The Seventeenth Century (album)
The Seventeenth Century (originally titled Let the Snakes Crinkle Their Heads to Death) is the fifth album by English alternative rock band Felt, released in 1986.
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| Released | June 1986 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 19:00 | |||
| Label | Creation | |||
| Producer | Felt | |||
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 2003/2018 Reissue Cover | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Record Collector | [2] |
Their first album for Creation Records, it is composed of short instrumentals in different styles and is less than nineteen minutes in length. The original album cover featured a photo of the band which was replaced on reissues by a cropped version.[3]
For the 2018 reissue of the album, Felt singer, guitarist and songwriter Lawrence returned the record to its original planned title, renaming it The Seventeenth Century.[4] The CD reissue also featured a different cover, replacing previously used photographs with typography.
Track listing
All songs written by Lawrence.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Song for William S. Harvey" | 2:44 |
| 2. | "Ancient City Where I Lived" | 1:31 |
| 3. | "The Seventeenth Century" | 2:11 |
| 4. | "The Palace" | 1:52 |
| 5. | "Indian Scriptures" | 1:35 |
| 6. | "The Nazca Plain" | 1:27 |
| 7. | "Jewel Sky" | 1:01 |
| 8. | "Viking Dress" | 2:50 |
| 9. | "Voyage to Illumination" | 1:21 |
| 10. | "Sapphire Mansions" | 2:27 |
Personnel
- Lawrence – guitar
- Martin Duffy – Hammond organ, electric piano
- Marco Thomas – bass
- Gary Ainge – drums, bongos
References
- AllMusic review
- 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).
- Felt Discography, archived from the original on 16 March 2014
- The Seventeenth Century remastered
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