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ASHCROFT Richard
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Personal Data:

Born: 11.09.1971 (Billinge, Wigan, GB, as Richard Paul Ashcroft)
ASHCROFT Richard (photo)

Appearances:

? The Butterfly Effect
1989-8/95 The Verve
2/96-4/99 The Verve
6/07-cca 6/08 The Verve
cca 1/10-cca 6/10 RPA & The United Nations Of Sound

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Alone With Everybody26.06.2000Hut1 127
2.Human Conditions
produced by: Richard Ashcroft/Chris Potter		21.10.2002Hut3
3.Keys To The World23.01.2006Parlophone2
4.The United Nations Of Sound2011 Razor & Tie
5.These People20.05.2016Righteous Phonographic3
6.Natural Rebel19.10.2018BMG4
7.Acoustic Hymns Vol. 129.10.2021RPA/BMG2

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.A Song For The Lovers / (Could Be) A Country Thing, City Thing, Blues Thing / Precious Stone
produced by: Chris Potter		03.04.2000Hut3
2.Money To Burn / Leave Me High / XXYY12.06.2000Hut17
3.C'mon People (We're Making It Now) / Make A Wish / A Song For The Lovers11.09.2000Hut21
4.The Test / Come With Us
& The Chemical Brothers		22.04.2002Freestyle Dust/Virgin
5.Check The Meaning / The Miracle / You On My Mind (live)07.10.2002Hut11
6.Science Of Silence30.12.2002Hut14
7.Buy It In Bottles / Don't Take Me In / The Journey's Just Begun07.04.2003Hut26
8.Break the Night With Colour09.01.2006Parlophone3
9.Music Is Power / Long Way Down
DVD + Music Is Power (live) / Break The Night With Colour (live)		17.04.2006Parlophone20
10.Words Just Get In The Way10.07.2006Parlophone40
11.Why Not Nothing? / Sweet Brother Malcolm04.12.2006Parlophone
12.This Is How It Feels2/2016
13.Hold On4/2016
14.Surprised By The Joy9/2018 BMG Rights
15.Bring On The Lucie (Freda Peeple)19.02.2021
16.This Thing Called Life22.09.2021

WWW Links:

http://www.richardashcroft.com

Various:

appeared on the LP:

U.N.K.L.E.: Psyence Fiction (24.8.98, Mo'Wax)

appeared on the SP:
Chemical Brothers: Star Guitar (14.01.02, Astralwerks)

Compilation Appearances:
"Brave New World" on compilation "Hut Recordings 1991-2001" (2.7.01, Hut)

married toka Kate Radley (ex-Spiritualized)

2.7.2005 appeared at Live 8 (Hyde Park, London)

Press References:

&musiQ
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
200211 19Pelmel
200212 77Novinkyalbum review
20031 71Livegig review
20031 77Novinkyalbum review
Big Beng!
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
2000706.04.200039Singlosysingle review
2000904.05.200028profile
20001420.07.200040Forum kritikumalbum review
20001420.07.200048Singlosysingle review
20021718.10.200239Forum kritikumalbum review
20021808.11.200228profile
Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19921007.03.199212True Stories - Biting Tongues
19924110.10.199242Rebellious Jukeboxinterview
19925119.12.199218
19975120.12.199729Shrink Rapinterview
Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
20002 13Pelmel
20007 72profile
20009 99Recenze - Novinkyalbum review
200511 12Rock&Top - Citoslovce
20063 24Profilprofile
20065 58Recenzealbum review
20068 14Rock & Top - News
20102 12Rock & Top
Rolling Stone
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
20007 16Zoom
20008 22Rock & Rollprofile