Description
Black Grape was founded by former members of The Happy Mondays, Shaun Ryder and Bez a.k.a. Mark Berry. New band members included rappers Paul Kermit Leveridge, Carl Psycho McCarthy, drummer Ged Lynch all three from the first wave of UK hiphop, and influential Hulme, Manchester act Ruthless Rap Assassins, guitarist Paul Wagstaff from the Paris Angels, and Oli Dirtycash Dillon on ocarina. Its Great When Youre Straight… Yeah contains 10 catchy songs with influences from indiepop, alternative, funk, disco, with rough guitar, rapping all glued together and produced by American Danny Saber. Upon release in 1993, the debut album immediately charted 1 in the UK Albums chart and was certified Platinum. Its Great When Youre Straight… Yeah includes the UK Top 2 singles Reverend Black Grape, In the Name of The Father and Kellys Heroes.
