Grind". 30 September 2004. Archived from the original on 30 September 2004 . Retrieved 15 April 2012. The book includes newly unearthed photos, extracts from Paul Draper's notebook documenting the early beginnings of AOTGL, previously unreleased original artwork, a foreword penned by Draper, in-depth sleeve notes by journalist Paul Stokes, and many unearthed treasures. Violin [Violin 1] – Adonis Alvanis, Enrico Alvares, Jagdish Mistry, Julia Barker, Karin Leischman*, Miranda Playfair, Oliver Lewis (2), Sarah Ewins

Following months of speculation, the band's split was officially announced on 2 May 2003, with the press release stating that the band decided to call it a day after realising that "the life of the group had come to an end". Chad commented on the split, that "there's nothing sinister behind it, it was completely amicable. We all just want to be able to do other things". [52] It was later revealed that the announcement had been delayed as Draper had unexpectedly fled to the US with no fixed date of return [53] [54] and that it was Stove King's departure from the band that had resulted in the band splitting. [25] Britpop 'Where Are They Now?' Special - Share Your Knowledge". Nme.com. 13 August 2014 . Retrieved 18 August 2014. THE ICONIC #1 DEBUT ALBUM FROM BRITISH LEGENDS MANSUN CELEBRATED WITH SPECIAL 21st ANNIVERSARY DELUXE 4-DISC BOOK I remember being off my tits in Ibiza when Paul Oakenfold’s ‘Wide Open Space’ remix came on in Pacha and it blew me away.”Mansun were a welcome relief from much of what had gone before in the so-called indie scene of the 90’s. Indie was no longer terminology that related to bands being on an independent label, rather was used to cover anything that was considered a bit alternative or outwith the norm or standards of pop music. The 90’s saw the birth of new scenes – Britpop & Baggy where the success of bands like Blur and Oasis, Happy Mondays and Stone Roses spawned thousands of turgid copyists and ‘lad’ bands.

Well, The Grey Lantern is like a comic-book hero – the album is about this village of people with really disgusting morals and the Grey Lantern sorts them out. I suppose the Grey Lantern's me. I wouldn't have a cape, but there are definitely characters on the record – Albert Taxloss, Chad, Dark Mavis. At the end of the album it all gets resolved and you find Mavis is actually the Stripper Vicar. [5] Mansun were different though, an interesting and intriguing proposition often described as prog-indie. The prog it was cool to like, music made by young people for young people and with an attitude, dark sense of humour and intelligence. In the same vein as prog, the album could be described as a concept album telling the sordid tales of life in a bizarre small town as observed by the Grey Lantern of the title. The album title came from Drapers alter-ego stage character, created to overcome his often crippling anxiety and shyness. Draper has been quoted before as having been criticised for coming across as overtly arrogant, the real reason being his social anxiety. We originally recorded this song with a hip hop groove and some exceptional swearing that was rejected by the record company, these versions appear on the outtakes disc of the box set and its really interesting to hear these early versions and how we finally arrived at the finished version of this song that closed the album. I always thought the chords and melody movement were really complex on this song and I can only imagine they’ll make a West End musical out of it in the end, which would be a suitable ending to the life of this record I think. We added the ‘na, na, na’ outro at the last minute and had a huge choir of Liverpool’s finest scallies turn up to sing the closing refrain of the album. At the very end you can hear them singing ‘Duncan Ferguson’, Everton’s centre forward at the time.”icLiverpool - Mellowed Mansun looking to conquer America". Icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk. 18 April 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013 . Retrieved 14 October 2012. Mansun's third studio album, Little Kix (early working titles included Magnetic Poetry and The Trouble With Relationships, [32]) saw Draper and Chad decamp to the south of Spain in March 1999 where they wrote and demo'd ideas for the album. Draper claimed that following the commercial and critical disappointment of Six, he didn't feel any pressure to follow it up and therefore set out to go in a different direction with the new album. Prior to the writing trip in Spain, he had decided that the new album would be more "acoustic-guitary" [33] and wanted to prove to himself that he could still write pop songs with choruses. [34] The album was recorded at Astoria, a houseboat-studio owned by Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, with former XTC and Police producer Hugh Padgham, Kravitz, Kayley (23 November 2013). "Catching up with Paul Draper". HuffPost . Retrieved 26 November 2013.

a b " 'Six' 10th Anniversary Blog (Side 1)". Ymlp.com. 7 September 2008. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013 . Retrieved 15 April 2012. THE ICONIC #1 DEBUT ALBUM FROM BRITISH LEGENDS MANSUN CELEBRATED WITH 21st ANNIVERSARY REMASTERED EDITION

The songs themselves were guitar-driven with a playful, experimental edge. The band’s use of orchestral strings, ambient noise and sideways lyrics led to them becoming leading players in what the British music press somewhat unconvincingly called New Grave (alongside supposedly similar moodists Placebo and Radiohead). The Chad Who Loved Me has more than a hint of Ride’s Leave Them All Behind, while Disgusting carries traces of late-80s Tears for Fears in its bold ambition. Draper could certainly write killer singles. Taxloss was a near-perfect conflation of The Beatles and the Stones, borrowing from Taxman and We Love You respectively. Wide Open Space was blissful pop with a soaring solo from guitarist Dominic Chad, soon adopted by the clubland massive thanks to Paul Oakenfold’s dance remix. a b "MANSUN.NET Features - Carlisle News & Star Interview". 19 October 2002. Archived from the original on 19 October 2002 . Retrieved 15 April 2012.