Stan Stammers

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Stan Stammers
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Stan Stammers performing.
Background information
Birth nameAndrew Stammers
Born (1961-05-19) 19 May 1961 (age 57)
Origin Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Genres Punk rock, post-punk, reggae, rock, hip hop
Occupation(s)Bassist, vocalist, songwriter, producer
InstrumentsBass guitar
Years active1978–present
Labels CBS Records
Chainsaw Records
ABC Records
Anagram Records
Wasabi Music Entertainment
45 Records
Plastic Eater Sound
Associated actsEpileptics
The Straps
Theatre of Hate
Spear of Destiny
Crazy Pink Revolvers
Boy Boy Nova
Kirk Brandon's 10:51
Plastic Eaters
The Goats
Website stanstammers.com

Stan Stammers (born 19 May 1961, England) is best known as the bass player for post-punk band Theatre of Hate, Spear of Destiny and Plastic Eaters.

Theatre of Hate

Theatre of Hate are a British post-punk band formed in Britain in 1980.

Spear of Destiny (band) British rock band

Spear of Destiny is a British rock band, founded in 1983 by singer and songwriter Kirk Brandon and bassist Stan Stammers. It has had an ever-changing line-up through the years.

Plastic Eaters

Plastic Eaters are a punk rock group formed in 1996 by English musician Stan Stammers and vocalist Rob Daly. Stammers was formerly bass player with Theatre of Hate and later Spear of Destiny. Originally hailing from Philadelphia, the band are now based in New York.

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Early life

Stammers grew up in Saffron Walden, Essex. He got into punk music by going to see live bands at Cambridge Corn Exchange and other nearby venues. Stammers' first band was 'The Jump', based in Newport, a village close to Saffron Walden and from an early age his main influence for playing bass was Slade's bass player Jimmy Lea, who he cites as an influence today, along with Paul Simonon (The Clash), Bruce Foxton (The Jam) and Horace Panter (The Specials).

Saffron Walden market town in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England

Saffron Walden is a market town in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England, 12 miles (19 km) north of Bishop's Stortford, 18 miles (29 km) south of Cambridge and 43 miles (69 km) north of London. It retains a rural appearance and some buildings of the medieval period. The 2001 parish population of 14,313 had risen to 15,504 by the 2011 census.

Slade British rock band

Slade are an English rock band from Wolverhampton. They rose to prominence during the glam rock era in the early 1970s, achieving 17 consecutive top 20 hits and six number ones on the UK Singles Chart. The British Hit Singles & Albums names them the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles. They were the first act to have three singles enter the charts at number one; all six of the band's chart-toppers were penned by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea. As of 2006, total UK sales stand at 6,520,171, and their best-selling single, "Merry Xmas Everybody", has sold in excess of one million copies. According to the 1999 BBC documentary It's Slade, the band have sold over 50 million records worldwide.

Paul Simonon English musician (Bass guitarist, vocalist, songwriter) and visual artist

Paul Gustave Simonon is an English musician and artist best known as the bassist for The Clash. More recent work includes his involvement in the supergroup The Good, the Bad & the Queen and playing on the Gorillaz album, Plastic Beach in 2010, which along with Albarn saw him reunite with Mick Jones.

Musical career

The first major band that Stammers joined was The Straps in 1979, followed by British post-punk band Theatre of Hate in 1980, formed by both Kirk Brandon and Stammers, and managed by Terry Razor.

Kirk Brandon British singer

Kirk Brandon is an English musician best known as the leader of the bands Theatre of Hate and Spear of Destiny.

Before joining Theatre of Hate Stan played for punk band the Epileptics and later The Straps. Stammers turned down an offer to join punk band UK Subs to be in Theatre of Hate with Kirk Brandon.

The Straps band

The Straps are an English streetpunk band, formed in 1978 in Battersea, South London by vocalist John Grant and guitarist Dave Reeves.

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed in the mid-1970s in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in 1960s garage rock and other forms of what is now known as "proto-punk" music, punk rock bands rejected perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock. Punk bands typically produced short or fast-paced songs, with hard-edged melodies and singing styles, stripped-down instrumentation, and often political, anti-establishment lyrics. Punk embraces a DIY ethic; many bands self-produce recordings and distribute them through independent record labels and other informal channels.

During their two-year existence Theatre of Hate released a number of singles and albums, most notably "Legion" the b-side to the first single "Original Sin", the Westworld album which was produced by Mick Jones of The Clash, and the "Westworld" single which went into no. 40 of the UK charts, qualifying the band for an appearance on Top of the Pops.

<i>Westworld</i> (Theatre of Hate album) album by Theatre of Hate

Westworld is the first studio album by English post-punk band Theatre of Hate. It was released in February 1982 by record label Burning Rome, prior to the band's dissolution in 1983. It was produced by Mick Jones of the Clash.

The Clash British punk rock band

The Clash were an English rock band formed in London in 1976 as a key player in the original wave of British punk rock. They have also contributed to the post-punk and new wave movements that emerged in the wake of punk and employed elements of a variety of genres including reggae, dub, funk, ska and rockabilly. For most of their recording career, the Clash consisted of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Joe Strummer, lead guitarist and lead vocalist Mick Jones, bassist Paul Simonon, and drummer Nicky "Topper" Headon. Headon left the group in 1982, and internal friction led to Jones' departure the following year. The group continued with new members, but finally disbanded in early 1986.

<i>Top of the Pops</i> British music chart television series

Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly between 1 January 1964 and 30 July 2006. The programme was shown every Thursday evening on BBC One, except for a short period on Fridays in mid-1973 before being again moved to Fridays at 7:30pm in 1996 and then to Sundays on BBC Two in 2005. Each weekly programme consisted of performances from some of that week's best-selling popular music artists, with a rundown of that week's singles chart. Additionally, there was a special edition of the programme on Christmas Day, featuring some of the best-selling singles of the year.

In January 1983 after the demise of Theatre of Hate Brandon and Stammers started Spear of Destiny. The band would have numerous line up changes until Stammers left in 1986. From the onset the band became well known for their live shows, and quickly captured a faithful following. In the early period that Stammers was with the band they released a number of notable singles and albums. In March 1986 Stammers decided to leave the band to work on his own material and to start a new band.

In mid 1986 Stammers formed Crazy Pink Revolvers. In January 1987 CPR recorded their first studio album "First Down". "First Down" was released by Chainsaw Records. In early 1987 CPR signed to ABC Records and recorded the "Timeless Smile EP". Early in 1988 the band recorded their second album "At the Rivers Edge". In January 1989 CPR recorded their second single, "Wednesday 19:45". The single which was taken from the album was written about the Kings Cross fire on the London Underground in 1988. In March 1989 Stan decided to leave the band and in September 1989 left London with his American girlfriend to live in Philadelphia, USA.

Stammers teamed up again with Kirk Brandon in 1990 for 4 years doing a number of tours and a couple of albums under the Spear of Destiny, Theatre of Hate, Elephant Daze and 10:51 banners. During this time Stammers would also play with his own band Boy Boy Nova, as well as running a recording studio. In 1990 Spear of Destiny reformed for three nights at London's famous Marquee Club, and the following year a UK wide Theatre of Hate tour. In 1992 Spear of Destiny recorded the "SOD's Law" album and did another UK tour. In early '93 Kirk Brandon moved to Philadelphia where they toured off and on for over a year as Theatre of Hate, and for a few gigs as Elephant Daze. In the middle of 1994 the band recorded as 10:51. The album was released in the UK as Kirk Brandon's 10:51 "Stone in the Rain" in 1995 and as Theatre of Hate "Retribution" in the US in 1996. The "Children of the Damned" single was released off of 'Stone in the Rain. In December 1994 Stammers decided to leave the band.

Plastic Eaters were formed in Philadelphia, USA in early 1996. Stammers had approach James Atkin the lead singer from EMF. The band has played gigs around the US. In December 2008 Plastic Eaters released a version of the Slade classic "Merry X-mas Everybody" with "Going on a Mission", as a digital download release.

As well as working with his band Theatre of Hate, rejoining in 2012 as a full-time member, Stammers also runs his own music production company, Plastic Eater Sound with his business partner Rob Daly. He also works as a session musician for various artists, which includes both live and studio work

As of December 2017 Stan Stammers has reformed Crazy Pink Revolvers, who will be touring the United Kingdom as of May 2018, Stammers will be doing this as a side project along side his work with Theatre of Hate.

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