The Vaselines
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Glasgow, United Kingdom (1986 – 1990, 2008 – present)
Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain once described Kelly and McKee as his “most favorite songwriters in the whole world”.
The band released two singles, “Son of a Gun” and “Dying for It”, prior to releasing an album. In 1989 they released their only album, Dum Dum, on the record label Rough Trade. Following the closing of the record label 53rd and 3rd, which they had originally signed to, the band broke up in 1990. However, they reunited later that year to open for Nirvana when they played in Edinburgh.
Though they were not widely known when the band existed, covers of their songs by Nirvana and Kurt Cobain’s tendency to mention them as an influence brought exposure to the band. With their songs “Son of a Gun” and “Molly’s Lips” covered on Nirvana’s album Incesticide and “Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam” covered as “Jesus Doesn’t Want Me for a Sunbeam” on MTV Unplugged in New York, the band gained a new audience from people who wanted to discover the bands that influenced Cobain (a similar situation happened to the band The Meat Puppets).
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The Way Of The Vaselines
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Sex With An X (Live on KEXP)
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I Hate The 80's (Live on KEXP)
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Long Division 2012
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- Jun 27 The Vaselines shangri-la, Osaka, Japan
- Jun 28 HMV GET BACK SESSION Vaselines "Dum-Dum" LIVE Shibuya WWW, 東京都, Tokyo, Japan
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