Ocean Colour Scene, Manchester

Ocean Colour Scene biography

Ocean Colour Scene (often abbreviated to OCS) is an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1989. They have had five top 10 albums including a number one in 1997. They have also achieved seventeen top 40 singles and six top 10 singles to date. They were formed after two other bands called The Boys and Fanatics disbanded. Fanatics released an EP titled Suburban Love Songs. OCS signed to Phfftt Records in 1990. Their first single, "Sway", was released in September 1990 during the indie era. When their record label was swallowed up by larger company Phonogram their eponymous début album was remixed, against the band's wishes, to fit in with the Baggy/indie-dance musical trend of the time. The album was largely deemed a failure. Being in dispute with their label, the band were forced back onto unemployment benefits, with no real direction and being only able to write new music with no outlet for it. Studio albums Ocean Colour Scene (1992) Moseley Shoals (1996) Marchin' Already (1997) B-Sides: Seasides & Freerides (1997) One from the Modern (1999) Mechanical Wonder (2001) North Atlantic Drift (2003) A Hyperactive Workout for the Flying Squad (2005) On the Leyline (2007) Saturday (2010) Painting (2013)

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