The band was formed in 1989 by former Turning Blue singer John Matthews, along with former Buzzcocks F.O.C. members Andy Couzens (guitar, also formerly of The Stone Roses and pre-Roses bands The Patrol and Waterfront),[1] Simon Davies (bass), and drummer Chris Goodwin (also formerly of the Waterfront as well as the Inspiral Carpets), when Steve Diggle left Buzzcocks F.O.C. to reform the Buzzcocks.[2][3]
They were signed by London Records (who would sign a number of other baggy/Madchester acts such as Camden's Flowered Up around the same time), who put out The High's debut album in 1990 (the album, Somewhere Soon, peaked at number 59 in the UK Albums chart).[4] The band also had three minor UK Singles Chart hits in 1990 before breaking into the top 30 in 1991 with a revamped version of their debut single, the Martin Hannett-produced "Box Set Go".[2][5] However, London Records was fined £50,000 by the BPI in 1991, for suspected chart hyping in the UK Singles chart in regards to their single "More",[6][7][8] with the suspicion that their chart position may have been bought by the record company and not due to fans purchasing the record. In addition to this, the Madchester scene started to lose favour with the critics (who had moved on to covering new forms of dance music and the Seattle grunge scene) and so the band's later releases failed to chart. The band split up in 1993.[2]
John Matthews and Chris Goodwin went on to form the group One Summer, with Manchester musicians Stephen Fitzpatrick (guitar) and Carl Wolstenholme (bass). One Summer worked with Factory Records group A Certain Ratio and recorded a demo for the label before it went into administration.
Reformationedit
The High reformed in early 2015, with John Matthews and Andy Couzens the only original members; they are joined by Tony Meehan (bass), Jack Couzens (drums), and Richard Thomas (keyboards).
The new line-up headlined at the Gigantic Festival in Manchester at the Academy 2 on 23 May 2015, as their comeback gig and have played a number of headline shows since.
Recent workedit
The band has also been writing and recording new material, and in June 2016 released their first single in 25 years, "Kiss the Sun" on their own label Thin Line Productions.
Warner Brothers re-released their debut album Somewhere Soon in June 2016, and a long-awaited album was due for release in early 2017.
In 2016, new drummer Jack Couzens left due to schedule clashes and was succeeded by Scott Parkinson.
The High have recently appeared on Jon Savage's compilation, Perfect Motion - Jon Savage's Secret History of Second-Wave Psychedelia 1988-93.
In 2020 The High released The Martin Hannett Sessions, a collection of previously unreleased demos, as part of Record Store Day.
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This article is about the British rock band For the street in Oxford see High Street Oxford For other uses see High disambiguation Not to be confused with The Higher This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The High news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message The High are an English rock group from Manchester whose sound combines alternative rock with a 1960s pop psychedelic guitar sound The HighOriginManchester EnglandGenresAlternative rock psychedelic rock Madchester baggyYears active1989 1993 2015 presentLabelsLondonMembersAndy CouzensJohn MatthewsTony MeehanRichard ThomasScott ParkinsonPast membersSimon DaviesChris Goodwin Jack Couzens Contents 1 History 2 Reformation 3 Recent work 4 Discography 4 1 Albums 4 2 Singles 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe band was formed in 1989 by former Turning Blue singer John Matthews along with former Buzzcocks F O C members Andy Couzens guitar also formerly of The Stone Roses and pre Roses bands The Patrol and Waterfront 1 Simon Davies bass and drummer Chris Goodwin also formerly of the Waterfront as well as the Inspiral Carpets when Steve Diggle left Buzzcocks F O C to reform the Buzzcocks 2 3 They were signed by London Records who would sign a number of other baggy Madchester acts such as Camden s Flowered Up around the same time who put out The High s debut album in 1990 the album Somewhere Soon peaked at number 59 in the UK Albums chart 4 The band also had three minor UK Singles Chart hits in 1990 before breaking into the top 30 in 1991 with a revamped version of their debut single the Martin Hannett produced Box Set Go 2 5 However London Records was fined 50 000 by the BPI in 1991 for suspected chart hyping in the UK Singles chart in regards to their single More 6 7 8 with the suspicion that their chart position may have been bought by the record company and not due to fans purchasing the record In addition to this the Madchester scene started to lose favour with the critics who had moved on to covering new forms of dance music and the Seattle grunge scene and so the band s later releases failed to chart The band split up in 1993 2 John Matthews and Chris Goodwin went on to form the group One Summer with Manchester musicians Stephen Fitzpatrick guitar and Carl Wolstenholme bass One Summer worked with Factory Records group A Certain Ratio and recorded a demo for the label before it went into administration Reformation editThe High reformed in early 2015 with John Matthews and Andy Couzens the only original members they are joined by Tony Meehan bass Jack Couzens drums and Richard Thomas keyboards The new line up headlined at the Gigantic Festival in Manchester at the Academy 2 on 23 May 2015 as their comeback gig and have played a number of headline shows since Recent work editThe band has also been writing and recording new material and in June 2016 released their first single in 25 years Kiss the Sun on their own label Thin Line Productions Warner Brothers re released their debut album Somewhere Soon in June 2016 and a long awaited album was due for release in early 2017 In 2016 new drummer Jack Couzens left due to schedule clashes and was succeeded by Scott Parkinson The High have recently appeared on Jon Savage s compilation Perfect Motion Jon Savage s Secret History of Second Wave Psychedelia 1988 93 In 2020 The High released The Martin Hannett Sessions a collection of previously unreleased demos as part of Record Store Day Discography editAlbums edit Year Album Label UK 4 1990 Somewhere Soon London Records 59 1992 Hype 2020 The Martin Hannett Sessions Vinyl Revival denotes releases that did not chart Singles edit Year Single UK 4 1990 Box Set Go 28 Up and Down 53 Take Your Time 56 1991 More 67 1992 Better Left Untold 1993 Sweet Liberty denotes releases that did not chart References edit Robbins Ira The High Somewhere Soon Trouser Press a b c Strong Martin C 1999 The Great Alternative amp Indie Discography Canongate ISBN 0 86241 913 1 The High Biography Kolumn co uk a b c HIGH full Official Chart History Official Charts Company Retrieved 24 October 2021 Raggett Ned Somewhere Soon Review AllMusic O Brien Lucy 23 October 2011 Into the limelight by any means necessary The Independent Archived from the original on 18 June 2022 McCready John 23 October 2011 What s cookin The Independent Archived from the original on 18 June 2022 Carter Meg 23 October 2011 The numbers game is up The Independent Archived from the original on 18 June 2022 External links editThe High discography at Discogs nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The High amp oldid 1093793188, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
