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{{Short description|British rock group}}
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| origin = [[Glossop]], [[Derbyshire]], England
| origin = [[Glossop]], [[Derbyshire]], England
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| genre = [[Indie pop]]<ref name="Strutt">{{cite web |first=Anthony |last=Strutt |title=Bodines - Interview |url=https://pennyblackmusic.co.uk/Home/DetailsMobileid22170 |date=6 June 2014 |work=Penny Black Music |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref>
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'''The Bodines''' were a British [[rock music|rock]] group from the mid to late 1980s that consisted of guitarist Paul Brotherton, bassist Tim Burwood, drummer John Rowlands, and guitarist/vocalist Michael Ryan.
'''The Bodines''' were a British [[pop music|pop]] group from the mid to late 1980s that comprised guitarist Paul Brotherton, bassist Tim Burwood, drummer John Rowlands, and guitarist/vocalist Michael Ryan.<ref>{{cite web |first=Andy |last=Kellman |title=The Bodines – Biography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-bodines-mn0000048928/biography |work=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=18 March 2023}}</ref>

In 2023, [[Mojo (magazine)|''Mojo'' magazine]] ranked the song "Therese" as the 37th greatest UK [[Indie music|indie]] record ever, calling it "a breathless romantic gulp of twin guitar twirl."<ref>{{cite magazine |author=MOJO staff |date=19 January 2023 |title=The 50 Greatest UK Indie Records Ever! |url=https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/the-mojo-list/the-50-greatest-uk-indie-records-ever/ |magazine=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |access-date=30 April 2023}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The Bodines, consisting of Mike Ryan, Paul Brotherton, Tim Burtonwood and Paul Lilley, emerged from [[Glossop]], [[Derbyshire]], England, in 1985.<ref name="Larkin80">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=2003|edition=Third|isbn=1-85227-969-9|page=75}}</ref> Fronted by the floppy-fringed Ryan, they became one of the better-known outfits from a crop of jangly [[indie (music)|indie]] bands that sprang up around that time. They made their debut with "God Bless", an early release by [[Creation Records]].<ref name="Larkin80"/> Shortly afterwards, Lilley was replaced on drums by John Rowland.<ref name="Larkin80"/> Two further singles followed; their second, "Therese", was included on the [[C86 (music)|C86]] compilation album. Like their contemporaries [[Primal Scream]], [[The Mighty Lemon Drops]] and [[The Weather Prophets]], The Bodines went on to sign up with a major label with great hopes of transferring their success to the mainstream charts. The group joined [[Magnet Records]], where a remix of "Therese" became their major label debut.<ref name="Larkin80"/>
The Bodines, consisting of Mike Ryan, Paul Brotherton, Tim Burtonwood and Paul Lilley, emerged from [[Glossop]], [[Derbyshire]], England, in 1985.<ref name="Larkin80">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=2003|edition=Third|isbn=1-85227-969-9|page=75}}</ref> Fronted by the floppy-fringed Ryan, they became one of the better-known outfits from a crop of jangly [[indie (music)|indie]] bands that sprang up around that time. They made their debut with "God Bless", an early release by [[Creation Records]].<ref name="Larkin80"/> Shortly afterwards, Lilley was replaced on drums by John Rowland.<ref name="Larkin80"/> Two further singles followed; their second, "Therese", was included on the [[C86 (music)|C86]] compilation album. Like their contemporaries [[Primal Scream]], [[The Mighty Lemon Drops]] and [[The Weather Prophets]], the Bodines went on to sign up with a major label with great hopes of transferring their success to the mainstream charts. The group joined [[Magnet Records]], where a remix of "Therese" became their major label debut.<ref name="Larkin80"/>


In July 1986, The Bodines participated in the [[Festival of the Tenth Summer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cerysmaticfactory.info/fac151h.html |title=The Ten Events &#124; FAC 151 The Festival of the Tenth Summer |publisher=Cerysmaticfactory.info |accessdate=4 May 2012}}</ref> The Bodines's debut album, ''[[Played (album)|Played]]'' (produced by [[Ian Broudie]], later to enjoy success as a recording artist as the [[Lightning Seeds]])<ref name="Larkin80"/> scraped into No. 94 in the [[UK Albums Chart]], in the summer of 1987.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
In July 1986, the Bodines participated in the [[Festival of the Tenth Summer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cerysmaticfactory.info/fac151h.html |title=The Ten Events &#124; FAC 151 The Festival of the Tenth Summer |publisher=Cerysmaticfactory.info |access-date=4 May 2012}}</ref> The Bodines's debut album, ''[[Played (album)|Played]]'' (produced by [[Ian Broudie]], later to enjoy success as a recording artist as the [[Lightning Seeds]])<ref name="Larkin80"/> scraped into No. 94 in the [[UK Albums Chart]], in the summer of 1987.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| first= David
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| page= 68}}</ref> None of the Bodines' singles got into the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> Under pressure for failing to deliver the hit record that their major label backers required, the Bodines split up, albeit temporarily. Rowland went on to play with [[The Rainkings]].
| page= 68}}</ref> The "Therese" and "Skankin' Queens" singles peaked at numbers 76 and 89 respectively in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/24017/bodines/ |title=The Bodines Chart History |work=[[Official Charts]] |access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref> Under pressure for failing to deliver the hit record that their major label backers required, the Bodines split up, albeit temporarily. Rowland went on to play with [[the Rainkings]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Strong |first=Martin C. |author-link=Martin C. Strong |title=The Great Alternative & Indie Discography |url=https://archive.org/details/greatalternative0000stro |url-access=registration |year= 1999 |publisher=Canongate |isbn=0-86241-913-1 }}</ref>
In 1989, a reformed line-up of Ryan, Brotherton, new bassist Ian Watson, and new drummer Spencer Birtwistle released the single "Decide" on Manchester's Play Hard label and contributed a further new track to the same label's ''Hand to Mouth'' compilation. A couple of years later, Ryan reappeared with a new band called Medalark Eleven (misnamed after [[Harlem Globetrotters]]' [[Meadowlark Lemon]]), assisted by Gareth Thomas on bass and Adrian Donohue on drums. Reunited with Creation Records, they released a couple of singles ahead of the album ''Shaped Up, Shipped Out''.
In 1989, a reformed line-up of Ryan, Brotherton, new bassist Ian Watson, and new drummer Spencer Birtwistle released the single "Decide" on Manchester's Play Hard label and contributed a further new track to the same label's ''Hand to Mouth'' compilation. A couple of years later, Ryan reappeared with a new band called Medalark Eleven (misnamed after [[Harlem Globetrotters]]' [[Meadowlark Lemon]]), assisted by Gareth Thomas on bass and Adrian Donohue on drums. Reunited with Creation Records, they released a couple of singles ahead of the album ''Shaped Up, Shipped Out'' in 1994.<ref name="Strutt"/>


On 23 August 2010, The Bodines debut album ''Played'' was reissued with seven bonus tracks on the [[Cherry Red Records|Cherry Red]] label.
On 23 August 2010, the Bodines' debut album ''Played'' was reissued with seven bonus tracks on the [[Cherry Red Records|Cherry Red]] label.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Terry |last=Staunton |date=26 September 2010 |url=https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/album/played |title=Played – The Bodines |magazine=[[Record Collector]] |issue=381 |access-date=18 March 2023}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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===Singles===
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
*"God Bless" 7" b/w "Paradise" Creation Records CRE 016 1986 No. 8
|+
*"Therese" 7" & 12" b/w "I Feel", "Scar Tissue" Creation Records CRE 028, CRE 028T 1986 No. 4
!Year
*"Heard It All" 7" & 12" b/w "Heard It All", "Clear", "William Shatner" Creation Records CRE 030, CRE 030T 1986 No. 4
!Title
*"Therese" 7" & 12" b/w "Heard It All" Magnet Records BOD1, BODT1 1987
!Format
*"Skankin Queens" 7" & 12" b/w "My Remarkable Mind" Magnet Records BOD2, BODT2 1987
!Label
*"Slip Slide" 7" & 12" b/w "Naming Names", "Long Time Dead" Magnet Records BOD3, BODT3 1987
!Catalog number
*"Decide" 12"b/w "Hard On", "The Groove" Play Hard Records 18 December 1989 No. 15
!Chart placing
*"Shrinkwrap" CD-Single b/w "With You", "Wake Me Up And Smell The Coffee" Firestation Records FST 073 2007
!Notes

|-
==Personnel==
|1986
===Core line-up===
|"God Bless"
*Michael Ryan – vocals, guitar
|7"
*Paul Brotherton – guitar
|[[Creation Records|Creation]]
*Tim Burwood – bass guitar
|CRE 016
*John Rowland – drums
|No. 8

|
===Other members===
|-
*Paul Lilley – drums
|1986
*Ian Watson – bass guitar
|"Therese"
*[[Members of The Fall|Spencer Birtwistle]] – drums
|12", 7"
*Andrew "Booty" Boot – guitar
|Creation
|CRE 028T, CRE 028
|No. 4
|Reissued on Magnet (1987, BODT1, BOD1)
|-
|1986
|"Heard It All"
|12", 7"
|Creation
|CRE 030T, CRE 030
|No. 4
|
|-
|1987
|"Skankin Queens"
|12", 7"
|[[Magnet Records|Magnet]]
|BODT2, BOD2
|
|
|-
|1987
|"Slip Slide"
|12", 7"
|Magnet
|BODT3, BOD3
|
|
|-
|1989
|"Decide"
|12"
|Play Hard
|
|No. 15
|
|-
|2007
|"Shrinkwrap"
|CD
|Firestation
|FST 073
|
|
|}


===Albums===
===Albums===
*''[[Played (album)|Played]]'' (1987 – Magnet Records BODL 2001)
*''[[Played (album)|Played]]'' (1987, Magnet Records, BODL 2001)
Side A
#"Skankin Queens"
#"What You Want"
#"Scar Tissue"
#"Tall Stories"
#"Clear"
Side B
#"Untitled"
#"Therese"
#"Slip Slide"
#"The Back Door"
#"William Shatner"

The Japanese release (Cat. No. VDP-1319) contained two extra tracks: "Therese" (New Extended Mix) and "Heard It All".


===Compilation appearances===
===Compilation appearances===
*''NME C86 Compilation'' NME 22 Contributed "Therese". Free with the NME Weekly Music paper. Was also released as a 500 numbered promo was released for radio with the number NME Pro 1. It was later released with a different sleeve on Rough Trade with the number ROUGH 100. 1986
*''NME C86 Compilation'' NME 22 Contributed "Therese". 1986
*''It's Different For Domeheads'' Creation CRELP 5 Contributed "Paradise"
*''It's Different for Domeheads'' Creation CRELP 5 Contributed "Paradise"
*Record Mirror 12". Free release with the Record Mirror Magazine on Ensign RM6. Contributed "Back Door (live)" 1986
*Record Mirror 12". Free release with the Record Mirror Magazine on Ensign RM6. Contributed "Back Door (live)" 1986
*''Flowers In The Sky 1984–1987'' Creation CRELP 028 CD Contributed "God Bless"
*''Flowers in the Sky 1984–1987'' Creation CRELP 028 CD Contributed "God Bless"
*''Creation Soup Volume 2'' Creation CRECD 102 (on vinyl as CRELP 102) Contributed "God Bless", "Paradise"
*''Creation Soup Volume 2'' Creation CRECD 102 (on vinyl as CRELP 102) Contributed "God Bless", "Paradise"
*''Creation Soup Volume 3'' Creation CRECD 103 (on vinyl as CRELP 103) Contributed "William Shatner"
*''Creation Soup Volume 3'' Creation CRECD 103 (on vinyl as CRELP 103) Contributed "William Shatner"
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===Other releases===
===Other releases===
*"William Shatner" Canadian Live Bootleg (7") Label Unknown BODX1 This was free with BODT1
*"William Shatner" Canadian Live Bootleg (7") Label Unknown BODX1 This was free with BODT1

==Personnel==
'''Core line-up'''
*Michael Ryan – vocals, guitar
*Paul Brotherton – guitar
*Tim Burwood – bass guitar
*John Rowland – drums

'''Other members'''
*Paul Lilley – drums
*Ian Watson – bass guitar
*[[Members of The Fall|Spencer Birtwistle]] – drums
*Andrew "Booty" Boot – guitar


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 16:34, 24 April 2024

Not to be confused with BoDeans.
For other uses, see Bodine.

The Bodines
Background information
OriginGlossop, Derbyshire, England
GenresIndie pop[1]
Years active1985–1990
Labels

The Bodines were a British pop group from the mid to late 1980s that comprised guitarist Paul Brotherton, bassist Tim Burwood, drummer John Rowlands, and guitarist/vocalist Michael Ryan.[2]

In 2023, Mojo magazine ranked the song "Therese" as the 37th greatest UK indie record ever, calling it "a breathless romantic gulp of twin guitar twirl."[3]

History

[edit]

The Bodines, consisting of Mike Ryan, Paul Brotherton, Tim Burtonwood and Paul Lilley, emerged from Glossop, Derbyshire, England, in 1985.[4] Fronted by the floppy-fringed Ryan, they became one of the better-known outfits from a crop of jangly indie bands that sprang up around that time. They made their debut with "God Bless", an early release by Creation Records.[4] Shortly afterwards, Lilley was replaced on drums by John Rowland.[4] Two further singles followed; their second, "Therese", was included on the C86 compilation album. Like their contemporaries Primal Scream, The Mighty Lemon Drops and The Weather Prophets, the Bodines went on to sign up with a major label with great hopes of transferring their success to the mainstream charts. The group joined Magnet Records, where a remix of "Therese" became their major label debut.[4]

In July 1986, the Bodines participated in the Festival of the Tenth Summer.[5] The Bodines's debut album, Played (produced by Ian Broudie, later to enjoy success as a recording artist as the Lightning Seeds)[4] scraped into No. 94 in the UK Albums Chart, in the summer of 1987.[6] The "Therese" and "Skankin' Queens" singles peaked at numbers 76 and 89 respectively in the UK Singles Chart.[7] Under pressure for failing to deliver the hit record that their major label backers required, the Bodines split up, albeit temporarily. Rowland went on to play with the Rainkings.[8]

In 1989, a reformed line-up of Ryan, Brotherton, new bassist Ian Watson, and new drummer Spencer Birtwistle released the single "Decide" on Manchester's Play Hard label and contributed a further new track to the same label's Hand to Mouth compilation. A couple of years later, Ryan reappeared with a new band called Medalark Eleven (misnamed after Harlem Globetrotters' Meadowlark Lemon), assisted by Gareth Thomas on bass and Adrian Donohue on drums. Reunited with Creation Records, they released a couple of singles ahead of the album Shaped Up, Shipped Out in 1994.[1]

On 23 August 2010, the Bodines' debut album Played was reissued with seven bonus tracks on the Cherry Red label.[9]

Discography

[edit]

Chart placings shown from UK Indie Chart.[10]

Singles

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Year Title Format Label Catalog number Chart placing Notes
1986 "God Bless" 7" Creation CRE 016 No. 8
1986 "Therese" 12", 7" Creation CRE 028T, CRE 028 No. 4 Reissued on Magnet (1987, BODT1, BOD1)
1986 "Heard It All" 12", 7" Creation CRE 030T, CRE 030 No. 4
1987 "Skankin Queens" 12", 7" Magnet BODT2, BOD2
1987 "Slip Slide" 12", 7" Magnet BODT3, BOD3
1989 "Decide" 12" Play Hard No. 15
2007 "Shrinkwrap" CD Firestation FST 073

Albums

[edit]
  • Played (1987, Magnet Records, BODL 2001)

Compilation appearances

[edit]
  • NME C86 Compilation NME 22 Contributed "Therese". 1986
  • It's Different for Domeheads Creation CRELP 5 Contributed "Paradise"
  • Record Mirror 12". Free release with the Record Mirror Magazine on Ensign RM6. Contributed "Back Door (live)" 1986
  • Flowers in the Sky 1984–1987 Creation CRELP 028 CD Contributed "God Bless"
  • Creation Soup Volume 2 Creation CRECD 102 (on vinyl as CRELP 102) Contributed "God Bless", "Paradise"
  • Creation Soup Volume 3 Creation CRECD 103 (on vinyl as CRELP 103) Contributed "William Shatner"
  • Hand To Mouth Playhard Contributed "Hard On" and "Call Your Name"

Other releases

[edit]
  • "William Shatner" Canadian Live Bootleg (7") Label Unknown BODX1 This was free with BODT1

Personnel

[edit]

Core line-up

  • Michael Ryan – vocals, guitar
  • Paul Brotherton – guitar
  • Tim Burwood – bass guitar
  • John Rowland – drums

Other members

  • Paul Lilley – drums
  • Ian Watson – bass guitar
  • Spencer Birtwistle – drums
  • Andrew "Booty" Boot – guitar

References

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  1. ^ a b Strutt, Anthony (6 June 2014). "Bodines - Interview". Penny Black Music. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  2. ^ Kellman, Andy. "The Bodines – Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  3. ^ MOJO staff (19 January 2023). "The 50 Greatest UK Indie Records Ever!". Mojo. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e Colin Larkin, ed. (2003). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. p. 75. ISBN 1-85227-969-9.
  5. ^ "The Ten Events | FAC 151 The Festival of the Tenth Summer". Cerysmaticfactory.info. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  6. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 68. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  7. ^ "The Bodines Chart History". Official Charts. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  8. ^ Strong, Martin C. (1999). The Great Alternative & Indie Discography. Canongate. ISBN 0-86241-913-1.
  9. ^ Staunton, Terry (26 September 2010). "Played – The Bodines". Record Collector. No. 381. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  10. ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1999. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
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