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© Miroslav Jurčeka (1989-2025)

THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH
Hull, GB
* 5/1989

Line-Up (2009):

Alison Wheeler - voc
Dave Hemingway - voc,kb
David Stead - ds

Former Members:

Briana Corrigan (voc, 1990-?); Jacqui Abbott (voc, cca 11/95-10/00)
Paul Heaton (voc,g, 5/89-1/07); David Rotheray (g,voc, 5/89-cca 9/00)
Shaun Welch (bg, 5/89-?)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Welcome To The Beautiful South	04.11.1989	Metronome		2
2.	Choke	29.10.1990	Metronome		2
3.	0898	30.03.1992	Go! Discs		4
4.	Miaow	28.03.1994	Go! Discs		6
5.	Carry On Up The Charts - The Best Of The Beautiful South	07.11.1994	Go! Discs		1
6.	Blue Is The Colour	21.10.1996	Go! Discs		1
7.	Quench produced by: Norman Cook	19.10.1998	Go! Discs		1
8.	Painting It Red produced by: Paul Heaton/Jon Kelly	09.10.2000	Go! Discs/Mercury		2
9.	Solid Bronze - Great Hits	11/2001	Go! Discs		10
10.	Gaze	10/2003	Go! Discs		14
11.	Golddiggas Headnoddders & Pholk Songs	10/2004	Sony		11
12.	Gold	09.05.2006	Universal International
13.	Superbi	5/2006	Sony BMG		6
14.	BBC Sessions	27.03.2007	Universal
15.	Soup - Cream Of & Housemartins	11/2007	Mercury		15

Briana Corrigan:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	When My Arms Wrap Around You	5/1996	east west

David Rotheray:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	The Life Of Birds	16.08.2010	Proper

Jacqui Abbott:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	What Have We Become & Paul Heaton	19.05.2014	EMI		3
2.	Wisdom Laughter And Lines & Paul Heaton	23.10.2015	EMI		4
3.	Crooked Calypso & Paul Heaton	7/2017	EMI		2
4.	Manchester Calling & Paul Heaton	3/2020	EMI		1
5.	N.K-Pop & Paul Heaton	10/2022	Island		2

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Song For Whoever / Straight In At 37 12",CD + You And Your Big Ideas	5/1989	Go! Discs	2
2.	You Keep It All In / I Love You (But You're Boring) 12",CD + You Can't Just Smile It Away	9/1989	Go! Discs	6
3.	I'll Sail This Ship Alone / But Till Then	11/1989	Go! Discs	31
4.	A Little Time / In Other Words I Hate You 12",CD + What You See Is What You Are	9/1990	Go! Discs	1
5.	My Book / Big Beautiful South 12",CD + Bigger Doesn't Mean Better / Speak To Me	26.11.1990	Go! Discs	8
6.	Let Love Speak Up Itself / Love Wars 12",CD + Danielle Steele / Headbutting Husband	2/1991	Go! Discs	51
7.	Old Red Eyes Is Back / Fleet Street B.C. 12",CD + Diamonds	12/1991	Go! Discs	22
8.	We Are Each Other / His Time Ran Out 12",CD + I Started A Joke	02.03.1992	Go! Discs	17
9.	Bell Bottomed Tear / A Thousand Lies / They Used To Wear Black CD + Woman In The Wall / You Should Be Dancing (all live)	01.06.1992	Go! Discs	13
10.	36D / Throw His Song Away / Trevor You're Bizarre CD + From Under The Covers / You Keep It All In )all live)	14.09.1992	Go! Discs	45
11.	Good As Gold / Love Adjourned CD1 + Mini-Correct	28.02.1994	Go! Discs	23
	CD2 + Frank And Delores / One Man's Rubbish	07.03.1994	Go! Discs
12.	Everybody's Talkin' / A Way With The Blues / Let Love Speak Up Itself CD + Nearer To God / A Piece Of Sky	02.05.1994	Go! Discs	9
13.	The Prettiest Eyes / The Best We Can / Size CD + Why Can't I / Missing Her Now	22.08.1994	Go! Discs	37
14.	One Last Love Song / Right Man For The Job CD1 + Java CD2 + Mr. Obsession / You're Only Jealous	24.10.1994	Go! Discs	17
15.	Pretenders To The Throne / Virgin / A Long Day In The Field	30.10.1995	Go! Discs	18
16.	Rotterdam	30.09.1996	Go! Discs	5
17.	Don't Marry Her	02.12.1996	Go! Discs	7
18.	Blackbird On The Wire	24.02.1997	Go! Discs	23
19.	Liars' Bar	6/1997	Go! Discs	43
20.	Perfect 10	28.09.1998	Go! Discs	2
21.	Dumb	07.12.1998	Go! Discs	16
22.	How Long's A Tear Take To Dry	08.02.1999	Go! Discs	12
23.	The Table	28.06.1999		47
24.	Closer Than Most	25.09.2000	Mercury	22
25.	The River / Just Checkin' 12",CD + Valentine's Day Wank / Little Chef	11.12.2000	Go! Discs	59
26.	The Root Of All Evil	11/2001	Go! Discs	50
27.	Just A Few Things That I Ain't	10/2003	Go! Discs	30
28.	Let Go With The Flow	11/2003	Go! Discs	47
29.	Livin' Thing	10/2004		24
30.	This Old Skin	12/2004		43
31.	This Will Be Our Year	2/2005		36
32.	Manchester	5/2006		51

Briana Corrigan:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Love Me Now	29.04.1996	east west	48

Jacqui Abbott:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	D.I.Y. & Paul Heaton	5/2014	EMI	75
2.	Christmas (And Dad Wants Her Back) & Paul Heaton	19.11.2020

Videos:

1. Carry On Up The Charts The Best Of The Beautiful South - 1/1995, PolyGram Video
2. Live In The Forest - 3/2007, Warner Music, live, 98 min

Awards:

1991 Brit Awards - Best British Video ("A Little Time")

WWW Links:

http://www.beautifulsouth.co.uk

Various:

disbanded 1/2007
reunited 1/2009

Compilation Appearances:

"A Minute's Silence" on Bosnian Charity "Help EP" (11.12.95, Go! Discs)
"Lean On Me" / "Rotterdam" on live LP "You'll Never Walk Alone" (2.6.97, V2)

Press References:

Bang!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1995	1	11.01.1995	36		profile
1995	24	21.12.1995	6	Big Bang!
Big Beng!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
2000	23	07.12.2000	37	Forum kritikum	album review
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1990	0	27.10.1990	4	News
1990	0	27.10.1990	43	Albums	album review
1992	9	29.02.1992	4	News
1992	9	29.02.1992	29	Singles	single review
1992	13	28.03.1992	5	News
1992	13	28.03.1992	39	Albums	album review
1992	17	25.04.1992	22	Live	gig review
1992	19	09.05.1992	18	Live	gig review
1992	22	30.05.1992	5	News
1992	22	30.05.1992	29	Singles	single review
1992	37	12.09.1992	4	News
1992	38	19.09.1992	33	Singles	single review
1992	49	05.12.1992	23	Live	gig review
1992	51	19.12.1992	38	Review Of 1992
1994	8	26.02.1994	29	Singles	single review
1994	13	02.04.1994	34	Albums	album review
1994	17	30.04.1994	14	Live	gig review
1994	18	07.05.1994	29	Singles	single review
1995	1	07.01.1995	13	Live	gig review
1995	25	24.06.1995	20	Live - Fleadh Festival 1995	gig review
1995	44	04.11.1995	34	Singles	single review
1995	48	02.12.1995	20	Live	gig review
1995	49	09.12.1995	5	News
1996	45	09.11.1996	51	Albums	album review
1997	9	01.03.1997	53	Singles	single review
1997	15	12.04.1997	36	Live	gig review
1997	20	17.05.1997	39	Live - Hillsborough Justice	gig review
1997	28	12.07.1997	32	Live	gig review
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1990	0	24.11.1990	4	News - Sampled Notes
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1992	20	09.10.1992	26	Profily	profile
1994	13	07.07.1994	27	Recenze	album review
1995	4	28.02.1995	12		profile
1995	5	14.03.1995	28	Recenze - Video
1995	6	28.03.1995	28	Recenze	album review
1997	1		106	Recenze - Novinky	album review
1999	1		100	Recenze - Novinky	album review
2001	6		109	Recenze - Novinky	album review
2007	4		70	Recenze DVD