The Dylans

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Years active 1991–1994 Active until 1994		Associated acts One Thousand Violins Origin Sheffield, United Kingdom

Labels Situation Two, Beggars Banquet, RCA, Atlantic Past members Colin Gregory Jim Rodger Andy Curtis Quentin Jennings Garry Jones Andy Cook Craig Scott Ike Glover Members Quentin Jennings, Colin Gregory, Jim Rodger, Andy Curtis, Craig Scott, Garry Jones, Ike Glover, Andy Cook Albums Spirit Finger, The Dylans, Godlike Genres Indie pop, Alternative rock, Baggy, Neo-psychedelia Similar Spirea X, One Thousand Violins, The Darkside, The Nightblooms, Smashing Orange

The Dylans were an alternative rock band formed in Sheffield, England, in 1991. The band released two albums before splitting in 1994.

The Dylans The Dylans My Hands Are Tied Lemon Afternoon UK 5quot Cd Single

History

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The band was formed in early 1990 by former 1,000 Violins guitarist, songwriter, and occasional singer Colin Gregory, now on bass guitar, Jim Rodger (guitar), and Andy Curtis (guitar). They soon recruited Quentin Jennings (keyboards) and Garry Jones (drums), continuing 1,000 Volins sixties-tinged retro style, but with a nod to the "baggy" scene of the time. The band were signed to Beggars Banquet Records' "indie" subsidiary Situation Two (RCA Records in the United States), who released their debut single, "Godlike" in January 1991, which reached the top 10 of the UK Indie Chart. They subsequently replaced Curtis with Andy Cook, and released follow-up singles "Lemon Afternoon" and "Planet Love", before the band's Stephen Street-produced self-titled debut album was released in October 1991. After extensive touring, the band returned in 1992 with the "Mary Quant in Blue" single, but further line-up changes ensued, with Jones and Jennings leaving, to be replaced by Craig Scott and Ike Glover. With interest in the band growing in the United States, the band were signed to Atlantic Records, moving to the main Beggars Banquet roster in the UK for subsequent releases. Two further singles were followed by the band's swansong album, Spirit Finger on 18 April. In the face of disappointing sales, the band split later that year.