Spratleys Japs

Spratleys Japs are an English psychedelic rock band formed by Cardiacs leader Tim Smith and Joanne Spratley in 1998. The band changed their name to Tim Smith's Spratleys Rats in 2021 to distance themselves from the negative connotations of the derogatory term Jap.

Spratleys Japs
Spratleys Japs 1999
From left to right: Joanne Spratley, Tim Smith, Mark Donovan, Heidi Murphy, Viv Sherrif
Background information
Also known as
  • Tim Smith's Spratleys Japs (2016–2021)
  • Tim Smith's Spratleys Rats (2021–present)
OriginHampshire, England
Genres
Years active
  • 1998–1999
  • 2016–present
Labels
  • All My Eye and Betty Martin
  • The Confinement Tapes
Spinoff of
MembersJoanne Spratley
Jesse Cutts
Adrien Rodes
Étienne Rodes
Damo Waters
Past membersTim Smith
Heidi Murphy
Mark Donovan
Viv Sherriff
Websiteanyware.co.uk/japs
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