All image and audio content is used by permission of the copyright holders or their agents, and/or according to fair dealing as per the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. The band had formed during the height of Madchester, but they never released their first album until the scene was already dead, which left them without a following.

We are available to book for live shows and events, as well as bespoke licensed music for videos, commercials, TV, film and more. A low-key start to their career was boosted by two things – the endorsement of two of Britain’s biggest pop stars – Paul Weller and Noel Gallagher, and the exposure given to the first single, The Riverboat Song , by Chris Evans on his hit TV show ‘TFI Friday’. By the time Ocean Colour Scene released their debut album in 1992, they were already considered has-beens. VG/EX means that the item's sleeve is in Very Good condition and the disc is in Excellent condition.User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply. So while that's three out of three so far you have to question the wisdom, or perhaps the self-belief, of any band that front-loads its second album with three hits. This support slot brought OCS to the attention of more record labels, and eventually in late 1995, the band signed with MCA Records.

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