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Devil Hopping

Devil Hopping is the fourth studio album from British indie band Inspiral Carpets, released on 7 March 1994 via Mute Records. The single version of "I Want You" features vocals by Mark E. Smith of the Fall. Mute dropped the band after the release of Devil Hopping.

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Devil Hopping
Cover photography by Peter Ashworth
Studio album by
Inspiral Carpets
Released7 March 1994 (1994-03-07)
RecordedParr Street (Liverpool)
GenreIndie rock
Length44:38
LabelMute
ProducerPascal Gabriel1
Inspiral Carpets chronology
Revenge of the Goldfish
(1992) 		Devil Hopping
(1994) 		Inspiral Carpets The Singles
(1995)
Singles from Devil Hopping
  1. "Saturn 5"
    Released: 10 January 19942
  2. "I Want You"
    Released: 21 February 19943
  3. "Uniform"
    Released: 25 April 19944

Devil Hopping is the fourth studio album from British indie band Inspiral Carpets, released on 7 March 1994 via Mute Records.156 The single version of "I Want You" features vocals by Mark E. Smith of the Fall.7 Mute dropped the band after the release of Devil Hopping.8

The title of the album came from producer Pascal Gabriel's pronunciation of the word "developing."

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star9
Chicago TribuneStarStarStar10
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar11
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album GuideStar12
NME8/1013

The Chicago Tribune wrote that "with driving guitars and Martyn Walsh's booming bass lines, Devil Hopping edges toward a punchier rock sound."10 Trouser Press wrote that "the nearly lifeless music is at best self-parodic; the lyrics are hopelessly trite."1

Track listing

All tracks by Inspiral Carpets.

LP: Cow Records / DUNG 25 (UK)

  1. "I Want You" – 3:10
  2. "Party in the Sky" – 3:52
  3. "Plutoman" – 4:15
  4. "Uniform" – 3:54
  5. "Lovegrove" – 3:18
  6. "Just Wednesday" – 3:43
  7. "Saturn 5" – 3:59
  8. "All of This and More" – 3:32
  9. "The Way the Light Falls" – 4:55
  10. "Half Way There" – 3:50
  11. "Cobra" – 2:13
  12. "I Don't Want to Go Blind" – 4:03
  • also released on CD (DUNG 25 CD)

LP: Cow Records / LDUNG 25 (UK)

Contains track listing as above, plus a red vinyl 10" featuring the following tracks:

  1. "Saturn 5 (Peel Session)" – 3:50
  2. "I Want You (Peel Session)" – 3:01
  3. "The Way the Light Falls (Peel Session)" – 4:35
  4. "Party in the Sky (Peel Session)" – 3:42
  • Peel Sessions first broadcast on 13 December 1993.
  • also available on CD (LDUNG 25 CD)

Singles

  • Dung 23 - "Saturn 5" (1994)
  • Dung 24 - "I Want You" (w/ Mark E. Smith) (1994)
  • Dung 26 - "Uniform" (1994)

Personnel

Inspiral Carpets
  • Clint Boon – keyboards, backing vocals
  • Craig Gill – drums
  • Tom Hingley – lead vocals
  • Graham Lambert – guitars
  • Martyn Walsh – bass
Technical personnel

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)14 180
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)15 12
UK Albums (Official Charts)16 10
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)17 35
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)18 17
References

References

  1. "Inspiral Carpets". Trouser Press. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  2. "Single Releases". Music Week. 8 January 1994. p. 15.
  3. "Single Releases". Music Week. 19 February 1994. p. 21.
  4. "Single Releases". Music Week. 23 April 1994. p. 29.
  5. Buckley, Peter (22 October 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050.
  6. "Album Releases". Music Week. 5 March 1994. p. 20.
  7. "Inspiral Carpets Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. "Inspiral Carpets". Record Collector.
  9. "Devil Hopping". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  10. Webber, Brad. "Inspiral Carpets Devil Hopping". Chicago Tribune.
  11. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 481.
  12. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 576.
  13. Frost, Danny. "Review: Inspiral Carpets 'Devil Hopping'". NME. No. 5 March 1994. IPC Media. p. 54.
  14. "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.
  15. "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 13/3/1994 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  16. "Official Albums Chart on 13/3/1994 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  17. "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 22/4/2022 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  18. "Official Independent Albums Chart on 22/4/2022 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.