Wednesday, May 14, 2025

INFODUMP - Andy, Glenn and Ritch

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(last updated 07/02/2025)
 
many small artists i grow to love are incredibly sparse for information online; the INFODUMP post series is my attempt to host as much of my personal research regarding these artists as i can. these posts are intended to be returned to and updated!
i try to add sources where i can (using the "[src]" format for readability's sake), but please understand that this is fan-created work and it is not official in any capacity. thanks!

(L-R) Ritchie Hopkins, Glenn Fisher, Andy Love

Andy, Glenn and Ritch were a math rock/emo band from Grimsby, England[src] likely formed in 2003 by Andy Love, Glenn Fisher, and Ritchie Hopkins. All former members of the bands Winston and the Green Acre,[src][src] the trio would release one four-track EP in 2004 before quietly disappearing around 2005. Fisher and Hopkins would later form the project Elk alongside former Winston member Thomas Connolly in 2010.[src]

Members:
Andy Love (vocals, guitar)
Associated acts: Winston, The Green Acre
Glenn Fisher (bass)
Associated acts: Winston, The Green Acre, Elk
Ritchie Hopkins (drums)
Aliases: Ritch
Associated acts: Winston, The Green Acre, Elk


Discography

Escape from the Bastille (2004)

Type: EP
Released: 2004
Format(s): CD[src]
Recorded: September 2003 at Premiere Studios, Corby, England[src]
Length: 25:23
Label(s): The Audacious Art Experiment [AUD#03]
Track listing:
  1. "Too Much Hotch" (5:05)
  2. "Six < Holy" (5:14)
  3. "Yeah but Did You Get to Denver" (8:56)
  4. "I Love Laura" (6:07)
Personnel:
  • Andy Love - vocals, guitar
  • Glenn Fisher - bass
  • Ritchie Hopkins - drums
  • Iain Wetherall - recording[src]
Notes: Andy, Glenn and Ritch's first and only release, released physically on CD (1,000 copies produced[src]) through Sheffield-based label the Audacious Art Experiment. The group would "re-release" the EP (presumably digitally) in late 2016, announcing it through the means of a short story detailing the (fictional) history behind the release's artwork.[src]

Compilation appearances

  • Christmas Under Cover (CD, UK, 2004; Running Riot Records) - "I Love Laura"

Unreleased material

*unreleased—in this context—refers to anything that doesn't appear on a mainline release by the band or on a compilation.

Miscellaneous unreleased tracks

  • "57" (4:06)
    • Live recording circulating.[src]
  • "Body Massage" (7:37)
    • Live recording circulating.[src]
  • "Foam Party" (4:43)
    • Live recording circulating.[src]
  • "Heavy Turtling" (6:19)
    • Live recording circulating.[src]

List of Andy, Glenn and Ritch songs

an attempt to collate all known songs by the band; for further info/links/sources regarding these songs please see the sections above.

Song title Circulating? Year Appearance(s) Length Notes
"57" yes* 4:06 *live recording only
"Body Massage" yes* 7:37 *live recording only
"Foam Party" yes* 4:43 *live recording only
"Heavy Turtling" yes* 6:19 *live recording only
"I Love Laura" yes 2004 Escape from the Bastille 6:07
"Six < Holy" yes 2004 Escape from the Bastille 5:14 Pronounced "six is less than holy"[src]
"Too Much Hotch" yes 2004 Escape from the Bastille 5:05
"Yeah but Did You Get to Denver" yes 2004 Escape from the Bastille 8:56