Subsequent to the band’s demise, Robert Dillam moved to Scotland where he joined The Zephyrs and is teaching computer networking. Stephen Williams remained in Coventry working in the International Office at the University of Warwick before moving to Nottingham Trent University where he is currently Director of NTU Global, whilst…
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A retrospective of their work entitled ‘Footnotes’ was released by Cherry Red in 2008, featuring extensive liner contributions from all four members of the band where they spoke candidly about their experiences whilst in Adorable.
The second album, Fake , provided two singles ” Kangaroo Court ” and “Vendetta”, which again entered the UK Indie Chart, but the album failed to dent the mainstream UK Albums Chart. With strained relations within the band, the band were told they had been dropped by Creation (now owned…
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“Sunshine Smile” was NME ‘s ‘Single of the Week’, and topped the UK Indie Chart . The band released “I’ll Be Your Saint”, “Homeboy” and ” Sistine Chapel Ceiling ” (another NME Single of the Week), which all went into the Top 5 in the Indie chart. The band’s relationship…
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After recording a 12″ of “Sunshine Smile” (“I’ll Be Your Saint” and “Breathless” on the B-side ) that was pressed up to be released on record producer Pat Collier’s ‘Money To Burn’ record label , the band received a positive review in the NME . However, the single was never…
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Adorable’s first gig was in Coventry at the Tic Toc club on the night that the first Gulf War started in January 1991.
Adorable formed in September 1990. Prior to that the band was known as The Candy Thieves, and their only record included an early version of “Homeboy” and another song “Underwater” that fitted the then-current baggy trend. The single was released on Trolley Records in 1990. However guitarist Wayne Peters left…
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