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The Creepers

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Years active
  
1982 - 1988

Associated acts
  
The Fall

Members
  
Marc Riley, Paul Fletcher

Labels
  
In-Tape, Red Rhino

Active until
  
1988

Genres
  
Rock music, Post-punk

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Also known as
  
Marc Riley and The Creepers, The Lost Soul Crusaders

Past members
  
Marc Riley Eddie Fenn Paul Fletcher (1982-85) Pete Keogh (1982-85) Mark Tilton (1986-88) Phil Roberts (1986-88)

Origin
  
Manchester, United Kingdom (1982)

Albums
  
Rock 'n' Roll Liquorice Flavour, Gross Out, Sleeper

Similar
  
The Fall, Inca Babies, Big Flame, Shirehorses, Steve Hanley

The Creepers were an English rock music group, formed in Manchester in 1982, originally as Marc Riley & The Creepers. After being dismissed from The Fall by Mark E. Smith, Marc Riley formed his own record label (In-Tape) with Jim Khambatta, and his own band. The first single "Favourite Sister" was followed up with "Jumper Clown", which poked fun at his previous band's singer. A Peel Session was the source of the next release in 1984, with a compilation of these early releases, Cull, following the same year. First album proper, Gross Out, appeared in June 1984. 1985 saw the release of second album Fancy Meeting God as well as a swansong live album Warts 'n' All towards the end of the year.

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Riley then recruited ex-Membranes Mark Tilton and Phil Roberts of Shrubs, and carried on as simply "The Creepers". With a more sophisticated sound, the first release under this name was a cover of Brian Eno's "Baby's On Fire", with the album Miserable Sinners following later the same year. After signing to Red Rhino, a further single, Brute and album Rock 'n' Roll Liquorice Flavour appeared in 1987 and 1988 respectively. Sleeper: a retrospective, followed in 1989.

The band briefly became The Lost Soul Crusaders before splitting up.

Discography

(chart placings shown are from the UK independent chart)

Singles

Marc Riley and The Creepers

  • "Favourite Sister" (Jul 1983, In-Tape, IT001 [7"])
  • "Jumper Clown" (Oct 1983, In-Tape, IT002 [7"])
  • "Creeping at Maida Vale" (Feb 1984, In-Tape, IT004 [7"]/IT004 [12"]) No. 5
  • "Pollystiffs" (May 1984, IT006, In-Tape, IT006 [7"]) No. 11
  • "Shadow Figure" (Sep 1984, In-Tape, IT009 [12"]) No. 5
  • "4 A's From Maida Vale" (Oct 1985, In-Tape, IT025 [2 x 7"]/ITT025 [12"]) No. 7

    • The Creepers

  • "Baby's On Fire" (May 1986, In-Tape, IT033 [7"]/ITT033 [12"]) No. 8
  • "Brute" (Jun 1987, Red Rhino, RED079 [7"]/REDT079 [12"]) No. 29

    • Albums

    Marc Riley and The Creepers

  • Cull (Apr 1984, In-Tape, IT005 [LP]) No. 9
  • Gross Out (Jun 1984, In-Tape, IT007 [LP]) No. 11
  • Fancy Meeting God (Mar 1985, In-Tape, IT015 [LP]) No. 23
  • Live - Warts 'n' All (Nov 1985, In-Tape, IT026 [LP]) No. 5

    • The Creepers

  • Miserable Sinners (Nov 1986, In-Tape, IT039 [LP]/IT039C [C]) No. 14
  • Rock 'n' Roll Liquorice Flavour (Jan 1988, Red Rhino, REDLP082 [LP]/REDC082 [C]/REDCD082 [CD])
  • Sleeper: a Retrospective (1989, Bleed Records, DRY001 [double LP])

    • Songs

    Baby's on Fire1986
    Another Song About Motorbikes1986
    Goin' Rate

    References

    The Creepers Wikipedia
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