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4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Audio CD (2 Feb 1998)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Blanco Y Negro
  • ASIN: B000024WTV
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  Mini-Disc  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,653 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Mulder And Scully
2. Game On
3. I Am The Mob
4. Road Rage
5. Johnny Come Lately
6. Goldfish And Paracetamol
7. International Velvet
8. Why I Can't Stand One Night Stands
9. Part Of The Furniture
10. Don't Need The Sunshine
11. Strange Glue
12. My Selfish Gene

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So finally, everyone realised what all the fuss was about. International Velvet saw Catatonia finally go overground, mainly down to the success of "Mulder And Scully", which stormed the charts when it was released and became an instant karaoke classic. There's much more to the album than the X Files' resident alien worriers though: "I Am The Mob" is a highlight, including the unforgettable line "Stop blowing the Don, put his kecks back on", while "Strange Glue" sees them in a more reflective, broken-hearted frame of mind. Undoubtedly a singles album, every song here stands up on its own. "Road Rage" is pure guitar filled pop, while "My Selfish Gene" has such a broken, torch singer quality, you could almost imagine Cerys singing it into her gin in a deserted Parisian piano bar. But it's the title track itself which sees the band refusing to be anyone but themselves, as they bluster "Every day / when I wake up / I thank the Lord I'm Welsh". If their nationality plays any part in how they sound, we should be thankful too. --Emma Johnston

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars best record in the whole wide world ever, 13 Jan 2002
This record changed my life. No, it really did. Some might say that Catatonia "sold out" when they made this album, but if this is what selling out does, I only wish more bands would do it. From the opening guitars of the ultimate pop tune "Mulder and Scully" the album goes from strength to strength. The melodies are beauties, there are so many textures of sounds and the lyrics can mess with your head more than any intoxicating substances. And I know its been said before, but Cerys' voice is so beautiful and can move me to tears if I'm not making futile attempts to imitate it. Each song is an absolute masterpiece on its own, from the very original and understated "Goldfish And Paracetemol" to the gorgeous songs that deserve to be up with the best of power ballads, "Strange Glue" and "My Selfish Gene". Its a great shame that people put Catatonia down so much and didn't actually listen to the music, because they had something very very special. All of the albums are great, but this one is just better than amazing. I'd give it 5 million stars if I could. Buy it.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Every day that I wake up - I thank the Lord for Catatonia, 6 Jun 2001
I felt I just had to put my 5* review in here as I thought it was scandalous that this album was rated lower than Way Beyond Blue (Cerys and the boys' previous album). Yes, Way Beyond Blue is a good disc, but International Velvet is simply fabulous.

Every song is a belter from the poppy hit Mulder And Scully to the driving rock of Road Rage to the plaintive cry of Strange Glue. Cerys' captivating voice is surely one of the most original in modern rock (shown to good effect on the sparse My Selfish Gene) and her lyrics are fantastically off-the-wall. Is there a better opening couplet for a song than "I put horses heads in peoples' beds; Cause I am the Mob"? And I bet if I understood Welsh I'd like the lyrics to International Velvet, but the (English) chorus is great singalong stuff nevertheless (cod Welsh accent optional).

Give yourself a treat and buy this album to hear some great songs played well by a truly original band at the very top of their form.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars STRONG STUFF!!!, 18 April 2005
By Ms. C. A. L. Turner (Kent, England) - See all my reviews
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This album never sells for less then a fiver on bootfairs even (when the stall next door is selling everthing for 20p) and, having got my own copy at last, I understand why. This album contains virtually all the songs I love from this band.
The Welsh singing voice can sometimes be a beautiful thing, and none is more beautiful then that of Caerys (spelling?) Matthews. She can either sound amazingly delicate and sweet or gloriously angry and grrr.
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4.0 out of 5 stars what an album
i had forgotten just how good this album was but im so glad a bought it it brings back so many good memories i would recommend this to everyone
Published 13 months ago by Ms. C. B. Saunders

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny, ironic, bitter, brilliant
A fantastic album and a reminder of what we lost when the band split up. It's got the big blasting hits "Mulder and Scully" and "Roadrage" - but it's the other songs that really... Read more
Published on 20 Aug 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars Catatonia's Finest Moment
Since I was 10, I remember seeing this album and wanting to buy it, however not having enough money when I was 10 and having a short memory span I never got round to it. Read more
Published on 3 May 2004 by strangeglue2003

5.0 out of 5 stars A Bolt From the Blue
When I got this album it was an unexpected Christmas present. I had never heard of Catatonia before, and I was never a great fan of Britpop. But I listened to it anyway. Read more
Published on 10 Sep 2001 by Richard Lander (uk_rik@yahoo.c...

5.0 out of 5 stars It is THE best of catatonia's
I just lurve this Album. I know all the words off by heart and I am even singing along to it right now. Read more
Published on 9 Jul 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Yes I know Cerys is fit, but the music is bloody brilliant!
Mulder and Scully is good, really good, a smash hit single that everyone loves yet it is the LEAST brilliant song on this album. Read more
Published on 24 May 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars The best of Cat on vinyl !
One of Catatonia's greatest albums, on vinyl. The best part was the vinyl-edit of 'I Am The Mob'with a different intro. Read more
Published on 17 Feb 2001 by qvl2duret

5.0 out of 5 stars FANTASTIC!
This album just breaks the record in eclecticness, and darn, if that word does not exist, I'm coining it right here:-) I fell in love with Catatonia (and Cerys for that matter;-)... Read more
Published on 30 Aug 2000 by max_sunrise@lineone.net

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
My first thoughts when i heard the album were that it was different to all the other albums i had heard before it. Read more
Published on 18 Aug 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Mae e'n wych
I bought this albumn the day it came out in the high street shops and since then there it has not left my C.D player. Read more
Published on 25 Jul 2000

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