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3 Colours Red were a British
United Kingdom

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 punk rock
Punk rock

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 band
Musical ensemble

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. They achieved their biggest chart
Record chart

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 success at the end of the 1990s, along with other Britrock bands such as Ash
Ash (band)

Ash are an alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992. The media originally pegged Ash's music as Britpop when the band first found mainstream success....
 and Feeder
Feeder (band)

Feeder are a Music recording sales certification-selling Welsh rock band, formed in Newport, South Wales during 1992 by Lead singer-songwriter-guitarist Grant Nicholas, and Drum kit Jon Lee....
. The band was named by sticking a pin in a London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
 listings magazine
Listings magazine

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, Time Out
Time out

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. It landed randomly on an advertisement for the concluding part of the Polish film director
Film director

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 Krzysztof Kieslowski
Krzysztof Kieslowski

Krzysztof Kieslowski , was an influential Academy Awards-nominated Poland film film director and screenwriter, known internationally for his film cycles The Decalogue and Three Colors....
's, Three Colors
Three Colors

Three Colours is the collective title of three films directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski, two made in France and one primarily in Poland: Trois couleurs: Bleu , Trzy kolory: Bialy , and Trois couleurs: Rouge ....
, trilogy. They went on to record
Sound recording and reproduction

Sound recording and reproduction is the electrical or mechanics inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects....
 two UK
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 Top 20 album
Album

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s, and six Top 40 singles
Single (music)

In the record industry, a single is a song usually used from a current or upcoming album to promote the album. Singles are distributed through a number of ways; originally, they were packaged as "single" records with one or two other songs and sold before the release of the album....
.

995, it was suggested by a mutual friend that guitarist Chris McCormack
Chris McCormack (guitarist)

Chris McCormack is a British guitarist born in South Shields in 1973, he is the younger brother of Danny McCormack from The Wildhearts.The ex-'Gunslinger' guitarists 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....
 (ex-Forgodsake/Gunslinger) should contact the Birmingham
Birmingham

Birmingham is a city status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. Birmingham is the most populous of England's English Core Cities Group, and is the List of United Kingdom cities by population British city after London, with a population of 1,010,200 ....
 based singer
Singing

Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the human voice, which is often contrasted with regular speech. A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist....
/bassist
Bassist

A bass player is a musician who plays a double bass, bass guitar, or another low-pitched instrument, such as keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as tuba or sousaphone....
 Pete Vuckovic
Pete Vuckovic

Pete Vuckovic is a United Kingdom/ Serbs singer/songwriter born in 1971 in Devon, England.As a youngster, he 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 in Devon, his first notable success came in 1993 after leaving his own band, 'Blackout', and mov...
 (ex-Diamond Head
Diamond Head (band)

Diamond Head are a United Kingdom heavy metal music band formed in 1976 in Stourbridge, England. They were one of the leading members of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal and are acknowledged by later bands like Metallica and Megadeth as an important early influence....
) to start a band.






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3 Colours Red were a British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 punk rock
Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed the perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock....
 band
Musical ensemble

A musical ensemble is a group of two or more musicians who perform instrumental or vocal music. In each musical style different norms have developed for the sizes and composition of different ensembles, and for the repertoire of songs or musical works that these ensembles perform....
. They achieved their biggest chart
Record chart

Record chart are a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
 success at the end of the 1990s, along with other Britrock bands such as Ash
Ash (band)

Ash are an alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992. The media originally pegged Ash's music as Britpop when the band first found mainstream success....
 and Feeder
Feeder (band)

Feeder are a Music recording sales certification-selling Welsh rock band, formed in Newport, South Wales during 1992 by Lead singer-songwriter-guitarist Grant Nicholas, and Drum kit Jon Lee....
. The band was named by sticking a pin in a London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
 listings magazine
Listings magazine

A listings magazine is a magazine which contains information about the upcoming weeks events such as TV Listings, Music, Clubs, Theatre and Film information, examples include Time Out magazine in the UK....
, Time Out
Time out

The word time out, time-out, timeout may refer to:* Time-out , a break in a sport play that may be called by a side* Timeout , the costumed mascot of California State University, Fresno...
. It landed randomly on an advertisement for the concluding part of the Polish film director
Film director

A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a film. A film director visualizes the Screenplay, controlling a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of his or her vision....
 Krzysztof Kieslowski
Krzysztof Kieslowski

Krzysztof Kieslowski , was an influential Academy Awards-nominated Poland film film director and screenwriter, known internationally for his film cycles The Decalogue and Three Colors....
's, Three Colors
Three Colors

Three Colours is the collective title of three films directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski, two made in France and one primarily in Poland: Trois couleurs: Bleu , Trzy kolory: Bialy , and Trois couleurs: Rouge ....
, trilogy. They went on to record
Sound recording and reproduction

Sound recording and reproduction is the electrical or mechanics inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects....
 two UK
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 Top 20 album
Album

An album or record album is a collection of related Sound recording and reproduction or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites....
s, and six Top 40 singles
Single (music)

In the record industry, a single is a song usually used from a current or upcoming album to promote the album. Singles are distributed through a number of ways; originally, they were packaged as "single" records with one or two other songs and sold before the release of the album....
.

Early history

In 1995, it was suggested by a mutual friend that guitarist Chris McCormack
Chris McCormack (guitarist)

Chris McCormack is a British guitarist born in South Shields in 1973, he is the younger brother of Danny McCormack from The Wildhearts.The ex-'Gunslinger' guitarists 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....
 (ex-Forgodsake/Gunslinger) should contact the Birmingham
Birmingham

Birmingham is a city status in the United Kingdom and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. Birmingham is the most populous of England's English Core Cities Group, and is the List of United Kingdom cities by population British city after London, with a population of 1,010,200 ....
 based singer
Singing

Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the human voice, which is often contrasted with regular speech. A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist....
/bassist
Bassist

A bass player is a musician who plays a double bass, bass guitar, or another low-pitched instrument, such as keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as tuba or sousaphone....
 Pete Vuckovic
Pete Vuckovic

Pete Vuckovic is a United Kingdom/ Serbs singer/songwriter born in 1971 in Devon, England.As a youngster, he 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 in Devon, his first notable success came in 1993 after leaving his own band, 'Blackout', and mov...
 (ex-Diamond Head
Diamond Head (band)

Diamond Head are a United Kingdom heavy metal music band formed in 1976 in Stourbridge, England. They were one of the leading members of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal and are acknowledged by later bands like Metallica and Megadeth as an important early influence....
) 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
Song

A song is a musical musical composition which contains vocal parts that are performed, 'sung,' and feature words , commonly accompanied by musical instruments ....
s together. Due to location they spent the following months trading four track recordings
Sound recording and reproduction

Sound recording and reproduction is the electrical or mechanics inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects....
 and developing song ideas via post, until they had enough material to record a demo
Demo (music)

A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for musicians to approximate their ideas on Magnetic tape or compact disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, Record producers or other artists....
, they soon moved to London and began putting a band together.

They were guided by producer
Record producer

In the music industry, a record producer has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, Audio mixing and audio mastering processes....
/manager
Management

Management in business and human organization activity is simply the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals. Management comprises planning, organizing, staffing, leadership or directing, and Control an organization or effort for the purpose of accomplishing a goal....
 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
Recording contract

A recording contract is a legal agreement between a record label and a recording artist , where the artist makes a record for the label to sell and promote....
s.

McCormack is the younger brother of Danny McCormack
Danny McCormack

Danny McCormack is a British singer/ bass player born in South Shields, England in 1972.He became the bass player in The Wildhearts in 1991 and soon relocated to London with the band, enjoying success during their commercial peak amidst widely reported alcohol and drug problems, mainly concerning heroin in McCormacks case, in 1998 the band...
, ex-bassist in The Wildhearts
The Wildhearts

The Wildhearts are a rock group originally formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The band's sound is a mixture of hard rock and melodic pop music, often described in the music press as combining influences as diverse as The Beatles and 1980s-era Metallica....
, another British rock band who had already achieved commercial success, and with whom 3 Colours Red would play some of their first concert
Concert

A concert is a live performance, usually of music, before an audience. The music may be performed by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band....
. Ben Harding
Ben Harding (guitarist)

Ben Harding is a United Kingdom guitarist. A former BBC clerk, he achieved and managed to sustain commercial success in the music industry throughout the 90s, firstly as a member of U.K punk/pop pioneers Senseless Things, then with Britrockers 3 Colours Red, contributing to a total of 10 U.K top 40 singles....
 had been a founder member of Senseless Things
Senseless Things

The Senseless Things were a successful indie Punk rock band who were popular on the United Kingdom festival circuit in the early 1990s....
, whilst Vuckovic's stint with Diamond Head had galvanised his songwriting
Songwriter

File:Beethoven.jpgA songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics, as well the musical composition or melody to songs. One who writes only lyrics is a lyricist, while one who writes only music is a composer....
, and Keith Baxter
Keith Baxter (drummer)

Keith Baxter was a British rock drummer. He was born in Morecambe, Lancashire, UK.As a teenager he became a founder member of folk metal pioneers 'Skyclad ', recording five seminal albums with them before leaving in 1995 to move to London and join 3 Colours Red, with whom he recorded two U.K top 40 albums and six Top 40 singles....
's drumming with Skyclad
Skyclad (band)

Skyclad are a United Kingdom heavy metal band with heavy Traditional music influences in their music. They are considered one of the pioneers of folk metal....
 provided the band with backbone.

Fierce Panda Records
Fierce Panda Records

Fierce Panda Records is a London-based independent record label, with its first release in February 1994. It also produced a small number of releases that year by now famous artists such as Ash , The Bluetones, Baby Bird and Supergrass....
 released their first single, "This Is My Hollywood" published by Warner Chappell Music. The band signed to Creation Records
Creation Records

Creation Records was a United Kingdom independent record label headed by Alan McGee. Along with Dick Green and Joe Foster, McGee founded Creation in 1983....
, after Alan McGee
Alan McGee

Alan McGee is a London-based music industry media mogul,DJ, and musician. McGee is particularly famed for co-forming the independent Creation Records label which ran from 1983 to 2000....
, Creation's founder and discoverer of Oasis
Oasis (band)

Oasis are an English rock music band that formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as "The Rain", the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul Arthurs , Paul McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher ....
, said that 3CR were the "most exciting band since the Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols

The Sex Pistols are an English punk rock band that formed in London in 1975. The band are widely credited with initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and creating the first generation gap within rock and roll....
".

Creation Records period

While with Creation, the band recorded two albums. The first, Pure
Pure (3 Colours Red album)

Pure is the debut album from U.K punk/ rock band 3 Colours Red.It was produced by the bands manager Terry Thomas at 'Livingston Studios' in London in 1996 and managed to accurately encapsulate the furious assault of their renowned live performances, it reached number 15 in the U.K album charts when it was released on Creation Records in...
 (1997) was produced by Terry Thomas. There was controversy over the resulting single "Sixty Mile Smile", the lyrical
Lyrics

Lyrics are a set of words that make up a song, either by speaking or singing. The word 'lyric' comes from the Greek word ,lyricos, meaning "singing to the lyre"....
 content of which referred to frontman Vuckovic's overnight hospitalisation after taking the drug ecstasy. Thomas was eventually fired by the band prior to the recording of the second album.

Revolt
Revolt (album)

Revolt is the second album from U.K punk/rock band 3 Colours Red.It was recorded in London with producer Dave Eringa and saw the band going for a more polished and commercial sound, it reached number 17 in the U.K album charts when it was released on Creation Records in 1999 but the band split at their peak after releasing only 2 singl...
 (1999) was produced by Dave Eringa
Dave Eringa

Dave Eringa is a United Kingdom record producer who has engineered, mixed, produced, and played on albums by such bands as Manic Street Preachers, Ocean Colour Scene, Idlewild , 3 Colours Red, South and Johnny Boy....
. At the peak of their success, following the band's biggest hit, "Beautiful Day", they embarked upon U.S
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 tours with Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson (band)

Marilyn Manson is an American rock music band founded in the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Advocates of nonconformity and iconoclasm, often utilizing controversial imagery and lyrical content, it is difficult to categorize the band, however, as each album thus far has had a distinct and individual sound, and the band and frontman endeavor...
, Aerosmith
Aerosmith

Aerosmith is an United States hard rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston, Massachusetts" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band"....
 and Silverchair
Silverchair

Silverchair is an Australian alternative rock band . The band formed as Innocent Criminals in Newcastle, Australia, New South Wales, in 1992, with their current lineup of vocalist and guitarist Daniel Johns, bass guitarist Chris Joannou, and drummer Ben Gillies....
. However, the group disbanded after the Reading and Leeds Festivals
Reading and Leeds Festivals

The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading, Berkshire and Leeds in the United Kingdom and are run by Festival Republic....
 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
EMF

EMF may stand for:In music:* EMF , a British band* E.M.F. , a 1983 album by GG Allin* Electronic Music Foundation, a not-for-profit organization...
 producer Ralph Jezzard for a stint in Grand Theft Audio, who spent considerable time touring America
United States

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 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
Paul Grant (guitarist)

Paul Grant is a United Kingdom musician born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, in January 1978....
 (ex-Pornstar).

The new line-up signed to Mighty Atom Records
Mighty Atom Records

Mighty Atom Records is a Wales based record label. The company was formed in early 2000 in music by Dave Simpson and Roger Hopkins. It is known for having been one a few independent U.K record labels at the forefront of the U.K 'Emo ' scene in the early 2000s due to its early involvement with Funeral for a Friend....
 and Sanctuary Management and recorded The Union of Souls
The Union of Souls

'The Union of Souls' was the third album from U.K punk/ rockers 3 Colours Red, it was released on Mighty Atom Records in 2004.8 of the 10 tracks were recorded at the old BBC studios in Swansea, Wales with Joe Gibb , the other 2 were recorded in London with Chris Sheldon ....
 album with producer Joe Gibb (Funeral for a Friend
Funeral for a Friend

Funeral for a Friend are a Welsh post-hardcore band, from Bridgend, Wales, UK, formed in 2001. The band's lineup currently consists of five members and have created four studio albums....
/ Million Dead
Million Dead

Million Dead was a hardcore punk band from London, United Kingdom, active between 2001 and 2005....
) 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
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
 and Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 with German bands Die Toten Hosen
Die Toten Hosen

Die Toten Hosen is a Germany Punk rock band from D?sseldorf. They have enjoyed decades-long mass appeal in Germany.The band's name literally means "The Dead Trousers" in English language, although the phrase "tote Hose" is a German expression meaning "impotent", "lifeless", "boring", or "nothing going on"....
 and The Donots
Donots

The Donots are a punk rock band from Germany, formed in 1993 in Ibbenb?ren.The name of the band came into being by chance: The bassist of the band, Jan-Dirk Poggemann wanted to name the band like the pastries donuts, but he wrote the name the wrong way by mistake....
 as well as a handful of UK tours and festival slots including the first Download festival
Download Festival

The Download Festival is a three day music festival held annually at Donington Park . It takes place at the end of spring, and is owned and managed by Live Nation....
.

In mid 2005, a double album
Double album

A double album is an sound album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold . A double album is typically, though not always, released because the recording is longer than the capacity of the medium....
, If You Ain't Got a Weapon...
If You Ain't Got a Weapon...

If You Ain't Got a Weapon... is a double compilation CD by U.K Britrock band 3 Colours Red, covering their period with legendary independent label Creation Records....
, made up of the band's singles and b-sides
A-side and B-side

A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which single s were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or flipside, is a secondary song that ofte...
 from the Creation period was released by Sanctuary Records
Sanctuary Records

Sanctuary Records is a record label based in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Until June 2007, it was the largest independent record label in the UK and the largest independent music management company in the world....
, with accompanying sleevenotes penned by Vuckovic. A live DVD
DVD

DVD, also known as "Digital Versatile Disc" or "Digital Video Disc,"is a popular optical disc data storage device media format. Its main uses are video and data storage....
 recorded at the Islington Academy in 2004 was also released, followed by a live album
Live album

A live album – commonly contrasted with a studio album – is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances. Live albums may be recorded at a single concert, or combine recordings made at multiple concerts....
, Nuclear holiday
Nuclear Holiday (3 Colours Red album)

Nuclear Holiday is a live album by U.K punk/ rock band 3 Colours Red.It was recorded at the Islington Academy in London, England, on February 6th 2004 for the live D.V.D by Secret/Snapper Records....
 from the same show. The band split again in Sptember 2005 after a UK farewell tour with The Yo-Yos
The Yo-Yos

The Yo-Yos were a rock n'roll band, formed in 1998 by ex- The Wildhearts bassist, Danny McCormack and singer/ guitarist Tom Spencer after the two met at a Toy Dolls recording session....
, having been dropped by Sanctuary and disappointing sales of the third album, and continuing personal differences between Vuckovic and McCormack.

Vuckovic and Grant soon formed Bassknives
Bassknives

Bassknives are a London based punk rock band featuring ex-members of 3 Colours Red and Amen . The band name is taken from the song, " in Hammersmith Palais" by The Clash....
. McCormack is now a promoter and tours with Gary Numan
Gary Numan

Gary Numan is an English singer, composer, and musician. He is considered to be one of the pioneers of commercial electronic music and has been described as the "King of synthpop." Numan is widely known for his chart-topping 1979 hits "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and "Cars "....
 as part of his live band. Harding continues to work in public relations. Baxter played with the band Baby Judas, but died on 4 January 2008 at the age of 36 from a gastrointestinal
Gastrointestinal tract

The digestive tract is the system of Organ s within multicellular animals that takes in food, digestion it to extract energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste....
 haemorage
Bleeding

Bleeding, technically known as hemorrhaging or haemorrhaging is the loss of blood from the circulatory system. Bleeding can occur internally, where blood leaks from blood vessels inside the body or externally, either through a natural opening such as the vagina, Mouth , nose, or anus, or through a break in the skin....
.

Band members

  • Pete Vuckovic
    Pete Vuckovic

    Pete Vuckovic is a United Kingdom/ Serbs singer/songwriter born in 1971 in Devon, England.As a youngster, he 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 in Devon, his first notable success came in 1993 after leaving his own band, 'Blackout', and mov...
     - lead vocals, bass
  • Chris McCormack
    Chris McCormack (guitarist)

    Chris McCormack is a British guitarist born in South Shields in 1973, he is the younger brother of Danny McCormack from The Wildhearts.The ex-'Gunslinger' guitarists 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....
     - guitar, vocals
  • Ben Harding
    Ben Harding (guitarist)

    Ben Harding is a United Kingdom guitarist. A former BBC clerk, he achieved and managed to sustain commercial success in the music industry throughout the 90s, firstly as a member of U.K punk/pop pioneers Senseless Things, then with Britrockers 3 Colours Red, contributing to a total of 10 U.K top 40 singles....
     - guitar, vocals (1996- 1999)
  • Paul Grant
    Paul Grant (guitarist)

    Paul Grant is a United Kingdom musician born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, in January 1978....
     - guitar, vocals (2002- 2005)
  • Keith Baxter
    Keith Baxter (drummer)

    Keith Baxter was a British rock drummer. He was born in Morecambe, Lancashire, UK.As a teenager he became a founder member of folk metal pioneers 'Skyclad ', recording five seminal albums with them before leaving in 1995 to move to London and join 3 Colours Red, with whom he recorded two U.K top 40 albums and six Top 40 singles....
     - drums


Discography


Albums

  • Pure
    Pure (3 Colours Red album)

    Pure is the debut album from U.K punk/ rock band 3 Colours Red.It was produced by the bands manager Terry Thomas at 'Livingston Studios' in London in 1996 and managed to accurately encapsulate the furious assault of their renowned live performances, it reached number 15 in the U.K album charts when it was released on Creation Records in...
     (Creation 1997) - UK
    UK Albums Chart

    The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website ; the full Top 200 is published exclusively in ChartsPlus....
     #15
  • Revolt
    Revolt (album)

    Revolt is the second album from U.K punk/rock band 3 Colours Red.It was recorded in London with producer Dave Eringa and saw the band going for a more polished and commercial sound, it reached number 17 in the U.K album charts when it was released on Creation Records in 1999 but the band split at their peak after releasing only 2 singl...
     (Creation 1999) - UK #17
  • The Union of Souls
    The Union of Souls

    'The Union of Souls' was the third album from U.K punk/ rockers 3 Colours Red, it was released on Mighty Atom Records in 2004.8 of the 10 tracks were recorded at the old BBC studios in Swansea, Wales with Joe Gibb , the other 2 were recorded in London with Chris Sheldon ....
     (Mighty Atom 2004)
  • If You Ain't Got a Weapon...
    If You Ain't Got a Weapon...

    If You Ain't Got a Weapon... is a double compilation CD by U.K Britrock band 3 Colours Red, covering their period with legendary independent label Creation Records....
     (Sanctuary 2005)
  • Nuclear Holiday
    Nuclear Holiday (3 Colours Red album)

    Nuclear Holiday is a live album by U.K punk/ rock band 3 Colours Red.It was recorded at the Islington Academy in London, England, on February 6th 2004 for the live D.V.D by Secret/Snapper Records....
     (Snapper 2005)


Singles/EPs

  • "This Is My Hollywood" (Fierce Panda 1996)
  • "Nuclear Holiday" (Creation 1997) - UK
    UK Singles Chart

    The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
     #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
    Beautiful Day (3 Colours Red song)

    'Beautiful Day' was the first single from 3 Colours Reds second album, Revolt . It was released on Creation Records in 1999.The song was written by frontman/ bassist Pete Vuckovic and recorded at Westside Studios in London; it surprised many, showing a more sensitive and epic side to the band's previously punk/ pop dominated sound ....
    " (Creation 1999) - UK #11
  • "This Is My Time" (Creation 1999) - UK #36
  • "Repeat To Fade" (Mighty Atom 2003)
  • "The World Is Yours" (Mighty Atom 2004) (download only)


DVDs

  • Live at the Islington Academy (Secret 2005)


Trivia

  • 3 Colours Red appeared twice on BBC One
    BBC One

    BBC One is the primary television channel of the BBC . It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular public television service with a high level of ....
    's Top Of The Pops
    Top of the Pops

    Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a long-running United Kingdom UK Singles Chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006....
    .
  • Baxter briefly played with Therapy?
    Therapy?

    Therapy? are an alternative metal musical ensemble from Northern Ireland. The band was formed in 1989 by guitarist/vocalist Andy Cairns from Ballyclare and drummer Fyfe Ewing from Larne, Northern Ireland....
     during 2002.
  • McCormack appeared as a panelist on BBC Two
    BBC Two

    BBC Two is the second major terrestrial television channel of the BBC, aimed at a wide range of subject matter and interests, and specialising in intelligent yet popular programme genres....
    's Never Mind The Buzzcocks
    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a popular music and rock music theme, currently presented by Simon Amstell, starring Phill Jupitus and a weekly guest team captain, and produced by Talkback Thames for the BBC....
     in 2001.
  • Harding appeared on the 'identity parade' section of Never Mind The Buzzcocks in 2002.
  • McCormack, Grant and Baxter performed with Misteeq on SMTV in 2004.
  • "This Is My Hollywood" was remix
    Remix

    A remix is an alternative version of a song, different from the original version. A remixer uses Audio mixing to compose an alternate master recording of a song, adding or subtracting elements, or simply changing the equalization, dynamics, Pitch , tempo, playing time, or almost any other aspect of th...
    ed by Ice T
    Ice T

    Tracy Marrow , better known by his stage name Ice-T, is a Grammy Award and NAACP Image Award winning rapper, actor, and author. He is credited with helping to pioneer gangsta rap, a sub-genre of hip hop music, in the late 1980s....
     in 1997.


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