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As the band's popularity grew, Playtime's distributor Red Rhino Records went bankrupt, leading Inspiral Carpets to form their own label, Cow Records, in March 1989. The label's first release was the Trainsurfing EP. [2] With half of the first album, Life, written, Holt and Swift departed and formed the Rainkings, so the band recruited Too Much Texas singer Tom Hingley and Martyn "Bungle" Walsh of The Next Step to replace them. [2] Martyn Walsh became the band's 13th bass player. [6] After a handful of singles on their own label, with "Move" nearly reaching the UK top 40, the band signed a deal with Mute Records and soon experienced their first top-40 chart success in the UK with " This Is How It Feels." The single reached No.14 on the singles chart, and the debut album Life reached No.2 on the albums chart in 1990. [2] In March 1989, the band decided to form their own label called Cow Records, and then released the “Trainsurfing EP”, from this EP they released a handful of singles, with the song “Move” just missing the UK top 40. They signed a record deal with Mute Records and had their first top 40 success with “This is How it Feels”, which reached number 14 in the singles chart. It was part of their debut album “Life” which made it to number 2 in the album chart in 1990.

Simpson, Dave; Simpson, Interviews by Dave (6 March 2023). " 'After gigs, we'd drop off our drummer to do his paper round': How Inspiral Carpets made This is How It Feels". The Guardian. Tom Hingley (born Thomas William Hingley, on 9 July 1965, in Abingdon) – lead vocals (1989–1995, 2003–2011) In 1991 the band released “The Beast Inside” and achieved the number 5 spot on the albums chart. By this point in their career they were building a following in Portugal, Germany and Argentina. In 1992, the band released “Revenge of the Goldfish” which charted in those particular countries. It made it to number 17 in the UK and managed an impressive four singles in the UK Chart.Graham Lambert (born Graham Paul Lambert, on 10 July 1964, in Chadderton, Oldham) – guitars (1980–1995, 2003–2016, 2022–present) Craig Gill (born Craig Douglas Gill on 5 December 1971, in Salford; died 20 November 2016) – drums (1986–1995, 2003–2016) [11] In October 2022 the band announced they would be reforming and performing a live UK tour in March and April 2023. [16] Inspiral Carpets drummer killed himself after 20 years of 'unbearable' tinnitus". The Guardian. 5 May 2017 . Retrieved 24 November 2017. a b "Inspiral Carpets reunite for 2023 UK tour". NME. 18 October 2022 . Retrieved 10 December 2022.

Inspiral Carpets came to prominence along with bands such as the Stone Roses and Happy Mondays in the Madchester scene of the late 1980s. The band first appeared on a flexi-disc with "Garage Full of Flowers" that was given free with Manchester's Debris magazine in 1987. Their first proper release, the Cow cassette, soon followed. The 1988 Planecrash EP on the Playtime label received much airplay from Radio 1 DJ John Peel, who asked the band to record a session for his show. [2] The band reworked their single "Find Out Why" as the theme song for the show 8:15 from Manchester. [5] The band also announced that longtime bassist Martyn Walsh would not be joining them on their forthcoming tour. [16]Prior to 1983 the early incarnation of Inspiral Carpets was called The Furs formed in 1980 by Graham Lambert and played mainly Psychedelic Furs covers. Music world mourns Craig - Chronicle Online". www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016 . Retrieved 6 December 2016. In February 2011, it was revealed that Tom Hingley was no longer part of the band, with the circumstances of his departure unclear. Band members indicated that Hingley had left of his own accord, with Clint Boon contradicting Hingley's suggestion that the band had split up [8] whilst Hingley later claimed that he had been fired by the band at a meeting. [9] Walters, Sarah (28 August 2012). "Inspiral Carpets pulled the rug from under me claims ex-frontman Tom Hingley in new autobiography". Manchestereveningnews.co.uk . Retrieved 24 November 2017. The rest of this collection consists of some superb remixes for the clubber in us all. We get a couple of bangers including The Go! Team remix of This Is How It Feels, a bit of dub on Dubville and an excellent Changes remix from Martyn Walsh and Simon Lyon. A funky end to a sprawling collection of hits that tell you the tale of a band who hit the heights and are still loved today. A great start for any newcomers to Inspiral Carpets.