Mansun

Mansun were an English indie rock band, formed in Chester in 1995. The band comprised vocalist/rhythm guitarist Paul Draper, bassist Stove King, lead guitarist/backing vocalist Dominic Chad, and drummer Andie Rathbone. Originally named Manson after mass murderer Charles Manson. When they signed to Parlophone, they were asked to change their name due to threatened legal action by the Charles Manson Estate, so they substituted the "O" for a "U", and one of the stories they put out was that they were named after the Verve song "A Man Called Sun".
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== Links to Peel ==
The band's first single, Take It Easy Chicken in 1995 was sent to John Peel and Steve Lamacq who played the song on BBC Radio 1, to Draper's surprise:
"I couldn't believe it when I first heard them play the song, we'd never played a gig, could hardly play live and had no record deal". 
Mansun covered Magazine's Shot By Both Sides as a session track for the 19 December 2000 show to celebrate 25 years of the Festive Fifty.
== Sessions ==
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1. Recorded: 1995-09-19. Broadcast: 07 October 1995
*Skin Up Pin Up / Take It Easy Chicken / Flourella / Attack Of The Grey Lantern
2. Recorded: 1996-03-24. Broadcast: 05 April 1996
*The Chad Who Loved Me / Ski Jump Nose / Lemonade Secret Drinker / Egg Shaped Fred
3. Recorded: 2000-12-13. Broadcast: 19 December 2000
*Shot By Both Sides
== Live ==
* 27 June 1998: Live Performance at Glastonbury
== Other Shows Played ==
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*19 August 1995: Take It Easy Chicken (7 inch) Sc Fi Hi Fi
*02 September 1995: 'Take It Easy Chicken (Promo 7 inch)' (not on label)
*28 October 1995: Skin Up Pin Up (single) Regal
*11 November 1995: Skin Up Pin Up (7") Regal
;1996
*02 April 1996: Egg Shaped Fred (7" EP - One EP) Parlophone R6430
*04 April 1996: Egg Shaped Fred (EP - One EP) Parlophone
;1997
*29 April 1997: Taxloss (single - Taxlo$$) Parlophone
*01 May 1997: Taxloss (single - Taxlo$$) Parlophone
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Official Website
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