Big Wheel is the seventh and final studio album by the Australian rocksynthpop band, Icehouse, released on 25 October 1993 in Australia by dIVA Records – founder Iva Davies' own label – and Massive Records. It was recorded at Davies' home in Whale Beach during 1993 with Davies on vocals, guitar, bass guitar and keyboards, David Chapman on guitar, keyboards and backing vocals, and Paul Wheeler on drums, percussion and backing vocals.[2][3]Big Wheel peaked at #44 and was their first studio album not to reach the Top Ten on the Australian album charts.[4] The album was digitally remastered by Davies and Ryan Scott with five bonus tracks added for the 2002 re-release by Warner Music Australia.[3]
Reviewed in Rolling Stone Australia at the time of release, Big Wheel was described as tougher-sounding and less commercial than the band's previous releases, and arguably their best recording to date. The reviewer noted the "early-Seventies glam and Enoesque atmospherics" and praised the "sonic immediacy" of the "largely live performances".[5]
Studios – dIVA Studios at Whale Beach, Australia. Additional recordings by Simon Leadley at Trackdown Studios assisted by James Cadsky, Richard Mould, Michelle Barry.
Mix, editing and mastering – David Lord with Iva Davies, David Chapman, Paul Wheeler at Trackdown
Mix, editing and mastering engineered by Simon Leadley at Trackdown.
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Cover concept – Iva Davies
Artwork and computer graphics – Patti Gaines for Genki.
^Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. - . australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
^St John, Ed (November 1993). "Big Wheel". Rolling Stone Australia. No. 489. Sydney, NSW: Tilmond Pty Ltd. p. 82.
^. APRA. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2008. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. BIG WHEEL
^"Australiancharts.com – Icehouse – Big Wheel". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
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wheel, icehouse, album, wheel, seventh, final, studio, album, australian, rock, synthpop, band, icehouse, released, october, 1993, australia, diva, records, founder, davies, label, massive, records, recorded, davies, home, whale, beach, during, 1993, with, dav. Big Wheel is the seventh and final studio album by the Australian rock synthpop band Icehouse released on 25 October 1993 in Australia by dIVA Records founder Iva Davies own label and Massive Records It was recorded at Davies home in Whale Beach during 1993 with Davies on vocals guitar bass guitar and keyboards David Chapman on guitar keyboards and backing vocals and Paul Wheeler on drums percussion and backing vocals 2 3 Big Wheel peaked at 44 and was their first studio album not to reach the Top Ten on the Australian album charts 4 The album was digitally remastered by Davies and Ryan Scott with five bonus tracks added for the 2002 re release by Warner Music Australia 3 Big WheelStudio album by IcehouseReleased25 October 1993RecordedDIVA Studios Whale Beach AustraliaGenreRockLabeldIVA MassiveProducerIva DaviesIcehouse chronologySpin One 1993 Big Wheel 1993 Full Circle 1994 Singles from Big Wheel Satellite Released September 1993 Big Wheel Released October 1993 Invisible People Released April 1994Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 3 1 Icehouse 3 2 Additional musicians 3 3 Production 3 4 Design 4 Charts 5 ReferencesReception editReviewed in Rolling Stone Australia at the time of release Big Wheel was described as tougher sounding and less commercial than the band s previous releases and arguably their best recording to date The reviewer noted the early Seventies glam and Enoesque atmospherics and praised the sonic immediacy of the largely live performances 5 Track listing editAll songs written by Iva Davies David Chapman and Paul Wheeler except where noted Songwriters according to Australasian Performing Right Association APRA 6 No TitleWriter s Length1 Big Wheel Iva Davies David Chapman4 282 Satellite 4 193 Goodbye Valentine Davies Simon Lloyd Wheeler4 074 Judas 5 205 Invisible People 6 106 Feed the Machine 5 337 Cadillac 4 058 Sam the Man 3 559 Stolen Guitar 4 2410 The System 6 56 2002 Remaster Bonus TracksNo TitleWriter s Length11 Orbital Line 4 3912 Turn it Round Davies2 5513 Driving Me Backwards live Brian Eno5 5414 Blank Frank live Eno Robert Fripp3 3715 Satellite The Ex static Mix 5 27Personnel editCredited to 3 Icehouse edit Iva Davies vocals guitar bass guitar keyboards David Chapman guitar keyboards backing vocals Paul Wheeler drums percussion backing vocals Additional musicians edit Ben Nightingale guitar on Sam the Man Production edit Producer Iva Davies Studios dIVA Studios at Whale Beach Australia Additional recordings by Simon Leadley at Trackdown Studios assisted by James Cadsky Richard Mould Michelle Barry Mix editing and mastering David Lord with Iva Davies David Chapman Paul Wheeler at Trackdown Mix editing and mastering engineered by Simon Leadley at Trackdown Design edit Cover concept Iva Davies Artwork and computer graphics Patti Gaines for Genki Photography Tony Mott Charts editChart 1993 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 7 44References edit Allmusic review Holmgren Magnus The Flowers Icehouse Australian Rock Database Archived from the original on 29 September 2013 Retrieved 21 March 2014 a b c Big Wheel bonus tracks credits allmusic Retrieved 7 July 2008 Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 St Ives NSW Australian Chart Book ISBN 0 646 11917 6 NOTE Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid 1988 Search results for Icehouse australian charts com Archived from the original on 2 December 2008 Retrieved 5 July 2008 St John Ed November 1993 Big Wheel Rolling Stone Australia No 489 Sydney NSW Tilmond Pty Ltd p 82 Australasian Performing Right Association APRA Archived from the original on 5 July 2008 Retrieved 5 July 2008 Note requires user to input song title e g BIG WHEEL Australiancharts com Icehouse Big Wheel Hung Medien Retrieved 3 December 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Big Wheel Icehouse album amp oldid 1181934880, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
