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Painful Thing
EP by Catherine Wheel
Released	May 1991 (1991-05)
Recorded	1991
Genre	Alternative rock, shoegazing
Length	15:09
Label	Wilde Club
Producer	Simon Davey
Catherine Wheel chronology
She's My Friend (1991) Painful Thing (1991) Ferment (1992)

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Painful Thing is an EP by English alternative rock band Catherine Wheel, released in May 1991 on Wilde Club Records. The EP was mixed by Simon Davey at Purple Rain Studios in Norfolk.

The EP was released on CD and 12" vinyl and limited to 2,000 copies of each.

The songs were later rerecorded for the band's debut studio album, Ferment (1992).

Track listing

All songs written by Catherine Wheel.

1. "Shallow" – 3:24
2. "Spin" – 2:42
3. "Painful Thing" – 3:58
4. "I Want to Touch You" – 5:05

Personnel

Catherine Wheel

• Rob Dickinson – vocals, guitar
• Brian Futter – vocals, guitar
• Dave Hawes – bass
• Neil Sims – drums, percussion

Technical personnel

• Simon Davey – mixing
• Alastair Thain – photography

References

1. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Painful Thing – Catherine Wheel | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
2. Robinson, Anna (2003). "Catherine Wheel". The Rough Guide to Rock. p. 179. ISBN 9781858284576. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
3. Painful Thing (LP). Catherine Wheel. United Kingdom: Wilde Club. 1991. WILDE5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
4. "Catherine Wheel – Painful Thing E.P. at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
5. "Amazon.com: Ferment: Catherine Wheel: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 7 March 2012.

External links

• Painful Thing at Discogs (list of releases)

• 1991 EPs
• Catherine Wheel albums