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'''Microdisney''' were an Irish [[rock music|rock]] band formed in [[Cork (city)|Cork]] in 1980.<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|title=The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music|editor-first=Colin|editor-last=Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1997|edition=Concise|isbn=1-85227-745-9|page=840/1|title-link=Encyclopedia of Popular Music}}</ref> They were founded and led by songwriters [[Cathal Coughlan (singer)|Cathal Coughlan]] (keyboards, vocals) and [[Sean O'Hagan]] (guitar).<ref name="AMMicrodisney">{{cite web|last1=Ankeny|first1=Jason|date=n.d.|title=Microdisney|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/microdisney-mn0000891124/biography|publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> Originally typeset as Micro Disney, the band had become Microdisney by the time they (Coughlan and O'Hagan) had relocated to London in 1983 and signed to [[Rough Trade Records]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/learn-and-sing/iron-fist-in-velvet-glove-the-story-of-microdisney-part-1-244e583c690b|title=Iron Fist in Velvet Glove (Part 1)|first=Paul|last=McDermott|date=27 April 2021|website=Medium.com|access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref> Between 1983 and 1986 the band recorded six [[John Peel|Peel Sessions]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.furious.com/perfect/microdisney.html|title=Perfect Sound Forever: Microdisney – their story|website=Furious.com|access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref> for BBC Radio and released their debut album for Rough Trade called ''[[Everybody Is Fantastic]]''.
'''Microdisney''' were an Irish [[rock music|rock]] band formed in [[Cork (city)|Cork]] in 1980.<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|title=The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music|editor-first=Colin|editor-last=Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1997|edition=Concise|isbn=1-85227-745-9|page=840/1|title-link=Encyclopedia of Popular Music}}</ref> They were founded and led by songwriters [[Cathal Coughlan (singer)|Cathal Coughlan]] (keyboards, vocals) and [[Sean O'Hagan]] (guitar).<ref name="AMMicrodisney">{{cite web|last1=Ankeny|first1=Jason|date=n.d.|title=Microdisney|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/microdisney-mn0000891124/biography|publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> Originally typeset as Micro Disney, the band had become Microdisney by the time they (Coughlan and O'Hagan) had relocated to London in 1983 and signed to [[Rough Trade Records]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/learn-and-sing/iron-fist-in-velvet-glove-the-story-of-microdisney-part-1-244e583c690b|title=Iron Fist in Velvet Glove (Part 1)|first=Paul|last=McDermott|date=27 April 2021|website=Medium.com|access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref> Between 1983 and 1986 the band recorded six [[John Peel|Peel Sessions]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.furious.com/perfect/microdisney.html|title=Perfect Sound Forever: Microdisney – their story|website=Furious.com|access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref> for BBC Radio and released their debut album for Rough Trade called ''[[Everybody Is Fantastic]]''.


In 1985, their album ''[[The Clock Comes Down the Stairs]]'' reached number one in the [[UK Indie Chart]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://louderthanwar.com/radio-documentary-celebrates-career-of-recently-reformed-microdisney/|title=Iron Fist in Velvet Glove : radio documentary celebrates career of recently reformed Microdisney|website=Louderthanwar.com|date=29 November 2017|access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.joe.ie/music/microdisney-back-touring-best-album-one-night-607674|title=Microdisney are back and touring their best album – for one night only|website=Joe.ie|access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref> and they reached number 55 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] and the top 40 in Ireland with the 1987 single "Town to Town".<ref>{{cite web|url = http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=1&placement%5Bartist%5D=microdisney | publisher = [[Irish Recorded Music Association]] | title = Singles Charts – Placement – Search – Microdisney |access-date = 23 June 2018 }}</ref><ref name="Power2017">{{cite news |last1=Power |first1=Ed |title=Sean O'Hagan returns to 'cosmopolitan' Cork |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsfilmtv/sean-ohagan-returns-to-cosmopolitan-cork-453498.html |work=[[The Irish Examiner]] |date=28 June 2017}}</ref> This single, released by Virgin Records, was followed into the UK chart by "Gale Force Wind" in March 1988. That 1 July, days after supporting [[David Bowie]] at London's Dominion Theatre, the band split up.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/feb/04/how-i-fell-in-love-with-microdisney|title=How I fell in love with Microdisney &#124; Pádraig Collins|date=4 February 2019|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref>
In 1985, their album ''[[The Clock Comes Down the Stairs]]'' reached number one in the [[UK Indie Chart]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://louderthanwar.com/radio-documentary-celebrates-career-of-recently-reformed-microdisney/|title=Iron Fist in Velvet Glove : radio documentary celebrates career of recently reformed Microdisney|website=Louderthanwar.com|date=29 November 2017|access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.joe.ie/music/microdisney-back-touring-best-album-one-night-607674|title=Microdisney are back and touring their best album – for one night only|website=Joe.ie|access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref> and they reached number 55 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] and the top 40 in Ireland with the 1987 single "Town to Town".<ref>{{cite web|url = http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=1&placement%5Bartist%5D=microdisney | publisher = [[Irish Recorded Music Association]] | title = Singles Charts – Placement – Search – Microdisney |access-date = 23 June 2018 }}</ref><ref name="Power2017">{{cite news |last1=Power |first1=Ed |title=Sean O'Hagan returns to 'cosmopolitan' Cork |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsfilmtv/sean-ohagan-returns-to-cosmopolitan-cork-453498.html |work=[[The Irish Examiner]] |date=28 June 2017}}</ref> This single, released by Virgin Records, was followed into the UK chart by "Gale Force Wind" in March 1988. That July, days after supporting [[David Bowie]] at London's Dominion Theatre, the band split up.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/feb/04/how-i-fell-in-love-with-microdisney|title=How I fell in love with Microdisney &#124; Pádraig Collins|date=4 February 2019|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref>


O'Hagan and Coughlan formed separate bands, [[the High Llamas]] and [[the Fatima Mansions]], respectively, with Coughlan also going on to work with [[Sean Hughes (comedian)|Sean Hughes]] in Bubonique<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brandnewretro.ie/2012/04/26/sean-hughes-cathal-coughlan-fatima-masions-nme-may-1992/|title=Sean Hughes & Cathal Coughlan (Fatima Mansions), NME, May 1992|website=Brandnewretro.ie|access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref> and [[Luke Haines]] as part of [[The North Sea Scrolls]] project.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thequietus.com/articles/06785-north-sea-scrolls-cathal-coughlan-luke-haines-andrew-mueller|title=The Quietus &#124; Features &#124; A Quietus Interview &#124; North Sea Scrolls: Coughlan, Haines, Mueller Present New History|website=Thequietus.com|access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://louderthanwar.com/luke-haines-cathal-coughlan-and-andrew-mueller-the-north-sea-scrolls-album-review/|title=Luke Haines, Cathal Coughlan and Andrew Mueller: The North Sea Scrolls – album review|first=Ged|last=Babey|website=Louderthanwar.com|date=20 January 2013|access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2.2117/north-sea-scrolls-1.1584469|title=North Sea Scrolls|first=Tony|last=Clayton-Lea|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref> In 2017, a radio documentary was made about the band called ''Iron Fist in Velvet Glove – The Story of Microdisney'' by producer [[Paul McDermott (documentarian)|Paul McDermott]], which was re-broadcast by Newstalk 106-108fm as part of their ''Documentary on Newstalk'' season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newstalk.com/documentary-and-drama-on-newstalk/documentary-on-newstalk-iron-fist-in-velvet-glove-the-story-of-microdisney-506328|title=Documentary on Newstalk: Iron Fist in Velvet Glove – the story of Microdisney|website=Newstalk.com|access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref>
O'Hagan and Coughlan formed separate bands, [[the High Llamas]] and [[the Fatima Mansions]], respectively, with Coughlan also going on to work with [[Sean Hughes (comedian)|Sean Hughes]] in Bubonique<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brandnewretro.ie/2012/04/26/sean-hughes-cathal-coughlan-fatima-masions-nme-may-1992/|title=Sean Hughes & Cathal Coughlan (Fatima Mansions), NME, May 1992|website=Brandnewretro.ie|access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref> and [[Luke Haines]] as part of [[The North Sea Scrolls]] project.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thequietus.com/articles/06785-north-sea-scrolls-cathal-coughlan-luke-haines-andrew-mueller|title=The Quietus &#124; Features &#124; A Quietus Interview &#124; North Sea Scrolls: Coughlan, Haines, Mueller Present New History|website=Thequietus.com|access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://louderthanwar.com/luke-haines-cathal-coughlan-and-andrew-mueller-the-north-sea-scrolls-album-review/|title=Luke Haines, Cathal Coughlan and Andrew Mueller: The North Sea Scrolls – album review|first=Ged|last=Babey|website=Louderthanwar.com|date=20 January 2013|access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/2.2117/north-sea-scrolls-1.1584469|title=North Sea Scrolls|first=Tony|last=Clayton-Lea|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref> In 2017, a radio documentary was made about the band called ''Iron Fist in Velvet Glove – The Story of Microdisney'' by producer [[Paul McDermott (documentarian)|Paul McDermott]], which was re-broadcast by Newstalk 106-108fm as part of their ''Documentary on Newstalk'' season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newstalk.com/documentary-and-drama-on-newstalk/documentary-on-newstalk-iron-fist-in-velvet-glove-the-story-of-microdisney-506328|title=Documentary on Newstalk: Iron Fist in Velvet Glove – the story of Microdisney|website=Newstalk.com|access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref>
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===Albums===
===Albums===
'''Studio albums'''
'''Studio albums'''
*''[[Everybody Is Fantastic]]'' (1984)
*''[[Everybody Is Fantastic]]'' (1984) [[UK Independent Singles and Albums Charts|UK Indie]]: 6 <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Indie Hits "M" |url=http://cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/m.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006222230/http://cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/m.htm |archive-date=2008-10-06 |access-date=2025-07-17 |website=cherryred.co.uk}}</ref>
*''[[The Clock Comes Down the Stairs]]'' (1985)
*''[[The Clock Comes Down the Stairs]]'' (1985) [[UK Independent Singles and Albums Charts|UK Indie]]: 1
*''[[Crooked Mile (album)|Crooked Mile]]'' (1987)
*''[[Crooked Mile (album)|Crooked Mile]]'' (1987)
*''[[39 Minutes]]'' (1988)
*''[[39 Minutes]]'' (1988)
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'''Other albums'''
'''Other albums'''
*''[[Kaught at the Kampus]]'' (1980)
*''[[Kaught at the Kampus]]'' (1980)
*''[[We Hate You South African Bastards!]]'' (1984)
*''[[We Hate You South African Bastards!]]'' (1984) [[UK Independent Singles and Albums Charts|UK Indie]]: 7
*''[[The Peel Sessions Album (Microdisney album)|The Peel Sessions Album]]'' (1989)
*''[[The Peel Sessions Album (Microdisney album)|The Peel Sessions Album]]'' (1989)
*''Big Sleeping House'' (1995)
*''Big Sleeping House'' (1995)
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===Singles===
===Singles===
*"Hello Rascals" (1982)
*''"Hello Rascals"'' (1982)
*"Pink Skinned Man" (1983)  
*''"Pink Skinned Man"'' (1983)  
*"Dolly" (1984)
*''"Dolly"'' (1984)
*''In the World'' EP (1985)
*''"In the World"'' EP (1985) [[UK Independent Singles and Albums Charts|UK Indie]]: 7 <ref name=":0" />
*"Birthday Girl" (1985)
*''"Birthday Girl"'' (1985) [[UK Independent Singles and Albums Charts|UK Indie]]: 6
*"Town to Town" (1987, [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] #55)
*''"Town to Town"'' (1987) [[Irish Singles Chart|Ireland]]: #30,<ref>{{cite web|url = http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=1&search_type=artist&placement=Microdisney | publisher = irishcharts.ie | title = The Irish charts - All there is to know - Microdisney | accessdate = 24 June 2025 }}</ref> [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]: #55
*"Singer's Hampstead Home" (1987)
*''"Singer's Hampstead Home"'' (1987)
*"Gale Force Wind" (1988, UK #98)
*''"Gale Force Wind"'' (1988, [[UK singles chart|UK]]: #98)


==References==
==References==

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Microdisney were an Irish rock band formed in Cork in 1980.[1] They were founded and led by songwriters Cathal Coughlan (keyboards, vocals) and Sean O'Hagan (guitar).[2] Originally typeset as Micro Disney, the band had become Microdisney by the time they (Coughlan and O'Hagan) had relocated to London in 1983 and signed to Rough Trade Records.[3] Between 1983 and 1986 the band recorded six Peel Sessions[4] for BBC Radio and released their debut album for Rough Trade called Everybody Is Fantastic.

In 1985, their album The Clock Comes Down the Stairs reached number one in the UK Indie Chart,[5][6] and they reached number 55 in the UK Singles Chart and the top 40 in Ireland with the 1987 single "Town to Town".[7][8] This single, released by Virgin Records, was followed into the UK chart by "Gale Force Wind" in March 1988. That July, days after supporting David Bowie at London's Dominion Theatre, the band split up.[9]

O'Hagan and Coughlan formed separate bands, the High Llamas and the Fatima Mansions, respectively, with Coughlan also going on to work with Sean Hughes in Bubonique[10] and Luke Haines as part of The North Sea Scrolls project.[11][12][13] In 2017, a radio documentary was made about the band called Iron Fist in Velvet Glove – The Story of Microdisney by producer Paul McDermott, which was re-broadcast by Newstalk 106-108fm as part of their Documentary on Newstalk season.[14]

In 2018, Microdisney reunited for the first time in 30 years, performing live in Dublin and London.[15] In February 2019, they played their last shows in Dublin and Cork.[16] The members of Microdisney were awarded an IMRO/NCH Trailblazer Award, given to "culturally important" Irish albums (in this instance, for The Clock Comes Down the Stairs) in 2018.[16]

A 2024 documentary, titled Microdisney: The Clock Comes Down the Stairs and focusing on the band's formation and career and reformation, was broadcast on BBC4 on 15 March 2024.[17]

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Other albums

Singles

  • "Hello Rascals" (1982)
  • "Pink Skinned Man" (1983)
  • "Dolly" (1984)
  • "In the World" EP (1985) UK Indie: 7 [18]
  • "Birthday Girl" (1985) UK Indie: 6
  • "Town to Town" (1987) Ireland: #30,[19] UK: #55
  • "Singer's Hampstead Home" (1987)
  • "Gale Force Wind" (1988, UK: #98)

References

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Sources

Further reading

  • Mark. J. Prendergast (1987) Irish Rock: Roots, Personalities, Directions. O'Brien Press. Template:Isbn
  • Mark McAvoy (2009) Cork Rock: From Rory Gallagher to the Sultans of Ping. Mercier Press. Template:ISBN

External links

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