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Belle And Sebastian were formed in January 1996 in an all-night café in Glasgow, SCOTLAND, when lead singer+guitarist & songwriter Stuart Murdoch decided to form an ambitious seven-piece Pop-Rock band with Stuart David on bass, Stevie Jackson on guitar, Chris Geddes on keyboards, Sarah Martin on violin, Isobel Campbell on cello and Richard Colburn on drums.

The group recorded in three days their debut album, "Tigermilk", which was only pressed on vinyl and was issued in May 1996 on the college label Electric Honey Records; despite only a thousand copies being made available, it became an unexpected success and the LP quickly disappeared from shops.
Belle And Sebastian then signed to Jeepster and the critically acclaimed sophomore album, "If You're Feeling Sinister", was released in November of the same year.
During 1997 the group managed to release 3 EPs, "Dog On Wheels", "Lazy Line Painter Jane" and "3.. 6.. 9.. Seconds Of Light", the latter of which, despite the lack of radio play, became the band's first top 40 hit, debuting at #32 on the U.K. Singles chart.
September 1998 saw the release of "The Boy With The Arab Strap", which soared to #12 on the Official U.K. Albums chart and hit #15 on the American Billboard Top Heatseekers list; this was the first album Mick Cooke played trumpet on.
Their next full-length disc, "Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like A Peasant", achieved a career-best peak of #10 on the country's albums tally upon its June 2000 release, the record also smashed into the top 80 of The Billboard 200 list; the accompanying single, "Legal Man", was a top 15 hit in Britain and found great success in Canada where hit #4 on the Pop Singles Sales chart.
The ever-expanding Belle And Sebastian line-up had a bit of a blow when Stuart David departed to concentrate on his own recording project and writing books.
The Scottish collective reconvened in January 2001 to record some new songs, the first of these, "Jonathan David", was released as a single in June, becoming a minor hit in Britain and peaked at #9 on the Canadian Singles chart.
Large chunks of 2002 were spent recording "Storytelling", the soundtrack album to Todd Solenz's film of the same name, the record hit the top 30 of the U.K. Albums chart and reached the #150 on The Billboard Top 200 Albums list; the rest of the year was spent on the road, performing shows all over Europe and North-America; sadly there was another casualty along the way, Isobel Campbell was the next to falter, returning home midway through the U.S. tour; they finally left both Jeepster and Matador Records and joined Rough Trade Records.
In 2003, Belle And Sebastian completed their sixth studio album; recorded in palatial splendor in Sussex and London with the legendary music producer Trevor Horn, "Dear Catastrophe Waitress" was the first album to feature bassist+guitarist Bobby Kildea; released in October, it peaked at #84 in the U.S. and quickly rose to #21 on the British Pop chart, just a month later the band decided to unleash their first ever single from an album in the form of "Step Into My Office, Baby", the song entered the National Top 40 chart and the release of "I'm A Cuckoo" in February 2004 saw the group enjoying unprecedented radio play as well as their biggest U.K. hit to date with a #14 smash; "Wrapped Up In Books" was released as a AA-side with new track, "Your Cover's Blown", as the final album single in June, netting the group their third top 20 hit.
2004 ended with the band back in Glasgow, ensconced in the studio, writing the next album, which was recorded during the summer of 2005 in California.
Before then however, a double-CD, triple-LP compilation of all the Jeepster EPs and singles called "Push Barman To Open Old Wounds" was released in May 2005, it climbedinto the top 40 of the U.K. Albums chart.

Belle And Sebastian released its new album, "The Life Pursuit", in February 2006; the first single off the CD is "Funny Little Frog".

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Tigermilk

(1996)

1. The State I Am In
2. Expectations
3. She's Losing It
4. You're Just A Baby
5. Electronic Renaissance
6. I Could Be Dreaming
7. We Rule The School
8. My Wandering Days Are Over
9. I Don't Love Anyone
10. Mary Jo

 

If You're Feeling Sinister

(1996)

1. The Stars Of Track And Field
2. Seeing Other People
3. Me And The Major
4. Like Dylan In The Movies
5. The Fox In The Snow
6. Get Me Away From Here, I'm Dying
7. If You're Feeling Sinister
8. Mayfly
9. The Boy Done Wrong Again
10. Judy And The Dream Of Horses

 

3.. 6.. 9.. Seconds Of Light
[EP]

(1997)

1. A Century Of Fakers
2. Le Pastie De La Bourgeoisie
3. Beautiful
4. Put The Book Back On The Shelf

 

The Boy With The Arab Strap

(1998)

1. It Could Have Been A Brilliant Career
2. Sleep The Clock Around
3. Is It Wicked Not To Care?
4. Ease Your Feet In The Sea
5. A Summer Wasting
6. Seymour Stein
7. A Space Boy Dream
8. Dirty Dream Number Two
9. The Boy With The Arab Strap
10. Chickfactor
11. Simple Things
12. The Rollercoaster Ride

 

Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like A Peasant

(2000)

1. I Fought In A War
2. The Model
3. Beyond The Sunrise
4. Waiting For The Moon To Rise
5. Don't Leave The Light On Baby
6. The Wrong Girl
7. The Chalet Lines
8. Nice Day For A Sulk
9. Women's Realm
10. Family Tree
11. There's Too Much Love

 

Jonathan David
[EP]

(2001)

1. Jonathan David
2. Take Your Carriage Clock And Shove It
3. The Loneliness Of A Middle Distance Runner

 

Storytelling

(2002)

1. Fiction
2. Freak
3. Conan, Early Letterman
4. Fuck This Shit
5. Night Walk
6. Jersey's Where It's At
7. Black And White Unite
8. Consuelo
9. Toby
10. Storytelling
11. Class Rank
12. I Don't Want To Play Football
13. Consuelo Leaving
14. Wandering Alone
15. Mandingo Cliche
16. Scooby Driver
17. Fiction [reprise]
18. Big John Shaft

 

Dear Catastrophe Waitress

(2003)

1. Step Into My Office, Baby
2. Dear Catastrophe Waitress
3. If She Wants Me
4. Piazza, New York Catcher
5. Asleep On A Sunbeam
6. I'm A Cuckoo
7. You Don't Send Me
8. Wrapped Up In Books
9. Lord Anthony
10. If You Find Yourself Caught In Love
11. Roy Walker
12. Stay Loose

 

Push Barman To Open Old Wounds

(2005)

DISC #1:
1. Dog On Wheels
2. The State I Am In
3. String Bean Jean
4. Belle & Sebastian
5. Lazy Line Painter Jane
6. You Made Me Forget My Dreams
7. A Century Of Elvis
8. Photo Jenny
9. A Century Of Fakers
10. Le Pastie De La Bourgeoisie
11. Beautiful
12. Put The Book Back On The Shelf

DISC #2:
1. This Is Just A Modern Rock Song
2. I Know Where The Summer Goes
3. The Gate
4. Slow Graffiti
5. Legal Man
6. Judy Is A Dick Slap
7. Winter Wooskie
8. Jonathan David
9. Take Your Carriage Clock And Shove It
10. The Loneliness Of A Middle Distance Runner
11. I'm Waking Up To Us
12. I Love My Car
13. Marx And Engels

 

The Life Pursuit

(2006)

1. Act Of The Apostle Part 1
2. Another Sunny Day
3. White Collar Boy
4. The Blues Are Still Blue
5. Dress Up In You
6. Sukie In The Graveyard
7. We Are The Sleepyheads
8. Song For Sunshine
9. Funny Little Frog
10. To Be Myself Completely
11. Act Of The Apostle Part 2
12. For The Price Of A Cup Of Tea
13. Mornington Crescent

 

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