The Rainkings are an

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band, formed in 1989 by former members of

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History

Stephen Holt had been the original singer in Inspiral Carpets, performing on their first few releases, including the ''Planecrash'' and ''Trainsurfing'' EP's plus the ''

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'' demo album. Holt left, along with Dave Swift in 1988, forming The Rainkings along with ex- Bodines drummer John Rowland, and bassist Carl Wolstenholme. The band released two

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on Playtime Records in 1989 and 1990. ''Sictransitgloriaswanson'' was released in 1989 and featured the songs "Sunlight Fades", "Count Me In", "Break the Strain" and "Just An Idea". ''Get Ready'' was released in 1990 and featured the songs "Get Ready", "Move Along the Chain" and "Too Many Words". The latter featured in the 2013 Spike Island film. The EP was also produced by

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under the guise Kingbird Productions. They also released the song "Take" for the ''Home'' compilation album in 1990 via Sheer Joy Records. This was recorded at Stockport's legendary

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. Carl Wolstenholme was replaced on bass by Nick Farr not long after this and the band went on to record the ''Bolton Demo'' in 1992 which featured the songs "To the End", "Gone" and "This is the Time". The final line up before splitting up in 1996 saw Manny Lee, ex Waltones, replace Nick Farr on bass and also saw the addition of lead guitarist Dave Pears. Their only recording was the ''Suite 16'' demo in 1994 and featured the songs "Step by Step" and "Way Down". "Way Down" appeared on the Simon Worral tribute album ''Distant Drums'' (2013). The Rainkings reformed in 2013 following the release of the compilation album ''Another Time – 1989-1994'' which was remixed and mastered by Seadna McPhail who has worked with bands including

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. Original members Stephen Holt (who rejoined the Inspiral Carpets in 2011), Dave Swift and John Rowland were joined by bassist Cathy Brooks (Dub Sex) and Chris Hutchinson on keyboards/guitar.Smedley, Simon (2015)
Rainkings are back to ‘bang out a few tunes’
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'', 14 April 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016 This line up of the band recorded 3 new songs — "Nothing's Set in Stone", "In From the Rain" and "By My Side". Hutchinson left the band in 2014. In 2015 the band recorded 2 new songs — "Low Hit" and "Getting Nowhere" with Paul Williams adding additional keyboards who then joined the band. These tracks were released that year alongside "Nothing's Set in Stone", "In From the Rain" and "By My Side" on the ''Fiveways EP'', on Stephen Holt's label Hear Here Records.

Discography

Singles

*''Sictransitgloriaswanson'' ''EP'' (1989), Playtime (12") # Sunlight Fades # Count Me In # Break The Strain # Just An Idea *''Get Ready'' (1990), Playtime (7"/12"/CDS) # Get Ready # Move Along The Chain # Too Many Words *''Fiveways EP'' (2015), Hear Here Records (CD and Download) # Low Hit # Getting Nowhere # Nothing's Set In Stone # In From The Rain # By My Side

Compilation albums

*''Another Time – 1989-1994'' (2013), Playtime (compilation) # Get Ready # Gone # Sunlight Fades # Too Many Words # This Is The Time # Count Me In # Take # Move Along The Chain # Break The Strain # To The End # Just An Idea # Step By Step # Way Down

Compilation Appearances

*"Sunlight Fades" appeared on ''Hit The North''

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(1990) Bop *"Take" appeared on the ''Home'' compilation album (1990) Sheer Joy *"To The End" appeared on the ''Movement'' compilation album (1993) ESP *"Way Down" appeared on ''Distant Drums'' compilation album (2013) *"Too Many Words" appeared in the film '' Spike Island'' (2013) *"Get Ready" appeared on the ''Manchester North of England'' compilation album (2017)

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References

External links

The Rainkings official site

The Rainkings bandcamp site

The Rainkings Facebook Page

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