| Inky Bloaters | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Danielle Dax |
| Cover: | Danielle_Dax_-_Inky_Bloaters.jpg |
| Released: | 1987 |
| Recorded: | Fortress Dax, Alvic, Alaska & Greenhouse Studios |
| Genre: | Avant-pop |
| Label: | Awesome Records |
| Producer: | Danielle Dax |
| Prev Title: | Jesus Egg That Wept |
| Prev Year: | 1984 |
| Next Title: | The Chemical Wedding |
| Next Year: | 1987 |
Inky Bloaters is the third solo album by Danielle Dax, an English experimental musician and former member of the Lemon Kittens. It was originally recorded between 1985 & 1987, and released in 1987 on the Awesome Records label. This was the last album by Dax released on the Awesome label before signing with Sire. The album was re-released in 1993 on the Biter of Thorpe label (BOT131-04CD) and distributed through World Serpent Distribution.
Dax wrote all the lyrics for the album and shared music writing and arrangement with David Knight. Dax provided vocals, guitars, keyboards, flute, sitar, kalimba, percussion and drone guitar. David Knight played guitars, tapes, keyboards, percussion and drone guitar. Ian Sturgess played additional bass, harmonica, jaw harp and percussion. Steve Reeves played guitar and composed music for When I Was Young. Martyn Watts played drums. The cover artwork is by Dax.
All tracks except "Born to Be Bad" appear on the 1988 US compilation Dark Adapted Eye. Tracks 5–6, 8 and 10-11 appear on the 1995 UK compilation Comatose-Non-Reaction. A different recording of "Fizzing Human-Bomb" was released on The Janice Long Session EP.
Three singles were released from this album between 1985 and 1987. Each single had both a 2-track 7" and 3-track 12".
Yummer Yummer Man (21 October 1985)
7"[1]
12"[2]
Where the Flies Are (August 1986)
7"[3]
12"[4]
Big Hollow Man (1987)
7"[5]
12"[6]
Inky Bloaters
| scope=col | Chart (1987) | scope=col | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Indie Chart | 9[7] |
"Yummer Yummer Man"
| scope=col | Chart (1985) | scope=col | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Indie Chart | 7[8] |
"Where the Flies Are"
| scope=col | Chart (1986) | scope=col | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Indie Chart | 14[9] |
"Big Hollow Man"
| scope=col | Chart (1987) | scope=col | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Indie Chart | 4[10] |
| scope=col | Country | scope=col | Date | scope=col | Format | scope=col | Label | scope=col | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row rowspan=2 | Japan | 1 April 1987 | LP | VAP | 35182-25[11] | ||||
| CD | 85011-32[12] | ||||||||
| scope=row rowspan=2 | United Kingdom | 26 May 1987 | LP | Awesome Records | AOR 13[13] | ||||
| CD | AOR 13CD[14] | ||||||||
| scope=row | Germany | 1987 | LP | Rough Trade | RTD 49[15] | ||||
| scope=row | Scandinavia | Mega Records | MRLP 3088[16] | ||||||
| scope=row | United Kingdom | 1993 | CD | Biter of Thorpe | bot 131-04 CD[17] | ||||