Flood (Headswim album)

1994 studio album by Headswim

Flood

Studio album by

Headswim

Released| 24 October 1994 (1994-10-24)
Studio| Rockfield Studios, Wales
Genre| Alternative rock, grunge
Label| Epic
Producer| Dave Eringa
Headswim chronology
| Tense Moments
(1994)  | Flood
(1994)  | Despite Yourself
(1997)

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Singles from  Flood

1. "Gone to Pot"
Released: 1 August 1994
2. "Soup"
Released: October 1994
3. "Crawl"
Released: 20 February 1995

Flood is the 1994 debut full-length album by the English rock band Headswim, released on 24 October 1994 on Epic Records.[1] Originally titled Precipity Flood, it was recorded over three weeks at Rockfield Studios in Wales, with Dave Eringa producing.[1] The album included three singles, "Gone to Pot", "Soup", and "Crawl".

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
Kerrang!| [3]
Q| [4]

David Sinclair of Q said, "Headswim have harnessed a big, abrasive rock guitar sound and produced a debut of some promise".[4]

## Track listing

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FloodNo.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Length

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1.| "Gone to Pot"| D. Glendining| Headswim| 4:41
2.| "Soup"| D. Glendining| D. Glendining/N. Watts| 3:11
3.| "Try Disappointed"| D. Glendining| D. Glendining/N. Watts| 3:51
4.| "Crawl"| D. Glendining| D. Glendining/N. Watts| 3:57
5.| "Dead"| D. Glendining/N. Watts| D. Glendining/N. Watts| 5:14
6.| "Years on Me"| D. Glendining| D. Glendining| 2:55
7.| "Apple of My Eye"| D. Glendining| Headswim| 4:17
8.| "Down"| D. Glendining| Headswim| 3:58
9.| "Stinkhorn"| D. Glendining| D. Glendining/C. Taylor| 2:27
10.| "Safe Harvest"| D. Glendining| Headswim| 6:28
11.| "Beneath a Black Moon"| D. Glendining| D. Glendining/N. Watts| 15:18

* "Beneath a Black Moon" finishes at 3:36, and a hidden track begins at 11:05.

## Personnel

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Headswim

* Daniel Glendining
* Tom Glendining
* Clovis Taylor
* Nick Watts

Additional personnel

* Cheryl Enever – cello on "Years on Me"
* John Hoare – trumpet on "Stinkhorn"

Production

* Dave Eringa – producer, engineer, mixing
* Phil Alt – assistant engineer, assistant mixing
* Richard Flack – assistant mixing
* Matt Glendining – artwork, photography

## References

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1. ^ a b Gilbey, Ryan (6 September 1994). "Production Notes: Tom Glendining of the band Headswim on recording their debut album". The Independent II. p. 26\. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
2. ^ "Headswim – Flood". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
3. ^ Peake, Mike (22 October 1994). "Albumz". Kerrang!. No. 517\. pp. 46–47.
4. ^ a b Sinclair, David (January 1995). "Headswim – Flood". Q. No. 100\. p. 256.

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