| Novelty Rock | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | February 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1990–1997 | |||
| Genre | Glam rock, synthpop, Britpop, novelty | |||
| Length | 33:10 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Brian Pugsley, Smithy, Brian O'Shaugnessy | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Novelty Rock is a compilation album by the English rock band Denim. It was released through EMI Records in 1997 and gathers all the B-sides from the "Middle of the Road" and "It Fell off the Back of a Lorry" singles, as well as previously unreleased material plus various cover versions. The Kraftwerk-esque track "Supermarket" had previously been issued as a single through Ice Rink under the name Supermarket in 1992.
In 2018, "The New Potatoes" was selected by Charlie Brooker as the "castaway favourite" of his eight Desert Island Discs.[2] "Ape-Hangers" adapts the melody of a then-unreleased Felt track "Jewels are Set in Crowns".
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ "Desert Island Discs - Charlie Brooker". BBC Radio 4. 7 January 2018.