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

Cherry Knowle is the first full-length album by the English punk band Leatherface.[4] The album is named after Cherry Knowle Hospital in Ryhope, Sunderland, and the album's cover reflects the hospital's Victorian origins.[5]

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.'"[4]

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. ^ "Razor Blades And Aspirin: 1990-1993 - Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com.
  2. ^ Cherry Knowle at AllMusic
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 5: MUZE. p. 135.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ a b "TrouserPress.com :: Leatherface". www.trouserpress.com.
  5. ^ McMahon, James (November 6, 2015). "Melancholia and raw pain: the sad end of Leatherface" – via www.theguardian.com.