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Happy Mondays are a British alternative rock band from Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1980, the band's original line-up was Shaun Ryder on lead vocals, his brother Paul Ryder on bass, lead guitarist Mark Day (aka "Moose" or "Cowhead"), keyboardist Paul Davis, and drummer Gary Whelan. Bez would later join the band onstage during a live performance after befriending Shaun Ryder (known to him as "X") and served as a dancer/percussionist. Rowetta Satchell joined the band to provide backing vocals in the early 1990s. History First incarnation The first official release from Happy Mondays was the "Forty Five E.P.", often incorrectly called the "Delightful E.P." after its first track. It was released on Factory Records in 1985. Manchester pop impresario Tony Wilson discovered the Mondays (then managed by Phil Saxe) at a battle of the bands contest held at his Haçienda nightclub. Their first album, Squirrel and G-Man

Discography

Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches
Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches


Yes, Please
Yes, Please


Live
Live


Hallelujah Remixes (7 track maxi-CD single EP)
Hallelujah Remixes (7 track maxi-CD single EP)


Double Easy: The U.S. Singles
Double Easy: The U.S. Singles


Step On
Step On


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