The Charlatans are an English rock band formed in West Midlands, England in 1988. The current line-up comprises lead vocalist Tim Burgess, guitarist Mark Collins, bassist Martin Blunt and keyboardist Tony Rogers. All the band's thirteen studio albums have charted in the top 40 of the

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, three of them being number ones. They have also had 22 top 40 singles and four top 10 entries in the

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, including the hits "

The Only One I Know "The Only One I Know" is the second single by English rock band the Charlatans. It was their first top-10 hit, reaching 9 on the UK Singles Chart. In the UK it was the highest-charting single from the '' Some Friendly'' album. Its best showin ...

" and "

One to Another "One to Another" is a song by British alternative rock band the Charlatans. It was the first single from their fifth album, '' Tellin' Stories'' (1997), and their first single following the death of the band's keyboardist, Rob Collins. The sin ...

History

Formation (1988–1989)

The band were formed in the West Midlands by

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Martin Blunt, who recruited fellow West Midlanders Rob Collins ( keyboards), Jon Brookes (

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), Jon Day (Jonathan Baker) (

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) and singer-guitarist Baz Ketley. Ketley left the band and was replaced by singer Tim Burgess, who had supported the Charlatans with his previous band, the Electric Crayons. Although the Charlatans would later become popularly associated with the

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scene, the band's early demos recorded in 1988 in

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and

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already evidenced the sound that the band ultimately became famous for, dominated by Collins's

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but underpinned by the driving rhythm section of Blunt's powerful running bass and Brookes's drumming. With their sound – fusing 1960s

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, R&B and

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– inherited from Blunt's earlier 1982 band Makin' Time, the band saw themselves firmly in the West Midlands tradition of hard-edged soul and R&B that included Birmingham bands

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and early

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. Blunt has characterised the band's early influences as including

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and

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, but has also credited the band's formation during the explosive growth of the

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scene as contributing to their sound, so that they "suddenly sounded like the Spencer Davis Group on E". Although the name The Charlatans was already being used when the original members of the band were still located in the West Midlands, many sources state that they formed in

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. This is because the band relocated to the home town of new lead singer Tim Burgess (who was born in Salford, but lived in Northwich from an early age) before the 1990 release of The Charlatans' debut single "Indian Rope", on the band's own Dead Dead Good Records

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. Thus based on the definition of hometown used by ''

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'' the band was formed in Northwich, and consequently Northwich is recorded as their home town in such publications as ''

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''. One of the band's earliest known live performances was supporting

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at the London School of Economics on 2 December 1988.

Early years (1990–1993)

The debut single "Indian Rope" proved to be an indie

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and the group soon found a major label in

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offshoot Situation Two in time for the release of "

", which reached the Top 10 in the

. A further single "Then" and their debut

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Some Friendly ''Some Friendly'' is the debut studio album of British rock band The Charlatans that was released on 8 October 1990 through Beggars Banquet Records imprint Situation Two. After forming in 1988, the band went through line-up changes before settl ...

'' were released later that year. Around this time The Charlatans were forced to add ''UK'' to their name for an American tour due to competing claims by an American rock band also known as The Charlatans. Day left the band after 1991's "Over Rising" single to be replaced by Mark Collins (no relation to Rob). The band brought in producer

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for their second album ''

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'' (named after the address of the

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Marquee, the site of the group's first US

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). Released in early 1992, the album failed to reach the

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in the

, but the Top 20 success of lead single "Weirdo" and a double weekend of gigs ('Daytripper') in

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and

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together with Ride would keep them in the public eye. The band suffered a major setback later that year, when Rob Collins was charged with armed robbery after a friend had robbed an off licence while he was waiting in the car outside. Collins claimed to have no foreknowledge of the robbery until he heard a gunshot inside the shop and his friend exited, although he later admitted that he should not have picked up his friend after he had realised what he had done. In court he pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of "assisting an offender after an offence" and served four months in prison.

Mid-nineties fame (1994–1997)

Their third album '' Up To Our Hips'' (1994) reached number 8 in the

. In 1995 the release of the band's self-titled fourth album saw them become major UK stars again, topping the UK albums chart and spawning the Top 20 single "Just When You're Thinkin' Things Over". Keyboard player Rob Collins was killed in a traffic accident on 22 July 1996, during the recording of the band's fifth album '' Tellin' Stories''. The Charlatans decided to continue, drafting in the

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and former

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keyboardist

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until a permanent replacement for Collins could be found, particularly for The Charlatans' support slot at

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concerts which were occurring in less than three weeks time on August 10 and 11. '' Tellin' Stories'' was released in 1997, featuring contributions from both Rob Collins and Duffy. The group had their biggest UK hits to date in the singles "One to Another", "North Country Boy" and "How High".

Line-up and label changes (1997–2004)

After the release of the career-spanning compilation ''

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'' the band's contract with

was up, and they signed to

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. Relations with the Beggars label remained strong however, and the band helped put together the

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s collection '' Songs From The Other Side'' and the DVD '' Just Lookin' 1990–1997'', which showcased all their promotional videos and a selection of live recordings from that era. ''

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'' was the start of a new era for The Charlatans. Their first release for Universal saw new keyboard player Tony Rogers make his Charlatans album debut, having previously toured in support of '' Tellin' Stories'' and contributing to B-sides "Keep It to Yourself" and "Clean Up Kid" from the "How High" single. The band took on a slightly

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sound, heavily influenced by Burgess's love of

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. The

-influenced ''

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'' followed in 2001; that year the band performed at V Festival in London. The album ''

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'' was released in 2004.

The Sanctuary years (2005–2007)

The band released their ninth full-length album on 10 April 2006, their first for new label

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. Titled '' Simpatico'', the

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- and dub-tinged album was produced by Jim Lowe and included fan favourite "NYC (There's No Need to Stop)" and first single " Blackened Blue Eyes". The single charted at number 28, whilst the album reached the top 10 the week it was released before dropping off the charts shortly afterward. Their follow-up to ''Simpatico'' was the career-spanning singles compilation entitled '' Forever: The Singles'', released on CD and DVD on 13 November 2006. It was preceded by the single " You're So Pretty We're So Pretty", remixed by

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from its original version on ''

'' (2001). The band played a number of high-profile gigs in mid-2007 supporting

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and

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at venues including

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and

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in London, the Bingley Music Live event, Nass Festival 2007, and at

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in Cheshire. A recording of '' Live at Delamere Forest'' was released as a five-part download for a limited time via their official website.

Cooking Vinyl, nostalgic performances and Brookes's illness (2008–2012)

The band contributed the song "Blank Heart, Blank Mind" to a

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compilation CD which came free with the October 2007 issue of the '' NME''. Later that month, new single "You Cross My Path" was released as a free download exclusively through the

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website. A second single "Oh! Vanity" emerged in March 2008, as The Charlatans teamed up with XFM once again, becoming the first UK band to release an album (their tenth studio album ''

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'') as a free download via a radio station. The album also received a physical CD/LP release on the

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label on 19 May 2008, which coincided with a full UK tour. Their eleventh studio album, ''

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'', was released on 6 September 2010 on Cooking Vinyl Records and included the single "Love Is Ending". The album charted at No. 21 in the UK Albums Chart. 2010 also saw the twentieth anniversary of the band's debut album ''Some Friendly'', which they played live at Primavera Sound Festival 2010. On 15 September 2010, drummer Jon Brookes collapsed during a performance in

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. The remaining US tour dates were postponed, as Brookes was diagnosed with a

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and was flown back to the UK for an operation and course of radiation and chemotherapy treatment.

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acted as a stand-in drummer for the remainder of the Charlatans UK dates. Brookes returned to the stage for the band's Christmas and New Year Eve's gigs in 2010. On 28 March 2011 Universal Music re-released a deluxe edition of the band's 1999 album

, featuring a collection of bonus tracks including B-sides, live recordings, radio sessions and rare remixes. In March and April 2011 Tim Burgess and Mark Collins played an acoustic tour of the UK, to coincide with which they released an EP ''Warm Sounds'', which featured six stripped-down and reworked versions of Charlatans tracks including "North Country Boy", "The Only One I Know" and "Smash The System". In December 2011 the band announced they would be performing ''Tellin' Stories'' in its entirety at London's HMV

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, O2 Apollo Manchester and Glasgow's

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in June 2012.

Death of Jon Brookes, ''Modern Nature'', ''Different Days'' and ''A Head Full of Ideas'' (2013–present)

The band returned to their Big Mushroom studio to begin working on demos for a new album in 2013. In May the ''Mountain Picnic Blues'' DVD was released, a documentary about their ''Tellin' Stories'' album from its creation in 1997 to the 15th anniversary of the album. On 13 August 2013 the band's 44-year-old drummer Jon Brookes died from a brain tumour having undergone several operations and treatment for the condition since his initial diagnosis in 2010. The band themselves paid him tribute in a special event, with Pete Salisbury playing in his place and bands such as

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and

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also joining the bill. Proceeds from the night went to The Brain Tumour Charity, of which The Charlatans are now patrons; the charity have set up The Jon Brookes Fund as a lasting tribute to the drummer. Tim Burgess confirmed that Brookes's recordings would appear on the band's next album, originally slated for sometime in 2014. The Charlatans announced details of their twelfth studio album '' Modern Nature'', to be released on 26 January 2015 on their new label

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. Featuring eleven new tracks (including the recent limited edition 7" "Talking in Tones"), ''Modern Nature'' was produced by The Charlatans and Jim Spencer and mixed by

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. The album features contributions from the band's temporary drummers

(of

), Stephen Morris (of New Order) and Gabriel Gurnsey (of

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), as well as producer Dave Tolan, backing singers Melanie Marshall and Sandra Marvin, strings by

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and brass courtesy of Jim Paterson from

. The group's thirteenth album, '' Different Days'', was released on 26 May 2017. In July 2021, the group announced the release of ''A Head Full of Ideas: The Best of Charlatans'', which was released on 15 October 2021. On 1 June 2022, the group supported

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at his concert at the

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in Manchester. On 16 July 2022, the group supported

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in Glasgow.

Discography

* ''

'' (1990) * ''

'' (1992) * '' Up to Our Hips'' (1994) * '' The Charlatans'' (1995) * '' Tellin' Stories'' (1997) * ''

'' (1999) * ''

'' (2001) * ''

'' (2004) * '' Simpatico'' (2006) * ''

'' (2008) * ''

'' (2010) * '' Modern Nature'' (2015) * '' Different Days'' (2017)

Band members

;Current members * Martin Blunt – bass (1988–present) * Tim Burgess – lead vocals, harmonica (1989–present) * Mark Collins – guitar, pedal steel guitar (1991–present) * Tony Rogers – keyboards, backing vocals (1997–present) ;Current touring musicians *

– drums, percussion (2010–present) ;Former members * Jon Brookes – drums, percussion (1988–2010; died 2013) * Rob Collins – keyboards, organ, piano, backing vocals (1988–1996; died 1996) * Jon Baker– guitar (1988–1991) * Baz Ketley – lead vocals, guitar (1988–1989) ;Former touring musicians *

– keyboards, organ, piano, mellotron (1996–1997, died 2022) ;Timeline ImageSize = width:900 height:auto barincrement:18 PlotArea = left:100 bottom:60 top:0 right:50 Alignbars = justify DateFormat = mm/dd/yyyy Period = from:01/01/1988 till:12/31/2022 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy Colors = id:Vocals value:red legend:Lead_vocals id:Guitar value:green legend:Guitar id:Bass value:blue legend:Bass id:Drums value:orange legend:Drums,_percussion id:Keyboards value:purple legend:Keyboards,_backing_vocals id:bar value:black legend:Studio_album Legend = orientation:horizontal position:bottom ScaleMajor = increment:3 start:1988 ScaleMinor = unit:year increment:1 start:1988 LineData = at:10/08/1990 color:black layer:back at:03/23/1992 color:black layer:back at:03/21/1994 color:black layer:back at:08/28/1995 color:black layer:back at:04/21/1997 color:black layer:back at:10/18/1999 color:black layer:back at:09/10/2001 color:black layer:back at:05/17/2004 color:black layer:back at:04/17/2006 color:black layer:back at:05/12/2008 color:black layer:back at:09/06/2010 color:black layer:back at:01/26/2015 color:black layer:back at:05/26/2017 color:black layer:back at:10/15/2021 color:black layer:back BarData = bar:Ketley text:"Baz Ketley" bar:Burgess text:"Tim Burgess" bar:Day text:"Jon Day" bar:Mark text:"Mark Collins" bar:Blunt text:"Martin Blunt" bar:Brookes text:"Jon Brookes" bar:Salisbury text:"Peter Salisbury" bar:Rob text:"Rob Collins" bar:Duffy text:"Martin Duffy" bar:Rogers text:"Tony Rogers" PlotData= width:11 textcolor:black align:left anchor:from shift:(10,-4) bar:Burgess from:07/01/1989 till:end color:Vocals bar:Ketley from:start till:07/01/1989 color:Vocals bar:Ketley from:start till:07/01/1989 color:Guitar width:3 bar:Day from:start till:07/01/1991 color:Guitar bar:Mark from:07/01/1991 till:end color:Guitar bar:Blunt from:start till:end color:Bass bar:Brookes from:start till:09/15/2010 color:Drums bar:Salisbury from:09/16/2010 till:end color:Drums bar:Rob from:start till:07/22/1996 color:Keyboards bar:Duffy from:07/23/1996 till:09/01/1997 color:Keyboards bar:Rogers from:09/01/1997 till:end color:Keyboards

References

Sources

*Wills, D. ''The Charlatans : The authorised history'', Virgin Books, 1999.

External links

Official website

The Charlatans Live at Primavera podcast
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