Painful Thing

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

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^[1] and later versions of the songs are featured on the band's debut studio album, Ferment (1992).^[2][3] The EP was released on CD and 12" LP^[4] and limited to 2,000 copies of each.^[3]

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. Painful Thing (LP). Catherine Wheel. United Kingdom: Wilde Club. 1991. WILDE5.
2. "Amazon.com: Ferment: Catherine Wheel: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
3. Kellmen, Andy. Painful Thing – Catherine Wheel at AllMusic. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
4. "Catherine Wheel – Painful Thing E.P. at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 7 March 2012.