TEAM RNS PRESENTS

ARTIST: Ocean Colour Scene

TITLE: North Atlantic Drift

RIPPER: Team RNS

0hr 44min total- 64.4mb

RELEASE DATE: 2003-07-07
RIP DATE: 2003-06-13

01 I Just Need Myself             3:24

03 North Atlantic Drift           3:09
04 Golden Gate Bridge             4:09
05 Make The Deal                  3:58
06 For Every Corner               3:47
07 On My Way                      3:27
08 Second Hand Car                2:56
09 She's Been Writing             4:12
10 The Song Goes On               5:21
11 When Evil Comes                6:23

Falling between the energetic pop/rock
of mod revival and the psychedelic
experimentations of Traffic, Ocean Colour
Scene came to be one of the leading
bands of the traditionalist, post-Oasis
British rock of the mid-'90s. Although
they had formed in the late '80s and
had several hits during the height of
Madchester in the early '90s, the band
didn't earn a large following until
1996, when their second album, Moseley
Shoals, became a multi-platinum success
story in the U.K. Their ascent was greatly
aided by Paul Weller and Oasis' Noel
Gallagher, both publicly praised Ocean
Colour Scene for keeping the flame of
real rock & roll burning during the
'90s. And, according to one specific
definition, they were right, since Ocean
Colour Scene was nothing if not rock &
roll traditionalists, drawing heavily
from British Invasion pop, psychedelia,
soul, R&B, and blues-rock to create a
reverential homage to classic rock.
Their devotion to trad rock may have
earned them decidedly mixed reviews,
but that was the very thing that earned
them a sizable following.
Ocean Colour Scene is comprised of Steve
Cradock (lead guitar, keyboards,
vocals), Simon Fowler (lead vocals,
guitar), Damon Minchella (bass), and
Oscar Harrison (drums). Prior to forming
in 1990, the members of the band had
played in a variety of other groups.
During the late '80s, Cradock played
in a mod revival band called the Boys.
Though they released an independent EP
called Happy Days and supported former
Small Faces frontman Steve Marriott, the
band never gained much of an audience.
At the same time the Boys were active,
Fowler and Minchella were in a Velvet
Underground-influenced group called
Fanatics, who released an EP, Surburban
Love Songs, on the independent label
Chapter 22 in the spring of 1989.
Following the release of the single, the
group's original drummer, Caroline
Bullock, was replaced by Harrison, who
had previously played with a
reggae/soul band called Echo Base.
Shortly after Harrison joined Fanatics,
the group split up. Several months after
their disbandment, Fowler, Minchella,
and Harrison formed Ocean Colour Scene
with Cradock, who they met at a Stone

Appropriately, Ocean Colour Scene was
initially heavily influenced by the
Stone Roses. After performing a few
concerts, the group built a small fan base
and signed with a local indie label,
!Phfft. Shortly after signing with
!Phfft, Ocean Colour Scene became
hyped as "the next big thing" by the
British music weekly press, as their
live shows and debut single, "Sway,"
earned extremely positive reviews during
the first half of 1990. In the spring
of 1991, they headed into the studio to
record the debut album with Jimmy Miller,
who worked on the Rolling Stones'
classic albums of the late '60s and
early '70s. Instead of concentrating
on work, the band essentially drank
away their hours in the studio,
resulting in a batch of uneven
recordings. Unsatisfied by the tapes,
the band headed back into the studio
with Hugo Nicolson, who had previously
worked with Primal Scream.

By the time they completed the record,
!Phfft had been acquired by Fontana
Records, who bought the indie with the
intent of owning the rights to Ocean
Colour Scene. Despite their enthusiasm
for the band, the