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Catherine Wheel - Chrome
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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."
Overseen
by
Pixies
producer
Gil
Norton
and
recorded
at
Pink
Floyd's
Britannia
Row
Studios,
where
band
favourites,
Joy
Division,
had
made
Closer,
Chrome
marked
a
huge
step
forward,
honed
on
the
road
after
the
constant
touring
to
support
previous
album
Ferment.
With
its
sleeve
designed
by
Storm
Thorgerson,
it's
as
if
the
album
was
a
dry
run
for
Muse.
There
is
increasing
experimentation
–
the
7
minutes
plus
of
Fripp
are,
as
writer
Ben
Cardew
noted,
"celestial
and
full
of
dread."
As
Pitchfork
wrote,
"It's
as
if
Chrome
were
imported
from
another
history
of
alt-
rock,
one
more
textured
and
romantic,
where
it
sits
deservedly
atop
the
pile."
This
re-
issue
faithfully
replicates
the
original
1993
Fontana
UK
release
and
is
pressed
onto
high
quality
180g
vinyl.
...
Tracks:
Kill
Rhythm
/
I
Confess
/
Crank
/
Broken
Head
/
Pain
/
Strange
Fruit
/
Chrome
/
The
Nude
/
Ursa
Major
Space
Station
/
Fripp
/
Half
Life
/
Show
Me
Mary
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