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Dodgy are an England|English power pop rock music|rock Trio (music)|trio , that rose to prominence during the Britpop era of the 1990s. They are best known for their hit single|hits "Staying Out for the Summer", "If You're Thinking of Me", and " Good Enough (Dodgy single)|Good Enough ". The last was their biggest hit record|hit reaching #4 in the UK Singles Chart .
They released their first album in over a decade, 'Stand Upright In A Cool Place' via Strikeback Records to critical acclaim in February 2012.

History

Dodgy were born from the ashes of Purple, a trio from Bromsgrove & Redditch , who had moved to London and was composed of Nigel Clark on bass, Mathew Priest on drums and David Griffiths on guitar. Shortly after their arrival in London in 1988, Frederic Colier joined the band as the bass guitarist, with Clark providing vocals. The new formation first settled in Battersea , using their living quarters as a rehearsal space. The quartet then relocated in a detached house in Hounslow , where they turned the garage into a recording studio . The band played extensively around the London music circuit. It was during that time that the band met their future manager, Andy Winter .
image:Purple1989.jpg|thumb|Purple, live in London, summer 1989. Nigel Clark on vocal, Frederic Colier on bass, Mathew Priest on drums

Dissension led to the dismissal of Griffiths, with Clark stepping in as the guitarist. The trio performed several concerts around London before agreeing that a lead guitarist was needed. After placing an ad in the magazine Loot (newspaper)|Loot , the band invited Ben Lurie , a guitarist from Australia, to join them, only to see him leave them less than a week later to join The Jesus and Mary Chain . Shortly after, Andy Miller (musician)|Andy Miller , joined the band. Armed with a new sound, the band decided to change its name. It is during this time of transition and intense songwriting that Colier left the outfit. Clark took back the Bass guitar|bass , and with Miller on guitar and Mathew Priest on the drum s, they became Dodgy.

The band (music)|band 's The Dodgy Album|debut album was record producer|produced by The Lightning Seeds ' Ian Broudie . During the 1990s the band gained significant popularity for their live performances. The band concerned themselves with social issues by supporting The Serious Road Trip, War Child (charity)|War Child , the Liverpool Dockers' Strike , Charter88|Charter 88 and youth democracy campaigns. The band became the second UK act, after China Drum , to play in Sarajevo after the lifting of the siege, giving a concert at Kuk club in August 1996. They returned to Bosnia in 1997, to film a programme with Kate Thornton in Mostar .

While Clark was absent from 1998 to 2007 to pursue ongoing solo (music)|solo projects, Priest and Miller continued the band as a five piece joined by the singer|vocalist David Bassey; keyboardist Chris Hallam, and bassist Nick Abnett. This line up of the group would record one album, Real Estate , released in 2001, which was produced and mixed with Robin Evans at T-Pot Studios in Scotland . On their " Dingwalls to Dingwall " tour in 2000, the group visited the Hebridean island of Taransay , to entertain the Castaway 2000|castaways being filmed for a BBC reality television television program|programme .

The original line up of the band, Clark, Miller, and Priest, returned with a live album , So Far On 3 Wheels - Dodgy On The Radio , in October 2007. In the summer of 2007, the band announced a reunion tour, featuring the entire original line up. These plans were abandoned however, when Miller fell out of bed, chipping a bone in his arm in the process. The rescheduled tour took place in March 2008.

The band played two sets at Guilfest music festival in Guildford, Surrey in July 2008. The first set was an acoustic set in the Unison tent where they appeared in support of the organisation. They later played a set with full band on the main stage. They headlined the Sunday night at Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough 's Beached Festival in August 2008, and appeared at the ToneFest in September.

In November 2008, the first tracks from new recording sessions appeared online. They played a benefit show in May 2009, as part of the homelessness charity Crisis (charity)|Crisis ' 'Hidden Gigs' campaign, alongside The Bluetones .

In 2009, Dodgy played at the Glastonbury Festival , as well as appearances at Bug Jam 2009, Whatfest and Cornbury.

On 29 August 2010, Dodgy played at the in North Yorkshire, playing Dodgy tracks such as "In a Room" and "Staying out for the Summer", as well as a version of Nigel Clark's solo track, "21st Century Man".

On 23 April 2011, Dodgy played as the headliners at the Mash Fest Festival in Trowbridge and on 28 May 2011, Dodgy headlined at the LeeStock Music Festival in Sudbury, Suffolk|Sudbury , Suffolk , helping to raise money for the Willow Foundation . Mathew Priest said in an interview with the BBC that they would be playing a mixture of new songs and old favourites and talking of their new material said "If we can just get people to listen to it, they're going to love it". on 25th August 2011, Dodgy also Headlined at the Garlic Festival, in the Isle of Wight .

In May 2012 they are due to play at Lakefest|Lakefest festival .

‘What Became Of You’ was the first single to be taken from ‘Stand Upright In A Cool Place’, the first album of new material from the three original members of Dodgy since the platinum selling ‘Free Peace Sweet’. Rather than following the trend of bands reforming to play their classic albums in full, Dodgy announced that on their recent UK tour, it was their new album that would be previewed live in its entirety. The album was released February 20th 2012 via the independent Strikeback Records, and saw the band receiving rave reviews from the likes of MOJO, the Guardian and Q Magazine.

Discography

Studio albums

The Dodgy Album (1993) #75 UK Albums Chart|UK

Homegrown (Dodgy album)|Homegrown (1994) #28 UK

Free Peace Sweet (1996) #7 UK

Real Estate (2001)

Stand Upright In A Cool Place (2012) #76 UK

Compilation albums

'' Ace A's and Killer B's (1998) #55 UK Albums Chart|UK

The Collection (2004)

Live albums

So Far on 3 Wheels - Dodgy on the Radio (2007)

Dodgy - Live at Cornbury Festival (2009)

UK singles

"Summer Fayre" (1991)

"Easy Way" (1991)

"The Black and White Single" (1992)

"Water Under The Bridge" (1993)

"Lovebirds" (1993) #65

"I Need Another (EP)" (1993) #67

"The Melod-EP" (1994) #53

"Staying Out for the Summer" (1994) #38

"So Let Me Go Far" (1995) #30

"Making the Most Of" (1995) (Dodgy with The Kick Horns) #22

"Staying Out for the Summer" ( remix ) (1995) #19

"In a Room" (1996) #12

" Good Enough (Dodgy single)|Good Enough " (1996) #4

"If You're Thinking of Me" (1996) #11

"Found You" (1997) #19

"Every Single Day" (1998) #32

"Feathercuts and Monkeyboots" (2000)

"(We All Need a Little) Liftin" (2001)

"Down in the Flood/Forgive Me (Club Tour Mix) (EP)" (2008)

"What Became Of You" (2012)

"Only A Heartbeat" (2012)

Downloads

"Forgive Me - Demo" (2008)

"Down in the Flood" (2008)

"Find a Place" - The Bootleg Series and Crisis Charity Download (2009)

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