Blue Aeroplanes

The Blue Aeroplanes are an art rock group from Bristol, England, that has drawn comparisons to critically acclaimed rock bands like the Velvet Underground because of their eclectic style and the songwriting sensibility of group leader Gerard Langley. The group released ‘Bop Art’ on the Abstract Records label in April 1984, then signed to Fire Records, for which they recorded their second album, ‘Tolerance’ (October 1986), and their third, ‘Spitting Out Miracles’ (1987), plus several EPs.

‘Spitting Out Miracles’ was their first U.S. release, followed by the compilation album ‘Friendloverplane’ (1988), a double LP on Fire in the U.K. that was reduced to a single LP on Restless in the U.S. The Blue Aeroplanes then signed to the Ensign division of Chrysalis Records and charted in the U.K. with two 1989 singles, “Jacket Hangs” and “…And Stones,” as well as their 1990 and 1991 albums, ‘Swagger’ and ‘Beatsongs’.