Short biography of Felt:
Formed 1979 by Lawrence Hayward who recorded the first single 'Index' on his own and soon dropped his surname in fear of getting associated with another popular Hayward who isn't fully named here out of respect.
The first string of releases through Cherry Red Records featured soundscapes dominated by the playing of classically trained guitarist [a=Maurice Deebank] and audible influences by Television, Subway Sect and the Velvet Underground. For some reason despite critical acclaim and a #1 indie single ('Primitive Painters') they never made it big but even were denied major support from Wea Records (through Blanco Y Negro).
After Deebank left in 1986 they signed to Creation Records and released [i]Forever Breathes The Lonely Word[/i], arguably one of their highlights and still lauded as one of the decade's best pop albums. Nevertheless it failed to chart and as they were turned down by Wea Records for a 2nd time in 1987 (this time through Wea-Creation joint label Elevation) it got less likely to carry on for much longer. It must have been about then that Lawrence developed his infamous [i]ten albums and ten singles in ten years plan[/i] which he actually succeeded at when finally releasing [i]Me And A Monkey On The Moon[/i] on Él Records in November 1989.
# | Album cover | Album title | Tracks amount | Download album in mp3? | Official release date | Production label |
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1 |
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Primitive Painters | 2 |
mp3, CD
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1988-08-00 | Cherry Red |
2 |
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Sunlight Bathed The Golden Glow | 3 |
mp3, CD
|
1984-07-00 | Cherry Red |
3 |
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Poem Of The River | 6 |
mp3, CD
|
1987-06-00 | Creation Records |
4 |
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Gold Mine Trash | 10 |
mp3, CD
|
1987 | Rebel Rec. |
5 |
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Ignite The Seven Cannons And Set Sail For The Sun | 11 |
mp3, CD
|
1985-09-20 | |
6 |
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Me And A Monkey On The Moon | 10 |
mp3, CD
|
1989-11-13 | |
7 |
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The Splendour Of Fear | 6 |
mp3, CD
|
1984 | Cherry Red |
8 |
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Poem Of The River & Forever Breathes The Lonely Word | 14 |
mp3, CD
|
1988-05-00 | |
9 |
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Train Above The City / The Pictorial Jackson Review | 18 |
mp3, CD
|
Creation Records | |
10 |
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Primitive Painters | 3 |
mp3, CD
|
1992-03-00 | Cherry Red |
11 |
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Crumbling The Antiseptic Beauty / The Splendour Of Fear | 12 |
mp3, CD
|
1986-09-00 | Cherry Red |
12 |
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The Strange Idols Pattern And Other Short Stories | 10 |
mp3, CD
|
1984-10-26 | Cherry Red |
13 |
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Crumbling The Antiseptic Beauty | 6 |
mp3, CD
|
2003 | Cherry Red |
14 |
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The Splendour Of Fear | 6 |
mp3, CD
|
2003 | Cherry Red |
15 |
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The Strange Idols Pattern And Other Short Stories | 9 |
mp3, CD
|
2003 | Cherry Red |
16 |
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Ignite The Seven Cannons | 11 |
mp3, CD
|
2003 | Cherry Red |
17 |
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Let The Snakes Crinkle Their Heads To Death | 10 |
mp3, CD
|
2003 | Cherry Red |
18 |
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Forever Breathes The Lonely Word | 8 |
mp3, CD
|
2003 | Cherry Red |
19 |
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Crumbling The Antiseptic Beauty | 6 |
mp3, CD
|
1982-03-00 | Cherry Red |
20 |
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Gold Mine Trash | 10 |
mp3, CD
|
1987 | Cherry Red |
21 |
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The Pictorial Jackson Review | 10 |
mp3, CD
|
2003 | Cherry Red |
22 |
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Train Above The City | 8 |
mp3, CD
|
2003 | Cherry Red |
23 |
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Me And A Monkey On The Moon | 10 |
mp3, CD
|
2003 | |
24 |
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Penelope Tree | 3 |
mp3, CD
|
1983-06-00 | Cherry Red |
25 |
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Poem Of The River | 6 |
mp3, CD
|
1987 | Relativity |
26 |
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Space Blues | 4 |
mp3, CD
|
1988-08-00 | Creation Records |
27 |
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Absolute Classic Masterpieces | 18 |
mp3, CD
|
1992-04-00 | Cherry Red |
28 |
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Stains On A Decade | 15 |
mp3, CD
|
2003 | Cherry Red |
29 |
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The Strange Idols Pattern And Other Short Stories / Ignite The Seven Cannons | 22 |
mp3, CD
|
1992 | Cherry Red |
30 |
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Trails Of Colour Dissolve / My Face Is On Fire | 2 |
mp3, CD
|
1982-09-00 | Cherry Red |
31 |
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Primitive Painters | 2 |
mp3, CD
|
1985-08-00 | Cherry Red |
32 |
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Crumbling The Antiseptic Beauty | 6 |
mp3, CD
|
1984 | Trio-Kenwood Corporation |
33 |
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Gold Mine Trash | 19 |
mp3, CD
|
1987-09-00 | Cherry Red |
34 |
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Me And A Monkey On The Moon | 10 |
mp3, CD
|
1989-11-13 | |
35 |
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Rain Of Crystal Spires / I Will Die With My Head In Flames | 2 |
mp3, CD
|
1986-09-00 |