''Dung 4'' is a demo album by the British
indie rock
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band
Inspiral Carpets
Inspiral Carpets are an English rock band, part of the late-1980s/early-1990s Madchester movement. Formed in Oldham in 1980, the band's most successful lineup featured frontman Tom Hingley, drummer Craig Gill, guitarist Graham Lambert, bassist ...
. It was first released in May 1989 on Inspiral Carpets' own Cow Records and only on cassette. The name refers to the catalogue number.
In 2014, it was announced that ''Dung 4'' would be re-released on vinyl and CD on
Cherry Red Records
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on 19 and 28 April respectively, with the contents of Inspiral Carpets' earlier demo EP ''
Cow
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'', as bonus tracks. On the LP version, ''Cow'' was included as a bonus 7-inch EP, while on the CD its tracks were appended to the end of the ''Dung 4'' program. A second vinyl reissue of ''Dung 4'' was released on the Tiger Bay label in Europe, containing the entire contents of both demos on a single album.
Track listing
# Keep The Circle Around
# Seeds Of Doubt
# Joe
# Causeway
# Inside My Head
# Sun Don't Shine
# Theme From Cow
# Butterfly
# 26
# Garage Full Of Flowers
# 96 Tears
# Head For The Sun *
# Now You're Gone *
# Whiskey *
# Love Can Never Lose Its Own *
* Bonus tracks from LP and CD reissues. Note that on the 2018 LP reissue, "Sun Don't Shine" and "Causeway" were moved to the beginning of the B-side.
The version of "Joe" on this album was previously released on the ''Manchester, North of England'' compilation album in 1988.
Personnel
*
Clint Boon
Clinton David Boon (born 28 June 1959) is an English musician, DJ and radio presenter. Boon originally rose to fame as the keyboard player (and sometimes vocalist) of Inspiral Carpets.
Music career
Born in Oldham, Lancashire, Boon joined the Ins ...
- keyboards, backing vocals
*Craig Gill - drums
*Stephen Holt - lead vocals
*Graham Lambert - guitars
*Dave Swift - bass
References
External links
Official artist website
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1989 debut albums
Inspiral Carpets albums