Les Carter plays with the band Abdoujaparov and was announced on 27 November 2014 as the new guitarist for Ferocious Dog . He plays bass with Keith TOTP . He is also a former presenter on the Brentwood radio station Phoenix FM , having presented a regular weekly show between…
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EMI released Anytime Anyplace Anywhere , a “best of” record featuring tracks from the band’s birth until their switch to Cooking Vinyl. This reportedly annoyed the band as they were not consulted or even made aware of the release of the record. In 2004 two new Carter CDs were released:…
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After signing to Cooking Vinyl they released a mini-album, A World Without Dave , and started their longest ever UK tour. The band then went back to Canada and the U.S. They decided to split shortly after their 10th anniversary, and their final studio album, I Blame The Government ,…
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In 1996, Carter left Chrysalis Records and joined Cooking Vinyl . With Salv from the band S*M*A*S*H on bass, Wez’s brother Steve on guitar, and teenager Ben Lambert on keyboards , Carter became a six-piece band.
In 1994, Carter’s friend Wez, from former support band Resque, joined the band on drums and the newly inspired trio played America, Japan and Europe, including a major concert in Croatia which was recorded and later released on video. The recording was also given away as a free live album…
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The demise of Rough Trade records necessitated a change of label, and Carter made the switch to Chrysalis Records to work on their third album. That album, 1992 – The Love Album , went straight to number one in the UK Albums Chart , propelling the band to pop stardom.…
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In 1991 – having signed to Rough Trade Records – Carter USM released the album 30 Something which, thanks to non-stop touring, entered the UK Albums Chart at number eight. One of the singles released from the album, “Bloodsport for All”, an attack on racism and bullying in the army,…
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Based in Lambeth in South London, England, Carter and Morrison originally played in an indie band called Jamie Wednesday , which released two singles: “Vote For Love” and “We Three Kings of Orient Aren’t”. Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine were formed on 6 August 1987 when Carter and Morrison were…
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