The threesome met at school in 1985 and became regulars at
The Haçienda while composing their own material together. They had an underground
12" single ("Space Face" in 1991) and moderate commercial success in the early 1990s on
Rob Gretton's label
Rob's Records, including the single "
Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)" (featuring guest vocalist
Melanie Williams) which reached No. 3 on the
UK Singles Chart.{{cite book After a fire destroyed their
recording studio on Blossom Street in the
Ancoats area of
Manchester on the Williams twins' birthday in 1996, they started as the more
indie-oriented act
Doves in 1998. An unreleased collection of tracks meant to be featured on the band's second album was issued in 1998 as
Delta Tapes. ==Discography==