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Painful Thing is an EP by English alternative rock band Catherine Wheel, released in May 1991 on Wilde Club Records.[2] The EP was mixed by Simon Davey at Purple Rain Studios in Norfolk.[3]

Painful Thing
EP by Catherine Wheel
Released	May 1991 (1991-05)
Recorded	1991
Genre	Alternative rock, shoegazing
Length	15:09
Label	Wilde Club
Producer	Simon Davey
Catherine Wheel chronology
She's My Friend (1991) Painful Thing (1991) Ferment (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The EP was released on CD and 12" vinyl[4] and limited to 2,000 copies of each.[1]

The songs were later rerecorded for the band's debut studio album, Ferment (1992).[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Catherine Wheel.

1. "Shallow" – 3:24
2. "Spin" – 2:42
3. "Painful Thing" – 3:58
4. "I Want to Touch You" – 5:05

Personnel

Catherine Wheel

• Rob Dickinson – vocals, guitar
• Brian Futter – vocals, guitar
• Dave Hawes – bass
• Neil Sims – drums, percussion

Technical personnel

• Simon Davey – mixing
• Alastair Thain – photography

References

External links

• Painful Thing at Discogs (list of releases)

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