Devil Hopping

Devil Hopping
Studio album by Inspiral Carpets
Released	7 March 1994 (1994-03-07)
Recorded	Parr Street (Liverpool)
Genre	Indie rock
Length	44:38
Label	Mute
Producer	Pascal Gabriel[1]
Inspiral Carpets chronology
Revenge Of The Goldfish (1992) Devil Hopping (1994) Inspiral Carpets The Singles (1995)
Singles from Devil Hopping
"Saturn 5" Released: 10 January 1994[2] "I Want You" Released: 21 February 1994[3] "Uniform" Released: 25 April 1994[4]

Devil Hopping is the fourth studio album from British indie band Inspiral Carpets, released on 7 March 1994 via Mute Records.[1][5][6] The single version of "I Want You" features vocals by Mark E. Smith of the Fall.[7] Mute dropped the band after the release of Devil Hopping.[8]

The title of the album came from producer Pascal Gabriel's pronunciation of the word "developing."

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[9]
Chicago Tribune	[10]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[11]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[12]
NME	8/10[13]

The Chicago Tribune wrote that "with driving guitars and Martyn Walsh's booming bass lines, Devil Hopping edges toward a punchier rock sound."[10] Trouser Press wrote that "the nearly lifeless music is at best self-parodic; the lyrics are hopelessly trite."[1]

Track listing

All tracks by Inspiral Carpets.

LP: Cow Records / DUNG 25 (UK)

1. "I Want You" – 3:10
2. "Party in the Sky" – 3:52
3. "Plutoman" – 4:15
4. "Uniform" – 3:54
5. "Lovegrove" – 3:18
6. "Just Wednesday" – 3:43
7. "Saturn 5" – 3:59
8. "All of This and More" – 3:32
9. "The Way the Light Falls" – 4:55
10. "Half Way There" – 3:50
11. "Cobra" – 2:13
12. "I Don't Want to Go Blind" – 4:03

• also released on CD (DUNG 25 CD)

LP: Cow Records / LDUNG 25 (UK)

Contains track listing as above, plus a red vinyl 10" featuring the following tracks:

1. "Saturn 5 (Peel Session)" – 3:50
2. "I Want You (Peel Session)" – 3:01
3. "The Way the Light Falls (Peel Session)" – 4:35
4. "Party in the Sky (Peel Session)" – 3:42

• Peel Sessions first broadcast on 13 December 1993.
• also available on CD (LDUNG 25 CD)

Singles

• Dung 23 - "Saturn 5" (1994)
• Dung 24 - "I Want You" (w/ Mark E. Smith) (1994)
• Dung 26 - "Uniform" (1994)

Personnel

Inspiral Carpets

• Clint Boon – keyboards, backing vocals
• Craig Gill – drums
• Tom Hingley – lead vocals
• Graham Lambert – guitars
• Martyn Walsh – bass

Technical personnel

• Peter Ashworth – photography
• Dave Buchanan – assistant
• Pascal Gabriel – producer, mixing
• Inspiral Carpets – producer
• Lewis Mulatero – photography
• Sleeve design – Mark Neal & Bill Smith, Bill Smith Studio
• Clif Norrell – engineer, mixing

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[14]	180
Scottish Albums (OCC)[15]	12
UK Albums (OCC)[16]	10

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[17]	35
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[18]	17

References

1. "Inspiral Carpets". Trouser Press. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
2. "Single Releases". Music Week. 8 January 1994. p. 15.
3. "Single Releases". Music Week. 19 February 1994. p. 21.
4. "Single Releases". Music Week. 23 April 1994. p. 29.
5. Buckley, Peter (22 October 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
6. "Album Releases". Music Week. 5 March 1994. p. 20.
7. "Inspiral Carpets | Biography & History". AllMusic.
8. "Inspiral Carpets - Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com.
9. "Devil Hopping". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
10. Webber, Brad. "Inspiral Carpets Devil Hopping (Mute) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)England's Inspiral Carpets..." chicagotribune.com.
11. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 481.
12. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 576.
13. Frost, Danny. "Review: Inspiral Carpets - Devil Hopping (Mute/All formats)". NME (5 March 1994). IPC Media: 54.
14. "Inspiral Carpets chart history, received from ARIA on 23 November 2021". ARIA. Retrieved 24 June 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.
15. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
16. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
17. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
18. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.