Felt -- Classic or dud??

They're probably coming out the same day as the DVD or the next Go-Kart album. It's very frustrating being a fan at times. I have all those CD reissues that came out 10 years ago. I'd be tempted to try and sell them if I knew the vinyl reissues were on their way.

"gather up your wings and fly" would have done keith emerson proud

Cherry Red have posted a couple of things about the upcoming Felt reissues. Can't wait to see exactly what they are.

https://twitter.com/CherryRedGroup?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

wow thanks

So this latest round is strictly vinyl? Tch, I could go for expanded CDs with all the attendant non-lp tracks.

Is there a link with full details of titles, format and release date?

Not yet. There's just the two posts on Cherry Red's twitter hinting the news is coming soon. Looks like it will be vinyl as they labels say the albums come with a 7" single. Hopefully they'll bring out something on CD and vinyl and it's not too limited.

awesome. i was just looking at prices of forever breathes the lonely word on discogs and was horrified

For years I was content with just the two "Absolute Classic Masterpieces" compilations (plus the other missing singles tracks) but I just bought the first 4 albums on 2 CDs and am very glad I did so*. The juxtaposition of the instrumental pieces with Lawrence's tortured Verlaine-esque vocal tracks is really a key feature to the albums proper.

Next up I think I'll pick up the "Forever Breathes The Lonely Word / Poem Of The River" two-fer.

*I was hoping for expanded reissues from Captured Tracks but they said they're only working on vinyl.

I think it's only the first four albums that came out on those two-fers. I don't think the albums on Creation got the same reissue treatment.

i own a forever/poem two-fer, might be german or something

this one: https://www.discogs.com/Felt-Poem-Of-The-River-Forever-Breathes-The-Lonely-Word/release/436453

I feel like Lawrence would not approve of that rejigged cover design

Oh, I didn't know that issue existed. I've got all the 2002-3 reissues in those thin cardboard cases. Probably going to sell those on once they announce the vinyl reissues. I had those original Cherry Red two-fers of the first four albums but sold them years ago.

train above the city and pictorial jackson got a similarly tacky two-fer reissue back then too.

I feel like Lawrence would not approve of that rejigged cover design

That's why I replace the covers in my digital library. ;-)

There's a Japanese CD that combines "poem" and "let the snakes", which is pretty weird imo. Was "let the snakes" on creation? A twofer with "let the snakes" and "forever" would make sense chronologically and I think musically the former would make a nice prelude to the latter. And it'd only be like 45 minutes total.

as a side note, "A wave crashed on rocks" is so so good, maybe my favorite Lawrence lyric. Still haven't heard the last two albums, though.

Let The Snakes was their first album on Creation. Probably not the kind of record Alan McGee was expecting when he signed them.

haha otm

I love it to death, though. It inspires me greatly

It's grown on me a lot over the years but I'd still say it's one of my least favourite Felt records. It is much more enjoyable than Train Above the City.

For me, the melodies and arrangements really evokes a really heavy/'fragrant' wood-y/manicured forest atmosphere, kind of similar to the clientele (although the clientele are more straight up 'forest-y', imo). one of those 'album hits you at an intensely vulnerable part of your life' thing probably

The slower, bluesier stuff I've heard from Train is good (one for the out of context thread). There's definitely a zillion jazz solo piano albums that run circles around it, obviously

I'm going to have to go back to it now you've compared it to The Clientele.

They're a really hard band to rank. Right now I think I'd put their albums in this order. The top two are set in stone and Train will always be my least favourite but I'm always changing my mind about the others.

1. The Strange Idol Patterns
2. Forever Breathes the Lonely Word
3. Poem of the River
4. The Splendour of Fear
5. Me & a Monkey on the Moon
6. Ignite the Seven Cannons
7. The Pictorial Jackson Review
8. Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty
9. Let the Snakes Crinkle
10. Train Above the City

the first two albums are my favorite. That grey twofer "changed my life" or whatever back in high school

it was like "oh wow, a band decided to make albums based on that penultimate track on joy division's closer. And they added beautiful heart-stopping guitar playing, and the singing is by a fey Tom Verlaine, I am So down, These are my guys!"

ya know i thought seven cannons was my favorite album until i realized just now that the album i was listening to on spotify was a twofer and that all my favorites were actually on strange idols

Anyone know the back story behind Liz and Robin backing Lawrence on "Primitive Painters"?

umm because guthrie produced the album?

wtf happened to those reissues? surely Lawrence needs some more heroin. he should be reissuing everything.

The Cocteau Twins were fans of Felt and invited us to tour with them in 1984. We became friends and Robin Guthrie said he'd like to produce us.

this interview is pretty exhaustive on how Guthrie came to produce Ignite, and the recording of Primitive Painters:

http://www.uncut.co.uk/blog/the-view-from-here/an-interview-with-lawrence-primitive-painters-was-this-great-big-statement-felt-were-going-to-be-massive-69839

Over the years I’ve collected some of the master tapes and on the reissues that are coming out, I’ve tried to extract the Cocteau Twins from my record

hmmm...

i emailed cherry red about the reissues 6 months ago and they said it was looking like sometime in 2017, then i tweeted at them the other week and they said they had no news

Just checked earlier in the thread and it was last July when they first posted those tweets suggesting the reissues were on their way. I'm sure they even put up pictures of Lawrence signing them.

When the last Go-Kart album came out, my first order of the vinyl seemed to get lost in the post. When I contacted Cherry Red about it they said Lawrence would happily send out a replacement copy but "it might be a while to get it signed as Lawrence has disappeared on us again". I'm guessing that he's behind the delays.

Thanks for that Uncut link, exactly what I was looking for!

There are some days "Primitive Painters" is the most perfect song ever.

https://www.mixcloud.com/WEEKEND_Festival/weekend-mixtape5-lawrence/

Many of the songs in this podcast, which Lawrence recorded exclusively for Week-End, will only be known to aficionados, yet they lay bare the foundations on which indie and Britpop was built. An unusual history lesson by an indie icon who rarely talks, but who turns out to be a very eloquent speaker.

Listened to Felt all day today. Perfect for a rainy winter day.

just browsing France Castle's Instagram (love Clay Pipe & her artwork), and check out this post.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BNR-vtbhaw8/

https://mobile.twitter.com/wrongsreversed/status/802558977020198916

Another view of that incident, this one from a camera behind the goal.

christ Lawrence Of Belgravia is really boring and awful-looking and depressing as all hell. if they showed it in schools to young musicians they'd all go off and do accountancy or something.

Totally agree. I thought it was a massive letdown after the long wait to see it. It really didn't seem as interesting as it could have been.

"Felt reissues, sweet!"
Oh... $40 LPs and $45 CD+7" boxes... no extra tracks... ok so downloads it is.

Felt's entire discography in one place.

no singles *thumbs down*

Yeah, weird

nah, just lazy

Why did they change the name of Crinkle, I wonder?

Lawrence hated the name

I can think of at least a dozen other Laurence-related songs/band names that are more worthy of "hate"

Let the Snakes Eat Crinkle-Cut Fries