Spratleys Japs

Spratleys Japs
Spratleys Japs 1999 From left to right: Joanne Spratley, Tim Smith, Mark Donovan, Heidi Murphy, Viv Sherrif
Spratleys Japs 1999
From left to right: Joanne Spratley, Tim Smith, Mark Donovan, Heidi Murphy, Viv Sherrif
Background information
Also known asTim Smith's Spratleys[a]
OriginHampshire, England
Genres
Years active
  • 1998–1999
  • 2016–present
Labels
  • All My Eye and Betty Martin
  • ATE Music
Spinoff of
Members
Past members
  • Tim Smith
  • Heidi Murphy
  • Mark Donovan
  • Viv Sherriff
  • Damo Waters

Tim Smith's Spratleys (formerly Spratleys Japs)[b] are an English psychedelic rock band originally formed by Cardiacs leader Tim Smith and Joanne Spratley in 1998.[12] The band changed their name to Tim Smith's Spratleys Rats in 2021 to distance themselves from the negative connotations of the derogatory term Jap.[11] As of 2024, the band's name is simply Tim Smith's Spratleys.[13][14][15][16]

  1. ^ "Tim Smith's SPRATLEYS". Facebook. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  2. ^ Kane, Jack (April 2003). "Label of Love". Record Collector. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2023 – via Cardiacs.org.
  3. ^ Kitching, Sean (3 July 2013). "A Little Man & A House & The Whole World Window By Cardiacs Revisited". The Quietus. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  4. ^ Reed, Nick (20 May 2014). "Once In A Lifetime: On Land And In The Sea By Cardiacs Revisited". The Quietus. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  5. ^ Kitching, Sean (18 March 2023). "The Strange (Parallel) World of… Tim Smith Of Cardiacs". The Quietus. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  6. ^ Kitching, Sean (8 January 2018). "Tim Smith Of Cardiacs Talks About His Illness". The Quietus. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  7. ^ Kitching, Sean (9 November 2018). "INTERVIEW: Cardiacs' Tim Smith". The Quietus. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Tim Smith, singer with influential rock band Cardiacs, dies aged 59". BBC News. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  9. ^ Kitching, Sean (20 December 2018). "Spratley Japs For Show At London's The Garage". The Quietus. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  10. ^ Petrella, Martino (11 June 2021). ""Sing To God": la guida galattica dei Cardiacs". ImpattoSonoro (in Italian). Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  11. ^ a b Sgrignoli, Marco (20 July 2022). "Cardiacs - biografia, recensioni, streaming, discografia, foto". Ondarock [it] (in Italian). Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Marc Riley - Spratleys Japs Live in Session - BBC Sounds". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  13. ^ "ORGAN THING: Singing Cardiacs songs for him, the Sing For Tim celebration at the Garage, London, of course it was wonderful, of course it was…" - live review by Sean Worrall in Organ, 4 May 2024
  14. ^ "Sing to Tim - The Smith & Drake Ensemble/Crayola Lectern/Spratleys/Cardiacs & Friends - Garage, London & Brudenell, Leeds 4-6 May 2024" - live review by Andrew Wood in Joyzine, 17 May 2024
  15. ^ "Cardiacs Friends & Family Announce Further Sing to Tim Events" - news item by Mike in Avant Music News, 31 May 2024
  16. ^ "Low Culture Essay: Cathi Unsworth on the Magic of Cardiacs' Tim Smith" - review/article by Cathi Unsworth in The Quietus, 23 May 2024


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