The Apples (Scottish band)

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The Apples were a Scottish indie-dance band from Edinburgh, Scotland, which formed in the early 1990s. [1] They were signed to Epic Records and consisted of former Win members Ian Stoddart and Willie Perry, with Callum McNair [1] and Samantha Swanson (from the 1980s band, Hey! Elastica). [2] Their only hit single in the United Kingdom was the number 75 chart entry "Eye Wonder", which made the band join the list of 'Least successful chart acts' in The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles (as it stayed on the chart for one week). [3] [4]

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Post-Apples career

McNair later went on to join The Bathers, [5] while Stoddart went on to be a member of Aberfeldy, appearing on their 2004 Rough Trade album Young Forever . Ian Stoddart died in June 2020, [6] by which time he was a member of Glasgow-based band MONICA, with Lloyd Herriott, Ariane Jackson, Andrea Marini and former Trembling Bells man, Simon Shaw. [7]

MONICA

MONICA's debut album, Celebration, was released a couple of months before Stoddart died, on 24 April 2020. It received a 4 star review in The Scotsman newspaper. [8] [9] [10]

Singles

Albums

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  2. ↑ "Samantha Swanson | Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. ↑ The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles edited by David Roberts (Editorial Associate: Tony Brown), GRR Publications – 0-85112-526-3
  4. ↑ "APPLES | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Strong, Martin C. (2003) "Bathers", in The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN   1-84195-335-0
  6. ↑ "News: Ian Stoddart RIP". Jockrock.org. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Monica Archives". Mink-records.com. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "MONICA - Celebration | Album". Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Album reviews: Willie Nelson | Roy Ayers | Snowgoose | Monica". Scotsman.com. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "Album review: Monica – 'Celebration'". Isthismusic.com. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "APPLES | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 November 2020.


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