Paris Angels
UK musical group
Paris Angels were an English seven-piece band from Guide Bridge, Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England, associated with the Madchester scene of 1989–1991. Their music fused indie guitars with electronic dance music. The band comprised Paul 'Wags' Wagstaff (later of Black Grape and the reformed Happy Mondays), Rikki Turner, Steven Tajti, Scott Carey, Mark Adj, Jayne Gill and Simon Worrall.
History
The band were regulars of the Boardwalk and Haçienda clubs in Manchester, and as such were heavily influenced by acid house and the nascent Madchester scene of the late 1980s.
The band first signed a recording contract with Sheer Joy Records. There they were introduced to producer Michael Johnson; the product was their most well-known song "Perfume (All on You)", a synthesis of 1960s jangle and disco. It was 'single of the week' in the NME and stayed in the Top 10 of the UK Indie Chart in the summer of 1990. This was closely followed by "Scope" and "I Understand"; the latter of which was the single of the week in the final edition of Sounds.
On the back of their early success, the band signed to Virgin Records and released new single "Fade" and re-released "Perfume" to back up Paris Angels only album, Sundew, to favourable reviews from NME, Vox and Melody Maker. Paris Angels then recorded a session for BBC Radio 1 disc jockey John Peel.
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