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The Aternative-Rock Pop-Rock outfit, Supergrass, was formed in 1994 in
Oxford, ENGLAND by guitarist+vocalist Gaz Coombes, bassist Mickey Quinn
and drummer Danny Goffey.
Recorded that same year, their first single, "Caught By The Fuzz",
initially was issued on the indie label Backbeat Records and it later
became part of a split EP released by Fierce Panda.
The trio finally scored a new deal with Parlophone Records who re-released
the single which hit #42 on the U.K. Pop chart; it was followed by "Mansize
Rooster", "Lenny" and the breakthrough smash "Alright"
which shot to #2 on the Official British Singles chart. In the summer
of 1995 was released the band's debut album, "I Should Coco",
the record topped the U.K. Albums Sales chart and went platinum.
Supergrass returned with its sophomore album, "In It For The Money",
in the spring of 1997, prefaced by the top 5 hit single "Going Out";
two more U.K. top 10 hits, "Richard III" and "Sun Hits
The Sky", helped push the album to #2 in their native England where
it earned platinum certification. "In It For The Money" was
also a success on the American Billboard Top Heatseekers chart backed
by the Modern Rock top 40 hit single, "Cheapskate".
Two and half years later, the trio released their self-titled LP, known
as The X-ray Album; their third full-length, which was also their third
platinum album, spawned a couple of hit singles in the U.K. with the infectous
"Pumping On Your Stereo" and the top 10 hit "Moving";
"Supergrass" eventually climbed to #13 on the Billboard Magazine's
Top Heatseekers chart.
Almost exactly three years later, the band re-emerged with its fourth
LP, "Life On Other Planets"; this album was recorded in the
South of France this time with Robert Coombes, the older brother of Gaz,
on keyboards; it entered the top 10 of the British Top Albums chart and
its singles "Grace" and "Seen The Light" hit #13 and
#15, respectively, on the National Pop chart. The album also cracked The
Billboard Top 200 Sales chart, debuting at #195.
In mid-2004, the now four-piece act, assembled the "Supergrass Is
10" compilation, the set contained two new songs, including the U.K.
top 30 single "Kiss Of Life" and the B-side to "Lenny"
single, "Wait For The Sun".
The Oxford-based quartet duly delivered their fifth studio album, "Road
To Rouen", in August 2005; the disc which included the top 20 hit
single "St. Petersburg", earned the band yet another British
top 10 album.
In March 2008 Supergrass released "Diamond Hoo Ha". In keeping
with their post-Britpop musical growth, this album saw the four-piece
adopting a spikier sound than on previous, more reflective records. The
11-song set debuted at #19 on the U.K. Top 20 Albums chart; "Diamond
Hoo Ha Man" was the first single to be taken from the CD.
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