| Cherry
Ghost History |
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up to 2006 |
Simon decides to strike out on his own as a solo act in 2005, after
several years of playing in a succession of failing rock bands.
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Simon begins recording his songs at home, using sampling technology
to build expansive arrangements for the tunes, and demos of his material
start to make the rounds of British record companies. |
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Cherry Ghost was quickly earning a reputation as a "band"
to watch after much press attention after the demos and a steady stream
of traffic to the MySpace page, and Aldred began performing live under
the name, with the accompaniment ranging from a full band to solo
performances with just an acoustic guitar, depending on the circumstances.
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2006 |
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Cherry Ghost appear on Jools Holland's Later in November
2006. |
| 2007 |
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Cherry Ghost appear at Camden Crawl Festival in April
2007. |
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Mathematics |
| Released debut
single in April 2007. The CD version features
the tracks Throw Me To The Dogs and
I Need You, and the 7" features the Sparklehorse
cover, Junebug. Released on Heavenly ecords.
Peaked at #57. |
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the single |
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They appeared on the Radcliffe and Maconie show on
BBC Radio 2 in May 2007. |
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People Help The People |
| Released second
single in June 2007. The CD version features
the track Four Eyes and the 7" features
the track Please Come Home. Released on Heavenly
Records. Peaked at #27. Jimi Goodwin of the band Doves plays
drums on the single. |
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the single |
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Cherry Ghost appear at Glastonbury Festival on the
Queen's Head Stage in June 2007. |
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The band appear on Radio 1's Live Lounge
in June 2007. They performed live versions of their single People
Help The People and a cover version of My Chemical Romance's
Welcome To The Black Parade. |
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Thirst
For Romance |
| Released
debut album in July 2007. Features the tracks
Thirst For Romance, 4 AM, Mountain Bird, People Help
The People, Roses, Dead Man's Suit, False Alarm, Alfred The
Great, Here Come The Romans, Mary On The Mend and
Mathematics /The Same God (Hidden Track). Recorded
at Ape Studios in Cheshire and Moolah
Rouge Studios in Stockport on the Heavenly Records
label. Produced by Simon Aldred and
Dan Austin. Entered the UK albums chart at #7 in its
first week of sales. |
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Cherry Ghost appear at the Oxegen Festival on the
New Bands/Futures Stage in July 2007. |
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Cherry Ghost appear at the Latitude Festival at the
Uncut Arena in July 2007. |
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Cherry Ghost appear at the V Festival 2007 at both
Weston Park and Hylands Park on the Virgin Mobile Union Stage in August
2007. |
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4 AM |
| Released single
in September 2007. The CD version features the track Creature
Of Moderation and the 7" features the demo version,Mary.
Released on Heavenly Records. |
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the single |
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