28 June 1959 - Clinton David Boon is born in Oldham
27 December 1962 - Mark Anthony Feeley is born in Oldham
28 January 1963 - Glenn Chesworth is born in Chadderton, Oldham
11 January 1964 - David Swift is born in Wolverhampton
10 July 1964 - Graham Paul Lambert is born in Chadderton, Oldham
09 July 1965 - Thomas Hingley is born in Abingdon, Oxford
03 July 1968 - Martyn John Walsh is born in Rusholme, Manchester
05 December 1971 - Craig Douglas Gill is born in Salford
Notes: The youngest member of the band, Craig, died 20 November 2016.

December 1976 - Clint Boon watches the Sex Pistols Live in Manchester
Notes: 25 November 2015 From outlineonline.co.uk Outline Norwich Born & Bred webpage, Inspiral Carpets Interview by Lizzoutline 25/11/15:
How did you come to learn keyboards?
It was a proper accident really. As a kid I wanted to be in a band and be a popstar, but I never studied instruments at school, I just wanted to be a rock ‘n’ roll singer. I was born in 1959 so I grew up through the 60’s and 70’s and as a teenager 1950’s rock n roll music was my first love, people like Elvis were a real inspiration. When the punk rock thing happened in 1976 I was 16 or 17 and that was the moment I realised I could actually do this. A lot of the punk rockers I was watching like The Buzzcocks and The Fall and The Clash weren’t amazing musicians, they were working class people like me so I realised that I might have a chance at doing it too. Seeing The Sex Pistols in December 1976 made me get off my arse and start doing it. I tried a few instruments and I just built my own set of really lo fi recording equipment at home through the 80’s, collecting microphones and tape recorders, guitars, and then I stumbled across the Farfisa Compact Duo keyboard which is what I still use now. That sound is now what I’m known for, and what people associate with the Inspirals.

T'Mill - 1983 - Clint Boon meets Mani at the Miners Arms, Oldham
Notes: Clint and Mani were both friends with Chris Goodwin. Chris was drumming in a covers band called 'Weakstones Bridge', who later became the band 'Exit'. Mani and Chris joined Clint after The Waterfront disbanded. The three met together and started jamming together shortly after ever Sunday in The Mill in Ashton-Under-Lyne, where Clint Boon was working.
Mani was living in Failsworth. Chris was in Oldham.
The Mill sessons went on through 1984 into 1985. Recordings included Clint driving over a microphone with a forklift truck, smashing glash and extended jams.
“We formed T‘Mill, which was psychedelic garage rock, with
me singing and playing Farfisaorgan like I do in Inspiral Carpets,"
explains Boon. “We didn’t have a guitarist - if we recorded a track that
needed guitar, Mani would play it. It was quite industrial, with angle
grinders and tapes of heavy machinery. We’d drive a forklift truck over
a mic and see what it sounded like. It was all paisley shirts, bowl—cuts
and The 13th Floor Elevators. Very creative."

The Inspiral Carpets
Stephen Holt - Vocals
Graham Lambert - Guitar
Tony Feely - Bass
Glenn Chesworth - Keyboards

1983 - Stephen Holt & Graham Lambert form Inspiral Carpets in Oldham
Notes: School friends Stephen & Graham start rehearsing together.
Tony Feely joins on bass and Glenn Chesworth on keyboards.
From 1990 Smash Hits Magazine Interview by Sylvia Patterson:
Regarding the name Inspiral Carpets, Clint said: "People'd just walk all over you, wouldn't they? so we call ourselves the Inspirals, 'cos it's a much better word. In time, it'll become just the Inspirals, 'cos we're.. -inspiral."

T'Mill - 1984 - Ian Brown & Andy Couzens audition and rehearse with T'Mill, The Mill, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Guide Bridge
Notes: Ian Brown & Andy Couzens audition for the band. They rehearsed a few times but left to form their own group. The band consisted of Clint Boon (soon to be Inspiral Carpets organ player and co-songwriter), Gary 'Mani' Mounfield on bass guitar (former The Waterfront bass player) & Chris Goodwin (former The Waterfront drummer and later to be The High's drummer). Chris would also audition for The Stone Roses too.
Taken from'the early days' article by John Robb published 08 April 2011 on louderthanwar.com: ''1984, Brown and Couzens did make one famous trip up to Clint Boon’s rehearsal space in Ashton called The Mill to have a jam with Boon’s pre-Inspiral Carpets outfit named The Mill (or T’Mill depending on which day of the week you asked him). This was also the mill that a young Noel Gallagher would trek up to a few years later for his Inspiral Carpets vocalist audition.'' The Mill, who were a three piece of Boon, Mani on bass or guitar and Chris Goodwin on drums, were recording semi-psychedelic jams with metal percussion and noise – “a bit like Einsturzende Neubauten” grins Boon years later (who also recalls Brown and Couzens turning up in Couzens’ “big American car” . The five of them bundled into the rehearsal room cum homemade recording studio and attempted to create some magic, but the group, who were a Manchester supergroup ten years too early, failed to ignite, with Ian finding the music uninteresting, pretending that he had never sung before, making his excuses and getting out of there.'
Chris Goodwin said: “Ian [Brown] and Andy [Couzens] came down to The Mill rehearsal when Mani, myself and Clint throwing bottles at forklift trucks,” “But Ian took one look at us and he went, ‘Yeah, no thanks. See ya next week.’” “That was another meeting with Brown that didn’t go too well....”
From September - October 1999 - On Target Magazine, Mani Interview: Was that The Mill? "No, that was after I started off with Andy Couzens who was in the original Roses line-up. Brummy Rob a Rude boy skinhead who used to used to sing before Brown."

April 1984 - Clint Boon & Mani see R.E.M. play live at The Gallery in Manchester
Notes: Blackpool musician and writer John Robb met Mani here for the first.

1984 - Craig Gill auditions for Inspiral Carpets at The Mill, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Guide Bridge
Notes: Teenager Craig joins the band.
From 02 September 2011 - John Robb Louder Than War interview: ‘The first 5 years of the band was Steve and Graham, Craig joined in 84 and me soon after. There is a five year part of this band that was never made public. The man in the street is not aware of it...

T'Mill - December 1984 - Sounds Awreet To Me Sessions, The Mill, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Guide Bridge
Notes: See 'Sounds Awreet To Me!' E.P.

T'Mill - 1984 Sunday - The Mill, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Guide Bridge
Mine-Train
Notes: The Mill 4 Track Demo. Info & Audio taken From Storytime with Boon - Episode 16 Podcast. Only known broadcast of The Mill, excerpt only and is faded out. The podcast was free to download. Mani introduces the song with an vocal effect.
Bootleg: Storytime with Boon - Episode 16 Podcast

T'Mill - 25 December 1984 - Christmas Day Session, The Mill, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Guide Bridge
Mine-Train / Whiskey In Our Heads
Notes: The Mill would swap instruments during the sessions. Mani would introduce Mine-Train. Info taken from Storytime with Boon - Episode 16 Podcast.
Chris Goodwin said: “[It’s 1984 in Manchester and] Clint Boon had a factory with forklift trucks lying around so we used to record us throwing bottles at it, and record us running them over...”

T'Mill - 1984 - T'Mill release 'Sounds Awreet To Me!' E.P.
Just As The Curtain Finally Falls
Form A Line
Whiskey In Our Heads
Giving It Some Real Heavy Turkey
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Russian Mill Worker's Song
Notes: An early incarnation of Whiskey features here. Handwritten tape notes 'T'Mill 'Sounds Awreet To Me!' 1984', rear tape inlay 'Recorded At The Mill Christmas '84'
E.P. Info From Storytime with Boon - Episode 16 Podcast.
From 2001 I Am Without Shoes Exclusive Mani Interview: > IAWS: What are your memories of The Mill? What did you sound like and do you want to share your tapes of The Mill with us? > Mani: The Mill was just me, Clint Boon and Chris from The High. We’d go down to Clint Boon’s dad's factory and make a racket with power tools and machinery! No, I’d rather not share the tapes, thanks very much! (laughs)
Official: Sounds Rwreet To Me! E.P. () Cassette

T'Mill - 1985 - T'Mill release Minstrels In Lowerby Land Land (M.I.L.L.)
Notes: The last release, recorded during the last few sessions too.
Info From Storytime with Boon - Episode 16 Podcast
Chris Goodwin said: “There’s not many [cassettes] left. I keep saying to Clint 'let’s bring it out', and Mani’s up for it. Some of the songs are really good.”
Cassette

1985
Hungry Socks
Clint Boon - Organ
Martin 'Swinny' Swiny - Vocals & Guitar
Andy Housley - Guitar
Mani - Bass
Chris Goodwin - Drums

1985 - Mani joins The Hungry Socks, Rehearsals,
Nelson's Eyeball / Pyscho (The Sonics cover) / New Dawn Fades (Joy Division cover)
Notes: Clint Boon formed band. Mani played bass guitar and Chris Goodwin played drums.
Chris Goodwin even sang Joy Division during some sets and rehearsals, he remembers: “Yeah! There’s a song called ‘New Dawn Fades’ that I sung.
07 January 2018 - thestoneroses.co.uk published an interview with Matt Mead. Notes: ''We interview Matt Mead, who is currently writing the book Flowered Up and who recently was able to share a short clip from The Stone Roses Elephant Stone recording sessions.
Chris Goodwin on Hungry Socks: After that first “show” we kept changing personnel, with Mani on bass (yes, that Mani) Clint Boon on organ, Swinny on vocals and guitar and Andy Housley joining on second guitar. One memorable night when we played at The Tommyfield pub, well, when I say we played, we actually got to soundcheck and every scally, scooter boy, mod etc who were our mates were in the pub and things were getting a little moody with the landlord and our bass player Mani. A massive argument broke out which resulted in Mani telling the landlord to fuck off and lobbing his bass at him, the landlord went crazy shouting the infamous words which have gone down in folklore around the Failsworth area, “I DON’T LIKE LIPPY LITTLE KIDS, AND YOU’RE A LIPPY LITTLE KID” !! That was our signal to trash the gaff, but making sure our gear got out safely. A few bumps and bruises later shaking off the security we ended up at the Irish Land League cabaret club. We asked if we could play there for free beer and we played a set of garage band classics, plus the odd Joy Division song. One very funny moment at this show was the compere for the evening. Clint Boon had a voice effect on the microphone he was speaking into and Clint would make the fella’s voice into a Barry White type baritone, then next thing a high-pitched chipmunk on helium voice. It was hilarious and the punters wanted him to stay on talking rather than watch us play…can’t blame ’em really ha ha…
Notes: Track Info From Storytime with Boon - Episode 16 Podcast
Chris Goodwin said: “We just turned up to a gig without rehearsing any songs whatsoever, we picked people up in the van on the way and make stuff up as well as play tunes by Joy Division, Cramps, Clash. Our mate Swinney was the main force behind it. We used to all swap instruments too.”

Hungry Socks - 1985 - The Tommyfield Pub, Failsworth *Cancelled*
Hungry Socks - 1985 - Irish Land League Cabaret Club
Nelson's Eyeball / Pyscho (The Sonics cover)
Notes: Chris Goodwin on Hungry Socks: ''...well, when I say we played, we actually got to soundcheck and every scally, scooter boy, mod etc who were our mates were in the pub and things were getting a little moody with the landlord and our bass player Mani. A massive argument broke out which resulted in Mani telling the landlord to fuck off and lobbing his bass at him, the landlord went crazy shouting the infamous words which have gone down in folklore around the Failsworth area, “I DON’T LIKE LIPPY LITTLE KIDS, AND YOU’RE A LIPPY LITTLE KID” !! That was our signal to trash the gaff, but making sure our gear got out safely. A few bumps and bruises later shaking off the security we ended up at the Irish Land League cabaret club. We asked if we could play there for free beer and we played a set of garage band classics, plus the odd Joy Division song. One very funny moment at this show was the compere for the evening. Clint Boon had a voice effect on the microphone he was speaking into and Clint would make the fella’s voice into a Barry White type baritone, then next thing a high-pitched chipmunk on helium voice. It was hilarious and the punters wanted him to stay on talking rather than watch us play…can’t blame ’em really ha ha…''

08 February 1985 - 'The Best of Manchester Show', Dingwalls, Camden, London
Notes: This showcase of Manchester bands (‘The Best of Manchester Show’) was organised by DJ Tony Michaelides and Mark Radcliffe. Clint Boon, of T'Mill, was at the show. The line up included The Stone Roses.
From August 1985 - Acrylic Daze Fanzine, Issue 3 Paula Greenwood Interview: "I think I prefer playing in London" chips in Ian. "In Sweden they like you just because you're there. In London the crowds are really cool and stand back. I prefer an audience who stand there staring with blank faces, totally shocked because we just go on stage and go berserk, even if there's hardly anyone there. It just winds me up, so I think we do a better show when people are more antagonistic to you than if they love you."
From Simon Spence War & Peace Unedited Peter Garner Interview: Dingwalls, Feb 85… ? An interesting one - that was a few bands from Manchester travelling down to play… that’s how I think we met Clint Boon. The band he was involved in then played… Ian’s not doing Iggy Pop but he’s pretty confrontational… his thing at the time was he always insisted on a really long mic lead so he could go out in the audience… he’s not aggressive but he’s got balls of steel… that’s why you want him as your singer… he’d go out into the crowd and pick someone’s drink up in front of them and say cheers, not in a threatening way but in that Ian way and he can get away with it… Iggy was more attack the audience, it wasn’t like that… it was just bravado, balls of steer, nobody could ignore you if the singers gets off the stage and walks up to you singing, giving you full eye contact, takes your drink and drinks it and then puts it down… you ain’t going to forget that… our singer had balls of steel..

The Inspiral Carpets
Stephen Holt - Vocals
Graham Lambert - Guitar
Tony Feely - Bass
Glenn Chesworth - Keyboards
Craig Gill - Drums

1985 - Tony Feely & Glenn Chesworth leave the band

1985 - Mark Hughes joins the band on bass

The Inspiral Carpets
Stephen Holt - Vocals
Graham Lambert - Guitar
Mark Hughes - Bass
Craig Gill - Drums

1985 - Clint Boon auditions for Inspiral Carpets
Notes: T'Mill finish and soon Clint would make Inspiral Carpets his only band. The Hungry Socks (Sox) split in 1986 too. Mani and Clint kept in touch though.

1985 - Mark Hughes leaves and Dave Swift joins on bass

1985 - The Hungry Socks (Sox) split.
Notes: Clint went to join Inspiral Carpets. Mani went to work. Chris Goodwin went to T Challa Grid, Asia Fields and eventually Andy Couzens' The High.

The Inspiral Carpets
Stephen Holt - Vocals
Clint Boon - Farfisa Organ, Backing Vocals
David Swift - Bass
Graham Lambert - Guitar
Craig Gill - Drums

17 March 1986 - The Mill, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Guide Bridge
Songs Of Shallow Intensity Demo Tape
Slow Suicide / Oh Lord Let Me Go / A Memory / Just Out Of Reach / Thinking Of You - You're Gonna Miss Me
Notes: Recorded and released to promote the band. Cassettes were available at the bands shows in 1986 and was sent out to venues to get gigs.
Official: 1986 - Songs Of Shallow Intensity () Demo Tape
Bootleg: Dung 4 (Deluxe) (2012 re-mastered, re-pitched, re-equalized, edited and sounding cool as!) CD-R - May 1989 - Dung 4 (Recorded 29-31 December 1987 at The Mill, Guide Bridge) Keep The Circle Around / Seeds Of Doubt / Joe / Causeway / Inside My Head / Sun Don't Shine / Theme From Cow / Butterfly / 26 / Garage Full Of Flowers / 96 Tears / May 1987 - Cow! (Cassette) - Head For The Sun / Now You're Gone / Whiskey / Love Can Never Lose Its Own / 1987 - Waiting For Ours (Demo Cassette, Recorded December 1986 - January 1987 at The Mill, Guide Bridge) - You're Gonna Miss Me (aka Memories Of You) / Beautiful Face / Give Me Less Time / 17 July 1988 - John Peel Session, BBC Radio1 Session, London Studios, Transmitted 01 August 1988 - Greek Wedding Song / So Far / Monkey (On My Back) / 1986 - Songs Of Shallow Intensity (Demo Cassette. Recorded 17 March 1986 at The Mill, Guide Bridge) - Slow Suicide / Oh Lord Let Me Go / A Memory / Just Out Of Reach - You Can't Take The Truth (Recorded Live 03 June 1988 at Manchester International 1) / Out Of Time (Recorded Live 24 October 1988 at Manchester International) / What Goes On (5 October 1986 Rehearsal at The Mill, Guide Bridge)

24 May 1986 Saturday - Old Grey Horse, Didsbury * Support Act(s): Dead Heroes, Atoll-k*
Notes: Poster included: 'A Night Of Acid', 'Licking The Cacruss To The Caves Of Your Mind'

05 October 1986 - Rehearsals, The Mill, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Guide Bridge
What Goes On 6:43
Bootleg: Rehearsals () Tape
Bootleg: Dung 4 (Deluxe) (2012 re-mastered, re-pitched, re-equalized, edited and sounding cool as!) CD-R - May 1989 - Dung 4 (Recorded 29-31 December 1987 at The Mill, Guide Bridge) Keep The Circle Around / Seeds Of Doubt / Joe / Causeway / Inside My Head / Sun Don't Shine / Theme From Cow / Butterfly / 26 / Garage Full Of Flowers / 96 Tears / May 1987 - Cow! (Cassette) - Head For The Sun / Now You're Gone / Whiskey / Love Can Never Lose Its Own / 1987 - Waiting For Ours (Demo Cassette, Recorded December 1986 - January 1987 at The Mill, Guide Bridge) - You're Gonna Miss Me (aka Memories Of You) / Beautiful Face / Give Me Less Time / 17 July 1988 - John Peel Session, BBC Radio1 Session, London Studios, Transmitted 01 August 1988 - Greek Wedding Song / So Far / Monkey (On My Back) / 1986 - Songs Of Shallow Intensity (Demo Cassette. Recorded 17 March 1986 at The Mill, Guide Bridge) - Slow Suicide / Oh Lord Let Me Go / A Memory / Just Out Of Reach - You Can't Take The Truth (Recorded Live 03 June 1988 at Manchester International 1) / Out Of Time (Recorded Live 24 October 1988 at Manchester International) / What Goes On (5 October 1986 Rehearsal at The Mill, Guide Bridge)

December 1986 - January 1987 - The Mill, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Guide Bridge
Waiting For Ours Demo Tape
You're Gonna Miss Me / Beautiful Face / Give Me Less Time / Garage Full Of Flowers / Slow Suicide
Notes: Recorded and released to promote the band. Cassettes were available at the bands shows in 1986 and was sent out to venues to get gigs. You're Gonna Miss Me would later become Memories Of You.
Official: 1987 - Waiting For Ours Demo () Tape
Bootleg: Demos () Tape - Give Me Less Time (1987 Demo) / Beautiful Face / Slow Suicide
Bootleg: Dung 4 (Deluxe) (2012 re-mastered, re-pitched, re-equalized, edited and sounding cool as!) CD-R - May 1989 - Dung 4 (Recorded 29-31 December 1987 at The Mill, Guide Bridge) Keep The Circle Around / Seeds Of Doubt / Joe / Causeway / Inside My Head / Sun Don't Shine / Theme From Cow / Butterfly / 26 / Garage Full Of Flowers / 96 Tears / May 1987 - Cow! (Cassette) - Head For The Sun / Now You're Gone / Whiskey / Love Can Never Lose Its Own / 1987 - Waiting For Ours (Demo Cassette, Recorded December 1986 - January 1987 at The Mill, Guide Bridge) - You're Gonna Miss Me (aka Memories Of You) / Beautiful Face / Give Me Less Time / 17 July 1988 - John Peel Session, BBC Radio1 Session, London Studios, Transmitted 01 August 1988 - Greek Wedding Song / So Far / Monkey (On My Back) / 1986 - Songs Of Shallow Intensity (Demo Cassette. Recorded 17 March 1986 at The Mill, Guide Bridge) - Slow Suicide / Oh Lord Let Me Go / A Memory / Just Out Of Reach - You Can't Take The Truth (Recorded Live 03 June 1988 at Manchester International 1) / Out Of Time (Recorded Live 24 October 1988 at Manchester International) / What Goes On (5 October 1986 Rehearsal at The Mill, Guide Bridge)
Bootleg: The Sound Of The North (Catalog Number: SEM46) CD-R - Unreleased Demos - Slow Suicide (86' Demo) / Beautiful Face (86' Demo) / Cow Demos Cassette May 87' Differ Vocals & Bassist - Head For The Sun / Now You've Gone / Whiskey / Love Can Never Lose Its Own / Peel Session 88' - Greek Wedding Song / So Far / Monkey / Whiskey / Self titled flexi disc January 87' Differ Vocals & Bassist -Garage Full Of Flowers / From Self titled TV Programme - 8.15 From Manchester 0:41 / Find Out, Why August 89' B-Sides - So Far / Planecrash (Live 1989 Square One) / Move, November 89' B-Sides - Out Of Time / This Is How It Feels Cassette March 90' - Whiskey / Please Be Cruel June 91' B-Sides - St Kilda / The Wind Is Calling Your Name / Dragging Me Down February 92' B-Side - I Know Im Losing You / Two Worlds Collide May 92' B-Side - Boomerang
Bootleg: Demos and Sessions 86-87 AKA pre-dung (2003) CD-R - Unreleased Demos - Slow Suicide (86' Demo) / Beautiful Face (86' Demo) / Cow Demos Cassette May 87' Differ Vocals & Bassist - Head For The Sun / Now You've Gone / Whiskey / Love Can Never Lose Its Own / Peel Session 88' - Greek Wedding Song / So Far / Monkey (On My Back) / Whiskey / From Self titled TV Programme - 8.15 From Manchester 0:41 / This Is How It Feels Cassette March 90' - Whiskey /