Novelty Rock

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Novelty Rock
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Compilation album by
ReleasedFebruary 1997
Recorded1990–1997
Genre Glam rock, synthpop, Britpop, novelty
Length33:10
Label EMI
Producer Brian Pugsley, Smithy, Brian O'Shaugnessy
Denim chronology
Denim on Ice
(1996)
Novelty Rock
(1997)
Professional ratings
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Novelty Rock is a compilation album by the English rock band Denim. It was released through EMI Records in 1997 and gathers all the B-sides from the "Middle of the Road" and "It Fell off the Back of a Lorry" singles, as well as previously unreleased material plus various cover versions. The Kraftwerk-esque track "Supermarket" had previously been issued as a single through Ice Rink under the name Supermarket in 1992.

In 2018, "The New Potatoes" was selected by Charlie Brooker as the "castaway favourite" of his eight Desert Island Discs. [2] "Ape-Hangers" adapts the melody of a then-unreleased Felt track "Jewels are Set in Crowns".

Track listing

  1. "The New Potatoes" – 1:52
  2. "On a Chicory Tip" – 3:24
  3. "Robin's Nest" – 1:50
  4. "Internet Curtains" – 3:22
  5. "Snake Bite" – 2:58
  6. "Ape-Hangers" – 2:48
  7. "The Great Grape Ape-Hangers" – 2:20
  8. "Ankle Tattoos" – 2:30
  9. "Tampax Advert" – 1:26
  10. "Supermarket" – 3:50
  11. "Running in the City" – 2:42
  12. "I Will Cry at Christmas" – 3:52

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References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. "Desert Island Discs - Charlie Brooker". BBC Radio 4 . 7 January 2018.