Felt - Absolute Classic Masterpieces - Cassette

Cherry Red Records
UK Import

Felt was the project of Britain's enigmatic Lawrence Hayward, a singer/songwriter who transformed his long-standing obsession with the music of Tom Verlaine and Television into an impressive catalog of minimalist pop gems and, ultimately, cult stardom. The first Felt single, "Index," was produced by Hayward alone in his bedroom on a portable cassette player; released in 1979, its primitive, impressionistic sound stood in stark contrast to the sleek solemnity of the new wave (as did Hayward's much-discussed "new puritan" stance, a rejection of alcohol, smoking and drugs), and as a result the record became the subject of lavish critical praise, leading to a contract with the Cherry Red label.

Track Listing
Primitive Painters
Day the Rain Came Down
My Darkest Light Will Shine
Textile Ranch
Sunlight Bathed the Golden Glow
Crystal Ball
Dismantled King Is Off the Throne
Fortune
Dance of Deliverance
Stagnant Pool
Red Indians
World Is As Soft As Lace
Penelope Tree
Trails of Colour Dissolve
Evergreen Dazed
Templeroy
Something Sends Me To Sleep
Index