The Wonder Stuff

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Stourbridge, Birmingham, United Kingdom

The Wonder Stuff are a band originally based in Stourbridge, in the Black Country, West Midlands, UK.

The original line-up was Miles Hunt (whose uncle Bill Hunt was keyboard player with Wizzard), Malcolm Treece, Rob “The Bass Thing” Jones (d. 1993) and Martin Gilks (d. 2006). The group originated from an earlier collaboration with group members of Pop Will Eat Itself (aka PWEI), called From Eden, which had Miles Hunt on the drums.

In 1990, Martin Bell (aka, Fiddlie), an accomplished fiddle and banjo instrumentalist, joined the band and Paul Clifford replaced Rob Jones on the bass after his untimely death.

The band initially split on July 14, 1994 at the Phoenix Festival near Stratford-on-Avon, with Miles Hunt forming Vent 414 and Malc Treece, Martin Gilks and Paul Clifford teaming up with ex-Eat frontman, Ange Dolittle, to form We Know Where You Live.

Following the split of Vent 414, Miles Hunt took to touring an acoustic solo show performing old favourites and new material. During this period, he toured and released an album under banner of The Miles Hunt Club, featuring Stuart Quinnel and Andres Karu (who would later featuring in subsequent line-ups of The Wonder Stuff) as well as Michael Ferentino fom the Amazing Meet Project.

The band later reformed for a few live tours from 2000 onwards including a sell out 5 night residency at The Forum, London. For this incarnation, Stuart Quinnel took over on bass from Paul Clifford.

Their first new album for over a decade, Escape From Rubbish Island, was released in September 2004. The line-up for this album was Hunt and Treece plus Andres Karu and Mark McCarthy (formally of Radical Dance Faction).

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ToneLeMoan wrote:
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Had forgotten how fucking great the Stuff were. Happy days.

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vogelvider wrote:
October 2009

The Wonder Stuff fans!! Have a great day! :)

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smackie1973 wrote:
September 2009

We really need to get Size of a Cow off top spot.

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Ginsoakedboy21 wrote:
July 2009

"they lost it after hup" Pfft Never loved elvis is magnificent. Construction slightly less so but still.... a most magnificent and under-rated band

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ClickLiverpool wrote:
July 2009

Wonderful Stuff from Wonderstuff http://tinyurl.com/kl2zv5

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dave-boy wrote:
June 2009

Great set on the Avalon stage at Glastonbury. Erica had a face like a slapped arse though!

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swanaldo wrote:
May 2009

Saw them tonight. I love Erica.

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BennyT11 wrote:
April 2009

they lost it after hup but for those first two albums they were gods in my eyes

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iufg wrote:
March 2009

Eight Legged Groove Machine is possibly one of the best ever albums for me! Although Piece of Sky from Hup has got to be my top tune.

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miyadookie wrote:
February 2009

I really wanna see 'Eight Legged Groove Machine'!!

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NaturalRush wrote:
January 2009

excellent band i saw them many many years ago in preston !

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LittleMissMoo wrote:
January 2009

THE band of my youth, as far as i am concerned they can do no wrong! I LOVE them!!

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shawny wrote:
December 2008

i was clad in diapers living in midwestern USA when this band was most active but i'm really getting into them lately! glad to have found them

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richZed wrote:
November 2008

Top Gig tonight.. and the new re-recorded album sounds good to me so far - picked it up tonight as I was leaving.. The gig took me back to the days when I used to go to every stuffies gig I could possibly make.. slightly different audience in London compared to what I'm used to in the Midlands mind... :o

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Ginsoakedboy21 wrote:
October 2008

The Stuffies have re-recorded their entire debut album for it's 20th anniversary - the new version of The Eight Legged Groove Machine is available on their website now, limited to 2000 copies.

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ScottboyCoCa wrote:
October 2008

I loved & followed the Stuffies as much as i could back in the day, at least 20+ gigs, even went to Dusseldorf with a load of brits on one of those gig ticket, bus & hotel packages when they were touring with The Mission. Lost interest after 'Never Loved Elvis' which is a mostly dreadful album apart from 3 or 4 tracks. Then they split cos Miles wanted to do his solo thing (Vent 414 - sank without a trace). Not intersted in seeing them again (unlike Poppies reunion or even Ned's for that matter), especially after the various website squabbles with various ex band members dissassociating themselves from the newer version. Last i saw, the reunion gigs haven't sold out, so it's not just me that isn't interested. Great memories but definately one to be left in the past. It's amazing what some people do for money, i can remember Miles telling people to F*ck Off when they shouted for songs from the 1st album, and that was on the Hup tour!!! RIP Rob & Martin.

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lorimerblack wrote:
October 2008

Yeah they were one of my most-loved bands too for a very long time and will always be although I don't listen to them much anymore, but maybe I should, come to think of it. If I only had the time...

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redrag2abull wrote:
October 2008

...would never class myself as a 'stuffies' fan at all but some of their songs bring back some great memories!!!!

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potis1980 wrote:
September 2008

Hey guys, if you like The Wonder Stuff, then check a band called Raining Pleasure. They are awsome!!! :)

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mozzermarr wrote:
September 2008

a big ball of energy on stage.....what fun i had back in the day with these guys....not completely sold on the new material, but still one of my all time faves.

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