{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = Revenge of the Goldfish | type = studio | artist = [[Inspiral Carpets]] | cover = Revenge Of The Goldfish.jpg | alt = | released = {{start date|1992|10|5|df=y}}<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=10|date=3 October 1992}}</ref> | recorded = | studio = * Amazon (Liverpool) * Windings (Wales) * Konk (London) | genre = [[Dance rock]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jenkins |first1=Mark |title=Rave-Rock Carpets; Sunscreem Disco |work=The Washington Post |date=12 Feb 1993 |department=Weekend |page=14}}</ref> | length = 43:23 | label = [[Mute Records|Mute]] | producer = [[Pascal Gabriel]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kim |first1=Jae-Ha |title=Wall-to-Wall of Sound - Inspiral Carpets Resist the Stain of 'Manchester' Label |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=February 19, 1993 |department=Weekend Plus |page=5}}</ref> | prev_title = [[The Beast Inside]] | prev_year = 1991 | next_title = [[Devil Hopping]] | next_year = 1994 | misc = {{Singles | name = Revenge of the Goldfish | type = studio | single1 = Dragging Me Down | single1date = 17 February 1992<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=21|date=15 February 1992}}</ref> | single2 = Two Worlds Collide | single2date = 18 May 1992<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=19|date=16 May 1992}}</ref> | single3 = Generations | single3date = 7 September 1992<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=21|date=5 September 1992}}</ref> | single4 = Bitches Brew | single4date = 2 November 1992<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=21|date=31 October 1992}}</ref> }} }} '''''Revenge of the Goldfish''''' is the third studio album by the English band [[Inspiral Carpets]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Inspiral Carpets |magazine=Melody Maker |date=Sep 19, 1992 |volume=68 |issue=38 |page=43}}</ref> It was released on 5 October 1992 through [[Mute Records]].<ref name=CH/> The band supported the album by touring with [[Sunscreem]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sullivan |first1=Jim |title=Ephemeral but pleasant Inspiral Carpets |work=The Boston Globe |date=19 Feb 1993 |department=Arts & Film |page=33}}</ref>
The album's cover art is a (cropped) 1981 photograph of an installation by contemporary artist [[Sandy Skoglund]], also titled ''[[Revenge of the Goldfish (photograph)|Revenge of the Goldfish]]''.
==Critical reception== {{Album ratings | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/revenge-of-the-goldfish-mw0000616175|title=Revenge of the Goldfish Inspiral Carpets|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> |rev2 = ''[[Calgary Herald]]'' |rev2score = C+<ref name="CH">{{cite news |last1=Bell |first1=Mike |title=Recent Releases |work=Calgary Herald |date=25 Oct 1992 |page=C3}}</ref> |rev3 = ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' |rev3score = {{rating|2|4}}<ref name="CT">{{cite news |last1=Webber |first1=Brad |title=Inspiral Carpets Revenge of the Goldfish |work=Chicago Tribune |date=12 Nov 1992 |department=Tempo |page=7}}</ref> |rev4 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' |rev4score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref name="LA">{{cite news |last1=McOmber |first1=J. Martin |title=In Brief |work=Los Angeles Times |date=29 Nov 1992 |department=Calendar |page=54}}</ref> | rev5 = ''[[NME]]'' | rev5score = 8/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Inspiral Carpets: ''Revenge of the Goldfish'' |magazine=[[NME]] |date=October 3, 1992 |page=36}}</ref> | rev6 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' | rev6score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Inspiral Carpets: Revenge of the Goldfish|magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|page=112|date=November 1992}}</ref> }} The ''[[Toronto Star]]'' wrote that the album "returns to the punk-tinged sounds and loose feel of the Inspirals' debut, ''Life''."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Punter |first1=Jennie |title=Inspiral Carpets breeze in to play for fans who made them No. 1 |work=Toronto Star |date=1 Oct 1992 |page=E8}}</ref> The ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' opined that "singer Tom Hingley bogs things down with his syrupy, overwrought vocals."<ref name=CT/> The ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' noted the "reverb-heavy guitars, grinding organs and brooding lyrics."<ref name=LA/>
==Track listing== All songs written by Inspiral Carpets # "Generations" – 2:44 # "Saviour" – 3:36 # "Bitches Brew" – 3:43 # "Smoking Her Clothes" – 3:36 # "Fire" – 3:24 # "Here Comes the Flood" – 3:50 # "Dragging Me Down" – 4:30 # "A Little Disappeared" – 2:48 # "Two Worlds Collide" – 4:25 # "Mystery" – 3:12 # "Rain Song" – 4:42 # "Irresistible Force" – 2:53
==Singles== # Dung 16 – "Dragging Me Down" (1992) # Dung 17 – "Two Worlds Collide" (1992) # Dung 18 – "Generations" (1992) # Dung 20 – "Bitches Brew" (1992)
==Personnel== *[[Clint Boon]] – keyboards, backing vocals *Craig Gill – drums *[[Tom Hingley]] – lead vocals *Graham Lambert – guitars *Martyn Walsh – bass
==Charts== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''Revenge of the Goldfish'' ! scope="col"| Chart (1992–1993) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- !scope="row"|Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/1kt94cm.jpeg|title=Inspiral Carpets chart history, received from ARIA on 23 November 2021|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|via=Imgur.com|access-date=24 June 2024}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.</ref> |123 |- {{album chart|UK2|17|date=19921011|rowheader=true|access-date=July 10, 2024}} |}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Scotland|30|date=20220422|rowheader=true|access-date=July 10, 2024}} |- {{album chart|UKIndependent|15|date=20220422|rowheader=true|access-date=July 10, 2024}} |}
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