Adapted from wiki:-
“18 Wheeler were a Scottish rock band active in the 1990s, consisting of Sean Jackson (vocals, guitar), David Keenan (guitar, vocals), Alan Hake (bass), and Neil Halliday (drums). Original bassist Chris Stewart left before any recordings were made, and was replaced by original drummer Hake.
Keenan left in 1994 to start his own group, the Telstar Ponies and was replaced by guitarist Steven Haddow.(Keenan would, in later life, become an acclaimed novelist and writer).
It was in 1994 that 18 Wheeler released their first album Twin Action on Creation Records, with its follow-up, Formanka, appearing the following year.
Their third album, Year Zero, which saw them take a more experimental sample-based approach, was released in March 1997. One of its tracks, Stay, was remixed and took them into the charts for the first and only time, reaching #59. Creation would drop the band before a fourth album was finalised.”
It should be noted that 18 Wheeler were the band the headline band at King Tut’s in Glasgow in May 1993 with Oasis being the little-known support act whom Creation boss Alan McGee got very excited by.
mp3: 18 Wheeler – Crabs
This is the only track I have of theirs, courtesy of it being on the compilation CD Indie Top 20: Volume 23, issued by Beechwood Music in 1996. It didn’t encourage me to explore further.
THE NEW VINYL VILLAIN 