Ethereal Swirl

 

Felt ‎- Ignite The Seven Cannons [FLT 183 UK 1983 24-Bit FLAC]

Originally released on Cherry Red Records (BRED 65) in 1985, Ignite The Seven Cannons And Set Sail For The Sun was Felt's most well received album at the time, helped greatly by Robin Guthrie on production duties. They have fiddled with the original quite a bit, regardless here is the last of my three Felt reissues. This is what the Cherry Red press release says about this version:

Produced by Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins and featuring the skyscraping vocal of Elizabeth Fraser on the mighty Primitive Painters. Felt found themselves at the top of the independent charts. Unhappy with the overall sound though – it was as if some of Lawrence’s best songs were lost in an “ethereal swirl.” John A. Rivers has been given access to the original master tapes and six songs have been remixed. Also – side 2 has been focused, edited and “made symmetrical.” Finally these songs can be heard as intended by Felt. It has become at long last a cohesive whole.

Hmmm... lost in ethereal swirl, eh? I'll let you decide.

A1 My Darkest Light Will Shine

A2 The Day The Rain Came Down

A3 Scarlet Servants

A4 I Don't Know Which Way To Turn

A5 Primitive Painters

B1 Textile Ranch

B2 Black Ship In The Harbour

B3 Elegance In D

B4 Caspian See

B5 Southern State Tapestry