Formed in Manchester in 1982 by Jim Glennie, Tim Booth, Larry Gott and Gavan Whelan. Signing, a year later, to Anthony H. Wilson's Factory label, before being snapped up by the Sire Records Company. Their folksy/indie sound found early cult status, before they became big chart toppers. Well almost, 'Sit Down' reached no. 2 in the UK singles charts, quickly followed by a no. 2 album, 'Seven'. The band split up in 2001, before re-forming some years later.
Origin
Manchester, England
Formed
1982
Members
Tim Booth, Jim Glennie, Larry Gott, Mark Hunter, Gavan Whelan, Saul Davies, Andy Diagram, Adrian Oxaal, Michael Kulas, Paul Gilbertson, David Baynton-Power
