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FELT

Felt was the project of Britain's enigmatic Lawrence, a singer/songwriter who transformed his long-standing obsession with the music of Tom Verlaine and Television into an impressive catalog of minimalist pop gems and, ultimately, cult stardom. The first Felt single, "Index," was produced by Lawrence alone in his bedroom on a portable cassette player; released in 1979, its primitive, impressionistic sound stood in stark contrast to the sleek solemnity of the new wave (as did ' much-discussed "new puritan" stance, a rejection of alcohol, smoking and drugs), and as a result the record became the subject of lavish critical praise, leading to a contract with the Cherry Red label...

"LET THE SNAKES CRINKLE THEIR HEADS TO DEATH"

tracklisting

Side 1: SONG FOR WILLIAM S. HARVEY – ANCIENT CITY WHERE I LIVED

THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY – THE PALACE – INDIAN SCRIPTURES

Side 2: THE NAZCA PLAIN – JEWEL SKY – VIKING DRESS

VOYAGE TO ILLUMINATION – SAPPHIRE MANSIONS

1986     LP     CREATION RECORDS     CRE LP 009

MADE IN ENGLAND   ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING

SINGLE COVER

Notes: First pressing which features photograph of the full band on the cover - later changed by Lawrence for the second pressing which features his torso on the cover.

Barcode: none

LABEL: CREATION - BLACK LABEL – SILVER/BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: (spine) CREATION LP 009  (rear) CRE LP 009

Catalog on labels: CRE LP 009

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): CRELP 009 A-1U-1-1⇁1

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): CRELP 009 B-1U-1-1-X1 

On labels: Lawrence's songs coloured in by Martin

℗ 1986 Creation Records

© 1986 Complete Music Ltd.

(Side A only): Sleeve & Labels by Shanghai Packaging Company(boxed)

(Side B only): Guarantee of authenticity: Any similarity to songs already written is purely coincidental(boxed)

On Back Cover: Tracklist + Credits

Distribution Cartel

grading

RECORD EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)

When Felt signed to Creation in 1985, after five years and five albums with Cherry Red, they convinced label head Alan McGee that their first release should be an all-instrumental affair. The 1986 album Let the Snakes Crinkle Their Heads to Death is a typically idiosyncratic move for the band. Coming off their biggest single to date, "Primitive Painters," it might have made more sense for the group to pursue that big pop sound further. Lawrence wasn't one to do the usual thing, however, and with new keyboardist Martin Duffy taking the place of departed guitarist Maurice Deebank as his main melodic foil, he crafted ten short musical vignettes that have all the grandeur and deep emotional content of their earlier work, but in concentrated form. Certainly Lawrence's heart-tugging vocals are missed, but his crystal-clear guitar work and Duffy's brilliant work on the keys are more than enough to keep listeners attention dialed in just short of rapt. Whether the songs are bright and cheerful like "The Seventeenth Century," gloomy and atmospheric like "The Palace," laid-back and nocturnal like "Indian Scriptures," or finger-snappingly cool like "Jewel Sky," the simplicity of the arrangements makes it easy to get a grasp on the feeling the group is transmitting, and the melody lines Lawrence and Duffy lay down are like brief bulletins directed straight to the heart. Those who would try to deny that this album lacks the fundamental beauty and emotional power of the band's more vocal-oriented work only need listen to the entrancing, almost hymnal "Voyage to Illumination" or the majestically uplifting "The Nazca Plain" to see the folly of their position. Let the Snakes Crinkle Their Heads to Death may be lacking Lawrence's voice, but his vision and skill at crafting powerful music are fully intact…(AllMusic)