Flatback 4
In October 1991 Rig released their final single on Dead dead Good records against a changing musical backdrop. Manchester's attempt for world domination via the medium of funky tunes and funky flares was faltering and the tidal wave of grunge was about to sweep away everything in it's path. It was time for a reset and for the first six months of 1992 the band decamped to a small recording studio in a suburban Chorlton cellar and set about writing and recording new material. Flatback 4 1993 The batch of new songs showed the band were heading in a different direction. The band were also keen to lose the Manchester association and saw the only way to do that was by dropping the name 'Rig'. So new songs and a new name, 'Flatback 4'. This new incarnation of the band tentatively emerged for a handful of gigs at the backend of 1992, but the band were still struggling to find an identity and the shows were not well received. The new songs and the faltering live perform
