The Flaming Stars is an English underground garage punk band. The band was formed in 1994 by lead singer and Ex-Gallon Drunk drummer Max Décharné, guitarists Huck Whitney and Mark Hosking, bassists Paul Dempsey, and Joe Whitney on the drums. The band was signed to the London-based, but Japanese owned, Vinyl Japan UK Ltd.
In 1996, the Stars released their first album, Songs From the Bar Room Floor, which was followed by Sell Your Soul to the Flaming Stars in 1997. In 2001, The Flaming Stars released A Walk on the Wired Side, a slight departure from their previous works. The album took less from 1960s style garage rock and instead focused more on creating their own unique sound. The Stars gained a minor hit in the UK from their album A Walk on the Wired Side with the song, "Some Things You Don't Forget". The band received considerable attention in the UK's underground scene while remaining fairly unknown in the United States. The Flaming Stars released their fifth studio album, Sunset & Void, in 2002.
Two years later in 2004, the Flaming Stars released Named and Shamed, their 10th anniversary album. In early 2006, Vinyl Japan went into receivership and the Stars were signed to Big Beat Records, which is owned by Ace Records. On 16 March they released their first effort on Big Beat, a 42 track compilation album London After Midnight: Singles, Rarities and Bar Room Floor-Fillers 1995-2005. In September 2006, they released their seventh studio album, Born Under A Bad Neon Sign.
The Flaming Stars released their first EP Hospital, Heaven or Hell in March 1995. The lead track Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye was a favourite on the John Peel Show, the bands first session soon followed and the track showed up at number 29 in his Festive Fifty. Through out their period the band did seven sessions for Peel's show, the last being in 2002. The band's single Spilled Your Pint was voted single of the month by Peel in September 2004 (Peel's Record Box). On 05 October 2004 John mentioned that the mother of singer Max Décharné had once written him a nice letter, thanking him for playing the group's music on the radio.
29 December 1995: 'Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye' (Peel Session) FF #29 (JP: 'First heard in session on this programme: you've got to do some unpleasant bragging from time to time.')
Flaming Stars - Bar Room Floor
1996
27 January 1996: ‘Bring Me The Rest Of Alfredo Garcia (Various Artists 2xCD - Volume 15 - Technology Alert! )’ Volume
03 February 1996 (BFBS): 'Bring Me The Rest Of Alfredo Garcia (Compilation CD-Volume 15 - Technology Alert!)' (Volume)
27 April 1996: Broken Heart (7" - Downhill Without Brakes) Vinyl Japan
The Flaming stars - Ten Feet Tall
05 May 1996: ‘Burnt Out Wreck Of A Man (7 inch - Downhill Without Brakes )’ Vinyl Japan
11 May 1996 (BFBS): 'Burnt Out Wreck Of A Man (7"-Downhill Without Brakes)' (Vinyl Japan)
09 June 1996: Bring Me The Rest Of Alfredo Garcia (album - Songs From The Bar Room Floor) Vinyl Japan
15 June 1996: ‘Oncoming Train (LP - Songs From The Bar Room Floor )’ Vinyl Japan
29 June 1996 (BFBS): 'Forget My Name (LP-Songs From The Bar Room Floor)' (Vinyl Japan)
30 June 1996: Burnt Out Wreck Of A Man (album - Songs From The Bar Room Floor) Vinyl Japan
13 July 1996: ‘You Can’t Lie (LP – Songs From The Bar Room Floor )’ Vinyl Japan
20 July 1996 (BFBS): 'You Can't Lie (CD-Songs From The Bar Room Floor)' (Vinyl Japan)
21 July 1996: Oncoming Train (LP - Songs From The Bar Room Floor) Vinyl Japan
27 July 1996 (BFBS): 'Like Trash (LP-Songs From The Bar Room Floor)' (Vinyl Japan)
28 July 1996: ‘Forget My Name (LP – Songs From The Bar Room Floor )’ Vinyl Japan
