Devil Hopping | ||||
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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 | ||||
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Chicago Tribune | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | (8/10)[9] |
Devil Hopping is the fourth studio album from British indie band Inspiral Carpets, released on 7 March 1994 via Mute Records.[1][10][11] The single version of "I Want You" features vocals by Mark E. Smith of The Fall.[12] Mute dropped the band after the release of Devil Hopping.[13]
The title of the album came from producer Pascal Gabriel's pronunciation of the word "developing."
Critical reception
[edit]The Chicago Tribune wrote that "with driving guitars and Martyn Walsh's booming bass lines, Devil Hopping edges toward a punchier rock sound."[6] 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 |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] | 180 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15] | 12 |
UK Albums (OCC)[16] | 10 |
Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] | 35 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[18] | 17 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Devil Hopping". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ a b Webber, Brad. "Inspiral CarpetsDevil Hopping (Mute) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)England's Inspiral Carpets..." chicagotribune.com.
- ^ 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 (Mute/All formats)". NME (5 March 1994). IPC Media: 54.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (22 October 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Album Releases". Music Week. 5 March 1994. p. 20.
- ^ "Inspiral Carpets | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Inspiral Carpets - Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com.
- ^ "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 Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.