The Beautiful South - Old Red Eye is Back & We Are Each Other

English pop rock group formed in 1988 by Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway, two former members of the Hull  group The Housemartins. They signed to Go! Discs Records and released  the albums "Welcome to The Beautiful South (1989)" , "Choke (1990)" and "0898 Beautiful South (1992)". In 1994. Jacqui Abbott joined the band as a vocalist and released the album "Miaow". Then they released six albums and split up in 2007. Heaton formed a new band "The Sound of Paul Heaton". In 2008 former Beautiful South members Dave Hemingway, Dave Stead and Alison Wheeler formed "The New Beautiful South", changed its name to "The South" in 2010.

1988年にHullのグループThe HousemartinsのメンバーだったPaul HeatonとDave Hemingwayによって結成。 彼らはGo! Discs Recordsと契約し "Welcome to The Beautiful South (1989)" , "Choke (1990)"と"0898 Beautiful South (1992)"をリリースしました。1994年にJacqui Abbottが女性ボーカルとして加入しアルバム"Miaow"を発表。六枚のアルバムをリリースし2007年に解散しました。Heatonはニュー・バンド"The Sound of Paul Heaton"を結成、2008年に元Beautiful SouthのメンバーDave Hemingway, Dave Stead, Alison Wheelerは "The New Beautiful South"を結成、2010年に"The South"とバンド名を変えました。