Superstar (band)

Superstar were a Scottish rock band founded in 1991.^[1]

Superstar
Background information
Origin	Glasgow, Scotland
Genres	Alternative rock
Years active	1991–2000
Labels	Creation Capitol Camp Fabulous
Past members	Joe McAlinden Jim McCulloch Quentin McAfee Alan Hutchison Nellie Grant Raymond Prior

History

The band was formed in 1991 by Joe McAlinden, a former member of The Groovy Little Numbers and the BMX Bandits, who also arranged strings for the band Teenage Fanclub.^[2] They first appeared on Creation Records in 1992 with the album Greatest Hits vol. 1, which was followed by the Capitol Records album Superstar^[2] on 28 June 1994. The band regrouped in 1996 and Jim McCulloch, formerly of the Soup Dragons and the original line-up of the BMX Bandits,^[3] joined on lead guitar.^[1] They signed a deal with the Camp Fabulous label, who issued the 18 Carat album in 1997.^[4] Their single "Superstar" reached number 49 on the UK Singles Chart,^[5] but gained a wider audience when it was covered by Rod Stewart on When We Were the New Boys.^[6]

Discography

Albums

• Greatest Hits Volume 1 (1992), Creation Records
• Superstar (1994), Capitol
• 18 Carat (1997), Camp Fabulous
• Palm Tree (1998), Camp Fabulous
• Phat Dat (2000), Camp Fabulous
• Six More Songs (2000), Camp Fabulous

EPs

• Every Day I Fall Apart EP (1997), Camp Fabulous
• Superstar vs Alan Warner EP (1998) (a collaboration with author Alan Warner)

Singles

• "Could It Be You" (1994), Superstar Records
• "Breathing Space" (1997), Camp Fabulous – UK No. 66
• "Every Day I Fall Apart" (1997), Camp Fabulous
• "Superstar" (1998), Camp Fabulous – UK No. 49
• "I Love Love" (2000), Camp Fabulous

Line-ups

1992

• McAlinden, Nellie Grant, Raymond Prior^[6]

1996

• McAlinden, Jim McCulloch, drummer Quentin McAfee and bass player Alan Hutchison^[6]

References

1. "Ready Steady Go - Superstar". Ready-steady-go.org.uk. Archived from the original on 21 February 2001. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
2. Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 1015-6
3. "Green Peppers". GreenPeppers.info. Archived from the original on 16 August 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
4. Colin Larkin, ed. (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 384. ISBN 0-7535-0427-8.
5. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 541. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
6. "Superstar Biography". Nme.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2021.

External links

• Joe McAlinden's website
• Green Peppers – McCulloch's new band
• 1998 interview with McAlinden