Squeeze (band)
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| website = {{URL|squeezeofficial.com}} |
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| current_members = [[Glenn Tilbrook]] [[Chris Difford]] [[Simon Hanson]] [[Stephen Large]] [[Steve Smith (British musician)|Steve Smith]] [[Owen Biddle (musician)|Owen Biddle]] Melvin Duffy Danica Dora |
| current_members = [[Glenn Tilbrook]] [[Chris Difford]] [[Simon Hanson]] [[Stephen Large]] [[Steve Smith (British musician)|Steve Smith]] [[Owen Biddle (musician)|Owen Biddle]] Melvin Duffy Danica Dora |
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| past_members = [[Jools Holland]] [[Gilson Lavis]] Keith Wilkinson [[Paul Carrack]] [[Don Snow]] Paul Gunn Harri Kakoulli [[John Bentley (musician)|John Bentley]] [[Christopher Holland|Chris Holland]] [[Andy Metcalfe]] [[Matt Irving]] [[Pete Thomas (drummer)|Pete Thomas]] [[Kevin Wilkinson]] Hilaire Penda [[Ash Soan]] [[Chris Braide]] [[Steve Nieve]] Lucy Shaw [[Yolanda Charles]] Sean Hurley |
| past_members = [[Jools Holland]] [[Gilson Lavis]] Keith Wilkinson [[Paul Carrack]] [[Don Snow]] Paul Gunn [[Harri Kakoulli]] [[John Bentley (musician)|John Bentley]] [[Christopher Holland|Chris Holland]] [[Andy Metcalfe]] [[Matt Irving]] [[Pete Thomas (drummer)|Pete Thomas]] [[Kevin Wilkinson]] Hilaire Penda [[Ash Soan]] [[Chris Braide]] [[Steve Nieve]] Lucy Shaw [[Yolanda Charles]] Sean Hurley |
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The band's founding members in March 1974 were [[Chris Difford]] (guitar, vocals, lyrics), and [[Glenn Tilbrook]] (vocals, guitar, music). Difford claims that in 1973, he stole 50p from his mother's purse to put a card in a local sweetshop window to advertise for a guitarist to join his band, although he was not actually in a band at the time. Tilbrook was the only person who responded to the advertisement.{{cite episode| title= Mick Fleetwood, Matt Berry, Imtiaz Dharker, Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford, GoGo Penguin| url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04nqpdb| series = Loose Ends| credits = Presenters: [[Clive Anderson]]| network = [[BBC]]| station = [[BBC Radio Four]]| airdate = 8 November 2014| minutes = 20:50}} Difford and Tilbrook began writing songs together, and soon added [[Jools Holland]] (keyboards) and Paul Gunn (drums) to form an actual band. The group performed under several names, most frequently "Captain Trundlow's Sky Company" or "Skyco", before selecting the band name "Squeeze" as a facetious tribute to [[the Velvet Underground]]'s oft-derided 1973 album ''[[Squeeze (The Velvet Underground album)|Squeeze]]''.{{cite web |url=http://www.squeezeofficial.com/biography/ |title=Biography |publisher=Squeeze Official |access-date=29 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021144823/http://www.squeezeofficial.com/biography/ |archive-date=21 October 2013}} |
The band's founding members in March 1974 were [[Chris Difford]] (guitar, vocals, lyrics), and [[Glenn Tilbrook]] (vocals, guitar, music). Difford claims that in 1973, he stole 50p from his mother's purse to put a card in a local sweetshop window to advertise for a guitarist to join his band, although he was not actually in a band at the time. Tilbrook was the only person who responded to the advertisement.{{cite episode| title= Mick Fleetwood, Matt Berry, Imtiaz Dharker, Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford, GoGo Penguin| url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04nqpdb| series = Loose Ends| credits = Presenters: [[Clive Anderson]]| network = [[BBC]]| station = [[BBC Radio Four]]| airdate = 8 November 2014| minutes = 20:50}} Difford and Tilbrook began writing songs together, and soon added [[Jools Holland]] (keyboards) and Paul Gunn (drums) to form an actual band. The group performed under several names, most frequently "Captain Trundlow's Sky Company" or "Skyco", before selecting the band name "Squeeze" as a facetious tribute to [[the Velvet Underground]]'s oft-derided 1973 album ''[[Squeeze (The Velvet Underground album)|Squeeze]]''.{{cite web |url=http://www.squeezeofficial.com/biography/ |title=Biography |publisher=Squeeze Official |access-date=29 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021144823/http://www.squeezeofficial.com/biography/ |archive-date=21 October 2013}} |
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[[Gilson Lavis]] replaced Gunn on drums, and Harri Kakoulli joined on bass in 1975.{{cite web |last1=Beckett |first1=Christopher & Jennifer |title=Squeeze Lineup History |url=http://www.squeezefan.com/lineups.htm |website=Squeezefan.com |access-date=11 July 2018}}{{cite web |title=Harri Kakoulli – The Night Demons |url=http://www.packetofthree.com/2011/08/05/harri-kakoulli-the-night-demons/ |website=Packet of Three |access-date=11 July 2018 |date=5 August 2011}}{{cite web |title=Here's the full, epic list of this year's Record Store Day releases |url=https://www.gigwise.com/news/105880/record-store-day-2016-full-vinyl-list-revealed-nirvana-bowie-who |website=Gigwise.com |access-date=11 July 2018}} |
[[Gilson Lavis]] replaced Gunn on drums, and [[Harri Kakoulli]] joined on bass in 1975.{{cite web |last1=Beckett |first1=Christopher & Jennifer |title=Squeeze Lineup History |url=http://www.squeezefan.com/lineups.htm |website=Squeezefan.com |access-date=11 July 2018}}{{cite web |title=Harri Kakoulli – The Night Demons |url=http://www.packetofthree.com/2011/08/05/harri-kakoulli-the-night-demons/ |website=Packet of Three |access-date=11 July 2018 |date=5 August 2011}}{{cite web |title=Here's the full, epic list of this year's Record Store Day releases |url=https://www.gigwise.com/news/105880/record-store-day-2016-full-vinyl-list-revealed-nirvana-bowie-who |website=Gigwise.com |access-date=11 July 2018}} |
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Squeeze's early career was spent around [[Deptford]] in south-east London, where they were part of a lively local music scene which included [[Alternative TV]] and [[Dire Straits]].{{cite web |url=http://www.bobbyvalentino.co.uk/electric-bluebirds-sleevenotes.html |title=Bobby Valentino -Electric Bluebirds Sleeve Notes |publisher=Bobbyvalentino.co.uk |access-date=9 January 2010 }} Though the group was initially signed to [[Miles Copeland III]]'s BTM Records, the label went under in late 1976,Sutcliffe, Phil & Fielder, Hugh (1981). ''L'Historia Bandido''. London and New York: Proteus Books. {{ISBN|0-906071-66-6}}. Page 16. and so their early singles and debut [[Extended play|EP]], 1977's ''[[Packet of Three]]'', were released on the [[Deptford Fun City]] label.{{cite web |title=Squeeze - Cat On A Wall |url=http://www.45cat.com/record/dfc01 |website=45cat.com|access-date=11 July 2018}} |
Squeeze's early career was spent around [[Deptford]] in south-east London, where they were part of a lively local music scene which included [[Alternative TV]] and [[Dire Straits]].{{cite web |url=http://www.bobbyvalentino.co.uk/electric-bluebirds-sleevenotes.html |title=Bobby Valentino -Electric Bluebirds Sleeve Notes |publisher=Bobbyvalentino.co.uk |access-date=9 January 2010 }} Though the group was initially signed to [[Miles Copeland III]]'s BTM Records, the label went under in late 1976,Sutcliffe, Phil & Fielder, Hugh (1981). ''L'Historia Bandido''. London and New York: Proteus Books. {{ISBN|0-906071-66-6}}. Page 16. and so their early singles and debut [[Extended play|EP]], 1977's ''[[Packet of Three]]'', were released on the [[Deptford Fun City]] label.{{cite web |title=Squeeze - Cat On A Wall |url=http://www.45cat.com/record/dfc01 |website=45cat.com|access-date=11 July 2018}} |
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== Discography == |
== Discography == |
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{{Main|Squeeze discography}} |
{{Main|Squeeze discography}} |
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* ''[[Squeeze (Squeeze album)|Squeeze]]'' (1978) |
* ''[[Squeeze (Squeeze album)|Squeeze]]'' (1978) |
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