The Seventeenth Century (album)
| Let the Snakes Crinkle Their Heads to Death | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 1986 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 18:59 | |||
| Label | Creation | |||
| Producer | Felt | |||
| Felt chronology | ||||
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| Reissue | ||||
 2003/2018 Reissue Cover | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Record Collector | [2] |
Let the Snakes Crinkle Their Heads to Death is the fifth album by English alternative rock band Felt, released in 1986.
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, 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, except where noted.
| 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" (Duffy) | 1:21 |
| 10. | "Sapphire Mansions" (Lawrence/Duffy) | 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 2014-03-16
- ^ The Seventeenth Century remastered