Th' Faith Healers were an English indie rock band who were originally active between 1990 and 1994. The members of the group were Roxanne Stephen (vocals), Tom Cullinan (guitar and vocals), Ben Hopkin (bass), and Joe Dilworth (drums). They recorded multiple EPs and singles along with two full LPs.
Tom Cullinan, who handled the bulk of the songwriting, went on to help form the band Quickspace. Signed to Too Pure in the United Kingdom, their albums were released by Elektra in the United States. Both albums feature clear krautrock influences, most evident in their cover of Can's "Mother Sky", from Lido.
Since their initial break-up in 1994, the band have reformed intermittently. They embarked on a short reunion tour in 2006 in conjunction with the release of their compilation Peel Sessions the previous year. The band reformed in 2009, playing at the All Tomorrow's Parties music festival twice, first in May (curated by The Breeders) and then again in December (curated by My Bloody Valentine).
Links to Peel[]
Peel seemed to have first play Th' Faith Healers in late 1990 and would continue play their material as well as the 5 sessions they did for his shows until the band split in 1994. He continued his interest in Tom Cullinan's project, Quickspace after Th' Faith Healers disbanded.
Festive Fifty Entries[]
- 1991 Festive Fifty: Gorgeous Blue Flower In My Garden #44
Sessions[]
Th' Faith Healers - Peel Session 1991
1. Recorded: 1991-03-24. First Broadcast: 27 April 1991. Repeated: 22 June 1991
- Coffee Commercial Couples / Bobby Kopper / Jesus Freak
2. Recorded: 1991-11-24. First Broadcast: 11 January 1992. Repeated: 20 March 1992
- Hippy Hole / This Time / Reptile Smile / S O S
3. Recorded: 1992-07-05. First Broadcast: 24 July 1992. Repeated: 11 September 1992
- Love In Sesh / Moona Inna Joona / I'm Ready / Get Th'Fuck Out Of My Face
4. Recorded: 1993-03-16. First Broadcast: 10 April 1993. Repeated: 30 July 1993
- Rave Track / Bulkhead / Sparkingly Chime / Serge
5. Recorded: 1994-01-27. First Broadcast: 05 March 1994. Repeated: 17 March 1995
- Ooh Lah Lah / Curly Lips / New No 2 / Without You
Other Shows Played[]
- 04 August 1990 (BFBS): 'Pop Song (12"-Pop Song Delores And Slag)' (Too Pure)
- 21 August 1990: Pop Song (12") Too Pure
- 1991
- 02 February 1991: Gorgeous Blue Flower In My Garden (12" - A Picture Of Health EP) Too Pure
- 09 February 1991: 'God You Move (12"-A Picture Of Health EP)' (Too Pure)
- 02 March 1991 (BFBS): 'Gorgeous Blue Flower In My Garden (12"-A Picture Of Health EP)' (Too Pure)
- 30 March 1991: Gorgeous Blue Flower In My Garden (12" - A Picture Of Health EP) Too Pure
- 19 October 1991: Reptile Smile (12" - In Love) Too Pure PURE 6
- 02 November 1991: Reptile Smile (12" - In Love) Too Pure PURE 6
- 15 November 1991 (BFBS): Reptile Smile (12" - In Love) Too Pure PURE 6
- 16 November 1991: Reptile Smile (12" - In Love) Too Pure PURE 6
- 01 December 1991: Reptile Smile (12" - In Love) Too Pure PURE 6
- 28 December 1991: Reptile Smile (12" - In Love) Too Pure PURE 6
Th' Faith Healers - This Time
- 1992
- 24 April 1992: Coffee Commercial Couples (Various Artists 10 inch – Too Pure - The Peel Sessions) Strange Fruit
- 03 May 1992 (BFBS): Coffee Commercial Couples (v/a album - Too Pure - The Peel Sessions) Strange Fruit
- 04 May 1992 (Ö3): 'Coffee Commercial Couple (10"-Too Pure: The Peel Sessions)' (Strange Fruit)
- 09 May 1992: 'Coffee Commercial Couple (LP-The Peel Sessions)' (Strange Fruit)
- 16 May 1992: 'This Time (CD-Lido)' (Too Pure)
- 22 May 1992: Mother Sky (LP - Lido Too Pure
- 23 May 1992: 'It's Easy Being You (CD-Lido)' (Too Pure)
- 24 May 1992 (BFBS): Jesus Freak (v/a 10" album - Too Pure - The Peel Sessions) Strange Fruit
- 30 May 1992: Hippy Hole (album - Lido) Too Pure
- 30 May 1992 (BFBS): This Time (album - Lido) Too Pure
- 12 June 1992: It's Easy Being You (album - Lido) Too Pure
- 21 June 1992 (BFBS): This Time (album - Lido) Too Pure
- 26 June 1992: Mother Sky (album - Lido) Too Pure
- 03 July 1992: 'Mother Sky (CD-Lido)' (Too Pure)
- 12 July 1992 (BFBS): This Time (LP - Lido) Too Pure
- 08 August 1992: Reptile Smile (compilation album - In A Field Of Their Own - Highlights Of Glastonbury 1992) New Musical Express
- 17 August 1992 (BFBS): Reptile Smile (CD - In A Field Of Their Own) NME
- 13 September 1992 (BFBS): My Loser (12" - Mr Litnanski) Too Pure
- 19 September 1992: My Loser (12" - Mr Litnanski) Too Pure
- 1993
Th' Faith Healers - Gorgeous Blue Flower In My Garden (A Picture Of Health EP ) 1991
- 29 January 1993: Gorgeous Blue Flower In My Garden 1991 FF #44
- 20 February 1993: 'My Loser (7" blue vinyl)' (Elektra)
- 28 February 1993 (BFBS): My Loser (7" Single) Elektra
- 08 October 1993: Sparklingly Chime (album - Imaginary Friend) Too Pure
- 09 October 1993: Kevin (album - Imaginary Friend) Too Pure
- John Peel In Scandinavia: Sparkling Chime (LP - Imaginary Friend) Too Pure
- 16 October 1993: Sparkingly Chime (album - Imaginary Friend) Too Pure
- 29 October 1993: ‘Kevin (LP – Imaginary Friend)’ (Too Pure)
- 01 November 1993 (Ö3): 'See-Saw (CD-Imaginary Friend)' (Too Pure)
- 09 November 1993 (Radio Mafia): See-Saw (CD - Imaginary Friend) Too Pure
- 20 November 1993 (BFBS): Sparklingly Chime (album - Imaginary Friend) Too Pure
- 1994
- 04 March 1994: S.O.S. (split 7" with Mambo Taxi - Go Abba) Clawfist
- 12 March 1994 (BFBS): S.O.S. (shared 7" with Mambo Taxi - Go Abba) Clawfist
- 26 March 1994 (BFBS): S.O.S. (shared 7" with Mambo Taxi - Go Abba) Clawfist
- 02 April 1994: S.O.S. (shared 7" with Mambo Taxi - Go Abba) Clawfist