Artist: Catherine Wheel
Genre: Alternative Rock
Catherine Wheel were an English alternative rock band formed in Great Yarmouth in 1990, consisting of Rob Dickinson, Brian Futter, Dave Hawes, and Neil Sims. The band was part of the shoegazing movement, creating layered, effects-heavy guitar rock. Their debut album 'Ferment' featured the hit 'Black Metallic,' which received significant alternative radio airplay. Catherine Wheel evolved from shoegaze toward more accessible alternative rock while maintaining their distinctive sound. Albums like 'Chrome' and 'Happy Days' demonstrated their progression. Dickinson's vocals and the band's ability to combine noise with melody made them distinctive. Despite critical acclaim and a devoted following, Catherine Wheel never achieved massive commercial success. They disbanded in 2000. The band represented shoegazing's evolution toward more accessible alternative rock, demonstrating that effects-heavy guitar music could be both experimental and melodic. They remain respected among shoegaze and alternative rock fans.
Catherine Wheel vinyl records
7 Catherine Wheel new and used vinyl albums and singles UK sellers
CATHERINE WHEEL Balloon (1992 UK 4-track 12 vinyl EP also including Intravenous plus live versions of Painful Thing & Let Me Down Again picture sleeve. The sleeve shows some discolouration and a little ring wear and the vinyl looks barely played CW212) Track Listing: A1. Balloon 4:14 A2. Intravenous 3:32 B1
£23.00 used
CATHERINE WHEEL Painful Thing (1991 UK 4-track 12 vinyl EP including Shallow Spin Painful Thing & I Want To Touch You. The glossy picture sleeve shows a small split to the top seam but otherwise shows just light general wear & the vinyl isExcellent with very little play WILDE5) Track Listing: A1
£50.00 used
CATHERINE WHEEL Broken Nose (1998 UK limited edition 7 single pressed on Green Vinyl also including a live version of Little Muscle recorded for an XFM Session at London ULU on 26th February 1998. Housedin a matte card picture sleeve CHS5086)
£9.00 used
CATHERINE WHEEL Black Metallic E.P. (1991 UK 4-track 12 vinyl EP also including Crawling Over Me Let Me Down Again and Saccharine. The picture sleeve displays a little age discolouration but appears in Excellent condition with the vinyl looking barely played CW112) Track Listing: A1. Black Metallic 7:16 A2
£28.00 used
CATHERINE WHEEL Ma Solituda (1998 UK limited edition 7 single pressed on Red Vinyl also including Kill Rhythm [Live] housed in a matt flipback style card picture sleeve. This copy remains in near as new condition CHS5077) Track Listing: 1. Ma Solituda 2. Kill Rhythm - Live
£17.00 used
CATHERINE WHEEL Delicious (1997 UK limited edition 4-track 10 vinyl EP also including Eat My Dust You Insensitive F*ck plus live versions of Crank and Texture. The sleeve looks Excellent with no real wear whilst the vinyl remains in Near Mint condition 10CHS5071) Track Listing: ÞÞSide A: 1
£39.00 used
DAVID BYRNE The Catherine Wheel (1981 German 11-track LP featuring Davids original score and lyrics from the Broadway production of The Catherine Wheel commissioned by the Twyla Tharp Dance Foundation with illustrated lyric inner. The picture sleeve reveals some noticable edge/shelfwear whilst the vinyl shows only minimal evidence of play SIRK56979) Track Listing: 1
£17.00 used