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STOCKHOLM MONSTERS Life's Two Faces

Stockholm Monsters were a post-punk band from Manchester who recorded for Factory Records between 1981 and 1987.

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The band formed in Manchester in 1980 with a line-up of Tony France (vocals, guitar), Karl France (bass guitar, keyboards), Lita Hira (keyboards), and Shan Hira (drums).[1] They were later joined by John Rhodes, who replaced Lita Hira, and trumpeter (and later keyboard player) Lindsay Anderson.[2] The band's debut release was the "Fairy Tales" 7-inch single on Factory Records in September 1981, produced by Martin Hannett.[1][2] The single reached number 43 on the UK Independent Chart.[3] Two further singles followed before the release of their only studio album, Alma Mater, in 1984, described by Allmusic as "a terribly satisfying record that was all but ignored at the time of its release but sounds absolutely prescient in hindsight".[1][4] Several EPs and singles followed, including "How Corrupt is Rough Trade?", an attack on Factory's biggest indie rival,[5] which reached number 47 on the UK indie chart,[3] and the Peter Hook-produced "Partyline", before the band split up in 1987.

Two collections of the band's work were released in 2001 by LTM Records.[1]

Shan Hira later worked as a producer and ran a studio in Manchester.[2]

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