Permanent Sleep

Permanent Sleep is the debut studio album by Scottish post-punk band Lowlife. It was released in 1986 in Scotland by the independent music record label Nightshift Records.

Permanent Sleep
Studio album by Lowlife
Released	August 1986
Recorded	June–July 1986
Studio	Palladium Studios, Edinburgh
Genre	Post-punk, dream pop, gothic rock
Label	Nightshift
Producer	Keith Mitchell, Lowlife
Lowlife chronology
Rain (1985) Permanent Sleep (1986) Diminuendo (1987)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Background

Permanent Sleep was recorded at Palladium Studios in Edinburgh, Scotland during June–July 1986.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lowlife (Craig Lorentson, Stuart Everest, Will Heggie and Grant McDowall)

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Coward's Way"	3:54
2.	"As It Happens"	5:04
3.	"Mother Tongue"	3:14
4.	"Wild Swan"	4:40

Side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Permanent Sleep"	4:00
2.	"A Year Past July"	3:37
3.	"The Betting and Gaming Act 1964"	3:36
4.	"Do We Party"	4:34

2006 CD reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
9.	"Sometime: Something" (from Rain EP)	4:34
10.	"Reflections of I" (from Rain EP)	4:05
11.	"Gallery of Shame" (from Rain EP)	5:17
12.	"Sense of Fondness" (from Rain EP)	4:25
13.	"Hail Ye" (from Rain EP)	3:15
14.	"Again and Again" (from Rain EP)	4:04
15.	"From Side to Side (Version)"	4:11

Reissue

The 2006 reissue by LTM Recordings was augmented by seven bonus tracks: the six-song EP Rain (1985) and a slightly different version of the track "From Side to Side", taken from the band's 1987 Diminuendo album.

Personnel

Lowlife

• Craig Lorentson – vocals, production
• Stuart Everest – guitar, production
• Will Heggie – bass guitar, production
• Grant McDowall – drums, production

Technical

• Keith Mitchell – production

External links

• Permanent Sleep at Discogs
• Trouser Press summary of Permanent Sleep