Effective period / Period of releases: 1992 - 1993

Members: Dan Mulligan, Simon Doling, Wayne Travis, Christopher Allen (11)

British band. Early on the group used a drum machine. Wayne Travis, formed the band as a one-man home-recording project in Gloucestershire. Travis started selling a demo tape in local record stores, and expanded the group's lineup to a trio.
Line up at this time was:
Wayne Travis
Daniel Mulligan
Christopher Allen - guitar
Oil Seed Rape moved to Norwich in 1992, where they played their first live gigs, and then moved to London in 1993. There they recorded a session for John Peel, and released the Paid EP on Jackass. The EP made the U.K. indie singles charts and paved the way for their only full-length, 6 Steps to Womanhood, issued later in 1993. Several band members were replaced, and ex-Terminal Cheesecake drummer Simon Doling joined. The group remained active until 1995, after which Travis returned to his one-man-band roots and eventually resurfaced as Action.