Originally part of the bustkling Britpop scene, the band emerged in 1994 from Hounslow. Their first EP was released on Fierce Panda and by the 2nd album was out they were playing in front of 45,000 people on the main stage at Reading.In 2002 The Bluetones released their greatest hits. They are returning in 2006 with a new album due out in the Autumn resulting in an undoubted assault on the pop charts of the world thanks to the label Cooking Vinyl.