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Formed in Great Yarmouth in 1990, Catherine Wheel – singer guitarist Rob Dickinson, guitarist Brian Futter, bassist Dave Hawes and drummer Neil Sims – are possibly one of the greatest lost bands of that fabled decade - swimming against several tides, they were loosely defined as 'shoegaze', and failed to fit in with the grunge or britpop movements in those years.
They were of a size and scale to be supported by the upcoming Radiohead. Melody Maker said that Radiohead were like Catherine Wheel as they "function along a similar catharsis/contrivance axis, ladling existential angst into skilfully imposing song structures".
After a contract race with Creation and Opal Records, Catherine Wheel signed to Fontana. In June 1992, they released their debut album, 'Ferment', which was produced by Tim Friese-Greene, who had just recently finished working with Talk Talk. Its muscular rock was often mesmeric, and its lead single 'Black Metallic' created huge interest. The album was ranked No 23 in Pitchfork's 50 Best Shoegaze albums of all time.
This re-issue faithfully replicates the original 1992 Fontana UK release and is pressed onto high quality 180g vinyl.
Also included is the three-track live 12" EP, recorded at Bath Moles Club on 6 November 1991 which was is pressed onto 140g vinyl.
Tracklisting:
1. Texture
2. I Want To Touch You
3. Black Metallic
4. Indigo Is Blue
5. She's My Friend
6. Shallow
7. Ferment
8. Flower To Hide
9. Tumbledown
10. Bill And Ben
11. Salt
12. Shallow (Live)
13. I Want To Touch You (Live)
14. Salt (Live)
A SITE FOR SORE EYES
Welcome to Eyesore Merch - your number one destination for music and entertainment merch!
Here at Eyesore Merch, music and entertainment is our passion. For us, it’s an attitude, an inspiration, and a way of life. We carry that passion into everything we do.
We have been working hard since 2010 to offer you the biggest and best range of music and entertainment merch possible.
We know how important it is when shopping online that you can trust that the designs you see are great quality and 100% official. At Eyesore Merch, we take the authenticity and quality of our goods extremely seriously. That’s why we only work with the UK’s leading official suppliers – and we’re pleased to offer an enormous and ever-increasing range of great quality products at sensible prices.
In addition to working with the UK’s leading clothing suppliers, we are also proud to offer an extensive music range, particularly CDs and vinyl. We love to listen to our favourite albums on vinyl: there’s no sound as thrilling as the crackle as the needle finds the groove. We’re proud to work closely with not just the UK’s leading distributors, but directly in conjunction with some of rock and metal’s most acclaimed labels and bands to offer sought-after exclusive colours and special editions available nowhere else.
This passion for what we do is underpins our customer service.
We are driven by the principle that every customer should have a good experience with Eyesore Merch.
To achieve that, our site is simple and straightforward to navigate, making it even easier to find your favourite bands, brands, movies and TV shows. Our customer service team offer fast, friendly, high-quality advice and guidance, and our warehouse team pick, pack and ship quickly and safely. You can order confident in the knowledge that your order will be priced reasonably, despatched quickly, and delivered smoothly.
Eyesore Merch: by and for the fans.
WE LOVE MUSIC – WE LOVE ENTERTAINMENT – WE LOVE MERCH!
We offer a no hassle 30-day right-to-return policy.
If, for any reason, you are not 100% satisfied with your order, please contact us within 30 days of receiving it. Please contact us via eBay’s messaging service with your order number, and specify whether you require a refund or an exchange. We will provide detailed return instructions, and then issue a refund or process an exchange upon the item's safe return to us. Please note that we require all returned goods to be returned in the condition in which they were despatched.
Unfortunately, we cannot refund or exchange returned items that have clearly been worn, washed, soiled or intentionally damaged. If in our opinion any of these situations apply to a returned item, we reserve the right to refusal of refund.
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We will cover the return postage costs if an item arrives in a defective or damaged condition, or if we sent an incorrect item.
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