Songs from the Other Side
Early Charlatans compilation from the Beggars Banquet catalogue.
The compilation "Songs from the Other Side" collects B-sides from the English rock band the Charlatans.[1] The band formed in the West Midlands in 1988, with bassist Martin Blunt recruiting Rob Collins, Jon Brookes, Jon Day, and Baz Ketley.[2] After Baz Ketley departed, Tim Burgess—whose band the Electric Crayons had previously opened for the Charlatans—took over as vocalist.[2][3]
Quick Facts
- Artist
- The Charlatans
- Label
- Beggars Banquet
- Genre
- Rock
- Origin
- West Midlands, England
- Formed
- 1988
Facts from the source article.
Making and release
The band helped compile the collection alongside the DVD "Just Lookin' 1990–1997".[1] The Charlatans had earlier released their debut single "Indian Rope" as an indie hit before signing to Beggars Banquet offshoot Situation Two.[4] Following the end of their contract with Beggars Banquet, the band contributed to assembling the B-sides compilation "Songs from the Other Side".[1] Their first single on a major label, "The Only One I Know", placed within the top ten of the UK Singles Chart.[4]
The debut album "Some Friendly" came out in the same year as that single.[4] Rob Collins, the keyboard player, died on 22 July 1996 in a traffic accident while the fifth album "Tellin' Stories" was being recorded.[5]
What the cited sources add
Brookes collapsed during a Philadelphia gig in 2010 and was diagnosed with a brain tumour.[6] The BBC report states the Charlatans have had 22 UK top 40 hits.[6] Burgess described joining the Charlatans after he went on stage and sang one of their songs at a gig.[3] The BBC News report on Jon Brookes's death confirms he was a founding member of the band formed in the West Midlands in 1989.[6]
References
- Wikipedia, "The Charlatans (English band)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Martin C. Strong, "The Great Rock Discography", Mojo Books, 2000, p. 165–166 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "The Charlatans (English band)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Guinness Who's Who of Indie and New Wave Music", Guinness Publishing, 1992, p. 57; Simpson, "The Charlatans: how we made The Only One I Know – 'I'm still not sure which bit's the chorus'", theguardian.com, 15 November 2021 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Simpson, "The Charlatans: how we made The Only One I Know – 'I'm still not sure which bit's the chorus'", theguardian.com, 15 November 2021. facts only, no text reused. theguardian.com
- Wikipedia, "The Charlatans (English band)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Guinness Who's Who of Indie and New Wave Music", Guinness Publishing, 1992, p. 57; Roberts, "British Hit Singles & Albums", Guinness World Records Limited, 2006, p. 100; "The Guinness Who's Who of Indie and New Wave Music", Guinness Publishing, 1992, p. 57; Martin C. Strong, "The Great Rock Discography", Mojo Books, 2000, p. 165–166 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "The Charlatans (English band)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Roberts, "British Hit Singles & Albums", Guinness World Records Limited, 2006, p. 100 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "BBC News - Charlatans drummer Jon Brookes dies age 44", BBC News, 13 August 2013. facts only, no text reused. bbc.co.uk
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article The Charlatans (English band) (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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