After playing several times in London ( the first of which included a visit and constructive critique from Damon Albarn ) Octopus were spotted by Levitation drummer David Francolini . He passed their demo to Food Records boss Andy Ross , who signed the band , releasing their debut single , " Magazine " in March 1996 . While retaining the four-piece creative core , the band onstage had by now expanded to an octet with the addition of trumpeters James Donaldson and Andrew Blick ( the latter also of Blowpipe ) , pianist Mike Servent and harmonica player Nick Reynolds ( son of Great Train Robber Bruce Reynolds ) . Octopus toured with Sleeper and second single " Your Smile " gave them their first hit , peaking at number 42 on the UK Singles Chart . " Your Smile " was followed by " Saved " , which saw them break into the top 40 . Octopus ' first ( and only ) album , '' From a to b '' , was released in September 1996 and featured all three of the singles released to date . A fourth single from the album , " Jealousy " , reached number 59 , and proved to be Octopus ' final release , the band splitting up in 1997
Great Train Robber
Great Train Robbery (1963)
Octopus (Scottish band)