Catherine Wheel / Ferment
Artist Catherine Wheel
Album Title: Ferment
Album Cover:
Primary Genre Alternative
Format CD
Released 06/09/1992
Reissue Date 03/22/2010
Label Cherry Red Records Ltd.
Catalog No CDMRED 436
Bar Code No 5 013929 143623
Reissue Yes
Remastered Yes
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. Texture (4:20)
2. I Want To Touch You (4:41)
3. Black Metallic (7:20)
4. Indigo Is Blue (5:33)
5. She's My Friend (4:17)
6. Shallow (3:27)
7. Ferment (5:13)
8. Flower To Hide (4:43)
9. Tumbledown (4:10)
10. Bill And Ben (4:04)
11. Salt (5:27)
12. 30th Century Man (5:19)
13. Free Of Mind (3:35)
14. That's When I Reach For My Revolver (4:08)
15. Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely (3:32)
16. Balloon (3:56)
17. Intravenous (3:30)
Date Acquired 11/15/2016
Personal Rating
Acquired from Marvelio (Amazon)
Purchase Price 11.19

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Notes

Corrected repressing of CDMRED 436. Artwork, inserts, barcode, and cat. no. unfortunately identical with the only differences being a slightly different Matrix / Runout and the absence of a mastering / mould SID code.

Bass – Dave Hawes
Compiled By – Catherine Wheel
Guitar, Vocals – Brian Futter
Liner Notes [Editor And Publisher, The Big Takeover, New York, January 29, 2010] – Jack Rabid
Liner Notes [Jan 2010] – Dave Hawes, Neil Sims, Rob Dickinson
Management [For Sanctuary Music] – Merck Mercuriadis
Mastered By – Alan Wilson
Percussion – Neil Sims
Reissue Producer [2010 Reissue: Project Managed By] – Dermot James
Sleeve [Original Sleeve Design] – Giles Dunn
Vocals, Guitar – Rob Dickinson
Recorded At – Monnow Valley Studios
Mixed At – Wessex Sound Studios
Published By – Copyright Control
Published By – Miracle Songs Ltd.
Published By – Carlin Music Corp.
Published By – Lambert Music
Published By – Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd.
Published By – Hüsker Music
Published By – Bug Music Ltd.
Mastered At – Western Star
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Mercury Records Ltd.
Copyright (c) – Cherry Red Records Ltd.
Licensed From – Universal Music Company Operations Ltd.
Distributed By – Plastic Head Distribution
Pressed By – Sony DADC

Tracks 1-11 & 13 Recorded at Monnow Valley Studios, Rockfield, Wales, Mixed at Wessex Studios, London.

Published by Copyright Control. Except track 12 published by Miracle Songs Ltd/Carlin Music Corp, track 14 published by Lambert Music/Universal Music Publishing MGB and track 15 (incorrectly stated as track 14) published by Husker Music/Bug Music Limited.

Mastered at Western Star (www.western-star.co.uk)
? 1992 Mercury Records Ltd. © 2010 Cherry Red Records Ltd.
Licensed from Universal Music Company Operations Ltd.
Distributed by PHD.
Made in EU.

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Analyzed: Catherine Wheel / Ferment
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR10       0.00 dB   -12.33 dB      4:22 01-Texture
DR11       0.00 dB   -12.48 dB      4:41 02-I Want to Touch You
DR10       0.00 dB   -13.09 dB      7:20 03-Black Metallic
DR10       0.00 dB   -12.71 dB      5:32 04-Indigo Is Blue
DR10       0.00 dB   -11.85 dB      4:17 05-She's My Friend
DR11       0.00 dB   -12.60 dB      3:27 06-Shallow
DR11       0.00 dB   -16.86 dB      5:13 07-Ferment
DR11       0.00 dB   -12.94 dB      4:43 08-Flower to Hide
DR10       0.00 dB   -13.37 dB      4:10 09-Tumbledown
DR10       0.00 dB   -11.77 dB      4:04 10-Bill and Ben
DR10       0.00 dB   -11.56 dB      5:27 11-Salt
DR10       0.00 dB   -11.55 dB      5:19 12-30 Century Man
DR9         0.00 dB   -10.62 dB      3:34 13-Free of Mind
DR10     -0.50 dB   -12.44 dB      4:09 14-That's When I Reach for My Revolver
DR9         0.00 dB   -10.68 dB      3:32 15-Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely
DR10       0.00 dB   -12.88 dB      3:56 16-Balloon
DR11       0.00 dB   -12.46 dB      3:29 17-Intravenous
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Number of tracks:  17
Official DR value: DR10

Samplerate:        44100 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   16
Bitrate:           1052 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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Reviews
AllMusic Review by Andy Kellman:

Centered around re-recorded versions of four songs from the band's two Wilde Club singles and the seven minute lovelorn "Black Metallic" - which was referred to as the "Like a Hurricane" of the ‘90s - the deeply rich Ferment firmly established Catherine Wheel amongst the shoegaze contingent of the early ‘90s. The band would proceed to denounce the shoegaze tag, but it was a fitting one, at least with everything they released prior to 1993's harder edged Chrome. Along with bands like Lush, Ride, and Slowdive, Catherine Wheel buried their sing-along melodies in wafts of distortion and blurry production values. Rob Dickinson had yet to find comfort as a lead singer, so his somewhat fey and dazed emoting blended perfectly with Tim Friese-Greene's comfy production. A fair amount of the bands thrown into the same category as Catherine Wheel were criticized for lacking knowledge of their instruments, but a couple listens to Ferment should prove that they were hardly amateurish. The employment of numerous guitar pedals didn't serve as a smoke-and-mirrors ruse, and Friese-Greene knew enough to allow room for bassist Dave Hawes and drummer Neil Sims to flex their able muscles. Dickinson and lead guitarist Brian Futter were immensely skilled and complementary to each other from the band's inception; certainly they were one of the most unrecognized guitar duos of their stylistic brethren. Like all fine debuts, Ferment is varied emotionally, ranging from lust ("I Want to Touch You") to bliss ("Shallow" and "Salt"). It's a record that makes you want to crawl inside its sleeve and remain. It's as welcoming as it is insular and sheltered.
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