Various Artists
I Might Walk Home Alone
1992 Wilde Club Records
Wilde Club Records was an independent UK imprint helmed by Norwich club owner Dave Bates. Most of the releases from the early '90s label were 12" singles of bands that seemed to follow in the paths of The Stone Roses, Wedding Present and Ride. The label's two most prominent releases were the first two singles by Catherine Wheel
("She's My Friend" and "Painful Thing"), who would eventually sign with
Fontana and attain wider success internationally as a respected cult
band. The Bardots
were the only other band of major notice to have released material on
the label; the remainder of the outfits were pretty cut-rate. I Might Walk Home Alone is a compilation of the label's highlights, featuring Catherine Wheel's "She's My Friend" in its hazy original version (pretty much the only way to obtain it on CD), as well as The Bardots' just-as-swirly "Summerhouse." One obscuro that sticks out is the terrific "Bite the Apple" by Shine!, who approximate the fevered pop of early Wedding Present while adding ultra-melodic multi-part harmonies. What became of them? Blair 1523's "Take Me There" is hippie-ish Chapterhouse-lite,
while the remainder of the bands stick to copycatting their record
collections. Regardless of
its patchiness, it's a decent compilation for those who can't get enough
of that fuzzy stuff.
(review by Andy Kellman)
01. Shine! - Bite The Apple
02. The Bardots - Summerhouse
03. The Replicas - Culture Shock
04. Blair 1523 - Take Me There
05. Catherine Wheel - She's My Friend
06. The Suncharms - Sparkle
07. Red Hour - Treat
08. The Suncharms - Wash Away
09. Cherry Forever - Spook
10. Basinger - Looking At Him
11. The Pushkins - Sea Egg
12. The Badgers - Cycleface
13. The Replicas - You Can Red
14. Storm House - Inside
15. The Hobbyards - Red Handle
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