The Waltones
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The Waltones were an indie band from Manchester, England, who formed in September 1984. Their releases were
- Downhill (7") spring 1987 on Medium Cool Records - MC 004
- She Looks Right Through Me (12") autumn 1987 on Medium Cool Records - MC 007
- Spell It Out (7"+12") 1988 on Medium Cool Records - MC 011
- The Deepest (7"+12") 1988 on Medium Cool Records - MC 016
- Deepest (LP) 1989 on Medium Cool Records - MC 018
The band also recorded a session for BBC Radio 1's John Peel Show in 1988 -
The band consisted of Alex Fyans (Drums), Mark Collins (Guitar), James Knox (Vocals, Harmonica) and Manny Lee (Bass, Backing Vocals).
In 1990 the band moved to the Midnight Music label, and recorded a second album "Re-invent The Wheel" co-produced by Kevin Harris. After recording was completed, Fyans left the group to be replaced by Adrian Donohue. The band relaunched themselves as Candlestick Park. One single - All The Time In The World - was issued from the album sessions, and a collaboration with Manchester based House producers K-Klass was mooted. However the album was never issued and the band split, as Collins went on to greater success with The Charlatans (aka Charlatans UK)
A CD retrospective of The Waltones' Medium Cool output will be issued by Cherry Red in 2007
The band are featured in: More Rock Family Trees, by Pete Frame published by Ominbus Press; The Stone Roses and the Resurrection of British Pop, by John Robb; The Charlatans: We Are Rock, by John Robb; And God Created Madchester, by Sarah Champion; In Session Tonight, by Ken Garner published by BBC Books
