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Half Man Half Biscuit

Real Name:Neil Crossley, Nigel Blackwell, Paul Wright, David Lloyd, Simon Blackwell
Profile:Half Man Half Biscuit are a UK indie band from Birkenhead in the North West, active since 1983, known for their satirical and sometimes surrealistic songs. The band are huge fans of Tranmere Rovers FC, and once turned down the chance to appear on the Channel 4 80`s rock show The Tube, as Tranmere were playing that night.
The musical styles often parody simple popular genres, while the lyrics are dense with cultural allusions, usually (but not exclusively) UK popular culture. For instance, the interpretation of the title of the band's first album, Back in the DHSS (1985), requires three items of background information: that the Beatles wrote a song called "Back in the USSR"; that the DHSS was the UK state welfare agency, and that at that time unemployment stood at high levels.
The humour of HMHB draws on 1970s and early 1980s popular culture, and in particular children's programmes. Hence, HMHB 'borrowed' wholesale from Trumpton and turned a song about being the driver of a train into an ode to hard and soft drug use.
Line up:
Neil Crossley (Bass, Vocals)
Simon Blackwell (Lead Guitar)
Paul Wright (Drums)
David Lloyd (Keyboards)
Nigel Blackwell (Rhythm Guitar, Vocals)
URLs:http://www.hmhb.co.uk/
Members:Neil Crossley, Nigel Blackwell
Name Variations: All | Half Man Half Biscuit | H.M.H.B
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Releases:
Back In The D.H.S.S. (LP, Album)   Probe Plus 1985
Dickie Davies Eyes (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Probe Plus 1986
The Trumpton Riots (7", Single)   Probe Plus 1986
The Trumpton Riots E.P. (EP) ◄ (2 versions)   Probe Plus 1986
Back Again In The D.H.S.S. (LP + Cass, Album)   Probe Plus 1987
Back Again In The D.H.S.S. (VHS)   Probe Plus 1987
ACD (CD, Comp)   Probe Plus 1988
Back In The D.H.S.S. / The Trumpton Riots E.P. (CD, Comp)   Probe Plus 1988
The Peel Sessions (12")   Strange Fruit 1988
Let's Not (CD, Single)   Probe Plus 1990
Mcintyre, Treadmore And Davitt (LP)   Probe Plus 1991
No Regrets (Single, Maxi) ◄ (3 versions)   Probe Plus 1991
This Leaden Pall (Vinyl, Album + CD, Album + Cass, Album)   Probe Plus 1993
Some Call It Godcore (LP + CD, Album)   Probe Plus 1995
Eno Collaboration EP (EP) ◄ (2 versions)   Probe Plus 1996
Untitled (7")   What's That Noise 1997
Voyage To The Bottom Of The Road (CD, Album)   Probe Plus 1997
Four Lads Who Shook The Wirral (CD, Album + Vinyl, Album)   Probe Plus 1998
Look Dad No Tunes (CD, Single)   Probe Plus 1999
Trouble Over Bridgwater (CD, Album + Vinyl, Album)   Probe Plus 2000
Editor's Recommendation (CD, EP)   Probe Plus 2001
Cammell Laird Social Club (CD, Album)   Probe Plus 2002
Saucy Haulage Ballads (CD, EP)   Probe Plus 2003
Achtung Bono (CD, Album)   Probe Plus 2005
CSI: Ambleside (CD, Album)   Probe Plus 2008
Appears On:
C86 (LP, Comp) I Hate Nerys Hughes (F... Rough Trade (UK), New Musical Express 1986
Indie Top 20 Vol. 1 (Cass, Comp) Dickie Davies Eyes Band Of Joy 1987
Tracks Appear On:
C86 (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) I Hate Nerys Hughes (F... Rough Trade (UK) ... 1986
Indie Top 20 Volume I (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Dickie Davies Eyes Band Of Joy ... 1987
Ways To Wear Coats - A Compilation From Vulcan Studios (LP) Aurthur's Farm Vulcan 1987
Indie Top 20 CD88 (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Dickie Davies Eyes Beechwood Music 1988
New Season - The Peel Sessions (CD) The Trumpton Riots Strange Fruit 1991
The Indie Scene 86 (CD) Trumpton Riots Connoisseur Collection 1992
John Peel's Festive 15 (CD, Comp) The Trumpton Riots Uncut Magazine 2005
Rare Trax Vol. 37 - Boys Will Be Girls (CD, Comp, Car) All I Want For Christm... Rolling Stone (Germany) 2005
Word Of Mouth 32 (CD, Comp, Promo) For What Is Chatteris... Word Magazine 2005
CD86 - 48 Tracks From The Birth Of Indie Pop (2xCD, Comp) Dukla Prague Away Kit Castle Music 2006
Colours Are Brighter (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) David Wainwright's Feet Rough Trade (UK) 2006
Beloved (CD) God Gave Us Life Mojo Magazine 2008
Now Hear This! 65 (CD, Comp, Promo) Blue Badge Abuser Word Magazine 2008
Unofficial Releases:
Never Mind The Bootlegs (3xCDr, CD-ROM, MP3) Slipknot Boom Selection 2002
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