Fonda 500

British band

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Fonda 500
Band member Simon Stone
Background information
Origin	Hull, England
Genres	Electropop
Years active	1995–2023
Labels	Record Mountain, Low Transit Industries

Members	Simon Stone Matt Edible Ian Appleyard Bod Nicholas Broten

Website	Old website

Fonda 500 (aka F500 or Fonda500) are a British electropop band from Kingston upon Hull.^[1]

Formed in 1995, Fonda 500 have been releasing albums since 2000. Their songs appeared on the soundtrack to the British comedy television programme, Teachers,^[2] Colin Farrel film Intermission and E4's Skins (2010).^{[citation needed]}

History

Their first two albums were released on Village Records (Hull), followed by a signing to Truck Records (Oxford) for No. 1 Hifi Hair. Gentle Electric (Nottingham) released Spectrumatronicalogical Sounds and the ABCDELP.^[2]

Their sixth album, Je m'appelle Stereo, was released on their own label Record mountain in 2008.^[1] In 2014 they released 8-Bit Sound System, a limited edition cassette which rendered the entire of Eight Track Sound System into 8 bit. By 2018 the new album I Heart Fonda 500 was released by Record mountain, to be followed by the remix album "I Hate Fonda 500" in 2019.

The band announced a final performance in 2023.^[3]

Discography

Albums

Je m'appelle Stereo
ABCDELP
No.1 Hi-fi Hair
Spectrumatronicalogical Sounds
The Autumn/Winter Collection
Eight Track Sound System
8 bit sound system
I heart fonda 500
I hate fonda 500

Singles

Super Chimpanzee
8 Track
I Like Nick Broten
Computer Freaks Of The Galaxy
Keybooooords belong to the animals
Law of the Claw
IamLove
Greatest Living Sound

References

^ ^a ^b Paul M (13 July 2008). "Fonda 500 - Je m'appelle Stereo". Sounds XP.
^ ^a ^b "Fonda 500". Drowned In Sound. 2007. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007.
^ Paul Jackson (2023). "FONDA 500 announce final ever show". The Adelphi.