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The Vaselines

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The Vaselines were an indie rock band from Bellshill, Scotland. Formed in 1986, the band was originally made up of only Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee, but later added James Seenan and Charly Kelly.The band released two singles, "Son of a Gun" and "Dying for It", prior to releasing an album. In 1989 they released their only album, Dum Dum, on the record label Rough Trade. Following the closing of the record label 53rd and 3rd, which they had originally signed to, the band broke up in 1990. However, they reunited later that year to open for Nirvana when they played in Edinburgh.Though they were not widely known when the band existed, covers of their songs by Nirvana and Kurt Cobain's tendency to mention them as an influence brought exposure to the band. With their songs "Son of a Gun" and "Molly's Lips" covered on Nirvana's album Incesticide and "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam" covered as "Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam" on MTV Unplugged in New York, the band gained a new audience from people who wanted to discover the bands that influenced Cobain (a similar situation happened to the band The Meat Puppets). Due to this new exposure, in 1992 Sub Pop released The Way of the Vaselines: A Complete History, a compilation that contained The Vaselines' entire body of work on one albumNo longer together, members of the band moved on to new bands. Kelly went on to found the band Captain America (later renamed Eugenius). He currently performs solo. McKee founded the band Suckle and released her first solo album, Sunny Moon, in 2006.

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Member Since: 25/12/2006
Band Website: http://www.vaselines.net/
Band Members: Eugene Kelly - vocals, guitar Frances McKee - vocals, guitar James Seenan - bass Charlie Kelly - drums
Influences: The Velvet Underground, The Beatles, The Pastels, The Shaggs, ...
Sounds Like: Melody Dog, Violent Femmes, They Might Be Giants, The Feelies, Half Japanese, The Raincoats, The Breeders, Television Personalities, The Pooh Sticks, BMX Bandits, Beat Happening, ...
Record Label: 53rd & 3rd, Rough Trade, Sub Pop and Avalanche
Type of Label: Indie

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