Cranes
Cranes, a British rock group formed in Portsmouth, United Kingdom, were founded
in 1985 by siblings Alison Shaw (vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar) and Jim
Shaw (guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums). Their early work emerged from
local independent label Bite Back!, releasing the cassette‑only Fuse in 1986 and
the 12" EP Self‑Non‑Self in 1989, which led to a John Peel session and a
subsequent signing with Dedicated Records in 1990. The band’s first full‑length
album, Wings of Joy (1991), entered the UK Albums Chart at number 52, followed
by Forever (1993) which peaked at numb...
