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Released | 19 June 1995 | |||
Recorded | 1994-1995 Bark Studio (London) Park Lane Studio (Glasgow) Battery Studios (London) | |||
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Length | 55:30 | |||
Label | Silvertone | |||
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Bite It is the debut album by Scottish rock band Whiteout, released in 1995 (see 1995 in music). The album includes two of the overall four previously released singles by the band, namely "No Time" and "Jackie's Racing". Another single, "Detroit", was not part of the original album but added as a bonus track to certain subsequent releases of Bite It, making "Starrclub" the only Whiteout single not released on a proper album (although it was re-released on the Japanese EP No Time). The album was available on both CD and vinyl.
All songs written by Carroll/Lindsay/Smith/Jones, except where noted.
There is a version of the album that contains a 13th track:
The Japanese edition features two additional tracks:
"Van Song" was also available as a limited 7-inch vinyl single backed with a cover version of the Rolling Stones' "Rocks Off". This single was never released commercially but given away as a promotional item. The first 100 concert attendees at each venue on Whiteout's tour in autumn of 1994 received the single for free.
Additional personnel
Chart | Date of Entry [5] | Peak position [5] |
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UK Albums Chart | 1995-07-01 | 71 |
Year | Song | Date of Entry [5] | Peak position [5] UK Singles chart |
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1994 | "No Time" | 1994-02-19 | 83 |
1994 | "Detroit" | 1994-09-24 | 73 |
1995 | "Jackie's Racing" | 1995-02-18 | 72 |
Whiteout were a British rock group from Greenock in Scotland, who were most famous for their hit "Jackie's Racing". Although they had existed in a different incarnation since the very early 1990s, the band's classic line-up consisted of Andrew Caldwell (vocals), Paul Carroll (bass), Eric Lindsay (guitar) and Stuart Smith (drums). The name came from a slang term for the disorientating effects of alcohol. They were the first guitar band to sign to the Silvertone label after their enormous success with the Stone Roses. Whiteout's principal recordings were the albums Bite It (1995) and Big Wow (1998). Their music was influenced by the country rock and glam rock of the early 1970s, as well as the aforementioned Stone Roses.
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