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The Stairs were an English rock band formed in Liverpool around 1990 by vocalist and bassist Edgar "Summertyme" Jones, guitarist Ged Lynn and drummer Paul Maguire. The band released one album and a handful of singles, prior to Lynn's departure in 1993 and their eventual split the following year.〔(Mexican R & B: The Stairs: Amazon.co.uk: Music ). Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved on 2010-10-26.〕 ==History== Following a stint as bassist with Echo & The Bunnymen frontman Ian McCulloch, Edgar Jones set about forming a Nuggets/Pebbles style band, influenced by the likes of The 13th Floor Elevators, The Seeds, The Chocolate Watch Band as well as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.〔(Loud Soul Shop ). Loudsoul.co.uk. Retrieved on 2010-10-26.〕 Initially set to release their debut EP ''Weed Bus'' on local independent label Imaginary Records (for which a handful of white labels with unique picture sleeves were pressed up), the band ended up signing to Go! Discs, home to The La's and Paul Weller with whom they would issue cult album ''Mexican R'n'B'' (1992) along with 3 EPs, all recorded in mono as a nod to their garage rock influenced sound. The band's manager Jason Otty, although not a proper member of the band, would often play harmonica and appear in press shots. The band would also release an EP featuring the Del-Vetts cover "Last Time Around" and provide a cover version of the Captain Beefheart version of the David Gates penned "Moonchild" for a compilation for Imaginary Records to make up for not releasing the ''Weed Bus'' EP with them. They had also intended to record a full album of garage rock covers for the label, but their contract with Go! Discs prevented this. Following numerous aborted studio sessions for a second album after their departure from Go! Discs in late 1992, including stints at Toe Rag Studios, changes in personnel including second guitarists Carl Cook and Danny Kierney, the departure of Ged Lynn and moving away from the mono production and more into blues rock and psychedelia, the band split in 1994. In 2006, a collection of demos ''Right in the Back of Your Mind'' was released via The Viper Label which included early versions of previously released material along with several demos for the aborted second album. In 2008, the second album entitled ''Who Is This Is'' was finally released by Viper. Although marketed as the second album, it is believed there was another album recorded prior to this with the working title of "Our Life Behind The Golden Cabbage" (the cover art for ''Who Is This Is'' referenced this title). On 17 July 2015, it was announced the band had reformed and would headline "The Butterfly’s Ball & The Grasshoppers Feast" at The Kazimier, Liverpool on 26 November 2015.〔http://www.getintothis.co.uk/2015/07/electone-announce-the-stairs-the-wicked-whispers-and-mama-roux-for-the-butterfly-ball/〕 It is unconfirmed whether the show is a one off or part of a longer reunion. 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「The Stairs」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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