Ichabod and I

Ichabod and I is the debut album by British indie rock band the Boo Radleys, released in 1990 on the indie label Action Records. It has never been released on CD. Steve Hewitt, the drummer for this album, would later join Placebo.

Ichabod and I
Studio album by The Boo Radleys
Released	July 1990
Recorded	March 1990
Genre	Noise pop, shoegaze
Length	28:55
Label	Action
Producer	Self-produced
The Boo Radleys chronology
Ichabod and I (1990) Everything's Alright Forever (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Trouser Press	(mixed)[2]

Background

The Boo Radleys formed in Liverpool in 1988 between childhood friends Simon "Sice" Rowbottom, who sung and played guitar, and Martin Carr, a guitarist. School friend Tim Brown joined on bass; after various other individuals, Steve Hewitt appeared on drums. They made their live debut at the Victoria bar in New Brighton, Merseyside, and in the following year, made a five-track demo. Friend of the band, Mark Wareing, was in Dandelion Adventure, who had signed to the Preston-based label Action Records. Waring subsequently gave a tape of the Boo Radleys' demo to the label.^[3]

Author Dave Thompson, in his book Alternative Rock (2000), wrote that its title was "steeped in American literary lore, but otherwise [its music was] echoing the distinctly English sounds of My Bloody Valentine and Ride," both prominent acts of the British shoegaze scene.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Eleanor Everything"	3:27
2.	"Bodenheim Jr."	2:20
3.	"Catweazle"	3:26
4.	"Sweet Salad Birth"	4:42
5.	"Hip Clown Rag"	2:28
6.	"Walking 5th Carnival"	4:32
7.	"Kaleidoscope"	4:30
8.	"Happens to Us All"	3:00
Total length:		28:55

All tracks are written by Martin Carr.

Personnel

The Boo Radleys

• Sice - vocals
• Steve Hewitt - drums, percussion
• Tim Brown - bass guitar, keyboards
• Martin Carr - guitar, keyboards, vocals