Cherry Knowle

Cherry Knowle is the first full-length album by the English punk band Leatherface.[1] The album is named after Cherry Knowle Hospital in Ryhope, Sunderland, and the album's cover reflects the hospital's Victorian origins.[5]

Cherry Knowle
Studio album by
Released9 July 1989
GenreHardcore punk[1]
Length35:07
LabelMeantime Records[2]
Leatherface chronology
Cherry Knowle
(1989)
Fill Your Boots
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album a "fine hardcore" record, writing that the "seeds of Leatherface’s later work are there in the debut’s 'Colorado Joe/Leningrad Vlad,' 'Discipline' and 'Cabbage Case.'"[1]

Track listing

  1. "Colorado Joe/Leningrad Vlad" - 3:07
  2. "Animal Day" - 2:11
  3. "This Land" - 2:39
  4. "Ghetto" - 1:57
  5. "Discipline" - 3:10
  6. "Postwar Product of a Fat Man's Wallet" - 3:15
  7. "Cabbage Case" - 3:04
  8. "Right Reverend" - 2:08
  9. "Alright Jack" - 2:31
  10. "Sublime" - 4:20
  11. "Smile (You're In a Free and Pleasant Land)" - 2:59
  12. "Goulash" - 1:44
  13. "Heaven" - 2:02

References

  1. "TrouserPress.com :: Leatherface". www.trouserpress.com.
  2. "Razor Blades And Aspirin: 1990-1993 - Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com.
  3. Cherry Knowle at AllMusic
  4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 135.
  5. McMahon, James (6 November 2015). "Melancholia and raw pain: the sad end of Leatherface" via www.theguardian.com.


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