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MIKE AND THE MECHANICS
GB
* 1985

Line-Up (2017):

MIKE AND THE MECHANICS (photo)

Tom Howar - voc
Andrew Roachford - voc
Mike Rutherford - g

Former Members:

B.A. Robertson (voc, 1995 g.a.); Paul Young (voc, 1985-cca 6/99)
Tim Renwick (g, cca 1988-cca 1992); Dave "Clem" Clempson (g, 1995 g.a.)
Paul Carrack (kb, 1985-cca 6/99); Adrian Lee (kb, 1985-?)
Peter Van Hooke (ds, 1985-?); Gary Wallis (perc, 1995 g.a.)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Mike And The Mechanics	10/1985	WEA		78	26
2.	Living Years	11/1988	WEA		2	13
3.	Word Of Mouth	4/1991	WEA		11	107
4.	Beggar On A Beach Of Gold	06.03.1995	Virgin		9
5.	Mike And The Mechanics Hits	04.03.1996	Virgin		3
6.	M6	6/1999	Virgin		14
7.	Rewired / The Hits & Paul Carrack	6/2004	Virgin		42
8.	Live at Shepherds Bush, London	08.03.2005	Eagle Rock
9.	Hits	13.09.2005	Rhino/WEA
10.	The Road	18.04.2011	Arista		42
11.	The Singles - 1986-2014	06.02.2014	Virgin		18
12.	Let Me Fly	07.04.2017	BMG		9
13.	Out Of The Blue	4/2019	BMG		7

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) / Par Avion	11/1985	Atlantic		6
2.	Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) / I Get The Feeling 12" + Too Far Gone	2/1986	WEA	14
3.	All I Need Is A Miracle / You Are The One 12" + A Call To Arms	3/1986	WEA	53	5
4.	Taking In / A Call To Arms	6/1986	Atlantic		32
5.	Nobody's Perfect / Nobody Knows CD + All I Need Is A Miracle	10/1988	WEA	80	63
6.	The Living Years / Too Many Friends 12",CD + I Get The Feeling (live)	1/1989	WEA	1	1
7.	Nobody Knows / Why Me? 12",CD + The Living Years	4/1989	WEA	81
8.	Seeing Is Believing	4/1989	Atlantic	62	62
9.	Word Of Mouth / Let's Pretend It Didn't Happen CD + Taking In (live)	2/1991	WEA	13	78
10.	A Time And A Place / Get Up 12",CD1 + I Think I've Got The Message CD2 + My Crime Of Passion (acoustic)	5/1991	WEA	58
11.	Stop Baby / Get Up CD + Before The Heartache Falls	9/1991	WEA
12.	Everybody Gets A Second Chance / The Way You Look At Me CD + At The End Of The Day	2/1992	WEA	56
13.	Over My Shoulder / Something To Believe In CD1 + Always The Last To Know CD2 + Word Of Mouth	13.02.1995	Virgin	12
14.	A Beggar On A Beach Of Gold / Help Me / Nobody Told Me CD + Boys At The Front / Little Boy	05.06.1995	Virgin	33
15.	Another Cup Of Coffee / You Never Change CD1 + You Don't Know What Love is CD2 + Everybody Hurts / How Long	8/1995	Virgin	51
16.	All I Need Is A Miracle '96 / The Way You Look At Me / Don't	2/1996	Virgin	27
17.	Silent Running	20.05.1996	Virgin	61
18.	Now That You've Gone	24.05.1999		35
19.	Whenever I Stop	16.08.1999		73
20.	Miracle & Red Kult	02.05.2005	Rise
21.	Don't Know What Came Over Me	4/2017

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Neon Neon	06.02.1981	DJM

Peter Van Hooke:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Not With A Bang / The Piglet Files & Rod Argent feat. Clem Clempson	3/1990	Weekend
2.	Tutti Al Mondo (ITV World Cup '90 Theme) & Rod Argent	6/1990		81

1. Hits - 6/1996, 65 min

disbanded 2004
reunited 2010

Peter Van Hooke:

j.h on the LP Van Morrison: Wavelenght (10/78, Warner Bros)

Van Morrison: Into The Music (8/79, Warner Bros)
Paul Carrack: One Good Reason (1987, Chrysalis)
Tanita Tikaram: Ancient Heart (9/88, WEA)
Tanita Tikaram: The Sweet Keeper (1/90, WEA)
Tanita Tikaram: Everybody's Angel (4/91, Reprise)

produced by LP:

Tanita Tikaram: Ancient Heart (1988, WEA)
Tanita Tikaram: The Sweet Keeper (1/90, WEA)
Tanita Tikaram: Everybody's Angel (4/91, Reprise)

appeared on the LP:

John Sloman: Disappearances Can Be Deceptive (1989, FM Revolver)

Press References:

Bang!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1995	8	20.04.1995	12	CD,MC Bang!	album review
1996	3	16.02.1996	15	Singlbang!	single review
Big Beng!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1999	24	24.06.1999	26	Forum kritikum	album review
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1995	7	18.02.1995	34	Singles	single review
1996	21	25.05.1996	54	Singles	single review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1995	8	25.04.1995	25	Recenze	album review
1999	8		106	Recenze - Novinky	album review
2004	7		73	Recenze	album review