Skin Up Pin Up Chart Debut
Mansun make an early UK chart appearance with Skin Up Pin Up.
Role range: 1995-
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Paul Draper Biography and Timeline
Follow Paul Draper through 6 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Paul Draper, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1995–1997Years on this page
1995
1996
One EP
Mansun's One EP enters the UK Top Forty during the band's breakthrough year.
Role range: 1995-
Two EP
Mansun's Two EP reaches the UK Top Forty as the Chester band builds a national following.
Role range: 1995-
Wide Open Space
Wide Open Space becomes one of Mansun's defining singles during the late Britpop period.
Role range: 1995-
1997
Attack of the Grey Lantern Number One
Mansun's debut album Attack of the Grey Lantern reaches number one on the UK albums chart.
Role range: 1995-
Taxloss Single
Mansun release Taxloss during the successful campaign for Attack of the Grey Lantern.
Role range: 1995-
Records, sources and methodology
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