Whirlpool (Chapterhouse album)
Whirlpool is the debut album by British shoegazing band Chapterhouse. The album was reissued on 6 June 2006, on the label Cherry Red, with seven bonus tracks taken from three EPs (Freefall, Sunburst, and Pearl) released in the same time frame as the album. The Cherry Red reissue also included, for the first time, lyrics to all of the songs.[4] The album spent 3 weeks in the UK Album chart in 1991, peaking at number 23.
Whirlpool | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 29 April 1991 | |||
Recorded | February 1990–January 1991 | |||
Genre | Dream pop, shoegazing | |||
Length | 39:30 | |||
Label | Dedicated Records | |||
Producer | Ralph Jezzard, Jim Warren | |||
Chapterhouse chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Select | 4/5[2] |
Stylus Magazine | B+[3] |
Track listing
- "Breather" (Andrew Sherriff) – 4:20
- "Pearl" (Sherriff) – 4:52
- "Autosleeper" (Stephen Patman) – 4:50
- "Treasure" (Patman) – 6:22
- "Falling Down" (Sherriff) – 3:58
- "April" (Sherriff) – 4:39
- "Guilt" (Patman, Sherriff) – 4:15
- "If You Want Me" (Russell Barrett, Sherriff) – 2:41
- "Something More" (Sherriff) – 3:20
- 2006 CD reissue bonus tracks
- "Need (Somebody)" (Sherriff) (from the Freefall EP) – 3:07
- "Inside of Me" (Ashley Bates, Patman, Simon Rowe) (from the Freefall EP) – 4:40
- "Sixteen Years" (Barrett, Sherriff) (from the Freefall EP) – 4:41
- "Satin Safe" (Patman, Sherriff) (from the Sunburst EP) – 5:42
- "Feel the Same" (Patman, Rowe) (from the Sunburst EP) – 4:15
- "Come Heaven" (Patman) (from the Pearl EP) – 5:32
- "In My Arms" (Sherriff) (from the Pearl EP) – 4:39
The initial and subsequent runs of the Cherry Red CD were pressed using a lossy master source for tracks 1-9, 13 and 14. The corrected version has the reference TC2159 printed on the inner CD ring.[5]
As of 2015, this was still the case, with Cherry Red reported as continuing to send out versions of the CD – now bearing the reference CDMRED304V2, which were sourced from the lossy master, rather than the DAT for tracks 1 to 9, 13 and 14.
Charts
Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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UK Albums (OCC)[6] | 23 |
References
- Raggett, Ned. "Whirlpool – Chapterhouse". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- Perry, Andrew (May 1991). "Whirl Domination". Select (11): 66.
- Parrish, Peter (1 May 2006). "Chapterhouse – Whirlpool – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- http://www.cherryred.co.uk/cherryred/artists/chapterhouse.php
- http://www.shoegaze.co.uk/shoegazeforum/top-10-albums-you-cant-stop-listening-to-t2485,highlight,whirlpool+fake.html
- "Chapterhouse | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 25 June 2011.