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Lush

Real Name:Miki Berenyi, Emma Anderson, Chris Acland & Steve Rippon
Profile:Meshing dreamy, feedback-drenched guitars with airy, catchy melodies, Lush were one of the most prominent shoegazing bands of the early '90s. Led by guitarists Miki Berenyi and Emma Anderson, the British band earned a cult following within the British and American undergrounds with its first EPs, yet the group never quite attained the critical respect given to its peers My Bloody Valentine and Ride.

Even so, Lush lasted longer than any other of their contemporaries (with the exception of The Boo Radleys), developing sharp pop skills as their career progressed. By the time of their final album, 1996's "Lovelife", they had converted themselves into a power pop band with dream pop overtones, which resulted in the greatest chart success of their career. Their success was dealt a blow when drummer Chris Acland committed suicide in the fall of 1996, effectively bringing the band to an end.
URLs:http://www.4ad.com/artists/catalogue/lush/
http://www.curve.demon.co.uk/lush/
Members:Chris Acland, Emma Anderson, Meriel Barham, Miki Berenyi, Philip King, Steve Rippon
In Groups:Never Never
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Releases:
Scar (MiniAlbum) ◄ (4 versions)   4AD ... 1989
De-Luxe (CD, Single, Promo)   4AD, Reprise Records 1990
Gala (Album, Comp) ◄ (7 versions)   4AD ... 1990
Mad Love (Maxi, EP) ◄ (3 versions)   4AD 1990
Superblast! (CD, Single, Promo)   4AD, Reprise Records 1990
Sweetness And Light (Maxi, Single) ◄ (5 versions)   4AD ... 1990
Black Spring (Maxi, Single) ◄ (7 versions)   4AD ... 1991
For Love (Maxi, Single) ◄ (5 versions)   4AD ... 1991
Nothing Natural (CD, Maxi, Dig)   Reprise Records 1991
Spooky (Album) ◄ (12 versions)   4AD ... 1992
Lit Up (Flexi, 7")   4AD 1993
Cookie (CD, Comp)   Nippon Columbia 1994
Desire Lines (Maxi, Single) ◄ (4 versions)   4AD 1994
Hypocrite (Maxi, Single) ◄ (7 versions)   4AD ... 1994
Lovelife (CD, Maxi, Promo)   Reprise Records 1994
Rupert The Bear (Flexi, 7", Ltd, Red)   4AD, Soil X Samples 1994
Split (Album, Maxi) ◄ (13 versions)   4AD ... 1994
When I Die (CD, Single, Promo)   Reprise Records 1994
Single Girl (12", S/Sided, Promo)   4AD 1995
500 (Shake Baby Shake) (Maxi) ◄ (4 versions)   4AD 1996
Ciao! (CD, Single, Promo, Dig)   4AD 1996
Ladykillers (Maxi, Single) ◄ (5 versions)   4AD ... 1996
Last Night (CD, Maxi, Promo)   Reprise Records 1996
Lovelife (Album, Maxi, MiniAlbum) ◄ (12 versions)   4AD ... 1996
Single Girl (Maxi) ◄ (3 versions)   4AD 1996
Topolino (Comp) ◄ (2 versions)   Nippon Columbia ... 1996
Ciao! Best Of Lush (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   4AD 2001
Remixes:
Ireland Euphoria (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Be My Friend (Davoli &... Telstar TV 2003
Chillout Classics (3xCD, Comp) Precious Heart (Lush R... Ministry Of Sound (Australia) 2007
Production:
Best Of Indie Top 20 (Vols 16-22) (CD, Comp) Hypocrite Beechwood Music 1996
Here Comes The Summer... (Cass) I've Been Here Before New Musical Express 1996
Whore (CD, Comp) Mannequin WMO 1996
City Of Industry Soundtrack (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Last Night (Darkest Ho... Quango Records ... 1997
Music From The Gregg Araki Movie: Nowhere (Comp) ◄ (4 versions) I Have The Moon Mercury 1997
4AD (Uncut) (CD, Smplr, Promo, Album) Hypocrite 4AD, Uncut Magazine 1998
A Houseguest's Wish : Translations Of Wire's 'Outdoor Miner' (CD) Outdoor Miner Words On Music 2004
Appears On:
In A Field Of Their Own - Highlights Of Glastonbury 1992 (2xCD, Comp) Starlust New Musical Express 1992
Tracks Appear On:
Alvin Lives (In Leeds) ◄ (2 versions) Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep Midnight Music 1990
Gigantic! 2 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Scarlet Melody Maker 1990
Indie Top 20 Volume IX ◄ (2 versions) De-Luxe Beechwood Music 1990
Red Tape (Cass, Comp, Album) Deluxe Select Magazine 1990
Rough Trade - Music For The 90's • Vol. 2 (CD) Scarlet Rough Trade Germany 1990
Un Printemps 90 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Etheriel Virgin France S.A. 1990
Happy Daze - Volume Two ◄ (2 versions) Sweetness And Light Island Records 1991
New Season - The Peel Sessions (CD) Breeze Strange Fruit 1991
Un Printemps 1991 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Sweetness And Light Les Inrockuptibles ... 1991
Volume Two (CD) Tiny Smiles Volume 1991
(Over A Century Of Vivisection And Anti-Vivisection) How Much Longer? (LP, Comp) Gods Gift Anti-Vivisection Agency 1992
Best Of Independent 20 (Vols 11-15) (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) For Love Beechwood Music 1992
In A Field Of Their Own - Highlights Of Glastonbury 1992 (2xCD, Comp) Starlust New Musical Express 1992
Independent 20 Volume 14 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) For Love Beechwood Music 1992
IndieHits (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) For Love Telstar 1992
Lilliput (2xCD, Promo) Deluxe 4AD 1992
Lollapalooza '92 (CD, Promo, Smplr) Superblast! Not On Label 1992
Precious (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) For Love Dino Entertainment 1992
In Defense Of Animals Benefit Compilation (CD) For Love Restless Records 1993
The 13 Year Itch (CD, Album, Ltd, Dig) Desire Lines (Demo) 4AD 1993
All Virgos Are Mad (VHS, Ltd) Hypocrite 4AD 1994
All Virgos Are Mad (Album) ◄ (3 versions) The Childcatcher 4AD ... 1994
Cortex (CD, Smplr, Promo, Album) Hypocrite Cortex 1994
Distorted Angel (CD, Single, Ltd) All This Useless Beauty Warner Music UK Ltd., Warner Music UK Ltd. 1994
Free At Last 4 (Cass) Undertow PolyGram Group Canada Inc. 1994
Indie Top 20 Volume 20 (CD, Album, Comp) Hypocrite Beechwood Music 1994
Play It! Vol. 3 (CD) Lit Up PIAS Benelux 1994
Rough Trade - Music For The 90's • Vol. 6 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Starlust Rough Trade Germany 1994
Secret Tracks 2 (Cass, Comp) The Childcatcher Select Magazine 1994
The Day We Exhumed Disco (CD, Comp, Promo) Hypocrite Caroline Records (Spain) 1994
Trademark Of Quality™ (CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr) Childcatcher Warner Bros. Records, Reprise Records 1994
Volume Ten (CD, Comp) Tinkerbell Volume 1994
De Afrekening Volume 11 (CD) Ladykillers Columbia 1995
Nings Of Desire (CD, Comp) At First Sight Fierce Panda 1995
Sharks Patrol These Waters - The Best Of Volume Part 2 (2xCD, Comp) Tinkerbell Volume 1995
The Doom Generation (CD) Undertow (The Spooky Mix) American Recordings 1995
4ZzZ's Hot 100 (2xCD) Ladykillers Shock (2) 1996
Best Of Indie Top 20 (Vols 16-22) (CD, Comp) Hypocrite Beechwood Music 1996
Checklist File 1 (CD) Single Girl PIAS Benelux 1996
Fresh Hits 96 (2xCD, Comp) 500 (Shake Baby Shake) Sony Music Entertainment (UK), Warner Music UK Ltd., Global Television, Sony Music Entertainment (UK), Warner Music UK Ltd., Global Television 1996
Here Comes The Summer... (Cass) I've Been Here Before New Musical Express 1996
Ladykillers (Cass, Comp) Ladykiller PolyGram TV 1996
Music! (CD) Ladykillers MNW 1996
Now That's What I Call Music! 33 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Ladykillers EMI Records ... 1996
Rock Garden Vol. 6 (CD) Ladykillers EVA Belgium 1996
Shaving The Pavement (Cass, Comp, Promo) Ladykillers, Tinkerbell 4AD 1996
Shine 5 (2xCD, Comp) Single Girl PolyGram Record Operations 1996
Studio Brussel - 't Gaat Vooruit '96 (2xCD) 500 Double T Music 1996
Superclima (CD, Comp, Promo) I Wanna Be Your Girlfr... Caroline Records (Spain) 1996
TOTP - The Cutting Edge (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) 500 (Shake, Baby, Shake) Sony Music TV 1996
The Best Of Brit Pop (2xCD, Comp) Ladykillers Magnum 1996
The Best... Album In The World...Ever! (2xCD, Comp) Single Girl Circa Records Ltd. 1996
The Best...Album In The World...Ever! Vol.3 (2xCD, Comp) Ladykillers Circa Records Ltd., Circa Records Ltd. 1996
Truebrit - 40 Essential Indie Hits (2xCD, Comp) Ladykillers PolyGram TV 1996
Volume Sixteen - Copulation Explosion ! (CD + CD, Maxi) Half And Half Volume 1996
Whore (CD, Comp) Mannequin WMO 1996
You Bowed Down (CD, Maxi) All This Useless Beauty Warner Bros. Records 1996
City Of Industry Soundtrack (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Last Night (Darkest Ho... Quango Records ... 1997
Crush (2xCD, Comp) 500 (Shake Baby Shake) PolyGram TV 1997
Dr. Martens Shoe Pie (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Runaway 4AD 1997
Joyride (CD) Light From A Dead Star... Warner Bros. Records 1997
Music From The Gregg Araki Movie: Nowhere (Comp) ◄ (4 versions) I Have The Moon Mercury 1997
4AD (Uncut) (CD, Smplr, Promo, Album) Hypocrite 4AD, Uncut Magazine 1998
Splendor - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD) Sweetness & Light (The... Astralwerks, Astralwerks 1999
1990-2000 : 10 Ans De Pop Moderne (2xCD, Comp) I've Been Here Before Back-Up Records 2000
18-Track Guide To The Month's Best Music (CD) Sweetness And Light Uncut Magazine 2001
Feedback To The Future (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Deluxe Mobilé 2003
A Houseguest's Wish : Translations Of Wire's 'Outdoor Miner' (CD) Outdoor Miner Words On Music 2004
Rough Trade Shops - Indiepop 1 (2xCD) Hypocrite Mute Records Ltd. 2004
LateNightTales (CD, Mixed, Comp) Monochrome Azuli Records 2005
Like A Daydream - A Shoegazing Guide (CD) Sweetness And Light Castle Music 2006
Selections From The Brit Box: U.K. Indie, Shoegaze, And Brit-Pop Gems Of The Last Millennium (CD, Smplr, Promo) For Love Rhino Records (2) 2007
The Brit Box: UK Indie, Shoegaze, And Brit-Pop Gems Of The Last Millennium (4xCD, Comp, RM + Box) For Love Rhino Entertainment Company 2007
Sci-Fi-Lo-Fi Vol. 3 (Shoegazing 1985 - 2009) (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Sweetness & Light Soma Quality Recordings 2008
Checklist File 2 (CD) 500 (Shake Baby Shake) PIAS Benelux  
Unofficial Releases:
Kaleidoscopic Harmonies (CD)   Kiss The Stone 1992
Lollapaloza '92 (CD, Album)   Kiss The Stone 1992
Show Us Your Tits (CD)   Insect (3) 1995
The Best Alternative 2 (CD, Comp) Lady Killers Not On Label 1996
User Reviews:
GarthBPM, Feb 16, 2007

Although few would probably agree with me, I think that under Robin Guthries guidance as producer the members of Lush were able to achieve a superior sound to Guthries own pioneering Cocteau Twins. They took the interesting but sometimes tedious "swirliness" of sound from the Cocteau Twins and put it into memorable pop songs. Instead of just copying the "shoegazer" sound of the day like their contemporaries, Lush crafted quality unique heartfelt tunes that have stood up to the test of time. To me Lush is one of the most under-rated bands of the last twenty-five years; the album "Spooky" is as close to perfection as a rock album can get. Although their final album Lovelife was more pop oriented than their previous work, the group never released a bad album. It is indeed a tragedy that Chris Aclands suicide shattered this brillant quartet.

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