In 1995, a self-produced Bad Company album was released with Hart, Company of Strangers . It contained five tracks self-penned or co-written by Hart and Ralphs. Many of these were recorded in Nashville and featured guest appearances by country stars such as Vince Gill. The band made a promotional tour…
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In 1995, Def Leppard issued their first greatest hits collection, Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995) , which reached number 3 in the UK, Top 10 in several other countries, and eventually sold over 5 million copies in the US. Alternate track listings of the album were issued for North…
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In 1995, while studying at University College London , Rice-Oxley formed a rock band with Scott and invited Hughes to play drums. The band, named Lotus Eaters, started by playing covers of songs by the members’ favourite bands. After listening to Rice-Oxley’s piano playing during a weekend at Virginia Water…
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In 1995, Feeder recorded their first EP, Two Colours . Limited to 1,500 CDs and 1,000 7″ vinyl singles, the band sold Two Colours at gigs. 1996 was an eventful year for Feeder. In February, Kerrang! and Edge gave away a promo tape the band made with producer Chris Sheldon…
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portions of these concerts were released on the double live CD set B’Boom: Live in Argentina in 1995.
Gaz’s brother, Rob Coombes , played flute for the band’s début gig at the Co-Op Hall , Oxford in 1993. In January 1995 he first performed as keyboardist with the band for a live Radio 1 John Peel session. His role in the band progressed over the years, post- I…
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Blur won four awards at the 1995 Brit Awards , including Best Band and Best Album for Parklife .
the Warr Guitar with which Gunn replaced his Chapman Stick in 1995.
Axis Mutatis was released in 1995, with new vocalist Victoria Wilson-James replacing Jhelisa Anderson . Early special editions of this album featured a bonus disk, Arbor Bona Arbor Mala , an experimental ambient album.
In early 1995 Draper and King enlisted Maidstone expat Dominic Chad, who was the bar manager at the Fat Cat pub on Watergate Street in Chester opposite the office where Draper would go and see former Grind member Steve Heaton.