Years active 1983–1997 | Active until 1997 | |
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Past members Mark Alexander
Neal Cook
Dave Fisher
Dave Newton
David Atherton
Peter Waldron
Simon Atkins
Bill Morris
Nigel Green Origin Wolverhampton, United Kingdom (1983) Albums The Joy Of It All, Tales Like These, Sometime Soon, Backwoods Genres Post-punk, New wave, Alternative rock, Jangle pop Record labels Slash Records, Reflex Records Similar David Newton, The Mighty Lemon Drops, The Wild Swans, Rain Parade, The Pale Fountains | ||
The Wild Flowers were a British post-punk band, formed in 1983. They released five albums in total between 1984 and 1997.
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History
The band was formed in 1983 in Wolverhampton, England, consisting of members Neal Cook (guitarist/vocalist), Dave Newton (guitarist), Mark Alexander (bassist), and Dave Fisher (drummer). They released their debut album entitled The Joy of It All for the small Reflex label in 1984. Two singles were released from that album, 1983's "Melt Like Ice" and "Things Have Changed" from 1984. Newton left soon afterwards to form The Mighty Lemon Drops, and new member Dave Atherton was then brought in as guitarist. The band released two more singles, "It Ain't So Easy" in 1985 and "A Kind of Kingdom" in 1986, taken from their second album Dust, released in 1987. Choosing to concentrate on breaking in America, the Wild Flowers became the first British band signed to the punk rock label Slash Records and in 1988 released the album Sometime Soon, followed by Tales Like These in 1990. One further album followed, Backwoods, from 1997.
Albums
Singles
Songs
Melt Like IceThe Joy Of It All · 1984
Take Me for a RideSometime Soon · 1988
Tales Like TheseTales Like These · 1990