The Wonder Stuff

The Wonder Stuff
The Wonder Stuff performing in 2015
Background information
Origin	Stourbridge, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Genres	Alternative rock
Years active	1986–1994, 2000–present
Website	www.thewonderstuff.co.uk
Members	Miles Hunt Mark McCarthy Erica Nockalls Tony Arthy Dan Donnelly
Past members	Malcolm Treece Rob "The Bass Thing" Jones Martin Gilks Paul Clifford Martin Bell Stuart Quinell Andres Karu Sam Higgins Fuzz Townshend Stevie Wyatt

The Wonder Stuff are a British alternative rock band, originally based in Stourbridge, West Midlands, in the Black Country, England.

The original line-up of Miles Hunt (whose uncle Bill Hunt was keyboard player with ELO and Wizzard) on vocals and guitar; Malcolm Treece on guitar and vocals; bassist Rob "The Bass Thing" Jones (died July 1993); and Martin Gilks (died April 2006) on drums grew from an earlier collaboration with members of Pop Will Eat Itself called From Eden that had featured Hunt on drums.

The Wonder Stuff were formed on 19 March 1986. They entered the studio in September that year to record a self-financed first EP A Wonderful Day. After signing with Polydor Records for £80,000 in 1987, the group released a series of singles including "Unbearable", "Give Give Give, Me More More More", "A Wish Away" and "It's Yer Money I'm After Baby" (their first Top 40 entry) which were featured on their debut album The Eight Legged Groove Machine in August 1988 (UK No. 18). The group then embarked on their first headlining nineteen date 'Groovers On Manoeuvres' UK tour. They released "Who Wants to Be the Disco King?" in March 1989, and appeared at Reading and Glastonbury festivals, and tours of Europe and the United States.