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The Seventeenth Century (album)

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The Seventeenth Century
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1986
GenreIndie pop
Length19:00
LabelCreation
ProducerFelt
Felt chronology
Ignite the Seven Cannons
(1985)
The Seventeenth Century
(1986)
Forever Breathes the Lonely Word
(1986)
Reissue
2003/2018 Reissue Cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Record Collector[2]

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.

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

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All songs written by Lawrence.

No.TitleLength
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

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References

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  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ 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).
  3. ^ Felt Discography, archived from the original on 16 March 2014
  4. ^ The Seventeenth Century remastered