Period Pains

Period Pains were a British all-female indie punk band formed in 1996. They gained attention in 1997 after releasing the single "Spice Girls (Who Do You Think You Are?)". They then recorded a session for John Peel, which was subsequently released as an EP.[1]

For the pains associated with menstruation, see Dysmenorrhea.

Period Pains
OriginReading, Berkshire, England
GenresIndie rock, punk, riot grrrl
Years active1996–1997
LabelsDamaged Goods
Past membersChloe Alper
Felicity Aldridge
Laura Warwick
Magda Przybylski
Laura Viney

They opened the Reading Festival in 1997 on the Dr. Marten's Stage.[2]

Chloe Alper went on to co-found Pure Reason Revolution. Felicity Aldridge moved into film production working for the acclaimed Director/Producer, Nick Weschler.[3]

Spice Girls (Who Do You Think You Are?)
"Spice Girls (Who Do You Think You Are?)"
Single by Period Pains
Released18 July 1997
Recorded1997
GenrePop punk, riot grrrl
Length1:44
LabelDamaged Goods
Songwriter(s)Chloe Alper, Felicity Aldridge
Period Pains singles chronology
"Spice Girls (Who Do You Think You Are?)"
(1997)		 "BBC Sessions"
(1997)

The band achieved notoriety in 1997 after releasing the single "Spice Girls (Who Do You Think You Are?)", a play on the Spice Girls' single title. The track was an attack on what they saw as the Spice Girls' shallow attitudes, and was heavily plugged by John Peel and Steve Lamacq on BBC Radio 1. The UK's tabloid newspapers also picked up on the band.[4] As a result, it made the UK Singles Chart at number 87 in late August 1997 with practically no advertising,[5] and was number 4 in Peel's annual end-of-year Festive Fifty.[6]

Charts
Chart (1997) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 87

Discography

Singles and EPs
  • "Spice Girls (Who Do You Think You Are?" (Damaged Goods, 1997) [#87, UK Singles Chart], condensed chart (3-track single)
  • BBC Sessions (Damaged Goods, 1997) (5-track Peel Session EP)

Compilation Appearances

References
  1. John Peel Sessions bbc.co.uk, retrieved on 2008-08-05
  2. Reading Festival Line Up 1997 Archived 17 May 2008 at archive.today Carlingfesty.com, Retrieved on 2008-08-05
  3. "Felicity Aldridge". IMDb. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  4. "Tabloid frenzy..." Mute records, retrieved on 2008-08-05
  5. Spice Girls single Damaged Goods Records, retrieved on 2008-08-05
  6. Period Pains John Peel at Radio 1, retrieved on 2008-08-05.
  7. "Period Pains: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
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