Stereophonics

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Biography

The Welsh band Stereophonics was formed by school friends Kelly Jones, Richard Jones and Stuart Cable. Initially, their outfit was called Blind Faith; later it was renamed to Tragic Love Company. The young musicians gave their first performances early in the nineties doing covers for songs of rock celebrities. Only in 1996, they took up the Stereophonics name. In November of the same year, V2 Records released the band’s debut single Looks Like Chaplin/More Life In A Tramp's Vest. The release was no sensation as this effort seemed to many just an attempt to copy Manic Street Preachers. The long player Word Gets Around had just the opposite response. The sophisticated and sometimes sarcastic lyrics along with Kelly’s incomparable voice ruined all parallels with whomever. Already in 1997, Stereophonics played over a hundred gigs, while their first album hit the UK Top 10. They were prized with BRIT Award as the Best New Group.

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