Pipettes. It was released on July 17, 2006 on Memphis Industries and is available on CD, vinyl and digital download. ... Your Kisses are Wasted on Me is the first single to make the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart for The Pipettes. ... We Are the Pipettes is the debut album from The Pipettes and is named after the groups theme song, We Are the Pipettes. It was released on July 17, 2006 on Memphis Industries and is available on CD, vinyl and digital download. ... Pull Shapes is a single from The Pipettes and was released on July 3, 2006. ... We Are the Pipettes is the debut album from The Pipettes and is named after the groups theme song, We Are the Pipettes. It was released on July 17, 2006 on Memphis Industries and is available on CD, vinyl and digital download. ... Judy is the most recent single from The Pipettes and was released on September 25, 2006. ... We Are the Pipettes is the debut album from The Pipettes and is named after the groups theme song, We Are the Pipettes. It was released on July 17, 2006 on Memphis Industries and is available on CD, vinyl and digital download. ...

EPs

• 2006 - Meet the Pipettes
• 2007 - Your Kisses Are Wasted on Me (US only)

Meet the Pipettes is an EP by The Pipettes, released in 2006. ... Your Kisses are Wasted on Me is the first single to make the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart for The Pipettes. ...

Other activity

• Becki, Rose and Julia sing on Sometimes Always, a track on Brakes' 2005 album "Give Blood". Brakes members Tom White, Alex White and Marc Beatty acted as Cassettes at some of the band's early concerts.
• Monster Bobby released a solo album, Gaps, in August 2007.
• Becki and Julia sang the chorus on When U See The Future, on Y.Misdaq aka Yoshi's 2005 album 'Flowers & Trees'.
• Rose sang on The Young Playthings' song Life Is Great, featured on their Yr So Fit (For Me) single. She also features on two demo tracks by Dr Colossus titled Sleep and Fallen In Love.

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Notes and references

External links

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