Starsailor Set Sail!". NME. 21 November 2001. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021 . Retrieved 3 July 2021. Sweeney, Eamon (27 August 2001). "Wonderland". Hot Press. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023 . Retrieved 4 February 2023. Wonderland bears the stamp of his new environment, and you might expect him to be raising a glass to Curtis Mayfield or the Rolling Stones rather than Lennon; the sound is distinctively 1970s California rather than 1990s Madchester, and Burgess has developed a kind of Mayfield falsetto that is at first disconcerting, then strangely exhilarating. It's music that makes you want to drive a convertible along a coastal freeway with the volume at 10, which is exactly the point.

The Charlatans (2002). "You're So Pretty – We're So Pretty" (sleeve). Universal. MCSTD 40283/015898-2. Key' Decision for Charlatans". NME. 17 October 2001. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023 . Retrieved 1 February 2023. 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 Northwich, Cheshire. [6] 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 label, after they failed to obtain a record contract). [7] Thus based on the definition of hometown used by Guinness World Records the band was formed in Northwich, and consequently Northwich is recorded as their home town in such publications as British Hit Singles & Albums. One of the band's earliest known live performances was supporting The Stone Roses at the London School of Economics on 2 December 1988. [8] Early years (1990–1993) [ edit ] The Charlatans during their early days.Burgess Battles on Against Bug". NME. 28 March 2000. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022 . Retrieved 1 February 2023. a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Wonderland – The Charlatans UK". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015 . Retrieved 27 March 2015. Love' Hangover". NME. 4 September 2001. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023 . Retrieved 1 February 2023. The Charlatans - 'You're So Pretty, We're So Pretty' (Island)". Gigwise. 13 November 2006. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023 . Retrieved 2 February 2023.

Gourlay, Dom (10 November 2014). "DiS meets Tim Burgess of The Charlatans: "It's easy to blame someone else... " / In Depth". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014 . Retrieved 2 February 2023. I Never Want an Easy Life If Me and He Were Ever to Get There". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 14 August 2016. Though hailing from Cheshire and the West Midlands, The Charlatans were strongly associated with the Madchester scene at the tail end of the 1980s which also set The Stone Roses and Happy Mondays on the road to stardom. The band’s second 45, ‘The Only One I Know’, became a UK Top 10 smash in the summer of 1990 and lead to a long association with Beggars Banquet Records and later Universal Music. To date, they have scored three UK No. 1 albums and 22 UK Top 40 singles. The Charlatans - Lovin' It Live!". NME. 18 June 2002. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023 . Retrieved 1 February 2023.a b c d e f g h i j k l "British certifications – Charlatans". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 25 July 2023. Type Charlatans in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter. 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. [16] The band themselves paid him tribute in a special event, with Pete Salisbury playing in his place and bands such as Beady Eye, The Vaccines and Manic Street Preachers 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. [17]

The Charlatans U.K. Wrap 'Wonderland' ". Billboard. 18 May 2001. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023 . Retrieved 2 February 2023. a b "The Charlatans' Wrexam 'Wonderland' ". NME. 29 June 2001. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023 . Retrieved 1 February 2023.

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Love Is the Key" was released as the lead single from the album on 27 August 2001; [71] Blunt had wanted "Judas" instead. [72] It included a radio edit of "Love Is the Key", alongside "It's About Time" and "Viva La Sociale" as its B-sides; [73] a promotional 12-inch edition featured the album versions of "Love Is the Key" and "The Bell and the Butterfly" with a So Solid Crew remix of "Love Is the Key". [74] Advertisements for the single, which featured a man kneeling before a woman, had to be withdrawn due to complaints from readers of a newspaper. The UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said they had two complaints after the advert had been seen in The Mirror. Universal's marketing director Jason Iley said: "There is no nudity and, if people look closely, they will see the man’s image is actually projected onto the woman’s body". [75] Universal said the man was kissing the wall behind the woman. [76] The ASA would later reject these complaints, stating that it was "neither sexually explicit nor pornographic" and "unlikely to cause serious or widespread offence". [77] From late August until early September 2001, the band hosted club nights where people would here the entire album ahead of its release. [78] a b c d e f g Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19thed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p.100. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. Gourlay, Dom (4 March 2011). "DiS meets Tim Burgess from The Charlatans / In Depth". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022 . Retrieved 2 February 2023.

a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. Helphire Group: Working and Living in Northwich". Helphiregroupjobs.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011 . Retrieved 30 August 2011. I wasn't consciously looking for new influences but this is the stuff you hear on the radio, and when the sun's shining you want to make music that's appropriate.'