Editing Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine

{{Short description|English indie punk band}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2013}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine
| image           = Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine (1989).jpg
| caption         = Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine (1989)
| image_size      = <!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels -->
| landscape       = yes
| birth_name      =
| alias           = Carter USM
| origin          = London, England
| genre           = {{hlist|[[Alternative rock]]|[[indie rock]]|[[alternative dance]]|[[grebo (music)|grebo]]|[[punk rock]]}}
| years_active    = {{hlist|1987–1998|2007–2014}}
| label           = {{hlist|[[Rough Trade Records|Rough Trade]]|[[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]]|[[Cooking Vinyl]]|[[Major League Productions|MLP]]}}
| spinoff_of      = [[Jamie Wednesday]]
| associated_acts = [[Jamie Wednesday]]<br/>[[Abdoujaparov]]<br/>[[Jim's Super Stereoworld]]<br/>[[Jim Bob]]<br/>Resque<br/>[[Keith Top of the Pops & His Minor UK Indie Celebrity All-Star Backing Band|Keith TOTP]]<br/>[[Ferocious Dog]]
| website         = {{URL|carterusm.co.uk}}
| current_members = * [[Jim Bob]]
* [[Fruitbat]]
| past_members    = * Wez
* Steve
* Ben Lambert
* Salvatore Alessi
}}

'''Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine''' (also known as '''Carter USM''' or simply '''Carter''') were an English [[indie rock]] band<ref>{{cite web |last1=Collins |first1=Andrew |title=Farewell, Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine – forgotten heroes of 90s indie |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/nov/18/farewell-carter-the-unstoppable-sex-machine-90s-indie |website=The Guardian |access-date=7 December 2022 |date=18 November 2014}}</ref> formed in 1987 by singer [[Jim Bob|Jim "Jim Bob" Morrison]] and guitarist Les "[[Fruitbat]]" Carter.<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|title=The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1997|edition=Concise|isbn=1-85227-745-9|pages=233/4|title-link=Encyclopedia of Popular Music}}</ref> They made their name with a distinctive style of power pop, fusing [[sampling (music)|samples]], sequenced [[bass guitar|bass]]es and [[drum machine]]s with [[rock and roll|rock 'n' roll]] [[guitar]]s and off-beat wordplay-loaded lyrics.  They reached the height of their fame in 1992. Over the following years the band took on new members, reaching a six-piece, but struggled to regain their earlier popularity. They initially split up in 1998 after releasing seven albums.

==History==
===Starting out: 1987–1990===
Based in [[Lambeth]] in [[South London]], England, Carter and Morrison originally played in an indie band called [[Jamie Wednesday]], which released two singles – "Vote For Love" and "We Three Kings of Orient Aren't". Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine was formed on Thursday 6 August 1987,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.songkick.com/artists/517321-carter-the-unstoppable-sex-machine/gigography|title=Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine Gigography, Tour History & Past Concerts – Songkick|date=4 June 2021 }}</ref> when Carter and Morrison were the only band members to turn up for a charity gig at the [[London Astoria]], and went on stage to perform as a duo with backing tapes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.carterusm.co.uk/story/story.htm |title=Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine |publisher=carterusm.co.uk |access-date=2010-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822165224/http://www.carterusm.co.uk/story/story.htm |archive-date=22 August 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The debut single "A Sheltered Life" was released later in 1988 on the Big Cat [[record label|label]], but it was not until the second single "[[Sheriff Fatman]]" was released in 1989 that the band began to receive recognition.<ref name="Larkin"/> The song was followed by the album ''[[101 Damnations (album)|101 Damnations]]'' – a critical account of life south of the [[River Thames]], full of black humour, cynicism, wordplay and puns.<ref name="Larkin"/> The album reached number 29 on the [[UK Albums Chart]].

The band's gigs became well known for a wall of white stage lights that threw off enormous heat and contributed to the sweaty, [[stage diving|stage-diving]] crowd scenes that became part of the band's image. Such scenes are depicted in the video ''In Bed With Carter'', filmed at the [[Carling Academy Brixton|Brixton Academy]].

===Rough Trade: 1991===
In 1991 – having signed to [[Rough Trade Records]] – Carter USM released the album ''[[30 Something]]'' which, thanks to non-stop touring, entered the [[UK Albums Chart]] at number eight.<ref name="Larkin"/> One of the singles released from the album, "Bloodsport for All", an attack on racism and bullying in the army, was released at the start of the [[Gulf War]] and consequently banned by the [[BBC]].<ref name="Larkin"/> Spurred on by infamy, Jim Bob and Fruitbat toured [[Japan]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] and the [[United States]] (with [[EMF (band)|EMF]]) and made a second-on-the-bill appearance at the [[Reading Festival]]. The band also made its first ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' appearance with the single "After the Watershed (Early Learning The Hard Way)", a song about child abuse that would become more famous for its subsequent legal battle with [[The Rolling Stones]]' publisher over the use of the lyrics "Goodbye [[Ruby Tuesday (song)|Ruby Tuesday]]" in the chorus.<ref name="Larkin"/> The band also hit the headlines when Fruitbat rugby tackled the children's TV presenter [[Phillip Schofield]] in front of millions of television viewers at the [[Smash Hits Poll Winners Party]] in 1991.

===Chrysalis Records: 1992–1995===
The demise of Rough Trade records necessitated a change of label, and Carter made the switch to [[Chrysalis Records]] to work on their third album.<ref name="Larkin"/> That album, ''[[1992 – The Love Album]]'', went straight to number one in the [[UK Albums Chart]], propelling the band to pop stardom. Also, in 1992, the band headlined the [[Glastonbury Festival]] where [[Fruitbat]], annoyed at the shortening of their headline set due to other bands overrunning insulted [[Michael Eavis]] and was subsequently banned from the festival forever. The band was unhappy, however, and this came across in the anger and cynicism of their next record, ''[[Post Historic Monsters]]''.

In 1994, Carter's friend Wez, from former support band Resque, joined the band on [[drum]]s and the newly inspired trio played America, Japan and Europe, including a major concert in [[Croatia]] which was recorded and later released on video.<ref name="Larkin"/> The recording was also given away as a free [[live album]] with Carter's fifth studio LP, ''[[Worry Bomb]]'' – a [[Pop punk|punk-pop]] album with upbeat material such as "Let's Get Tattoos" and slow [[acoustic music|acoustic]] songs such as "My Defeatist Attitude".

===Cooking Vinyl: 1996–1998===
In 1996, Carter left Chrysalis Records and joined [[Cooking Vinyl]]. With Salv from the band [[S*M*A*S*H]] on bass, Wez's brother Steve on guitar, and teenager [[Ben Lambert]] on [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], Carter became a six-piece band.<ref name="Larkin"/>

After signing to Cooking Vinyl they released a mini-album, ''[[A World Without Dave]]'',<ref name="Larkin"/> and started their longest ever UK tour. The band then went back to [[Canada]] and the U.S. They decided to split shortly after their 10th anniversary, and their final studio album, ''[[I Blame The Government]]'', was released in January 1998. Two further albums, ''Live!'' and ''BBC Sessions'', were released in the same year, in June and October respectively.

===Post-USM projects: 1999–present===
Les Carter currently lives in [[Folkestone]] and plays with the band [[Abdoujaparov]] and was announced on 27 November 2014 as the new guitarist for [[Ferocious Dog]].  He plays bass with [[Keith Top of the Pops and His Minor UK Indie Celebrity All-Star Backing Band|Keith TOTP]].  He is also a former presenter on the [[Brentwood, Essex|Brentwood]] radio station [[Phoenix FM]], having presented a regular weekly show between 2001 and 2011.   James Morrison's projects included the band [[Jim's Super Stereoworld]] before moving on to solo albums including ''[[Angelstrike!]]'' He has also written four books: ''Goodnight, Jim Bob'', detailing his experiences on the road with Carter USM; and three novels – ''Storage Stories'', ''Driving Jarvis Ham'', ''The Extra Ordinary Life of Frank Derrick, Age 81'', and ''Frank Derrick's Holiday of a Lifetime''. He also appeared in ''Gutted – A Revengers Musical'' that debuted at the 2010 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

[[EMI]] released ''Anytime Anyplace Anywhere'', a "best of" record featuring tracks from the band's birth until their switch to Cooking Vinyl. This reportedly annoyed the band as they were not consulted or even made aware of the release of the record. In 2004 two new Carter CDs were released: a live album of BBC concerts from the early 1990s, and ''Brixton Mortars'', a [[compilation album]] of tracks from their final two studio albums. In 2006, Carter released a new compilation of unreleased tracks and rarities called ''[[The Good, The Bad, The Average And Unique]]''. Echoing the earlier ''[[Starry Eyed And Bollock Naked]]'', the sleeve features a [[Volkswagen Beetle]] – this time a bright green new model convertible.  Autumn 2007 saw the release of a band-authorised best of compilation album spanning their entire career on EMI, under the title, ''[[You Fat Bastard]]''.  The title came from a chant performed by the crowd at gigs.  It originated from MC (and lighting man) Jon "Fat" Beast's topless on-stage band introductions. Jon "Fat" Beast died on 27 July 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Brown|first1=Jonathan|title=Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine pay tribute to Jon 'Fat' Beast, dead at 51|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/carter-the-unstoppable-sex-machine-pay-tribute-to-jon-fat-beast-dead-at-51-9634109.html|access-date=10 May 2015|work=The Independent|date=28 July 2014}}</ref>

==Reunions==
{{Unreferenced section|date=November 2015}}
In 2001 and 2002, Jim Bob and Fruitbat toured as Who's The Daddy Now? The pair's two bands, Jim's Super Stereoworld and Abdoujaparov, would play a set each, after which the pair combined to perform a number of Carter USM songs. On 4 March 2007, almost ten years after the band last performed, Carter USM's original two-man line-up played a set of four songs as part of a gig to celebrate the life of [[Darren Brown (musician)|Darren 'Wiz' Brown]], former [[frontman]] of the [[Mega City Four]], who had died in December 2006. The band had been booked to play acoustically but surprised the audience by playing a traditional electric set at the last moment.

Due to the success of this performance, Carter reunited for two 'farewell' gigs later that year. The first show took place on 2 November 2007 at London's [[Brixton Academy]] with support from [[The Sultans of Ping]]. Another concert was later arranged, which took place at [[Barrowland Ballroom|Glasgow Barrowlands]] on 20 October 2007. This was recorded for the "Back in Bed With Carter" DVD that contained the whole concert, along with an interview and rehearsal footage. Support at The Barrowlands came from [[The Frank and Walters]] and [[Chris T-T]]. The reunion celebrated twenty years since the band's foundation and ten years since their split. The gigs were performed as the original two-piece of Fruitbat and Jim Bob.

To coincide with the reunion EMI released a two-CD anthology, ''You Fat Bastard'', compiled by Jim Bob and Fruitbat. The songs were digitally remastered at Abbey Road studios. This was released in conjunction with the majority of their back catalogue (albums and promo videos) being made available digitally for the first time by EMI.

On 6 February 2008, Jim Bob and Fruitbat hinted at the possibility of further Carter USM gigs when they sent an [[email]] to members of the band's mailing list. Two dates were then announced for Birmingham Academy and Brixton Academy for 21 and 22 November 2008. Support came from EMF at both gigs. Two further sell out gigs followed in London in November 2009, titled "[[The Drum Machine Years]]". Further concerts followed in November 2011, with the band playing Manchester Academy on Friday 18 November and London O2 Academy Brixton on Saturday 19 November.

In February 2012, more reunion concerts were announced, in Leeds O2 Academy on 9 November and London O2 Academy Brixton on Saturday 10 November. EMI also announced re-mastered versions of the albums ''30 Something'' and ''1992 – The Love Album'' to coincide with these concerts. Carter announced in February 2014 that they would play another one-off gig at the [[Brixton Academy]] on 22 November that year, billed as the final ever Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine live show – The Last Tango in Brixton. Due to popular demand, a further date was added at Shepherd's Bush Empire on 21 November.

== Members ==
* Jim Bob - vocals, guitar (1987–1998, 2007–2014)
* Fruitbat - guitar, vocals, keyboards, programming (1987–1998, 2007–2014)
* Wez - drums (1994–1998)
* Steve - guitar (1996–1998)
* Ben Lambert - keyboards, programming (1996–1998)
* Salv - bass (1996–1998)
===Timeline===
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==Discography==
===Studio albums===
{|class="wikitable"
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2" width="250"| Title
!colspan="3"| Chart positions
!rowspan="2"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]<br /><small>([[List of music recording sales certifications|sales thresholds]])</small>
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="35"|[[UK Albums Chart|UK]] <br /><ref name="officialcharts.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ | title=The Official Charts Company – Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine| publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]| access-date=2008-09-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ | title=The Official Charts Company – Carter USM| publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]| access-date=2008-09-14}}</ref>
! width="35"|[[ARIA Charts|AUS]] <br /><ref name="Ryan">{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=pdf}}</ref><ref name="aus2">{{cite web|url= https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2023/03/week-commencing-2-march-1992.html | title=Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 2 March 1992 |website=Bubbling Down Under|access-date=4 March 2023}}</ref><ref name="aus3">{{cite web|url=https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2024/08/week-commencing-17-august-1992.html | title=Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 17 August 1992 |website=Bubbling Down Under|access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref>
! width="35"|[[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]] <br /><ref name=swedishcharts>{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Carter+The+Unstoppable+Sex+Machine| title=swedishcharts.com – Discography Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine| publisher=2006-2010 Hung Medien| access-date=2011-10-01}}</ref>
|-
| 1990
| '''''[[101 Damnations (album)|101 Damnations]]'''''
*Released: 1990
*Labels: Chrysalis
|align="center"| 29
|align="center"| –
|align="center"| –
| 
|-
| 1991
| '''''[[30 Something]]'''''
*Released: February 1991
*Labels: Chrysalis
|align="center"| 8
|align="center"| 138
|align="center"| –
| 
* [[British Phonographic Industry|UK]]: Gold<ref name="BPI">{{cite web|title=British certificates: searchable database |url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |publisher=bpi.co.uk |access-date=1 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924015932/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx |archive-date=24 September 2009 }}</ref>
|-
| 1992
| '''''[[1992 – The Love Album]]'''''
*Released: May 1992
*Labels: Chrysalis
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| 89
|align="center"| 35
|
* [[British Phonographic Industry|UK]]: Gold<ref name="BPI"/>
|-
| 1993
| '''''[[Post Historic Monsters]]'''''
*Released: September 1993
*Labels: Chrysalis
|align="center"| 5
|align="center"| 128
|align="center"| –
| 
|-
| 1995
| '''''[[Worry Bomb]]'''''
*Released: February 1995
*Labels: Chrysalis
|align="center"| 9
|align="center"| –
|align="center"| –
| 
|-
| 1998
| '''''[[I Blame the Government]]'''''
*Released: January 1998
*Labels: Cooking Vinyl
|align="center"| 92<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chartwatch.co.uk/tobias/CLUK_C1.HTM | title=Chart Log UK:Cabana – Chazz| publisher=Official Zobbel Website| access-date=2008-09-14}}</ref>
|align="center"| –
|align="center"| –
| 
|-
|}

===Compilation albums===
{|class="wikitable"
!width="35"| Year
!width="250"| Title
!width="35"| <small>[[UK Albums Chart|UK]]</small><br /><ref name="officialcharts.com"/>
|-
| 1993
| '''''This Is the Sound of an Eclectic Guitar'''''
*Released: July 1993
*Label: Chrysalis Records
|align="center"| –
|-
| 1994
| '''''[[Starry Eyed and Bollock Naked]]'''''
*Released: March 1994
*Label: Chrysalis Records
|align="center"| 22
|-
| 1995
| '''''[[Straw Donkey... The Singles]]'''''
*Released: October 1995
*Label: Chrysalis Records
|align="center"| 37
|-
| 2005
| '''''[[The Good, the Bad, the Average and Unique]]'''''
*Released: December 2005
*Label: Who's The Daddy Now?
|align="center"| –
|-
| 2007
| '''''[[You Fat Bastard]]'''''
*Released: October 2007
*Label: EMI
|align="center"| –
|}

===Live albums===
{|class="wikitable"
!width="35"| Year
!width="250"| Title
|-
| 1998
| '''''Sessions'''''
*Released: October 1998
*Label: Cooking Vinyl
|-
| 1999
| '''''Live!'''''
*Released: February 1999
*Label: Cooking Vinyl
|-
| 2009
| '''''The Drum Machine Years'''''
*Released: 13 November 2009
*Label: Concert Live
|-
| 2014
| '''''The Final Comedown'''''
*Released: December 2014
*Label: Nyquest
|}

===EPs===
{|class="wikitable"
!width="35"| Year
!width="250"| Title
!width="35"| <small>[[UK Albums Chart|UK]]</small><br /><ref name="officialcharts.com"/>
|-
| 1997
| '''''[[A World Without Dave]]'''''
*Released: March 1997
*Labels: Cooking Vinyl
|align="center"| 73
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Release<br>date
!rowspan="2" width="250"| |Title
!colspan="4"|Chart Positions
!rowspan="2"|Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
!width="35"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] <br /><ref name="officialcharts.com"/>
!width="35"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]] <br /><ref name="Ryan"/><ref name="aus2"/><ref name="aus3"/>
!width="35"| [[Irish Singles Chart|IRL]] <br /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irishcharts.ie |title=The Irish Charts |publisher=IRMA |access-date=2008-09-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126040745/http://www.irishcharts.ie/ |archive-date=26 January 2010 }}</ref>
!width="35"| [[Alternative Songs|US Alt]] <br /><ref>{{cite magazine| url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=10261&model.vnuAlbumId=321300| title=Artist Chart History – Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine| magazine=Billboard| access-date=2008-09-19}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|-
| 1988
| <small>Oct</small>
| "A Sheltered Life"
|align="center"|153<ref>https://www.ukmix.org/forum/chart-discussion/chart-analysis/11689504-the-millward-brown-hit-music-uk-singles-charts-1994-2001/page5</ref>
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|–
| chart position of 1994 reissue
|-
| 1989
| <small>Nov</small>
| "[[Sheriff Fatman]]"
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|–
| ''101 Damnations''
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1990
| <small>Jun</small>
| "R.u.b.b.i.s.h"
|align="center"|111
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|–
| —
|-
| <small>Oct</small>
| "Anytime Anyplace Anywhere"
|align="center"|83
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|–
|rowspan="2"| ''30 Something''
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1991
| <small>Jan</small>
| "Bloodsport for All"
|align="center"|48
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|–
|-
| <small>Jun</small>
| "Sheriff Fatman" <small>(Reissue)</small>
|align="center"|23
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|29
| ''101 Damnations''
|-
| <small>Oct</small>
| "[[After the Watershed (Early Learning the Hard Way)]]"
|align="center"|11
|align="center"|124
|align="center"|21
|align="center"|–
|rowspan="2"| —
|-
|rowspan="4"| 1992
| <small>Jan</small>
| "R.u.b.b.i.s.h" <small>(Reissue)</small>
|align="center"|14
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|13
|align="center"|–
|-
| <small>Apr</small>
| "[[The Only Living Boy in New Cross]]"
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|70
|align="center"|18
|align="center"|26
|rowspan="3"| ''1992 – The Love Album''
|-
| <small>Jun</small>
| "Do Re Me So Far So Good"
|align="center"|22
|align="center"|136
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|–
|-
| <small>Nov</small>
| "[[The Impossible Dream (The Quest)|The Impossible Dream]]"
|align="center"|21
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|–
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1993
| <small>Aug</small>
| "Lean on Me I Won't Fall Over"
|align="center"|16
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|–
|rowspan="2"| ''Post Historic Monsters''
|-
| <small>Oct</small>
| "Lenny and Terence"
|align="center"|40
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|–
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1994
| <small>Feb</small>
| "Glam Rock Cops"
|align="center"|24
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|–
| ''Starry Eyed and Bollock Naked''
|-
| <small>Nov</small>
| "Let's Get Tattoos"
|align="center"|30
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|–
|rowspan="2"| ''Worry Bomb''
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1995
| <small>Jan</small>
| "The Young Offender's Mum"
|align="center"|34
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|–
|-
| <small>Sep</small>
| "Born on the 5th of November"
|align="center"|35
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|–
|align="center"|–
| ''Straw Donkey''
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.carterusm.co.uk/ Official Carter USM website] – Maintained by [[Fruitbat]]
* [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p12509|pure_url=yes}} Carter USM's AMG entry]
* [http://freakytrigger.co.uk/old-ft/essays/2002/09/carter/ An essay on Carter from Freakytrigger]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090727112901/http://www.culturedeluxe.com/news_item.asp?id=5126 An interview with Fruitbat about the 2008 shows from Culturedeluxe]

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