Hopper

Hopper were a short lived indie/alt rock band from London consisting of:
*Rachel Morris - vocals
*Paul Shepherd - guitar
*Chris Bowers - bass
*Matt Alexander - drums
*Mark Blackmore - drums
They released the Hunter 7” single and the Baby Oil Applicator 10” EP on Damaged Goods in 1993. The band were later spotted by Tony Wilson at Factory Too and he signed them up.
The band released the album ‘English and French’ produced by Bernhard Butler and several singles (‘Wasted’, ‘Oh My Heartless’, ‘Bad Kid’ and ‘Ridiculous Day’) to critical acclaim but not to huge commercial success. Demos were recorded for a second Hopper album but the full version was never recorded.
==Links to Peel==
Peel discovered the group in 1994 and invited them to do a session for his show, where they performed four tracks. He and Steve Lamacq played some of their songs on his shows and Peel would continue playing their material until 1997, when the band released their last single.
==Sessions==
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The band's session tracks, 'Ridiculous Day' and 'The Bartender' are available on On Peel 7", 1994 (Factory Too, Fac 2. 04)
1. Recorded: 1994-10-02. First Broadcast: 15 October 1994. Repeated: 05 August 1995
*Sores / Oh My Heartless / Ridiculous Day / The Bartender / Bad Kid
==Other Shows Played==
;1995
*18 February 1995: Ridiculous Day (7" - Hopper On Peel) Factory Too 
*25 February 1995 (BFBS): 'Ridiculous Day (7")' (Factory Too)
*24 March 1995: 'Ridiculous Day (7 inch)' (Factory Two)
;1996
*24 November 1996: 'Placebo (CD-English And French)' (Factory Too)
;1997
*13 March 1997: ‘Oh My Heartless (7 inch)’ Factory Too
*20 March 1997: ‘Oh My Heartless (7 inch)’ Factory Too
*03 April 1997: Oh My Heartless (CD single) Factory Too
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists