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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = The Housemartins
| name = The Housemartins
| image = The_Housemartins.jpg
| image = The Housemartins.jpg
| caption = From left: Dave Hemingway, Paul Heaton, Norman Cook, Stan Cullimore
| caption = From left: Dave Hemingway, Paul Heaton, Norman Cook, Stan Cullimore
| alt = The band looking down toward the camera
| alt = The band looking down toward the camera
| alias = The Fish City Five
| alias = The Fish City Five
| origin = [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], England, United Kingdom
| origin = [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], England
| genre = {{hlist|[[Indie pop]]<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[Hull Daily Mail]]|title=Where iconic '80s Hull band The Housemartins are now|url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/iconic-80s-hull-band-housemartins-5077128|last=Marshall|first=Lucy|date=3 April 2021}}</ref>|[[indie rock]]|[[jangle pop]]}}
| genre = {{hlist|[[Indie rock]]|[[jangle pop]]}}
| years_active = 1983–1988
| years_active = 1983–1988
| label = [[Go! Discs]], [[Elektra Records|Elektra]]
| label = [[Go! Discs]], [[Elektra Records|Elektra]]
| associated_acts = {{ubl|[[The Beautiful South]]|[[Fatboy Slim]]|[[Freak Power]]}}
| associated_acts = {{ubl|[[The Beautiful South]]|[[Fatboy Slim]]|[[Freak Power]]}}
| past_members = {{ubl|[[Paul Heaton]]|[[Stan Cullimore]]|[[Ted_Key_(musician)|Ted Key]]|[[Fatboy Slim|Norman Cook]]|Justin Patrick|Chris Lang|[[Hugh Whitaker]]|[[Dave Hemingway]]}}
| past_members = {{ubl|[[Paul Heaton]]|[[Stan Cullimore]]|[[Ted Key (musician)|Ted Key]]|[[Fatboy Slim|Norman Cook]]|Justin Patrick|[[Chris Lang (drummer)|Chris Lang]]|[[Hugh Whitaker]]|[[Dave Hemingway]]}}
}}
}}


'''The Housemartins''' were an English [[indie rock]] group formed in [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]] who were active in the 1980s,<ref name="The Great Rock Discography">{{cite book
'''The Housemartins''' were an English [[indie rock]] group formed in [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]] who were active in the 1980s<ref name="The Great Rock Discography">{{cite book
| first= Martin C.
| first= Martin&nbsp;C.
| last= Strong
| last= Strong
| year= 2000
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| location= Edinburgh
| location= Edinburgh
| pages= 460–461
| pages= 460–461
| isbn= 1-84195-017-3}}</ref> and charted three top ten albums and six top twenty singles in the UK.<ref name=uk/> Many of their lyrics were a mixture of [[socialist]] politics and [[Christianity]], reflecting the beliefs of the band<ref>''Musical Messages,'' Marxism Today, March 1987, p45-47 [Interview]</ref> (the back cover of their debut album, ''[[London 0 Hull 4]]'', contained the message, "Take [[Jesus]] – Take [[Marx]] – Take Hope"). The group's [[a cappella]] cover version of "[[Caravan of Love]]" (originally by [[Isley-Jasper-Isley]]) was a UK Number 1 single in December 1986.
| isbn= 1-84195-017-3}}</ref> and charted three top-ten albums and six top-twenty singles in the UK.<ref name=uk/> Many of their lyrics conveyed a mixture of [[socialist]] politics and [[Christianity]], reflecting the beliefs of the band<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Musical Messages|magazine=Marxism Today|date=March 1987|pages=45–47|type=Interview}}</ref> (the back cover of their debut album, ''[[London 0 Hull 4]]'', contained the message, "Take [[Jesus]] – Take [[Marx]] – Take Hope"). The group's [[a cappella]] cover version of "[[Caravan of Love]]" (originally by [[Isley-Jasper-Isley]]) was a UK number one single in December 1986.


After breaking up in 1988, [[Paul Heaton]] and [[Dave Hemingway]] formed [[The Beautiful South]], while bassist Norman Cook became an [[electronic dance music]] DJ and music producer, founding the groups [[Beats International]], [[Pizzaman (band)|Pizzaman]], and [[Freak Power]], before rebranding himself as [[Fatboy Slim]].
After breaking up in 1988, [[Paul Heaton]] and [[Dave Hemingway]] formed [[the Beautiful South]], while bassist [[Fatboy Slim|Norman Cook]] became an [[electronic dance music]] DJ and producer, founding the groups [[Beats International]], [[Pizzaman (band)|Pizzaman]], and [[Freak Power]], before rebranding himself as [[Fatboy Slim]].


==Career==
==Career==
The band was formed in late 1983 by [[Paul Heaton]] (vocals) and [[Stan Cullimore]] (guitar), initially as a [[busking]] duo. Throughout his tenure with the band, Heaton billed himself as "P.d. Heaton".<!-- Yes, Capital P, small d. P.d. Heaton, not p.d. or P.D., is how it is spelled on ALL Housemartins singles and albums. Do not change this. --> Heaton and Cullimore recorded a demo tape with Ingo Dewsnap and Sharon Green of Les Zeiga Fleurs which brought them to the attention of [[Go! Discs]]. They then expanded by recruiting [[Ted Key (musician)|Ted Key]] (bass), former guitarist with The Gargoyles.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sheffieldtapearchive.bandcamp.com/album/the-gargoyles-hull-adelphi-club-1986 |title=The Gargoyles – Hull Adelphi Club 1986 |publisher=Sheffield Tape Archive |access-date=28 March 2020}}</ref> Their first live performance as a band was at [[Hull University]] in October 1984.<ref>{{cite book|last=Frame |first=Pete |year=1999 |title=Pete Frame's Rockin' Around Britain: Rock'n'roll Landmarks of the UK and Ireland |publisher= Omnibus Press |isbn=978-0711969735 |page= 204}}</ref>


The band was formed in late 1983 by [[Paul Heaton]] (vocals) and [[Stan Cullimore]] (guitar), initially as a busking duo. Throughout his tenure with the band, Heaton billed himself as "P.d. Heaton". <!-- Yes, Capital P, small d. P.d. Heaton, not p.d. or P.D., is how it is spelled on ALL Housemartins singles and albums. Do not change this. --> Heaton and Cullimore recorded a demo tape with Ingo Dewsnap and Sharon Green of Les Zeiga Fleurs which brought them to the attention of [[Go! Discs]]. They then expanded by recruiting [[Ted Key (musician) | Ted Key]] (bass), former guitarist with the Gargoyles.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sheffieldtapearchive.bandcamp.com/album/the-gargoyles-hull-adelphi-club-1986 | title=The Gargoyles - Hull Adelphi Club 1986 | publisher=Sheffield Tape Archive | access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref> Their first live performance as a band was at [[Hull University]] in October 1984.<ref>Frame, Pete (1999) ''Pete Frame's Rockin' Around Britain: Rock'n'roll Landmarks of the UK and Ireland'', Omnibus Press, {{ISBN|978-0711969735}}, p. 204</ref> The band's membership changed considerably over the years. Key left at the end of 1985 and was replaced by Norman Cook (later known as [[Fatboy Slim]]). Drummer Chris Lang was replaced <ref>ISBN 0-7119-1517-2 p15</ref>briefly by Dodger (Roger Wilde) on loan from local Hull band 3-Action! for their first few gigs as a 4 piece then by [[Hugh Whitaker]], former drummer with the Gargoyles, who in turn was replaced with [[Dave Hemingway]].<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/><ref name="Beautiful South Fans Housemartins Page">{{cite web | url=http://www.beautifulsouthfans.co.uk/the-housemartins.html | title=The Housemartins | work=Beautiful South and Paul Heaton Fans | access-date=28 October 2016 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226232247/http://www.beautifulsouthfans.co.uk/the-housemartins.html | archive-date=26 December 2016 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> The band often referred to themselves as "the fourth best band in Hull", with the best three bands being [[Red Guitars]], [[Everything but the Girl]], and the Gargoyles.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/>
The band's membership changed considerably over the years. Key left at the end of 1985 and was replaced by Norman Cook (later known as [[Fatboy Slim]]). Drummer [[Chris Lang]] was replaced{{sfn|Swift|1988|p=15}} briefly by Dodger (Roger Wilde) on loan from local Hull band 3-Action! for their first few gigs as a 4 piece then by [[Hugh Whitaker]], former drummer with the Gargoyles, who in turn was replaced with [[Dave Hemingway]].<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/><ref name="Beautiful South Fans Housemartins Page">{{cite web |url=http://www.beautifulsouthfans.co.uk/the-housemartins.html |title=The Housemartins |work=Beautiful South and Paul Heaton Fans |access-date=28 October 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226232247/http://www.beautifulsouthfans.co.uk/the-housemartins.html |archive-date=26 December 2016 }}</ref> The band often referred to themselves as "the fourth best band in Hull", with the best three bands being [[Red Guitars]], [[Everything but the Girl]], and the Gargoyles.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/>


In 1986, having recorded two [[John Peel]] sessions, the band broke through with their third single "[[Happy Hour (The Housemartins song)|Happy Hour]]", which reached No. 3 in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited| location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 261}}</ref> The single's success was helped by a [[claymation]] animated pop promo of a type that was in vogue at the time, featuring a [[Cameo appearance|cameo]] by television comedian [[Phill Jupitus]], who toured with the band under his stage name of "Porky the Poet". Their debut album, ''London 0 Hull 4'', was released later in 1986 and contained their previous two singles as well as alternative versions of first single "[[Flag Day (song)|Flag Day]]" and follow-up to Happy Hour, "[[Think for a Minute]]". At the end of 1986 they had their only UK No.&nbsp;1 single on 16 December with a cover version of [[Isley-Jasper-Isley]]'s "[[Caravan of Love]]".<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/> "Caravan of Love" was first performed by the band in their second [[List of Peel sessions|Peel session]] in April 1986, prior to their initial chart success. At Peel's suggestion, the band then recorded another session (under the name the Fish City Five), consisting entirely of a cappella performances, and on at least one occasion (at The Tower nightclub in Hull, the same concert at which they were filmed as the Housemartins for the BBC programme, ''Rock Around the Clock''), played support act for their own performance under this alternative name. The "Caravan of Love" single featured four a cappella gospel songs on the [[A-side and B-side|B-side]].
In 1986, having recorded two [[John Peel]] sessions, the band broke through with their third single "[[Happy Hour (The Housemartins song)|Happy Hour]]", which reached No. 3 in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book |first= David |last= Roberts |year= 2006 |title= British Hit Singles & Albums |edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited |location= London |isbn= 1-904994-10-5 |page= 261}}</ref> The single's success was helped by a [[claymation]] animated pop promo of a type that was in vogue at the time, featuring a [[Cameo appearance|cameo]] by television comedian [[Phill Jupitus]], who toured with the band under his stage name of "Porky the Poet". Their debut album, ''London 0 Hull 4'', was released later in 1986 and contained their previous two singles as well as alternative versions of first single "[[Flag Day (song)|Flag Day]]" and follow-up to Happy Hour, "[[Think for a Minute]]". At the end of 1986 they had their only UK No.&nbsp;1 single on 16 December with a cover version of [[Isley-Jasper-Isley]]'s "[[Caravan of Love]]".<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/>
The song "Caravan of Love" was first performed by the Housemartins in their second [[List of Peel sessions|Peel session]] in April 1986, before their initial chart success. At Peel's suggestion, the band then recorded another session (under the name the Fish City Five), consisting entirely of a cappella performances, and on at least one occasion (at The Tower nightclub in Hull, the same concert at which they were filmed as the Housemartins for the BBC programme, ''Rock Around the Clock''), played support act for their own performance under this alternative name. The "Caravan of Love" single featured four a cappella gospel songs on the [[A-side and B-side|B-side]].{{cn|date=October 2023}}


The Housemartins' second album ''[[The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death]]'' was released in September 1987, and included their two previous singles "[[Five Get Over Excited]]" and "[[Me and the Farmer]]". A third single from the album, "[[Build (song)|Build]]", was released in November; a Peel Session from the same month provided a recording used for their last single "[[There Is Always Something There to Remind Me]]" in 1988. A farewell compilation album, ''[[Now That's What I Call Quite Good]]'' was released later that year.
The Housemartins' second album ''[[The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death]]'' was released in September 1987, and included their two previous singles "[[Five Get Over Excited]]" and "[[Me and the Farmer]]". A third single from the album, "[[Build (song)|Build]]", was released in November; a Peel Session from the same month provided a recording used for their last single "[[There Is Always Something There to Remind Me]]" in 1988. A farewell compilation album, ''[[Now That's What I Call Quite Good]]'' was released later that year.
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The band split in 1988, but the members have remained in contact and have worked on each other's projects. Norman Cook has enjoyed significant success with [[Beats International]] and then as [[Fatboy Slim]], while Heaton, Hemingway and roadie [[Sean Welch]] formed [[the Beautiful South]]. In August 2009, ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' magazine arranged for The Housemartins' original members to get together for a photo-shoot and interview, for the first time in many years, but in the interview all the members maintained that the band would not re-form.
The band split in 1988, but the members have remained in contact and have worked on each other's projects. Norman Cook has enjoyed significant success with [[Beats International]] and then as [[Fatboy Slim]], while Heaton, Hemingway and roadie [[Sean Welch]] formed [[the Beautiful South]]. In August 2009, ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]'' magazine arranged for The Housemartins' original members to get together for a photo-shoot and interview, for the first time in many years, but in the interview all the members maintained that the band would not re-form.


In December 2009, Cullimore co-wrote songs for (and appeared in) a pre-school music series called ''[[The Bopps]]'', which first showed on [[Nick Jr. (UK & Ireland)|Nick Jr.]] in the UK in April 2010. Cullimore and Whitaker joined Heaton on stage during a show by Heaton and [[Jacqui Abbott]] in 2014 at Hull's [[The New Adelphi Club]], on the stage where the band had signed their Go-Discs record contract, although it was not a Housemartins reunion. The trio performed the Housemartins hit "Me and the Farmer", and Cullimore and Heaton closed the show with a performance of "Caravan of Love".<ref>{{cite news |last=Longhorn |first=Danny |url=http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Housemartins-reunite-Adelphi-Caravan-Love-Paul/story-23049884-detail/story.html |title=Housemartins reunite for Adelphi Caravan of Love as Paul Heaton joined on stage by Stan Cullimore and Hugh Whitaker |newspaper=[[Hull Daily Mail]] |date=6 October 2014 |access-date=4 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010043514/http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Housemartins-reunite-Adelphi-Caravan-Love-Paul/story-23049884-detail/story.html |archive-date=10 October 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
In December 2009, Cullimore co-wrote songs for (and appeared in) a pre-school music series called ''[[The Bopps]]'', which first showed on [[Nick Jr. (UK & Ireland)|Nick Jr.]] in the UK in April 2010. Cullimore and Whitaker joined Heaton on stage during a show by Heaton and [[Jacqui Abbott]] in 2014 at Hull's [[The New Adelphi Club]], on the stage where the band had signed their Go-Discs record contract, although it was not a Housemartins reunion. The trio performed the Housemartins hit "Me and the Farmer", and Cullimore and Heaton closed the show with a performance of "Caravan of Love".<ref>{{cite news |last=Longhorn |first=Danny |url=http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Housemartins-reunite-Adelphi-Caravan-Love-Paul/story-23049884-detail/story.html |title=Housemartins reunite for Adelphi Caravan of Love as Paul Heaton joined on stage by Stan Cullimore and Hugh Whitaker |newspaper=[[Hull Daily Mail]] |date=6 October 2014 |access-date=4 November 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010043514/http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Housemartins-reunite-Adelphi-Caravan-Love-Paul/story-23049884-detail/story.html |archive-date=10 October 2014 }}</ref>

In June 2024, Heaton performed on the [[Pyramid Stage]] at the [[Glastonbury Festival]] playing a setlist of Housemartins and Beautiful South songs, and was joined by Cook on bass for a performance of Happy Hour.


==Musical style and lyrics==
==Musical style and lyrics==
The band's early releases saw them described as [[jangle pop]], which brought comparisons with bands such as [[the Smiths]] and [[Aztec Camera]].<ref name="Cooper">Cooper, Kim & Smay, David (2004) ''Lost in the Grooves: Scram's Capricious Guide to the Music You Missed'', Routledge, {{ISBN|978-0415969987}}</ref><ref name="Fletcher">Fletcher, Tony (2012) ''A Light that Never Goes Out: The Enduring Saga of The Smiths'', William Heinemann Ltd, {{ISBN|978-0434022182}}, p. 548</ref> [[David Quantick]], writing for ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'', described them in 1986 as playing "traditional '60s-style guitar pop overlaid with soul vocals".<ref name="Quantick">Quantick, David (1986) "[https://books.google.com/books?id=FL-rqqrDxb8C&pg=PA16&dq=%22the+housemartins%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tiHkUYytDMa0O4-DgegF&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22the%20housemartins%22&f=false Blinded by Gospel]", ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'', December 1986, p. 16. Retrieved 15 July 2013</ref> Cook described the band as "religious, but not Christians", and the band's repertoire included gospel songs.<ref name="Cooper" /><ref name="Quantick" />
The band's early releases saw them described as [[jangle pop]], which brought comparisons with bands such as [[the Smiths]] and [[Aztec Camera]].<ref name="Cooper">{{cite book|last1=Cooper |first1=Kim |last2=Smay|first2= David |year=2004 |title=Lost in the Grooves: Scram's Capricious Guide to the Music You Missed |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-0415969987}}</ref><ref name="Fletcher">{{cite book|last=Fletcher |first=Tony |year=2012 |title=A Light that Never Goes Out: The Enduring Saga of The Smiths |publisher=William Heinemann Ltd |isbn=978-0434022182 |page=548}}</ref> [[David Quantick]], writing for ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'', described them in 1986 as playing "traditional '60s-style guitar pop overlaid with soul vocals".<ref name="Quantick">{{cite magazine|last=Quantick |first=David |title= Blinded by Gospel |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date= December 1986 |page= [https://books.google.com/books?id=FL-rqqrDxb8C&dq=%22the+housemartins%22&pg=PA16 16] <!--|accessdate= 15 July 2013-->}}</ref> Cook described the band as "religious, but not Christians", and the band's repertoire included gospel songs.<ref name="Cooper" /><ref name="Quantick" />

Many of the band's lyrics have [[socialism|socialist]] themes, with Cook stating that "Paul realised that he hated writing about love...and that writing politically came easier to him", describing some of their songs as "angrily political".<ref name="Quantick" /><ref name="Lamie">{{cite book|last=Lamie |first=Maria |title=The Rough Guide to Rock – The Housemartins |editor-last=Buckley |editor-first=Peter |year=2003 |series=Rough Guides |isbn=978-1843531050 |pages= 509–510}}</ref>

==Band members==
===Final lineup===
* [[Paul Heaton]] - vocals, guitar, trombone, harmonica (1983-1988)
* [[Stan Cullimore]] - guitar, vocals (1983-1988)
* [[Fatboy Slim|Norman Cook]] - bass, vocals (1985-1988)
* [[Dave Hemingway]] – drums, vocals (1987–1988)

===Former members===
* [[Ted Key (musician)|Ted Key]] – bass, vocals (1984–1985)
* Justin Patrick – drums (1985)
* [[Chris Lang]] – drums (1985)
* Roger "Dodger" Wilde – drums (1985)
* [[Hugh Whitaker]] – drums, vocals (1985–1987)

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==Discography==
==Discography==
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!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:210px;"| Album details
!rowspan="2" style="width:210px;"| Album details
!colspan="6"| Peak chart positions
!colspan="6"| Peak chart positions
!rowspan="2"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]


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!style="width:4em;font-size:75%"| [[UK Album Chart|UK]]<br><ref name=uk>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/23094/housemartins/|title=Official Charts > Housemartins|publisher=[[Official Charts Company|The Official UK Charts Company]]|access-date=1 April 2016}}</ref>
!style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[UK Album Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name=uk>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/23094/housemartins/|title=Official Charts > Housemartins|publisher=[[Official Charts Company|The Official UK Charts Company]]|access-date=1 April 2016}}</ref>
!style="width:4em;font-size:75%"| [[Kent Music Report|AUS]]<br><ref name=aus/>
!style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[Kent Music Report|AUS]]<br /><ref name=aus/>
!style="width:4em;font-size:75%"| [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|NZL]]
!style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|NZL]]<br />
!style="width:4em;font-size:75%"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]
!style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br />
!style="width:4em;font-size:75%"| [[VG-lista|NOR]]
!style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[VG-lista|NOR]]<br />
!style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref name="stephenthomaserlewine">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-housemartins-mn0000078886/awards|title=The Housemartins|first=Stephen Thomas |last=Erlewine|work=AllMusic|access-date=22 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621053800/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-housemartins-mn0000078886/awards|archive-date=21 June 2012}}</ref>
!style="width:4em;font-size:75%"| [[Billboard 200|US]]
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| 1986
| 1986
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| style="text-align:center;"| 3
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| style="text-align:center;"| 9
| style="text-align:center;"| 124
| style="text-align:center;"| 124 <ref name="stephenthomaserlewine">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-housemartins-mn0000078886/awards|title=The Housemartins|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|work=AllMusic|access-date=22 November 2015}}</ref>
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* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Platinum<ref name=bpi>{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=Housemartins|access-date=8 June 2024}}</ref>
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| 1987
| 1987
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| style="text-align:center;"| 34
| style="text-align:center;"| 25
| style="text-align:center;"| 25
| style="text-align:center;"| –
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* BPI: Gold<ref name=bpi/>
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| colspan="9" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
|}

===Compilation albums===
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! Year
! Title
! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[UK Album Charts|UK]]<br /><ref name=uk/>
! Certifications
! Record label
|-
| 1986
| ''The Housemartins Christmas Box Set''
| align=center | 84
|
|
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| 1988
| ''[[Now That's What I Call Quite Good]]''
| align=center | 8
|
* BPI: Gold<ref name=bpi/>
| [[Go! Discs]]
|-
| 2004
| ''The Best of the Housemartins''
| align=center | 29
|
* BPI: Silver<ref name=bpi/>
| Go! Discs/[[Mercury Records|Mercury]]
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Live at the BBC (The Housemartins album)|Live at the BBC]]''
| align=center | ―
|
| [[Universal Music Group|Universal]]
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Soup (The Housemartins and The Beautiful South album)|Soup]]''
| align=center | 15
|
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| Mercury
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! colspan="9" | Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2" | Certifications
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! <small>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</small><br><ref name=uk/>
!style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name=uk/>
! <small>[[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZL]]</small><br><ref>{{cite web|title=THE HOUSEMARTINS IN NEW ZEALAND CHARTS|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Housemartins|work=charts.nz|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=25 December 2013}}</ref>
!style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZL]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|title=THE HOUSEMARTINS IN NEW ZEALAND CHARTS|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Housemartins|work=charts.nz|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=25 December 2013}}</ref>
! <small>[[Dutch Top 40|NLD]]</small><br><ref>{{cite web|title=THE HOUSEMARTINS IN DUTCH CHARTS|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Housemartins|work=Dutchcharts.nl|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=25 December 2013}}</ref>
!style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[Dutch Top 40|NLD]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|title=THE HOUSEMARTINS IN DUTCH CHARTS|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Housemartins|work=Dutchcharts.nl|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=25 December 2013}}</ref>
! <small>[[Ultratop|BEL]]</small><br><ref>{{cite web|title=DISCOGRAFIE THE HOUSEMARTINS|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Housemartins|work=Ultratop|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=25 December 2013}}</ref>
!style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[Ultratop|BEL]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|title=DISCOGRAFIE THE HOUSEMARTINS|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Housemartins|work=Ultratop|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=25 December 2013}}</ref>
! <small>[[Swiss Music Charts|SWI]]</small><br><ref>{{cite web|title=THE HOUSEMARTINS IN DER SCHWEIZER HITPARADE|url=http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Housemartins|work=Hitparade.ch|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=25 December 2013}}</ref>
!style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[Swiss Music Charts|SWI]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|title=THE HOUSEMARTINS IN DER SCHWEIZER HITPARADE|url=http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Housemartins|work=Hitparade.ch|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=25 December 2013}}</ref>
! <small>[[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]</small><br><ref>{{cite web|title=THE HOUSEMARTINS IN DER ÖSTERREICHISCHEN HITPARADE|url=http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Housemartins|work=Austriancharts.at|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=25 December 2013}}</ref>
!style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|title=THE HOUSEMARTINS IN DER ÖSTERREICHISCHEN HITPARADE|url=http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Housemartins|work=Austriancharts.at|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=25 December 2013}}</ref>
! <small>[[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]</small><br><ref>{{cite web|title=THE HOUSEMARTINS IN SWEDISH CHARTS|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Housemartins|work=Swedishcharts.com|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=25 December 2013}}</ref>
!style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|title=THE HOUSEMARTINS IN SWEDISH CHARTS|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Housemartins|work=Swedishcharts.com|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=25 December 2013}}</ref>
! <small>[[VG-lista|NOR]]</small><br><ref>{{cite web|title=THE HOUSEMARTINS IN NORWEGIAN CHARTS|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Housemartins|work=Norwegiancharts.com|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=25 December 2013}}</ref>
!style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[VG-lista|NOR]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|title=THE HOUSEMARTINS IN NORWEGIAN CHARTS|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Housemartins|work=Norwegiancharts.com|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=25 December 2013}}</ref>
! <small>[[Kent Music Report|AUS]]</small><br><ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St. Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|edition=Illustrated|page=142|isbn=0-646-11917-6}} N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Australian chart positions pre 1989|url=http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=34759|website=Australian-charts.com|access-date=18 March 2014}}</ref>
!style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[Kent Music Report|AUS]]<br /><ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St. Ives, New South Wales|year=1993|edition=Illustrated|page=142|isbn=0-646-11917-6}} N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Australian chart positions pre 1989|url=http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=34759|website=Australian-charts.com|access-date=18 March 2014}}</ref>
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|-
| 1985
| 1985
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===Compilation albums===
* ''The Housemartins Christmas Box Set'' (November 1986) [[UK Albums Chart|UK]] #84<ref name=uk/>
*''[[Now That's What I Call Quite Good]]'' (April 1988) UK #8<ref name=uk/>
*''The Best of The Housemartins'' (2004,[[Go! Discs]]/[[Mercury Records]]), released in two discs (1 CD and 1 DVD)
*''[[Live at the BBC (The Housemartins album)|Live at the BBC]]'' (2006, Universal)
*''[[Soup (The Housemartins and The Beautiful South album)|Soup]]'' (December 2007) UK # 15<ref name=uk/>


==Videography==
==Videography==
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==Biography==
==Biography==
* ''The Housemartins: Now That's What I Call Quite Good'' by Nick Swift (1988) {{ISBN|0-7119-1517-2}}
* {{cite book|title=The Housemartins: Now That's What I Call Quite Good |first= Nick |last=Swift |year=1988 |publisher= Tales from Humberside |isbn=0-7119-1517-2}}


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 18:46, 28 June 2024

"Housemartins" redirects here. For the bird, see House martin.

The Housemartins
The band looking down toward the camera
From left: Dave Hemingway, Paul Heaton, Norman Cook, Stan Cullimore
Background information
Also known asThe Fish City Five
OriginHull, England
Genres
Years active1983–1988
LabelsGo! Discs, Elektra
Past members

The Housemartins were an English indie rock group formed in Hull who were active in the 1980s[2] and charted three top-ten albums and six top-twenty singles in the UK.[3] Many of their lyrics conveyed a mixture of socialist politics and Christianity, reflecting the beliefs of the band[4] (the back cover of their debut album, London 0 Hull 4, contained the message, "Take Jesus – Take Marx – Take Hope"). The group's a cappella cover version of "Caravan of Love" (originally by Isley-Jasper-Isley) was a UK number one single in December 1986.

After breaking up in 1988, Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway formed the Beautiful South, while bassist Norman Cook became an electronic dance music DJ and producer, founding the groups Beats International, Pizzaman, and Freak Power, before rebranding himself as Fatboy Slim.

Career

The band was formed in late 1983 by Paul Heaton (vocals) and Stan Cullimore (guitar), initially as a busking duo. Throughout his tenure with the band, Heaton billed himself as "P.d. Heaton". Heaton and Cullimore recorded a demo tape with Ingo Dewsnap and Sharon Green of Les Zeiga Fleurs which brought them to the attention of Go! Discs. They then expanded by recruiting Ted Key (bass), former guitarist with The Gargoyles.[5] Their first live performance as a band was at Hull University in October 1984.[6]

The band's membership changed considerably over the years. Key left at the end of 1985 and was replaced by Norman Cook (later known as Fatboy Slim). Drummer Chris Lang was replaced[7] briefly by Dodger (Roger Wilde) on loan from local Hull band 3-Action! for their first few gigs as a 4 piece then by Hugh Whitaker, former drummer with the Gargoyles, who in turn was replaced with Dave Hemingway.[2][8] The band often referred to themselves as "the fourth best band in Hull", with the best three bands being Red Guitars, Everything but the Girl, and the Gargoyles.[2]

In 1986, having recorded two John Peel sessions, the band broke through with their third single "Happy Hour", which reached No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart.[9] The single's success was helped by a claymation animated pop promo of a type that was in vogue at the time, featuring a cameo by television comedian Phill Jupitus, who toured with the band under his stage name of "Porky the Poet". Their debut album, London 0 Hull 4, was released later in 1986 and contained their previous two singles as well as alternative versions of first single "Flag Day" and follow-up to Happy Hour, "Think for a Minute". At the end of 1986 they had their only UK No. 1 single on 16 December with a cover version of Isley-Jasper-Isley's "Caravan of Love".[2]

The song "Caravan of Love" was first performed by the Housemartins in their second Peel session in April 1986, before their initial chart success. At Peel's suggestion, the band then recorded another session (under the name the Fish City Five), consisting entirely of a cappella performances, and on at least one occasion (at The Tower nightclub in Hull, the same concert at which they were filmed as the Housemartins for the BBC programme, Rock Around the Clock), played support act for their own performance under this alternative name. The "Caravan of Love" single featured four a cappella gospel songs on the B-side.[citation needed]

The Housemartins' second album The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death was released in September 1987, and included their two previous singles "Five Get Over Excited" and "Me and the Farmer". A third single from the album, "Build", was released in November; a Peel Session from the same month provided a recording used for their last single "There Is Always Something There to Remind Me" in 1988. A farewell compilation album, Now That's What I Call Quite Good was released later that year.

The band split in 1988, but the members have remained in contact and have worked on each other's projects. Norman Cook has enjoyed significant success with Beats International and then as Fatboy Slim, while Heaton, Hemingway and roadie Sean Welch formed the Beautiful South. In August 2009, Mojo magazine arranged for The Housemartins' original members to get together for a photo-shoot and interview, for the first time in many years, but in the interview all the members maintained that the band would not re-form.

In December 2009, Cullimore co-wrote songs for (and appeared in) a pre-school music series called The Bopps, which first showed on Nick Jr. in the UK in April 2010. Cullimore and Whitaker joined Heaton on stage during a show by Heaton and Jacqui Abbott in 2014 at Hull's The New Adelphi Club, on the stage where the band had signed their Go-Discs record contract, although it was not a Housemartins reunion. The trio performed the Housemartins hit "Me and the Farmer", and Cullimore and Heaton closed the show with a performance of "Caravan of Love".[10]

In June 2024, Heaton performed on the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury Festival playing a setlist of Housemartins and Beautiful South songs, and was joined by Cook on bass for a performance of Happy Hour.

Musical style and lyrics

The band's early releases saw them described as jangle pop, which brought comparisons with bands such as the Smiths and Aztec Camera.[11][12] David Quantick, writing for Spin, described them in 1986 as playing "traditional '60s-style guitar pop overlaid with soul vocals".[13] Cook described the band as "religious, but not Christians", and the band's repertoire included gospel songs.[11][13]

Many of the band's lyrics have socialist themes, with Cook stating that "Paul realised that he hated writing about love...and that writing politically came easier to him", describing some of their songs as "angrily political".[13][14]

Band members

Final lineup

Former members

  • Ted Key – bass, vocals (1984–1985)
  • Justin Patrick – drums (1985)
  • Chris Lang – drums (1985)
  • Roger "Dodger" Wilde – drums (1985)
  • Hugh Whitaker – drums, vocals (1985–1987)

Timeline

Discography

Albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[3] 		AUS
[15] 		NZL
 SWE
 NOR
 US
[16]
1986 London 0 Hull 4 3 35 21 3 9 124
1987 The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death
  • Released: September 1987
  • Label: Go! Discs
 9 56 34 25 — 177
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Year Title UK
[3] 		Certifications Record label
1986 The Housemartins Christmas Box Set 84
1988 Now That's What I Call Quite Good 8 Go! Discs
2004 The Best of the Housemartins 29 Go! Discs/Mercury
2006 Live at the BBC ― Universal
2007 Soup 15
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[17]
 Mercury
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[3] 		NZL
[18] 		NLD
[19] 		BEL
[20] 		SWI
[21] 		AUT
[22] 		SWE
[23] 		NOR
[24] 		AUS
[15][25]
1985 "Flag Day" — — — — — — — — — London 0 Hull 4
1986 "Sheep" 56 — — — — — — — 97
"Happy Hour" 3 38 25 23 — — — — —
"Think for a Minute" 18 — — — — — — — —
"Caravan of Love" 1 2 3 5 2 7 1 2 24 Non-album single
1987 "Five Get Over Excited" 11 — 96 — — — — — — The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death
"Me and the Farmer" 15 — — — — — — — —
"Build" 15 41 65 27 — — — — —
1988 "There Is Always Something There to Remind Me" 35 — — — — — — — — Now That's What I Call Quite Good
2003 "Change the World" (as Dino Lenny vs The Housemartins) 51 — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Videography

(does not include "live" appearances on TV programmes)

  • "Sheep"
  • "Happy Hour"
  • "Think for a Minute"
  • "Caravan of Love"
  • "Five Get Over Excited"
  • "Me and the Farmer"
  • "Build"
  • "There Is Always Something There to Remind Me"
  • "We're Not Deep"

Biography

  • Swift, Nick (1988). The Housemartins: Now That's What I Call Quite Good. Tales from Humberside. ISBN 0-7119-1517-2.

References

  1. ^ Marshall, Lucy (3 April 2021). "Where iconic '80s Hull band The Housemartins are now". Hull Daily Mail.
  2. ^ a b c d Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 460–461. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
  3. ^ a b c d "Official Charts > Housemartins". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Musical Messages". Marxism Today (Interview). March 1987. pp. 45–47.
  5. ^ "The Gargoyles – Hull Adelphi Club 1986". Sheffield Tape Archive. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  6. ^ Frame, Pete (1999). Pete Frame's Rockin' Around Britain: Rock'n'roll Landmarks of the UK and Ireland. Omnibus Press. p. 204. ISBN 978-0711969735.
  7. ^ Swift 1988, p. 15.
  8. ^ "The Housemartins". Beautiful South and Paul Heaton Fans. Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  9. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 261. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  10. ^ Longhorn, Danny (6 October 2014). "Housemartins reunite for Adelphi Caravan of Love as Paul Heaton joined on stage by Stan Cullimore and Hugh Whitaker". Hull Daily Mail. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  11. ^ a b Cooper, Kim; Smay, David (2004). Lost in the Grooves: Scram's Capricious Guide to the Music You Missed. Routledge. ISBN 978-0415969987.
  12. ^ Fletcher, Tony (2012). A Light that Never Goes Out: The Enduring Saga of The Smiths. William Heinemann Ltd. p. 548. ISBN 978-0434022182.
  13. ^ a b c Quantick, David (December 1986). "Blinded by Gospel". Spin. p. 16.
  14. ^ Lamie, Maria (2003). Buckley, Peter (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock – The Housemartins. Rough Guides. pp. 509–510. ISBN 978-1843531050.
  15. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. p. 142. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
  16. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Housemartins". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g "British certifications – Housemartins". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 8 June 2024. Type Housemartins in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  18. ^ "THE HOUSEMARTINS IN NEW ZEALAND CHARTS". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  19. ^ "THE HOUSEMARTINS IN DUTCH CHARTS". Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  20. ^ "DISCOGRAFIE THE HOUSEMARTINS". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  21. ^ "THE HOUSEMARTINS IN DER SCHWEIZER HITPARADE". Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  22. ^ "THE HOUSEMARTINS IN DER ÖSTERREICHISCHEN HITPARADE". Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  23. ^ "THE HOUSEMARTINS IN SWEDISH CHARTS". Swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  24. ^ "THE HOUSEMARTINS IN NORWEGIAN CHARTS". Norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  25. ^ "Australian chart positions pre 1989". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
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