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Ash
Ash began their musical life as three teenage boys in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland. Their early music was packed with adolescent fizz and yearning for unattainable girls. Childhood friends Tim Wheeler (vocals/ guitar) and Mark Hamilton (bass) formed Vietnam in 1989 when they were just 11. They changed their name to Ash in 1992 when they joined up with Rick McMurray (drums), who was in the school year ahead of them. By 1994 they had signed to Infectious in the UK and Reprise in the US and released their debut mini-album 'Trailer' to critical praise.The following year, with Britpop at its height, Ash scored a Top 20 hit with 'Girl From Mars'. Their album '1977' (named for the year Tim and Mark were born) topped the UK charts in 1996.
Guitarist Charlotte Hatherley joined in 1997, but despite her status as an indie pin-up and production from Garbage's Butch Vig, album 'Nu-clear Sounds' didn't fare well. Undaunted Ash returned two years later with 'Free All Angels', which went to number one, with single 'This Shining Light' gaining a nomination at the Ivor Novello Awards.'Clones' taken from 2004's 'Meltdown' was used in the Star Wars computer game 'Republic Commando', the first piece of music to be used in the Star Wars series which had not been written by composer John Williams.
SESSIONS
- 03/04/1994 (Maida Vale 3)
- 23/06/1995
- 14/04/1996 (Maida Vale 3)
- 07/06/2001 (Maida Vale 4)
FESTIVE 50 TRACKS
- Angel Interceptor (Number 43 in 1995)
- Girl From Mars (Number 4 in 1995)
- Jack Names The Planets (Number 12 in 1994)
- Kung Fu (Number 6 in 1995)
- Oh Yeah (Number 38 in 1996)
- Petrol (Number 33 in 1994)
- Uncle Pat (Number 28 in 1994)
