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Spitfire

Spitfire are a British indie rock band from Crawley, West Sussex, whose ever-changing line-up revolved around brothers Nick and Jeff Pitcher. Other members included Steve White, Justin Welch (who later joined Suede and Elastica), Steven Walker (who went on to play in the Auteurs and Modern English), Matt Wise, and Scott Kenny.

Two early EPs on Eve Recordings saw the band linked to the shoegazing scene, and to the Scene That Celebrates Itself, although a cover of "The Six Million Dollar Man" theme staked out their retro appeal.

Around this time, the band were involved in several controversial incidents; including the handing out of backstage passes for groupies, and a string of apparently sexist proclamations to the music press of the time. The band later insisted that these incidents were merely ironic, and intended to poke fun at rock stars' posturing. Their debut album, Feverish, was released on Paperhouse Records in 1993.

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Peel first played a track from the band's debut single, 'Translucent E.P.' in May 1991. He would play further material from the group on his radio programmes including a session they recorded for his show in September 1991.

Sessions[]

Spitfire_-_Firebird_(Peel_Session)

Spitfire - Firebird (Peel Session)

1. Recorded: 1991-09-15. First Broadcast: 16 November 1991

  • Fluid / Dive / Firebird / Hotlegs

Other Shows Played[]

1991
1992

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