Permanent Sleep
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| AllMusic | favourable[1] |
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.[2]
Background
Permanent Sleep was recorded at Palladium Studios in Edinburgh, Scotland during June-July 1986
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Lowlife (Craig Lorentson, Stuart Everest, Will Heggie, Grant McDowall).
| 1. |
"Coward's Way" |
3:54 |
| 2. |
"As It Happens" |
5:04 |
| 3. |
"Mother Tongue" |
3:14 |
| 4. |
"Wild Swan" |
4:40 |
| 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 |
| 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 a track taken from the band's 1987 Diminuendo album, "From Side to Side".
Personnel
- Lowlife
- Craig Lorentson – vocals, production
- Stuart Everest – guitar, production
- Will Heggie – bass guitar, production
- Grant McDowall – drums, production
- Technical
- Keith Mitchell – production
References
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