Star 69 was an English

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band headed by Julie Daniels, who released a single full-length album and a number of EPs in the late 1990s, as well as providing "You Are Here" for the soundtrack to the 1997 movie ''

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''.

History

Star 69 was established in

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, England, after recent American transplant Julie Daniels placed an ad in ''

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'' for musicians to form a band. Richard Corden of

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, Patrick "Patch" Hannan of

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, and Patch's friend, the producer

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, responded to the ad. Star 69's first two EPs were recorded in Patch's recording studio, Blah Street, in 1996 and released by Organic Records. Julie wanted to move back to

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, but Hannan's position as drummer for The Sundays meant he had to record the album '' Static & Silence''. The band eventually relocated to

Hannan was replaced by Johnny Haro of

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. Their album, ''Eating February'', was released by

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in the U.S. and by

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in the UK in February, 1997. It received a relatively lukewarm response, and the band broke up soon after. After the group disbanded, Huart then joined Disappointment Incorporated who released an album in 1999 on

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. He has since become a successful record producer and musician, and wrote the score to the 2004 documentary film following

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, ''

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'' Johnny Haro went on to form

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, which was active from 2001 to 2018. The group's song, "I'm Insane", was used by comic book writer

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as inspiration while writing ''

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''. Julie contributed a single "You Should Know" for disc two of the compilation album ''Acoustic Vol 1'', released in February 2002, and has since moved back to the

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to live with her husband.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Eating February'' (1997), LP, Radioactive Records, MCA Records

Singles & EPs

* "Mama Don't Let" (1995), Single, Organic Records * ''You Are Here'' (1995), Single/EP, Organic Records, Radioactive Records, MCA Records * ''Xtended Play'' (1996), EP, Radioactive Records * ''I'm Insane'' (1996), Single/EP, Radioactive Records * "Burning Down the House" (1997), Single, Radioactive Records

Compilation album appearances

* "I'm Insane", song 6 on ''Meaty Alternative Stew'' (1997), Chrysalis Music Group * "Burning Down the House", song 6 on ''Chrysalis Progressive'' (1997), Chrysalis Music Group

References

External links

Interview by Alphonse Leong in Drop-D magazine

Reviews

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