The band performed a Peel session in early 1991 while still unsigned; two 12″ vinyl EPs were released on the Norwich-based Wilde Club Records, named after the regular weekly Wilde Club gigs run by Barry Newman at Norwich Arts Centre . They signed to major-label Fontana Records after being courted by both Creation Records and the Brian Eno -run label Opal Records. The band’s debut album, 1991/92’s Ferment , made an immediate impression on the music press and introduced Catherine Wheel’s second-biggest US hit, ” Black Metallic “, as well as the moderate hit “I Want to Touch You”. The album features re-recorded versions of some of the Wilde Club-issued EPs. “Black Metallic” was later featured in the film S. Darko .
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