English psychedelic rock band
Spratleys Japs
Spratleys Japs 1999 From left to right: Joanne Spratley, Tim Smith, Mark Donovan, Heidi Murphy, Viv Sherrif
Also known as Tim Smith's Spratleys[ a] Origin Hampshire , EnglandGenres Years active 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]
^ "Tim Smith's SPRATLEYS" . Facebook . 23 October 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2024 .
^ Kane, Jack (April 2003). "Label of Love" . Record Collector . Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2023 – via Cardiacs.org.
^ Kitching, Sean (3 July 2013). "A Little Man & A House & The Whole World Window By Cardiacs Revisited" . The Quietus . Retrieved 18 March 2023 .
^ Reed, Nick (20 May 2014). "Once In A Lifetime: On Land And In The Sea By Cardiacs Revisited" . The Quietus . Retrieved 18 March 2023 .
^ Kitching, Sean (18 March 2023). "The Strange (Parallel) World of… Tim Smith Of Cardiacs" . The Quietus . Retrieved 18 March 2023 .
^ Kitching, Sean (8 January 2018). "Tim Smith Of Cardiacs Talks About His Illness" . The Quietus . Retrieved 18 March 2023 .
^ Kitching, Sean (9 November 2018). "INTERVIEW: Cardiacs' Tim Smith" . The Quietus . Retrieved 18 March 2023 .
^ "Tim Smith, singer with influential rock band Cardiacs, dies aged 59" . BBC News . 22 July 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2023 .
^ Kitching, Sean (20 December 2018). "Spratley Japs For Show At London's The Garage" . The Quietus . Retrieved 18 March 2023 .
^ Petrella, Martino (11 June 2021). " "Sing To God": la guida galattica dei Cardiacs" . ImpattoSonoro (in Italian). Retrieved 18 March 2023 .
^ a b Sgrignoli, Marco (20 July 2022). "Cardiacs - biografia, recensioni, streaming, discografia, foto" . Ondarock [it ] (in Italian). Retrieved 30 July 2022 .
^ "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 .
^ "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
^ "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
^ "Cardiacs Friends & Family Announce Further Sing to Tim Events" - news item by Mike in Avant Music News , 31 May 2024
^ "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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