Song · Tindersticks
“Marbles” by Tindersticks
From the album Tindersticks (1993)
“Marbles” by Tindersticks appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1993. It was first released in 1993 on the album Tindersticks. Its best result is #30 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1993. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #183 alternative song of 1993.
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"Marbles" was Tindersticks' second single, first pressed on the band's own Tippy Toes label as a 10-inch and nothing else, and it got a second life when they re-recorded it for their self-titled debut album, which This Way Up put out in 1993. The credit sheet is a six-way democracy: Stuart A. Staples, David Boulter, Mark Colwill, Neil Fraser, Dickon Hinchliffe and Al Macaulay share the words and the music, and the band produced and engineered it with Ian Caple.
Staples sings over Fraser's guitar, Colwill's bass and Macaulay's drums. The chamber pop outfit had already won the press over with its early singles and its live shows, and the album that gave "Marbles" its new home went on to be named album of the year by Melody Maker.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 30 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1993 | 50 |
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