Stealers Wheel

The song "Stuck in the Middle With You" was used in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs. In 2003 No Doubt released a cover version of "It's My Life" which became a international hit. Rafferty subsequently had a solo hit in 1978 with the song "Baker Street". Webb also collaborated under the name of Rustin Man with Beth Gibbons and released Out of Season in 2002. The band split up in 1975. In 1998, Mark Hollis released his eponymous debut Mark Hollis. They had a hit with "Stuck in the Middle With You". Paul Webb and Lee Harris went on to form the band .O.rang.

Stealers Wheel was a British pop/rock band formed in London in 1972 by Joe Egan and Gerry Rafferty. After Laughing Stock, the band broke up. Laughing Stock crystallized the experimental sound the band started with Spirit of Eden (which has been retroactively categorized as "post-rock" by some critics) and both are widely regarded as the group's masterpieces. The less commercial sound did not go well with their label EMI, so they moved to Verve Records to release Laughing Stock in 1991. They eventually abandoned the New Romantic style completely with Spirit of Eden (1988), an album founded on improvised structures and diverse, natural instruments (violin, harmonica) instead of a synth-driven, pop song mold.

With the addition of unofficial fourth member Tim Friese-Greene in 1983, replacing Simon Brenner on keyboards and becoming producer for the band, each successive Talk Talk release became more sophisticated and original. Though they were identified with the New Romantic movement and bands such as Duran Duran, Talk Talk had a progressive depth their contemporaries lacked. The band achieved moderate success in the early to mid 1980s with several hit singles, including, "Today" (1982), "Talk Talk" (1982), "Such A Shame" (1984), "Its My Life" (1984) and "Life's What You Make It" (1986). Talk Talk were an English synth-pop group formed in 1981 by Mark Hollis (vocals/guitar/songwriter), Paul Webb (bass), Lee Harris (drums), and Simon Brenner (keyboards).

Ascension Day (1991). New Grass (1991). After The Flood (1991). Living In Another World (1991).

Such A Shame (1990). Life's What You Make It (1990). It's My Life (1990). I Believe In You (1988).

I Don't Believe In You (1986). Give It Up (1986). Living In Another World (1986). Life's What You Make It (1986) (USA #90, UK #16).

Dum Dum Girl (1984). Such A Shame (1984) (USA #89). It's My Life (1984) (USA #31). My Foolish Friend (1983).

Today (1982) (UK #14). Talk Talk (1982) (UK #23). Mirror Man (1982). Remixed (2001).

12X12 Original Remixes (2000). History Revisited (1991). Time It's Time (2003). Introducing (2003).

Essential (2003). Missing Pieces (2001). The Collection (2000). Asides Besides (1998).

The Very Best of Talk Talk (1997). Natural History (1990). London 1986 (live) (1999). Laughing Stock (1991).

Spirit of Eden (1988). The Colour of Spring (1986). It's My Life (1984). The Party's Over (1982).