The Coral

The Coral is a band formed in 1996 in Hoylake in the Wirral near Liverpool, England by neighbourhood friends James Skelly (vocals, guitar), Ian Skelly (drums), Paul Duffy (bass, saxophone), Lee Southall (guitar, vocals), Bill Ryder-Jones (guitar, trumpet), Nick Power (organ), John Duffy (crazy bongos) and Woy-Oy-Boy (Dancing inigma)

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The Coral have released 3 full-length albums, their self titled debut The Coral, its follow up Magic and Medicine and their most recent The Invisible Invasion, as well as a 'mini-album' Nightfreak and the Sons of Becker. All their albums besides their most recent were produced by The Lightning Seeds singer/songwriter Ian Broudie.

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The band play an unusual style of music which is a mixture of old fashioned country and folk music and modern rock. Their music is often used in the soundtrack to many T.V. adverts and programmes (in the U.K.). Although they have a fan base in the North American market, they have yet to achieve a mainstream audience.

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Their music has been featured on the television show Scrubs.

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The Coral are signed to the Deltasonic record label along with other acts, generally from or based in Liverpool, such as The Zutons, The Dead 60s and The Basement.

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1996: 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty....

Hoylake: Hoylake is a seaside town in Merseyside, a few miles to the west of Liverpool. It is located on the tip of the Wirral peninsula, on the corner between the estuary of the River Dee and the sea....

Wirral: Wirral is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England, which occupies part of the Wirral peninsula, more commonly known locally as The Wirral....

The Coral related Images and Photos (experimental)

The Coral	The Coral Reef	Battle of the Coral Sea (1959)	Close-Up of a Brain Coral the Green Color Is Due to Zooanthellae Algae
Coral III	Coral Sky	Coral Reef	Coral Shell I
Coral Shell II	Red Coral I	Sapphire Coral	Amethyst Coral