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3 Colours Red were a rock band from the United Kingdom . They achieved their biggest record chart|chart success at the end of the 1990s, along with other Britrock bands such as Ash (band)|Ash and Feeder . The band was named by sticking a pin in a London listings magazine , Time Out (company)|Time Out . It landed randomly on an advertisement for the concluding part of the Polish people|Polish film director Krzysztof Kieslowski 's, Three Colors , trilogy. They went on to sound recording and reproduction|record two United Kingdom|UK Top 40|Top 20 album s, and six Top 40 single (music)|singles . Fox Soccer Channel currently feature their 1997 hit "Copper Girl" as background music when announcing scores and goal summaries at half time and full time.

Early history

In 1995, it was suggested by a mutual friend that guitarist Chris McCormack (guitarist)|Chris McCormack (ex-Forgodsake/Gunslinger) should contact the Birmingham based singing|singer / bassist Pete Vuckovic (ex- Diamond Head (band)|Diamond Head ) to start a band. Both had recently left their previous bands and were looking for something new, McCormack made the call and they decided to work on some song s together. Due to location they spent the following months trading four track sound recording and reproduction|recordings and developing song ideas via post, until they had enough material to record a demo (music)|demo , they soon moved to London and began putting a band together.

They were guided by record producer|producer / management|manager Terry Thomas and Gina Walters ( Warner Chappell Music ). Walters introduced the band to Thomas, he managed them as well as produced the demos that secured their early recording contract s.

McCormack is the younger brother of Danny McCormack , ex-bassist in The Wildhearts , another British rock band who had already achieved commercial success, and with whom 3 Colours Red would play some of their first concert . Ben Harding (guitarist)|Ben Harding had been a founder member of Senseless Things , whilst Vuckovic's stint with Diamond Head had galvanised his songwriter|songwriting , and Keith Baxter (drummer)|Keith Baxter 's drumming with Skyclad (band)|Skyclad provided the band with backbone.

Fierce Panda Records released their first single, "This Is My Hollywood" published by Warner Chappell Music. The band signed to Creation Records , after Alan McGee , Creation's founder and discoverer of Oasis (band)|Oasis , said that 3CR were the "most exciting band since the Sex Pistols ".

Creation Records period

While with Creation, the band recorded two albums. The first, Pure (3 Colours Red album)|Pure (1997) was produced by Terry Thomas. There was controversy over the resulting single "Sixty Mile Smile", the lyrics|lyrical content of which referred to frontman Vuckovic's overnight hospitalisation after taking the drug ecstasy (drug)|ecstasy . Thomas was eventually fired by the band prior to the recording of the second album.

Revolt (3 Colours Red album)|Revolt (1999) was produced by Dave Eringa . At the peak of their success, following the band's biggest hit, "Beautiful Day", they embarked upon United States|U.S concert tour|tours with Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson , Aerosmith and Silverchair . However, the group disbanded after the Reading and Leeds Festivals in 1999, citing musical and personal differences.

Vuckovic was signed to Sony Records and Sanctuary Management and spent two years writing an album for his new project Elevation, which was never released and he was dropped by the label. McCormack joined Rich Battersby and EMF producer Ralph Jezzard for a stint in Grand Theft Audio, who spent considerable time touring United States|America before also being dropped.

Reformation

Vuckovic and McCormack reconciled their differences and reformed the band with original drummer Keith Baxter. Ben Harding had by this time, forged a career in public relations and was replaced by Paul Grant (guitarist)|Paul Grant (ex-Pornstar).

The new line-up signed to Mighty Atom Records and Sanctuary Management and recorded The Union of Souls album with producer Joe Gibb ( Funeral for a Friend / Million Dead ) in 2004 to critical acclaim but little commercial success. "Repeat To Fade" and "The World is Yours", taken from the album, were released as singles and the band toured Europe and Japan with German bands Die Toten Hosen and The Donots as well as a handful of UK tours and festival slots including the first Download festival .

In mid 2005, a double album , '' If You Ain't Got a Weapon... '', made up of the band's singles and A-side and B-side|b-sides from the Creation period was released by Sanctuary Records , with accompanying sleevenotes penned by Vuckovic.
A live DVD recorded at the Islington Academy in 2004 was also released, followed by a live album , Nuclear Holiday (3 Colours Red album)|Nuclear holiday from the same show. The band split again in September 2005 after a UK farewell tour with The Yo-Yos , having been dropped by Sanctuary and disappointing sales of the third album, and continuing personal differences between Vuckovic and McCormack.

Band members

Pete Vuckovic (lead vocals, bass)

Chris McCormack (guitar, vocals)

Ben Harding (guitar, vocals, 1996–1999)

Paul Grant (guitar, vocals, 2002–2005)

Keith Baxter (drums)

As a youngster, Vuckovic was a keen hard rock/heavy metal fan and played in bands with his older brother throughout his teens in his hometown of Tiverton, Devon|Tiverton in Devon . His first notable success came in 1993 after leaving his own band, Blackout, and moving to Birmingham to join reformed N.W.O.B.H.M / heavy metal music|Heavy metal band Diamond Head (band)|Diamond Head as their bassist. He recorded on the ' Death and Progress ' and ' Evil Live ' albums but they split again soon after.

McCormack's first success was as a member of Newcastle upon Tyne heavy metal outfit Forgodsake , who released an album on Bleeding Heart Records before McCormack eventually left. He originally moved to London to join Honeycrack with C.J. from The Wildhearts but ended up forming 3 Colours Red with Vuckovic instead. Afterwards, he joined electro rockers Grand Theft Audio with Rich Battersby from The Wildhearts , and spent several months touring the U.S. with them before they were eventually dropped by the record label, forcing them to return home. He also tours as the guitarist in Gary Numan 's live band.

Harding embarked upon a career in public and media relations following the first split of 3 Colours Red in 1999.

Grant went on to form Bassknives with 3CR bandmate Pete Vuckovic, as well as joining C.J. & The Satellites with C.J (guitarist)|C.J from The Wildhearts in 2006.

As a teenager, Baxter became a founder member of folk metal pioneers Skyclad (band)|Skyclad , recording five seminal albums with them before leaving in 1995 to move to London and join 3 Colours Red. Following the split of the band in 1999 he formed the band Elevation with former bandmate from 3 Colours Red, Vuckovic. The pair signed with Sony but were dropped a year later. He moved back to his hometown of Lancaster and briefly played with the Northern Ireland|Northern Irish band, Therapy? in 2002.

Baxter went on to play with the Lancaster based band Baby Judas, but died on 4 January 2008 at the age of 36, from a Gastrointestinal tract|gastrointestinal Bleeding|haemorage .

Discography

Albums

Pure (3 Colours Red album)|Pure (Creation 1997) - UK Albums Chart|UK #15

Revolt (3 Colours Red album)|Revolt (Creation 1999) - UK #17

The Union of Souls (Mighty Atom 2004)

'' If You Ain't Got a Weapon... (Sanctuary 2005)

Nuclear Holiday (Snapper 2005)

Singles and EPs

"This Is My Hollywood" (Fierce Panda 1996)

"Nuclear Holiday" (Creation 1997) - UK Singles Chart|UK #22

"Sixty Mile Smile" (Creation 1997) - UK #20

"Pure" (Creation 1997) - UK #28

"Copper Girl" (Creation 1997) - UK #30

"This Is My Hollywood" (Re-Released) (Creation 1997) - UK #48

"Paralyse EP" (Creation 1998): Non-eligible for UK chart

" Beautiful Day (3 Colours Red song)|Beautiful Day " (Creation 1999) - UK #11

"This Is My Time" (Creation 1999) - UK #36

"Repeat To Fade" (Mighty Atom 2003)- UK #86

"The World Is Yours" (Mighty Atom 2004)

DVDs

Live at the Islington Academy (Secret 2005)

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