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Octopus were a Britpop band from Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland formed in 1993. They had three hit singles before splitting up in 1997. ==History== The band was formed in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland (near Glasgow) by schoolfriends Marc Shearer (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Alan McSeveney (guitar), Steven McSeveney (bass guitar) and Bob Holmes (drums). The group later recruited Cameron Miller (bass guitar, replacing Steven McSeveney) and drummer Oliver Grasset (replacing Holmes) and relocated to London.〔Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 898-9〕 After playing several times in London (the first of which included a visit and constructive critique from Damon Albarn)〔Roberts, Leo (1996) "Damon's leg-up for Octopus", ''The Mirror'', 31 October 1996〕 Octopus were spotted by Levitation drummer David Francolini. He passed their demo to Food Records boss Andy Ross, who signed the band, releasing their debut single, "Magazine" in March 1996.〔 While retaining the four-piece creative core, the band onstage had by now expanded to an octet with the addition of trumpeters James Donaldson and Andrew Blick (the latter also of Blowpipe), pianist Mike Servent and harmonica player Nick Reynolds (son of Great Train Robber Bruce Reynolds).〔〔Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Indie & New Wave'', Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0231-3, p. 307〕 Octopus toured with Sleeper and second single "Your Smile" gave them their first hit, peaking at number 42 on the UK Singles Chart.〔〔"(Octopus )", Chart Stats, retrieved 2010-10-30〕 "Your Smile" was followed by "Saved", which saw them break into the top 40. Octopus' first (and only) album, ''From a to b'', was released in September 1996〔 and featured all three of the singles released to date. A fourth single from the album, "Jealousy", reached number 59, and proved to be Octopus' final release, the band splitting up in 1997.〔 Miller would later join Andrew Blick in Blowpipe, and play with both Ben Christophers and Adem. Shearer also played with Adem and recorded solo material, with "Magma on My Mind" included on the 2009 compilation ''A Psychedelic Guide To Monsterism Island'' on Lo Recordings, later recording as Marc Meon. Original bass player Steven McSeveney went on to play with The Secret Goldfish. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Octopus (Scottish band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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