Novelty Rock

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Novelty Rock is a compilation album by Denim. It was released through EMI in 1997 and gathers all the B-sides from the "Middle of the Road" and "It Fell off the Back of a Lorry" singles, as well as previously unreleased material plus various cover versions. The Kraftwerk-esque track "Supermarket" had previously been issued as a single through Ice Rink under the name Supermarket in 1992.

In 2018, "The New Potatoes" was selected by Charlie Brooker as the "castaway favourite" of his eight Desert Island Discs.

Track listing

Side one

1. "The New Potatoes" (Lawrence/Jonathan Male/Smithy/Ann Shenton) – 1:52
2. "On a Chicory Tip" (Lawrence/Male) – 3:24
3. "Robin's Nest" (Richard O'Sullivan) – 1:51
4. "Internet Curtains" (Lawrence/Smithy) – 3:22
5. "Snake Bite" (Peter Skellern) – 2:59
6. "Ape Hangers" (Lawrence) – 2:46

Side two

7. "The Great Grape Ape Hangers" (Lawrence) – 2:19
8. "Ankle Tattoos" (Lawrence/Terry Miles) – 2:30
9. "Tampax Advert" (Lawrence/Miles) – 1:27
10. "Supermarket" (Lawrence/Brian O'Shaughnessy) – 3:51
11. "Running in the City" (Ecama) – 2:43
12. "I Will Cry at Christmas" (Lawrence) – 3:52