{{For|the song by Curtis Mayfield|Super Fly (soundtrack)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Short description|English alternative rock band}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = Pusherman | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Portsmouth, England | genre = Alternative rock | years_active = 1994–1997 | label = Ignition Records | associated_acts = | website = | current_members = | past_members = Andy Frank <br />Meredith "Yank" Reid<br />Bo Ellery<br />Jon Bond Head<br />Martin Hoyland<br />Roger Swift<br />Tony Antoniou<br />Harry Harrison }}
'''Pusherman''' was an alternative rock band from Portsmouth, England. Formed in 1994, the band's lineup consisted of Andy Frank (vocals), Meredith "Yank" Reid (vocals, harmonica), Bo Ellery (bass), Martin Hoyland (guitar), Roger Swift (dorest wash board), Tony Antoniou (guitar) and Harry Harrison (drums).
Pusherman were signed to Oasis manager Marcus Russell's Ignition Records label, who released their first single entitled "First Time" in November 1995. Another single, "Whole", a 12" vinyl single, was voted single of the week by the ''NME'', and though it was not available as a commercial release, it appeared on the NME 1996 cassette compilation ''Here Comes the Summer...'', and ''Volume'' magazine's ''Volume Sixteen: Copulation Explosion!'' compilation.
The group's debut album, the Owen Morris–produced ''Floored'', was released in September 1996. In November of that year, the song "Sold" from the album appeared on the CMJ New Music Monthly compilation, while another single "The Aim Indeed" was included in the UK indie compilation ''Indie Top 20 Volume 23''.
Partly due to its members' heroin use, Pusherman disbanded in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.drdrew.com/DrewLive/article.asp?id=137|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061020021249/http://www.drdrew.com/DrewLive/article.asp?id=137|url-status=dead|title=Jact<!-- Bot generated title -->|archivedate=October 20, 2006}}</ref> At the time of their breakup, they were being filmed by British filmmaker and music video director Mark Szaszy and photographer Corinne Day for a planned rockumentary".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.independentfilmquarterly.com/ifq/interviews/day.htm|title=Independent Film Quarterly - Interview with filmmaker MARK SZASZY and PHOTOGRAPHER CORINNE DAY<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=Independentfilmquarterly.com}}</ref> Afterwards singer Andy Frank moved to Los Angeles to form the band Jact along with Ted Hutt.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/interview/12026826|title=Jact Interviews on Yahoo! Music<!-- Bot generated title -->|website=Music.yahoo.com}}</ref> Pusherman's other singer, Yank Reid, died in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.getunderground.com/underground/columns/article.cfm?Article_ID=1031|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20030630191134/http://www.getunderground.com/underground/columns/article.cfm?Article_ID=1031|url-status=dead|title='Fast Times – The Photography of Corinne Day' by Adrian Gargett - Get Underground columns<!-- Bot generated title -->|archivedate=June 30, 2003}}</ref> Bass player Bo Ellery played on It's Jo and Danny's 2005 album ''Lank Haired Girl to Bearded Boy''. Guitarist Martin Hoyland is a member of 9Bach.
Andy Frank died in 2008 at his home in Los Angeles, aged 42,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/pusherman-1334055|title=Pusherman singer passes away |website=Nme.com|date=November 27, 2008}}</ref> and was buried in Portsmouth, England.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/rocker%20frank%20to%20be%20buried%20in%20native%20england_1087933 |title=Nme | Rocker Frank to be Buried in Native England | Contactmusic |website=www.contactmusic.com |access-date=3 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723160544/http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/rocker%20frank%20to%20be%20buried%20in%20native%20england_1087933 |archive-date=23 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Discography== {| class="wikitable" !align="center"|Title |- |align="left"|"First Time" (single, 12" vinyl) *Released: 27 November 1995 *Label: Ignition Records |- |align="left"|"Whole" (12" vinyl) *Released: 1996 *Label: Ignition Records |- |align="left"|"Show Me Slowly" (single, 12" vinyl) *Released: 18 March 1996 *Label: Ignition Records |- |align="left"|"Chase It" (CD single, 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl) *Released: 13 May 1996 *Label: Ignition Records |- |align="left"|"The Aim Indeed" (CD single, 7" vinyl) *Released: 2 September 1996 *Label: Ignition Records |- |align="left"|''Floored'' (LP Album, CD Album) *Released: 23 September 1996 *Label: Ignition Records/Sony *Singles: "Chase It", "Sold", "The Aim Indeed" |- |align="left"|"Sold" (2 Part CD single, 7" vinyl) *Released: 27 January 1997 *Label: Ignition Records |}
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==External links== *[http://www.broken-egg.com/ignition/ignitionrecords/wwwroot/ Ignition Records Pusherman Homepage]
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