At the time of their initial success, the band earned some notoriety for their squiggly-eyed cow ‘Cool as Fuck’ T-shirts; a student at Oxford Polytechnic was prosecuted on obscenity charges for wearing one. One of their roadies, Noel Gallagher, went on to great success with the band Oasis. The band is named after an Inspiral Carpets tour poster which included the venue Swindon Oasis. They reworked their single Find Out Why as the theme tune to early 90’s kids TV show ‘The 8:15 From Manchester’. Another release I Want You was used by Sony to advertise their in-car entertainment systems http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcYRKYl2EB4; an early example of advertising agencies co-opting and promoting non-mainstream music to add kudos to mainstream brands(a trend that has increased significantly). After an amicable split in the 1995 they re-formed with their original line-up in 2001. This was backed with the release of a new single, a couple of sold-out tours and a number of new compilation records. Keyboardist Clint Boon and Drummer Craig Gill continue to spread the musical word as a popular DJ around the clubs of Manchester and beyond. Craig Gill also runs Manchester Music Tours which operate music related guided tours around the city, www.manchestermusictours.com |
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