{"product_id":"ferment","title":"Ferment","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormed in Great Yarmouth in 1990,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatherine Wheel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– singer guitarist Rob Dickinson, guitarist Brian Futter, bassist Dave Hawes and drummer Neil Sims – are possibly one of the greatest lost bands of that fabled decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSwimming against several tides, they were loosely defined as 'shoegaze', and failed to fit in with the grunge or britpop movements in those years. They were of a size and scale to be supported by the upcoming Radiohead. Melody Maker said that Radiohead were like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatherine Wheel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eas they \"function along a similar catharsis\/contrivance axis, ladling existential angst into skilfully imposing song structures.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a contract race with Creation and Opal Records,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatherine Wheel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esigned to Fontana. In June 1992, they released their debut album,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFerment\u003c\/em\u003e, which was produced by Tim Friese-Greene, who had just recently finished working with Talk Talk. Its muscular rock was often mesmeric, and its lead single \"\u003cem\u003eBlack Metallic\u003c\/em\u003e\" created huge interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album was ranked No 23 in Pitchfork's 50 Best Shoegaze albums of all time. This re-issue faithfully replicates the original 1992 Fontana UK release and is pressed onto high quality 180g vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catherine Wheel","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":56967696613756,"sku":"UMCLP043","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/1063\/1727\/files\/image001_1_31847430_thumbnail_4096_1fd6863f-0829-459e-8581-cfad0cdb0b04.webp?v=1781788656","url":"https:\/\/revolutionrecords.uk\/products\/ferment","provider":"Revolution Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}