Genre New wave | Years active 1977–present | |
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Website The Stingrays Facebook PageThe Stingrays Facebook Page 2The Stingrays on TwitterThe Stingrays on InstagramThe Stingrays on Myspace Members Russ MainwaringPaul MatthewsRichard H. Meredith Past members Bill Stair, Pete Thelke, Dean Sidney, Chris Bostock, Sean McLuskey, Paul Johnson, Mark Paton, Biff, Tim Syniad, Pawb Similar Essential Bop, Art Objects, Claytown Troupe, Angelo Bruschini, Sneaky Bat Machine | ||
The stingrays bristol band top 6 facts
The Stingrays are a new wave band, which originally formed in 1977 in Bristol, England, and is gigging today but for the most part in Japan. (There are at least three notable bands that have called themselves The Stingrays, Sting Rays or a permutation of the name).
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- The stingrays bristol band top 6 facts
- Original line up
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- current line up
- Singles
- Albums
- Tracks appear on
- Songs
- References
They have experienced various line up changes over the years, but have included: Russ Mainwaring (who is still a member), Bill Stair (Art Objects, Various Artists, Blue Aeroplanes), Chris Bostock, and Sean McLuskey (Subway Sect, JoBoxers, If?).
Their first single, Countdown, was released on local label Fried Egg Records in 1980. They also contributed the track, "Sound", to the seminal Heartbeat Records compilation album, Avon Calling.
The mini-album, The Stingrays At the Dugout in '77: The Sound of Two Hands Clapping, was recorded by Simon Edwards (of Heartbeat Records) live at the Dug Out Club, Park Row, Bristol. According to Steve Bush of Essential Bop, they were "a bit like Bristol's equivalent of The Ramones. A rockin' unit with an advanced sense of irony."
In 2002 "Countdown" was re-released on the 1977 Records label in Japan
A CD of previously unavailable tracks, Back across the Rubicon was released on in 2009.
2010 saw Japanese manga artist Zawa Freakbeat using The Stingrays gig at The Star Lounge in Tokyo as a theme in his manga Private World Volume 2
In 2011 an EP "The Girl in the Greengrocers" was released in Japan
In 2012 a limited edition vinyl release of Countdown was released in Japan
In autumn 2016 a new album Ticket from Home will be released
The stingrays bristol band top 6 facts
Original line-up
This line up is on the album "The Stingrays at the Dugout (1977): The Sound of Two Hands Clapping"
Line-up 2
Line-up 3
This line up is on "Sound" from the Heartbeat Records album Avon Calling
Line-up 4
This line up is on the Fried Egg Records single "Countdown"
Line-up 5
Line-up 6
This line up is on "Satellites", the B side of the Circus Records single "Never Do"
Line-up 7
This line up is on the A side of the Circus Records single "Never Do"
Line-up 8
This line up is on the YTY album Back Across the Rubicon
Line-up 9
line-up 10
current line-up
Singles
Albums
Tracks appear on
Songs
Can't StopThe Stingrays At the Dugout in '77: The Sound of Two Hands Clapping · 2009
Never Do1980
DominationThe Stingrays At the Dugout in '77: The Sound of Two Hands Clapping · 2009