Black Grape

Black Grape was a rock and roll band from the UK, formed in 1993 by former members of The Happy Mondays, Shaun Ryder and Bez. They recruited ra

Black Grape was a rock and roll band from the UK, formed in 1993 by former members of The Happy Mondays, Shaun Ryder and Bez. They recruited rappers Kermit and Jed, plus guitarist Wags, formerly of the Manchester-based group the Paris Angels. Recording of new material started that year, although the group were not under contract.

In 1995 they signed to Radioactive Records (an imprint of major label BMG) and released their debut album. It's Great When You're Straight... Yeah immediately charted at number one in the UK, and spawned three top-twenty singles.