Krispy 3 were a British hip hop group from Chorley in Lancashire. After getting together in 1987, they started out as a trio consisting of brothers Michael (Microphone D.O.N. or Mikey D.O.N.) and Richard Finlayson (Mr. Wiz) and friend George Guye (Sonic G). Later the group became a duo consisting of only Michael and Richard Finlayson. The group's first track was released in 1989 and they would continue releasing tracks throughout the 90's including several singles and albums. Krispy 3 also embarked on tours with the likes of Naughty By Nature and headlined their own shows as far a field as Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France. The group's last album, From The Country, was released in 1999 and their last single, What They Talking Bout, in 2005.
Links to Peel[]
In an interview with Mikey D.O.N. for the Heads fanzine, published on August 2020, he praised John Peel for exposing the group's debut single (Comin' Thru Clear) on BBC Radio One:
"There were only 50 copies of this 7", we gave out loads for promo and all that, it gained some mad momentum. John Peel fully championed it, people listened to him like he was a music bible, he played it and played it and played it - he asked for another copy - we sent him 3 in the end. When I say the guy rinsed it, he fucking rinsed it out - both sides as well" [1]
The group would later do two sessions for Peel's show in the early 90's. However, after 1999, the duo’s music rarely got played on his programmes.
Sessions[]
Krispy 3 - Peel Session (7th December 1991)
1. Recorded: 1990-06-10. First Broadcast: 03 July 1990. Repeated: 05 September 1990
- Mentally Appetising / Natch It Up / E1
2. Recorded: 1991-10-24. First Broadcast: 07 December 1991. Repeated: 08 February 1992
- Answer Me Will Ya / Where We Going / Too Damn Ignorant / Hard Times
Other Shows Played[]
- 1989
- 02 October 1989: Mentally Appetizing (7" - Coming Clear / Mentally Appetizing) K3
- 03 October 1989: Coming Clear (7" - Coming Clear / Mentally Appetizing) K3
- 21 October 1989 (BFBS): Mentally Appetizing (7" - Coming Clear / Mentally Appetizing) K3
- 23 October 1989: Mentally Appetizing (7" - Coming Clear / Mentally Appetizing) K3
- 30 October 1989: Coming Clear (7") The Producers
- 26 April 1990: Coming Clear (7") The Producers
- 16 May 1990: Destroy All The Stereotypes (v/a album - Hit The North) Bop
- 30 May 1990: Destroy All The Stereotypes (v/a LP - Hit The North) Bop
- 11 September 1990: Coming Thru Clear (12") K3
- 06 October 1990: 'Comin Thru Clear (12")' (K3)
- 1991
- 02 February 1991: Destroy All The Stereotypes (12") K3
- 23 February 1991: Destroy All The Stereotypes (12") K3
- 16 June 1991: Sellouts Must Be Done (compilation album - Give Peace A Dance) CND
- 30 June 1991: Sell Outs Must Be Done (v/a album - Give Peace A Dance: A CND Compilation) DISARM
- 05 October 1991: Don't Be Misled! (12") Gumh Recordings
- 12 October 1991: 'Don't Be Misled (12")' (Gumh Recordings)
- 13 October 1991: Hip-Hop Boy (12" EP - Don't Be Misled!!) Gumh
- 18 October 1991 (BFBS): Don't Be Misled (12") Gumh Recordings
- 20 October 1991: Don't Be Misled!! (12") Gumh
- 25 October 1991 (BFBS): 'I Chase You'
- Peel 002 (Radio Bremen): Don't Be Misled!! (12") Gumh Recordings
- Peel 002 (Radio Bremen): Hip-Hop Boy (12") Gumh Recordings
- 04 November 1991 (Ö3): 'Don't Be Misled! (12")' (Gumh Recordings)
- 10 November 1991: Don't Be Misled!! (12") Gumh
- 28 November 1991 (Radio Mafia): Don't Be Misled (12" b/w Hip-Hop Boy/I Chase U/G's Summary (1991) Gumh
- 1992
- 10 April 1992: 'Harder Times (12 inch - Hard Times)' (Gumh Recordings)
- 18 April 1992: 'Harder Times (12 inch - Hard Times)' (Gumh Recordings)
- 19 April 1992 (BFBS): Harder Times (12" - Hard Times) (Gumh Recordings)
- 1993
- 24 April 1993: 'We Don't Go Pop Like Bubblegum (12 inch)' (Kold Sweat)
- 22 May 1993: We Don’t Go Pop Like Bubble Gum (Radio Version) (12 inch) Kold Sweat
- 24 July 1993: 'Never Seem To Amaze (CD – Can’t Melt Wax)’ (Kold Sweat)
- 06 August 1993: 'Back It Up (LP-Can't Melt The Wax)' (Kold Sweat)
- 1997
- 13 January 1997: Who Ya Know (Non-Peel session from July 1994) (John Peel's Classic Sessions)
- 1999
- 27 July 1999: 'On The Scene (CD-From The Country)' (Bomb Hip-Hop)
- 03 August 1999: Cross The Border (CD-From The Country)' (Bomb Hip-Hop)
- 12 August 1999 (Radio Eins): Cross The Border (CD-From The Country)' (Bomb Hip-Hop)
- 25 August 1999: 'Here Come the Drums (CD-From The Country)' (Bomb Hip-Hop)
- 02 September 1999 (Radio Eins): 'Here Come the Drums (CD-From The Country)' (Bomb Hip-Hop)
- 12 September 1999 (BFBS): 'Why? (2xLP-From The Country)' (Bomb Hip-Hop)