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Chronology: Albums, Singles, B-Sides, Remixes And Demos

    Emerging from Reading in the late 1980s, Chapterhouse burst onto the British music scene with 1990’s ‘Freefall’ EP and the critically acclaimed album ‘Whirlpool’. Impossible to categorise, the band were quickly embraced by both the music press and a global audience, and soon found themselves part of the emergent shoegaze scene alongside contemporaries such as Slowdive and Ride.

    Curated by the band and overflowing with previously unheard material, ‘Chronology’ charts Chapterhouse’s progress through two brilliant albums, a number of classic singles and EPs, remixes by contemporaries such as Global Communication, Drum Club and Spooky, and their attempt to write and record an ultimately unrealised third album. Told through new interview material, previously unseen imagery and design overseen by the band themselves, this is the story of one of the most individual and enigmatic bands of their era, and one who continue to be cherished by both their original fanbase and a generation of new fans drawn to the shoegaze scene’s revival over the past decade.

    Packaged in a hard slipcase box, complete with mini LP replica wallets and a 64 page booklet, and five years in the making, ‘Chronology’ is a definitive, in-depth set which will inspire nostalgia among fans of a certain age and creativity among those currently exploring similar sonic territory.


    TRACK LISTING

    Freefall, Sunburst & Whirlpool
    1. Ecstasy Ii
    2. Need (somebody)
    3. Inside Of Me
    4. Sixteen Years
    5. Something More (sunburst)
    6. Satin Safe
    7. Rain
    8. Feel The Same
    9. Breather
    10. Pearl
    11. Autosleeper
    12. Treasure
    13. Falling Down
    14. April
    15. Guilt
    16. If You Want Me
    17. Something More

    Pearl, Mesmerise And Courtyard Demos
    1. Come Heaven
    2. In My Arms
    3. Mesmerise
    4. Precious One
    5. Summer Chill
    6. Then We’ll Rise
    7. For What It’s Worth (demo)
    8. Confusion Trip (demo)*
    9. Raised From Inside (demo)*
    10. Get To Me (demo)*
    11. Dream On (demo)
    12. Never Enough (demo)*
    13. In The Way (demo)*
    14. If You Try (demo)*
    15. Until You Try (demo)
    16. Walk Water (demo)*

    Blood Music And B-sides
    1. Don’t Look Now
    2. There’s Still Life
    3. We Are The Beautiful
    4. Summer’s Gone
    5. Everytime
    6. Deli
    7. On The Way To Fly
    8. She’s A Vision
    9. Greater Power
    10. Confusion Trip
    11. Love Forever
    12. Picnic (new Edit)
    13. Age
    14. Frost

    Pentamerous Metamorphosis (blood Music Retranslated By Global Communication)
    1. Alpha Phase
    2. Beta Phase
    3. Gamma Phase
    4. Delta Phase
    5. Epsilon Phase

    Rarities And Remixes
    1. Ecstasy I (demo)
    2. Falling Down (freefall)
    3. It Won’t Be Wrong
    4. Losing Touch With My Mind
    5. Die, Die, Die
    6. Mesmerise (extended Remix)
    7. Precious One (extended Remix)
    8. We Are The Beautiful (spooky Extravaganja Mix)
    9. We Are The Beautiful (spooky’s Ugly As Sin Mix New Edit)
    10. Don’t Look Now (drum Club’s Sitar Trance Mix New Edit)
    11. Montpellier Freeway*

    Demos 1994-1995
    1. Too Late (demo)*
    2. Ocean Arms (acoustic Demo)*
    3. Help Yourself (demo)*
    4. More Than I Can Take (demo)
    5. Let The Sunshine In (demo)*
    6. Every Gift (demo)*
    7. Feel (demo)
    8. We Can Fly (demo)*
    9. Another Life (demo)*
    10. Medusa (demo)*
    11. I Saw You (demo)*
    12. Brighter (demo)
    13. Make A Wish (demo)*
    14. Zerodown (demo)*
    15. Looking Back (demo)*
    16. Crazy Kane (demo)

    *previously Unreleased

    Chapterhouse

    We Are The Beautiful

      The British shoegaze band Chapterhouse released two albums during their existence, Whirlpool (1991) and Blood Music (1993). Blood Music spawned the single “We Are The Beautiful”, which was released during that same year and also appeared as a 12”. The 1993 EP We Are The Beautiful features the title track, a mix of the title track, and two additional tracks: “Frost” and “Age”. Except for “We Are The Beautiful”, none of the tracks have been released on Chapterhouse’s studio albums.

      TRACK LISTING

      Side A
      1. We Are The Beautiful
      2. We Are The Beautiful (Spooky's Extravaganja Dub Mix)

      Side B
      1. Frost
      2. Age

      Chapterhouse

      She's A Vision

        The British shoegaze band Chapterhouse released two albums during their existence, Whirlpool (1991) and Blood Music (1993). Blood Music spawned the single “She’s A Vision”, which was released during that same year and also appeared as a 12”, including three additional tracks. The 1993 EP She’s A Vision features two tracks from the album Blood Music, the title track and “Don’t Look Now”. In addition, the EP contains two mixes from that same album, including the mix of “Don’t Look Now” by The Drum Club, a popular dance duo based in the UK.

        TRACK LISTING

        SIDE A
        1. She’s A Vision
        2. Don’t Look Now

        SIDE B
        1. Don’t Look Now (Drum Club Sitar Trance Mix)
        2. Deli (Dark Jester Mix)

        Chapterhouse

        Mesmerise

          In 1991, English shoegaze band Chapterhouse released the single “Mesmerise”, which was a non-album single. The track was cited by Robert Smith of The Cure as an influence on their 1992 album Wish. “Mesmerise” was released on the same titled EP which came out simultaneously with the single and contained three more non-album tracks, “Precious One”, “Summer Chill” and “Then We’ll Rise”. Later on, all four featured on the 1996 Rownderbowt and/or the 2007 The Best Of Chapterhouse compilations.

          TRACK LISTING

          Side A:
          1. Mesmerise
          2. Precious One

          Side B:
          1. Summer Chill
          2. Then We'll Rise

          Chapterhouse

          Whirlpool

            Inspired by the likes of Slowdive and Ride, Chapterhouse were part of the short-lived 'shoe-gazing' scene of the early 90's, but unlike other acts who aquired a set of guitar pedals and headed off to the nearest recording studio, they mixed beats with their wall-of-sonic-guitar-fuzz to create records to stimulate both mind and feet!

            This newly expanded reissue of their classic debut“Whirpool”, now includes all the B-sides from the singles 'Pearl', 'Falling Down' and the 'Sunburst EP', along with 'Die Die Die' which was originally only available on a free record that came with the vinyl version of the album and is on CD for the first time. Produced by the band alongside Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins), John Fryer (This Mortal Coil), Stephen Hague (New Order) and Ralph Jezzard, and featuring guest vocals from Rachel Goswell (Slowdive). The liner notes are from music journalist and long-time associate Andrew Perry, along with the lyrics in full (documented here for the first time), plus many photos, memorabilia and other clippings from the bands personal archive, and images of all of the releases featured on the album.


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