Dave Morris


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British musician (guitarist), songwriter, producer and live engineer from Alvechurch. He started his career in music in the mid 1970s in bands such as Speed Limit and later Jealous Girl, which enjoyed some commercial success and supported the Pointer Sisters and 10cc. It was during this time he started building a mobile studio. After Jealous Girl split, Morris moved the mobile studio into Millsborough House in Redditch town centre and Workshop Studios was born in 1984. He had considerable success recording many local and up and coming bands including the Wonder Stuff, Neds Atomic Dustbin and Pop Will Eat Itself. Also recorded a charity single there with rock legends Brian May, Rick Wakeman and Steve Howe. He passed away on March 20, 2016, he was 63.

ALBUMS


Sandkings
Anthology 1 : 1987-1989
2022, CD, Album, Comp, Revolver Records (3)
Jean Vincent & Her Band
Rock With Me!
2010
Skimmer
Still
2004
Gordon Giltrap
Music For The Small Screen
2000
Skimmer
Tuftyclub
1999, 7", Crackle! Records
Parker's Alibi
The Beer Goggles
1999, CD, EP, Nightmare (4), ,
Electric Blues
Huron
Rain In The Sun
1998, CD, Imagine Records (6)
The Upper Fifth
Lyin' To You / Way Too Blue
1998
Skimmer
Vexed
1998, ,
Punk/Pop Punk
Navel (4) & Skimmer
England Tour Split
1998, ,
Punk
Stray (6), Del Bromham's Stray
Alive And Giggin'
1996, CD, Album, Mystic Records (3)
Vivid
Urban Surfing E.P.
1994, CD, EP, East Midlands Arts
The Wonder Stuff
If The Beatles Had Read Hunter... The Singles
1994, CD PMDC Pressing, ,
Alternative Rock/Indie Rock
Family Gotown*
Innocence And Experience EP.
1993, CD, EP, Kool Ade Records, Kool Ade Records
Sweet Jesus
Phonefreak Honey
1992, CD, ,
Indie Rock
Various
Volume Three
1992, CD, All Media Book, ,
Leftfield/Alternative Rock/Electro/Indie Rock/Conscious
Family Go Town
Turtle EP
1992, ,
Indie Rock
Delicious Monster
Dull Dull Dull
1992
Family Go Town
Box EP
1992
Sandkings
Pin-Stripe Ghetto
1992, Vinyl, ,
Indie Rock
Sweet Jesus
Honey Loving Honey
1991, 7", Single, Rough Trade, ,
Indie Rock
The Liberty Thieves
Abandon Hope E.P.
1991, 12", EP, Catapult Records (4)
Springheel Jack
All The Lost Songs
1991, Cass, Springheel Music
Drop
Within And Beyond
1991
Drop
Reflections
1991, ,
Indie Rock/Shoegaze
Ocean Colour Scene
Yesterday Today
1991
The Filipinos
Peel Back The Skin
1991
Pop Am Good
The Latest Thing
1991
Onionhead
For Niceness
1990, 12", EP, Fairweather Recordings
Onionhead
Ming
1990, 12", Fairweather Recordings
Onionhead
Electric Ladland
1990, 12", EP, Fairweather Recordings
The Liberty Thieves
Put It Away E.P.
1990, 12", EP, Catapult Records (4)
The Sordid Details
The Coming Down E.P.
1990, Cass, EP, Not On Label
Drongo's For Europe*
Cool Baby / This Town
1990
Sandkings
Hope Springs Eternal
1989, 12", Long Beach Records
Ember Days
The Secret Of Childhood
1989, 12", EP, Wroxeter Records
Slowburner
An Emotional Business
1989, LP, Burn Records Ltd
The Sordid Details
The Sordid Details
1989, Cass, EP, Not On Label
Where Gardens Fall
Postcard
1989
The Fanatics
Suburban Love Songs
1989, Vinyl, ,
Power Pop
Sandkings
All's Well With The World
1989
The Wonder Stuff
A Wish Away
1988
The Wonder Stuff
Give, Give, Give Me More, More, More
1988
The Wonder Stuff
It's Yer Money I'm After, Baby
1988
The Libertines
Smith Is A Liar
1987, 12", EP, Loose Fish Records
The Very Things
This Is Motortown
1986, Vinyl, ,
Alternative Rock/Leftfield
The Fastest Bat
Cold Haily Windy Night
1985, LP, Human Records (10), Human Records (10)
Talon
Live
CDr, Big Red Records (8)
Garrison Damn
New Dress
CD, Single, Riverstate Music
Ocean Colour Scene
Yesterday Today
1991
ReGenesis
Here It Comes Again...
1998, CD, Album, Mystic Records (3)
The Hamsters
The Jimi Hendrix Memorial Concerts • 1995
1996
Solo 70
Solo 70 EP
1995, CD, EP, Not On Label
Jealous Girl
Three Days And Riki
1982, Vinyl, ,
Pop Rock
Speed Limit
First Offence
1978

APPEARANCES +


Eric Quincy Tate
Real To Reel
2011, 2xCDr, Not On Label
Les Wilson (4) & The Mighty Houserockers
On The Road
1998, CD, Album, Red Lightnin',
The Cravats
The Colossal Tunes Out
2020, ,
Post-Punk/Punk/Avantgarde
Esme's Adventure
The Girl With The Purple Harp
2014, CD, Album, Teenage Cancer Trust
Tommy Carlisle
South By Southwest
2012
The Winters Brothers Band
Coast 2 Coast
2007, CD, Album, SouthStarRecords, ,
Southern Rock
Gordon Giltrap & Martin Taylor
Gordon Giltrap / Martin Taylor
2005
Frida
4xCD 1xDVD
2005, CD, CD, CD, CD, DVD All Regions,
Twinkie
Scaramouche E.P.
1998, 7", EP, Fortuna Pop!
The Surf Rats
Trouble & Straight Between The Eyes
1998, CD, Comp, Lost Moment Records, ,
Psychobilly
Dogs Deluxe
Dogs Deluxe
1998, CD, ,
Breaks/Drum n Bass/Breakbeat
Navel (4) / Skimmer
England Tour Split!
1998
Joyland
Essence
1997, 7", Single, Jesper Records
Stairwell
Stairwell
1997, Cass, EP, Not On Label
The Beekeepers
Killer Cure
1997, Vinyl, ,
Alternative Rock/Britpop
Pluto
Demolition Plates
1997, CD, ,
House/Techno
Cable
Sale Of The Century / Hydra
1994, 7", Krunch! Records
Various
Crises
1994, CD, Album, Comp, Broken Ear, Broken Tapes, ,
Punk/Hardcore
Big Man Clayton* & The 44's
Can't Stop The Boogie
1993, CD, Album, Hot Fox Records
Olly
Redeeming Love
1993, CD, Album, Chapel Lane Ministries
Korova Milk Bar
Milk Plus
1992, LP, Album, Chapter 22
The Birmingham Schools Concert Orchestra Conducted by Robert Vivian
The Andante Cantabile From The Eye Of The Wind Rhapsody
1992, Cass, Ltd, Not On Label
Ocean Colour Scene
Giving It All Away
1992
Ocean Colour Scene
Do Yourself A Favour
1992
Ocean Colour Scene
Ocean Colour Scene
1992
Korova Milk Bar
Head
1991, 12", Single, Chapter 22
The Filipinos
Summertime
1990, LP, Album, Wild (12), ,
New Wave/Garage Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Korova Milk Bar
Twisted
1990
Ocean Colour Scene
One Of Those Days
1990
The Mighty Houserockers
Fine Lookin' Woman!
1989, LP, Album, Red Lightnin',
David Bright And Sarah Farmer
Late
1989, LP, Mr Weston's Records
Various
Untitled
1988, 7", EP, Ltd, House Of Dolls
The Wonder Stuff
Unbearable
1987
The Baby Men*
For King Willy
1986, 12", One Little Indian
Ad Astra
Give Me The Girl
1983, 7", Sane Records
The Ice Babies
Someday Remember (E.P.)
1983, 12", EP, La Stillette Records
Frida
Here We'll Stay / Strangers
1983
Frida
Something's Going On
1982, ,
Soft Rock/Pop Rock
Various
Brum Beat Live At The Barrel Organ!
1980, ,
Pop Rock/Pub Rock/New Wave/Heavy Metal/Hard Rock/Ska/Blues Rock/Punk/Power Pop
The Filipinos
The Further EP
7", Wild (12)
Pala
You Took My Money And Ran
CD, Single, FGR Recordings
Frida
Something's Going On
2005, CD, ,
Vocal