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Catherine Wheel - Heal (HD) (Happy days 1995)

Catherine Wheel formed in 1990, comprising singer/guitarist Rob Dickinson, guitarist Brian Futter, bassist Dave Hawes, and drummer Neil Sims. Hawes had previously played in a Joy Division-influenced band called Eternal. They took their moniker from the firework known as the Catherine wheel, which in turn had taken its name from the medieval torture device of the same name. The band was often included in the shoegazing scene, characterized by bands that made extensive use of guitar feedback and droning washes of noise, as well as their continuous interaction with extensive amounts of effects pedals on the stage floor.

The band performed a Peel session in early 1991 while still unsigned; two 12" vinyl EPs were released on the Norwich based Wilde Club Records, named after the regular weekly Wilde Club gigs run by Barry Newman at Norwich Arts Centre. They signed to major-label Fontana Records after being courted by both Creation Records and the Brian Eno-run label Opal Records. The band's debut album, 1991/92's Ferment, made an immediate impression on the music press and introduced Catherine Wheel's biggest U.S. hit, "Black Metallic," as well as moderate hit "I Want To Touch You." [3] The album features re-recorded versions of some of the Wilde Club-issued EPs.

The more aggressive Chrome followed in 1993, produced by Gil Norton. With this album, the band began to shed its original shoegazing tag, while still making skillful use of atmospherics, such as on the song "Fripp." In a 2007 interview, Rob Dickinson said that members of Death Cab for Cutie and Interpol told him that without this album, their bands "wouldn't exist."[1]

1995's Happy Days saw the band delving further into metallic hard rock, which alienated a portion of their fanbase, even as it increased their exposure in the United States during the post-grunge era.[2] The single "Waydown," and especially its plane-crash themed video, received heavy play in the U.S. A more sedate strain of rock known as Britpop was taking over in the U.K., causing C.W. to continue to have greater success abroad than at home.

The B-sides and outtakes collection, Like Cats and Dogs, came out the following year, revealing a quieter, more contemplative side of the band, spanning the previous five years. This carried over into Adam and Eve in 1997, wherein the band scaled back the sonic force of their sound from its Happy Days levels, with clean playing on some songs that[citation needed] featured extensive use of keyboards and acoustic guitars. Alternately, songs like "Satellite" and "Here Comes the Fat Controller" were lush and orchestral in scope.

In 2000, Catherine Wheel re-emerged with a new record label, a new bassist (Ben Ellis); a modified name (The Catherine Wheel); and a new album, Wishville. After mixed reviews, record company turmoil[3] and lacklustre sales, the band went on a still-continuing hiatus.

Studio albums

Ferment (1992) #39 UK

Chrome (1993) #26 Heatseekers (U.S.)

Happy Days (1995) #163 US, #5 Heatseekers (U.S.)

Adam and Eve (1997) #178 US, #11 Heatseekers (U.S.)

Wishville (2000) #25 Heatseekers (U.S.)

Singles

1991 "She's My Friend" Wilde Club

1991 "Painful Thing" Wilde Club

1991 "Black Metallic" Fontana #68 UK, #9 U.S. Modern Rock

1992 "Balloon" Fontana #59 UK

1992 "I Want to Touch You" Fontana #35 UK, #20 U.S. Modern Rock

1992 "30 Century Man" Fontana #47 UK

1993 "Crank" Fontana #66 UK, #5 U.S. Modern Rock

1993 "Show Me Mary" Fontana #62 UK

1995 "Judy Staring at the Sun" Fontana #22 U.S. Modern Rock

1995 "Waydown" Fontana #67 UK, #15 U.S. Modern Rock, #24 Mainstream Rock

1997 "Delicious" Chrysalis #53 UK

1998 "Ma Solituda" Chrysalis #53 UK

1998 "Broken Nose" Chrysalis #48 UK

2000 "Sparks are Gonna Fly" #37 U.S. Modern Rock

[edit] Compilation album

Like Cats and Dogs (1996) #36 Heatseekers (U.S.)

In March 2010, 'Ferment' will be re-released, containing bonus tracks and extensive sleeve notes.