St. Christopher are a British

United Kingdom

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 indie pop

Indie pop

Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...

 band formed in York

York

York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...

 in 1984, who released several records on Sarah Records

Sarah Records

Sarah Records was a UK independent record label active between 1987 and 1995, best known for its recordings of indie pop.The label was formed in Bristol in 1987 by Clare Wadd and Matt Haynes, and grew out of the fanzine scene at the time, Haynes having previously edited Are You Scared To Get...

 in the late 1980s, and have continued to release records since.

History

The only constant member of the band during its more than twenty years of existence has been Glenn Melia, and, during this time, Melia and St. Christopher have recorded with many well-known indie labels

Independent record label

An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...

, including Sarah

Sarah Records

Sarah Records was a UK independent record label active between 1987 and 1995, best known for its recordings of indie pop.The label was formed in Bristol in 1987 by Clare Wadd and Matt Haynes, and grew out of the fanzine scene at the time, Haynes having previously edited Are You Scared To Get...

, Bus Stop, Vinyl Japan, Elefant

Elefant Records

Elefant Records is an independent record label based in Spain. Elefant records was founded in 1989 by Luis Calvo as an offshoot of a fanzine he produced called "La Línea Del Arco"...

, Slumberland

Slumberland Records

Slumberland Records is an American independent record label formed in 1989 in Washington, D.C. area and currently based in Oakland, CA. The label has released recordings from artists including Velocity Girl, Honeybunch, Lilys, Stereolab, St...

, Caff

Caff Records

Caff Records was a short lived British independent record label run by Bob Stanley of the band Saint Etienne. The label went by the name Caff, Caff Records and Caff Corporation. Established in 1989, it is most noted for single releases by Pulp and the Manic Street Preachers...

, and Parasol

Parasol Records

Parasol Records is an American independent record label based out of Urbana, Illinois. The label was founded by Geoff Merritt as an outgrowth of the catalogue Parasol Mail Order ....

. The band probably achieved greatest recognition for the singles "All of a Tremble", released in 1989.

The original line-up of the band also featured Terry Banks, who went on to lead Tree Fort Angst

Tree Fort Angst

Tree Fort Angst was an indie pop band that was originally a solo project of former St. Christopher guitarist Terry Banks.-History:...

.

St. Christopher began gigging again mid 2007 with new members Jim Fletcher and Matt Collinge, and Glenn is currently writing new material for release early 2008. In 2007, a compilation album of their previous releases titled Lost at Sea - The Sarah Recordings was released by Plastilina Records. Their last record is the CD single "Burnout".

Singles

• "Crystal Clear" / "My Fond Farewell". 7" (1984) Bluegrass Records (GM001)
• "As Far As the Eye Can See" / "Awe". 7" Grrove & Move (GM002)
• "Go Ahead Cry . . ." / "Charmelle". 7" (1986) Groove & Move (GM003)
• Forevermore Starts Here. EP 7" flexidisc (1987) Veston Records (VOD01)
• The Josephine Why? EP 7" flexidisc (1988) Clarity Records
• "You Deserve More Than a Maybe" / "The Kind of Girl" / "The Summer You Love". 7" (1989) Sarah Records (SARAH15) (UK indie
  UK Indie Chart
  The UK Independent Chart or Indie Chart is a chart of the best-selling independent record releases in the UK.- History :In the wake of punk, small record labels began to spring up, as an outlet for artists that were unwilling to sign contracts with major record companies, or were not considered...
  
   #13)
• "All of a Tremble" / "My Fortune" / "The Hummingbird". 7" (1989) Sarah Records (SARAH20) (UK indie #19)
• "All of a Tremble" / "Our Secret" / "Even the Sky Seems Blue". 7" (1989) The Bus Stop Label (BUS003)
• "Antoinette" / "Salvation". 7" (1990) Sarah Records (SARAH34)
• "Say Yes to Everything" / "It's Snowing on the Moon". 7" (1991) Sarah Records (SARAH46)
• Radio France Sessions. EP 7" (1993) Slumberland Records (SLR19)
• "Young Nun" / "With Her in Mind". 7" (1995) Elefant Records (ER122)
• "She Looks Like You" / "Ecstasy, passion and Pain". 7" (1995) Elefant Records (ER142)
• "Burnout". 3" CD-R. (2008) Cloudberry Records (CLOUDBERRY 089)

Studio albums

• Bacharach 10" (1990) Sarah Records (SARAH403)
• Man, I Could Scream LP/CD (1992) Vinyl Japan Records (ASK6)
• Love You to Pieces CD Vinyl (1994) Japan Records (ASK27)
• Lioness CD (1996) Vinyl Japan Records (ASKCD53)
• Golden Blue
  Golden Blue
  Golden Blue is an album by St. Christopher released on Parasol Records in 2000. The album received mixed reviews, with Martin C. Strong in The Great Indie Discography calling it "an album too far"...
  
  CD (2000) Parasol Records (PAR-CD043)

Compilations

• Dig Deep Brother 1984–1990. CD (1993) Vinyl Japan (ASK26)
• Lost at Sea - The Sarah Recordings. CD (2007) Plastilina Records (PLAST006)

External links

• St. Christopher on Last.fm