The Housemartins were an English indie rock group formed in Hull who were active in the 1980s and charted three top-ten albums and six top-twenty singles...
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British indie rock band The Housemartins. It was the third single from the album London 0 Hull 4 and reached number three in the UK Singles Chart. Vocalist...
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group the Housemartins, both of whom performed lead and backing vocals. Other members throughout the band's existence were former Housemartins roadie Sean...
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Dave Hemingway (category The Housemartins members)
The Housemartins. Rotheray recommended him to Housemartins guitarist Stan Cullimore, who phoned him. He was working as a purchase ledger clerk at the...
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Paul Heaton (redirect from The 8th (Paul Heaton album))
guitar, former Housemartins roadie Sean Welch on bass, David Stead on drums and Housemartins former drummer Dave Hemingway, now in the role of joint lead...
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November 2007 by The Housemartins and The Beautiful South on Mercury Records. It is in effect a greatest hits album for both of the bands, the first seven...
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Fatboy Slim (redirect from The Greatest Hits – Remixed)
to popularise the big beat genre in the 1990s. In the 1980s, Cook was the bassist for the Hull-based indie rock band the Housemartins, who achieved a...
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Caravan of Love (category The Housemartins songs)
British indie band the Housemartins released "Caravan of Love" in November 1986. The a cappella song was a success, reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart...
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London 0 Hull 4 (category The Housemartins albums)
London 0 Hull 4 is the debut album by The Housemartins, released in June 1986. It contains the singles "Flag Day" (#124 UK), "Sheep" (#54 UK), "Happy...
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Stan Cullimore (category The Housemartins members)
actor. He played guitar, between 1983 and 1988, for the Hull-based indie rock band The Housemartins. He was born in Stapleford, Cambridgeshire. He moved...
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Flag Day (song) (redirect from Flag Day (The Housemartins song))
"Flag Day" is the debut single released by British indie rock band The Housemartins. Released in 1985, it peaked at #124 on the UK Singles Chart, and...
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The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death is the second and final studio album by The Housemartins. It was released in 1987, and produced three singles...
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Live at the BBC is a compilation album of live tracks recorded for the BBC between 1985 and 1987 by The Housemartins. While most of the tracks included...
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"Sheep" is the second single released by British indie rock band the Housemartins. It appeared on the album London 0 Hull 4. 7-inch - B-side: Drop Down...
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Paul Heaton discography (redirect from Paul Heaton Presents the 8th)
The discography of Paul Heaton, a solo artist previously a member of The Housemartins and The Beautiful South, consists of nine studio albums. Paul Heaton's...
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Hugh Whitaker (category The Housemartins members)
musician and the former drummer for the British indie rock band The Housemartins. He replaced original drummer Chris Lang and drummed for the band's first...
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Five Get Over Excited (redirect from Five Get Over Excited (The Housemartins song))
Over Excited is a song by The Housemartins released as a single from their album The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death. The follow-up to their #1 UK...
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the Farmer" is a single by British Indie rock band The Housemartins from the album The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death. It reached #15 in the UK...
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Now That's What I Call Quite Good (category The Housemartins compilation albums)
the post-breakup greatest hits album from The Housemartins, released in 1988. As well as singles (such as the UK number one "Caravan of Love"), the compilation...
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Delichon (redirect from Housemartin)
Delichon is a small genus of passerine birds that belongs to the swallow family and contains four species called house martins. These are chunky, bull-headed...
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Norman Cook discography (section The Housemartins)
This article is for the discography of English DJ and producer Norman Cook, better known as Fatboy Slim, amongst many other stage names. Norman started...
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Ted Key (musician) (category The Housemartins members)
England) was the original bassist in The Housemartins. He was replaced in 1985 by Norman Cook. Key originally played with a local band called The Gargoyles...
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"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" (The Proclaimers) – 3:18 "Happy Hour" (The Housemartins) – 2:34 "Whitehouse" – 2:36 "Get Along" – 2:39 "Skanking Song" – 2:28...
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Go! Discs (category 1983 establishments in the United Kingdom)
signing to the label was Billy Bragg and early releases also came from Sheffield band The Box and Hull band The Housemartins. Records by the latter's spin-off...
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Think for a Minute (category The Housemartins songs)
is a single by the Housemartins taken from the album London 0 Hull 4. The song reached number 18 in the UK Singles Chart. "Housemartins". Official Charts...
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Dexys Midnight Runners.[when?] The demo fell into the hands of English indie pop band the Housemartins, who invited the Proclaimers to support them on...
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Sean Welch (category Musicians from the London Borough of Enfield)
England) was the bassist for The Beautiful South and previously roadie for The Housemartins. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Biography: The Beautiful South"...
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the dead security escort. Afterwards, Dalby tells his agents that the main suspects are Eric Grantby and his chief of staff, codenamed "Housemartin"...
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Glastonbury Festival (redirect from The Glastonbury Festival)
contemporary British culture, the festival is inspired by the ethos of the hippie, the counterculture of the 1960s, and the free festival movement. Vestiges...
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Build (song) (category The Housemartins songs)
1987 as the third single from the album The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death by British band the Housemartins. It reached No. 15 in the UK Singles...
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