The Chevelles "Gigantic" 1992

Gigantic, their debut album, had been planned for the end of 1991, but was delayed until June 1993.[1][2] It received positive reviews in Australian Rolling Stone and in street press. Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, observed, "Rather than concentrating on traditional 1960s jangly guitar pop, [it] showcased the band's heavier and more textured, but still tuneful, approach."[1] Radio picked up tracks, "Murder on her Mind" and "Memories", the latter was the third single from the album, delivered late in 1993 with three bonus tracks, including a tougher version of "Show Me Your Love" and a cover version of the Backdoor Men's "Out of My Mind"......The band followed with three tours of the eastern states. The first was supporting Matthew Sweet on his Altered Beast tour. Then they supported United Kingdom visitors, the Sweet, on a national tour. Subsequently Guy Douglas left due to musical and personal differences. A Bunbury-based band, the Calhoons, had been supporting the Chevelles. They enlisted the support group's drummer, Mario Frisino, to fill-in.[1][2] The band played gigs in Perth and Bunbury with Frisino and then made another trip to the eastern states in mid-1993.
Back in Perth they recruited Martin Moon on drums as a permanent replacement.[1][2] He had played with Perth bands the Marigolds, the Neptunes and Dom Mariani's Orange. The new line-up made another rip to the eastern states in late 1993 and then travelled to Europe. Survival Records booked the Chevelles to play around 40 shows over six weeks across December 1993 and January 1994. The tour covered Spain, France, Germany, and Switzerland. They played alongside label mates, the Screaming Tribesmen and Screamfeeder.
In Spain the band met promoters and labels eager to release their records and organise more tours. Running Circle Records, whose manager, Michael Statesmann, had connections in Australia, organised six extra Spanish shows before the band headed home in January, and placed the Chevelles on a large support bill for a Summer Festival in the island of Majorca in July 1994. Between the European and the Mallorca Festival Martin Moon left due to personal reasons and was replaced by Julian Buckland on drums. - wikitrax:
01 Memories 02 Murder On Her Mind 03 Girl For Me 04 Understand 05 Valentine 06 Dreaming 07 Blind 08 Another Girl 09 Promise 10 Over
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