60ft Dolls were formed in Newport in 1992 by Richard J. Parfitt and Michael… Read Full Bio ↴60ft Dolls were formed in Newport in 1992 by Richard J. Parfitt and Michael Cole, who met through Donna Matthews (later of Elastica) who was at the time, dating Cole. After supports with Oasis, Dinosaur Jr and others, 60 Ft. Dolls released their second single White Knuckle Ride on Rough Trade Records and then Pig Valentine on the RCA imprint Indolent Records. These early singles were championed heavily Steve Lamacq, and as a consequence were picked up by influential American DJ Rodney Bingenheimer. This resulted in the band signing a deal with Geffen Records in the USA. The band broke into the UK Top 40 with their third single Talk to Me (Indolent, 1996). This was followed by their debut album, The Big 3 which was called ‘…as close to soar-away rock perfection as it's possible to imagine’ by the NME and ‘…pure, unadulterated, no nonsense, emotional, tuneful, impassioned, purposeful, hedonistic rock 'n' roll’ by Melody Maker. The album was also included in Mojo’s 2003 retrospective feature ‘Top 12 Britpop albums of the 90s’. The band toured extensively in the UK, Japan and Europe, including several summer festival appearances as well as opening for The Sex Pistols at their 1996 Finsbury Park reunion gig, but they were dogged by alcohol problems, and after an exhaustive three tours of the USA in 1997, never toured again. They released their second album, Joya Magica in late 1998 and split soon after. The band recorded two sessions for John Peels show and appear in the top BBC 125 best Peel sessions of all time.
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The Big 3
60ft Dolls Lyrics
Hair Love your hair It makes me smile My stupid smile What you we…
Happy Shopper The high street scene caught in between The perfect broken …
Pig Valentine It's better now, the thorn is out So climb inside, somewher…
Stay Well, I don't know what to do 'Cause I'm stoned, in…
Talk to Me Flying in the shadow of A changing world Waiting for the sun…
Terminal Crash Fear A kissagram man, he's about 25 years of age, yeah He hits…
The One Well, I think you should cause My heart is gone And the…