Devil Hopping
| Devil Hopping | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover photography by Peter Ashworth | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 7 March 1994 | |||
| Recorded | Parr Street (Liverpool) | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 44:38 | |||
| Label | Mute | |||
| Producer | Pascal Gabriel[1] | |||
| Inspiral Carpets chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Devil Hopping | ||||
Devil Hopping is the fourth studio album from British indie band Inspiral Carpets, released on 7 March 1994 via Mute Records.[1][5][6] The single version of "I Want You" features vocals by Mark E. Smith of the Fall.[7] Mute dropped the band after the release of Devil Hopping.[8]
The title of the album came from producer Pascal Gabriel's pronunciation of the word "developing."
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [9] |
| Chicago Tribune | [10] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [11] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [12] |
| NME | 8/10[13] |
The Chicago Tribune wrote that "with driving guitars and Martyn Walsh's booming bass lines, Devil Hopping edges toward a punchier rock sound."[10] Trouser Press wrote that "the nearly lifeless music is at best self-parodic; the lyrics are hopelessly trite."[1]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks by Inspiral Carpets.
LP: Cow Records / DUNG 25 (UK)
[edit]- "I Want You" – 3:10
- "Party in the Sky" – 3:52
- "Plutoman" – 4:15
- "Uniform" – 3:54
- "Lovegrove" – 3:18
- "Just Wednesday" – 3:43
- "Saturn 5" – 3:59
- "All of This and More" – 3:32
- "The Way the Light Falls" – 4:55
- "Half Way There" – 3:50
- "Cobra" – 2:13
- "I Don't Want to Go Blind" – 4:03
- also released on CD (DUNG 25 CD)
LP: Cow Records / LDUNG 25 (UK)
[edit]Contains track listing as above, plus a red vinyl 10" featuring the following tracks:
- "Saturn 5 (Peel Session)" – 3:50
- "I Want You (Peel Session)" – 3:01
- "The Way the Light Falls (Peel Session)" – 4:35
- "Party in the Sky (Peel Session)" – 3:42
- Peel Sessions first broadcast on 13 December 1993.
- also available on CD (LDUNG 25 CD)
Singles
[edit]- Dung 23 - "Saturn 5" (1994)
- Dung 24 - "I Want You" (w/ Mark E. Smith) (1994)
- Dung 26 - "Uniform" (1994)
Personnel
[edit]- Inspiral Carpets
- Clint Boon – keyboards, backing vocals
- Craig Gill – drums
- Tom Hingley – lead vocals
- Graham Lambert – guitars
- Martyn Walsh – bass
- Technical personnel
- Peter Ashworth – photography
- Dave Buchanan – assistant
- Pascal Gabriel – producer, mixing
- Inspiral Carpets – producer
- Lewis Mulatero – photography
- Sleeve design – Mark Neal & Bill Smith, Bill Smith Studio
- Clif Norrell – engineer, mixing
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] | 180 |
| Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[15] | 12 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts)[16] | 10 |
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[17] | 35 |
| UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)[18] | 17 |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Inspiral Carpets". Trouser Press. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ↑ "Single Releases". Music Week. 8 January 1994. p. 15.
- ↑ "Single Releases". Music Week. 19 February 1994. p. 21.
- ↑ "Single Releases". Music Week. 23 April 1994. p. 29.
- ↑ Buckley, Peter (22 October 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050.
- ↑ "Album Releases". Music Week. 5 March 1994. p. 20.
- ↑ "Inspiral Carpets Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ↑ "Inspiral Carpets". Record Collector.
- ↑ "Devil Hopping". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- 1 2 Webber, Brad. "Inspiral Carpets Devil Hopping". Chicago Tribune.
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 481.
- ↑ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 576.
- ↑ Frost, Danny. "Review: Inspiral Carpets 'Devil Hopping'". NME. No. 5 March 1994. IPC Media. p. 54.
- ↑ "Inspiral Carpets chart history, received from ARIA on 23 November 2021". ARIA. Retrieved 24 June 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.
- ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 13/3/1994 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 13/3/1994 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 22/4/2022 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 22/4/2022 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
