Timing is everything as The Frank and Walters revisit 'Grand Parade'

As the Frank and Walters revisit their Grand Parade album, they tell Ed Power the fascinating tale of why their best record never had the impact it should have

The summer of 1997 will live long in the memory of music fans. Radiohead released their iconic OK Computer. The Spice Girls topped the American charts. Oasis’s Be Here Now – a cocaine blizzard with a few songs attached – signalled a high watermark for Britpop excess.

In June of that year, meanwhile, one of the greatest Irish albums of the decade quietly appeared in record stores.