Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty is the debut album by the English rock band Felt. Recorded in 1981, it was released in February 1982 by Cherry Red Records. Band leader Lawrence features on the cover.
| Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty | ||||
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| Released | February 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Studio | Woodbine Street Recording Studios, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire | |||
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| Length | 30:43 | |||
| Label | Cherry Red | |||
| Producer | John A. Rivers | |||
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The opening track "Evergreen Dazed" is instrumental. The second track "Fortune" was later re-recorded and released on the band's 1984 single Sunlight Bathed the Golden Glow. Similarly, a re-recording of "Cathedral" appears on the Primitive Painters single.
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Record Collector | [2] |
In an AllMusic album review, critic Tim Sendra rated Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty with three-and-a-half out five stars noting its "New York City scene of the '70s and the gloomy psychedelia of the '60s" influences, and overall describing it as "skeletal and mysterious".[1] In 2013, the album was ranked at number 34 on Fact magazine's list of The 100 Best Albums of The 1980s.[3]
Track listing
edit- Lyrics by Lawrence. Music by Lawrence and Maurice Deebank.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Evergreen Dazed" | 5:07 |
| 2. | "Fortune" | 3:36 |
| 3. | "Birdmen" | 6:32 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Cathedral" | 5:20 |
| 5. | "I Worship the Sun" | 4:16 |
| 6. | "Templeroy" | 5:35 |
Personnel
editFelt[4]
- Lawrence – vocals, guitar, bass guitar on "I Worship the Sun"
- Maurice Deebank – electric guitar, bass guitar on "Birdmen" and "Templeroy"
- Nick Gilbert – bass guitar on "Fortune" and "Cathedral"
- Gary Ainge – drums
References
edit- ^ a b Sendra, Tim. "Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ Rathbone, Oregano (February 2018). "Felt – Crumbling The Antiseptic Beauty, The Splendour Of Fear, The Strange Idols Pattern And Other Short Stories, Ignite The Seven Cannons, The Seventeenth Century". Record Collector (476).
- ^ "The 100 Best Albums of The 1980s". Fact. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "Felt – Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty (1982, First Pressing, Vinyl)". Discogs. 27 February 1982.