In March 1996, a compilation of Pulp’s early recordings on Fire Records entitled Countdown 1992–1983 was released on the Nectar Masters label. It received largely negative reviews, but due to the band’s popularity at the time it reached the top 10 of the UK charts. Cocker, whose permission was not…
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In February 1996, when Coxon and James were absent for a lip-synced Blur performance broadcast on Italian television, they were replaced by a cardboard cutout and a roadie, respectively. Blur biographer Stuart Maconie later wrote that, at the time, “Blur were sewn together very awkwardly”.
In the autumn of 1995, the band was joined by new member Neil Codling , a cousin of Gilbert who played keyboards and second guitar. His first appearance was at a fanclub gig at the Hanover Grand on 27 January 1996, which turned out to be one of Suede’s most…
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After having left Shaking Hands, Buck-Tick started their own management company, Banker Ltd., on January 31, 1996, and appointed Toll as its president. They also started a new fan club, Fish Tank. On June 21, they released their ninth studio album, Cosmos , which featured a brighter sound than was…
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In 1996, Daltrey, Townshend and Entwistle performed Quadrophenia with Starkey on drums, Jody Linscott on percussion, Bundrick and Jon Carin on keyboards, Simon Townend on guitar, Billy Nicholls on backing vocals and a horn section of Dennis Farias, Simon Gardner, Nick Lane, Neil Sidwell and Roy Wiegand at Hyde Park…
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After moving to Up Records , Modest Mouse released two full-length albums and other recordings including the 1996 LP This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About . Steve Wold also recorded and produced this album (and at the time was assisting in the recordings as…
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On September 17, 1996, Tool released its second full-length album, Ænima ( / ˈ ɑː n ɪ m ə / AH -ni-mə ). The band enlisted the help of producer David Bottrill, who had produced some of King Crimson ‘s albums, while Jones collaborated with Cam de Leon to create…
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, while a full 1995 concert was released on VHS in 1996 as Live in Japan
In 1996 the band released Murder Ballads , their best-selling album to date. Centered on the subject of murder, the album includes a cover of the folk song “Henry Lee”—a duet with British rock singer PJ Harvey , with whom Cave had a brief relationship— and ” Where the Wild…
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Swinnerton left the band in January 1996.