…to Chrome by Catherine Wheel. Adam and Eve might be everyone’s favorite album, but this one’s their best.
Some YouTubes from the album:
“Crank”
“The Nude”
“Show Me Mary”
“Fripp (live)“

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I’m passing along some Rob Dickinson news, complete with gratuitous adjectives:
The long-awaited solo debut from the voice of Catherine Wheel – Rob Dickinson’s Fresh Wine for the Horses (deluxe 2-CD set) – will be released June 10, 2008 on Fontana International.
Following more than two years of successful touring, Fresh Wine for the Horses has now [...]

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Rob Dickinson’s MySpace page, apropos of not much, has posted a brand-new studio recording of the minor Catherine Wheel hit “The Nude.” In keeping with Rob’s new image, this version is about as lullabyish as a rock song about lust can get.
Interestingly, the original video from 1993 isn’t much better – it’s shot to the [...]

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Also, Ma Solituda.

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Rob Dickinson, 42, of Great Yarmouth, UK, kicked off his musical career in dark, moody territory (as did most British musicians in the shoegazing era). But since Catherine Wheel’s Happy Days (1995), he’s been out of the dark business. There are good reasons for this: Adam and Eve (1997) is his best-reviewed album ever, [...]

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