Permanent Sleep

Permanent Sleep
Studio album by
Lowlife
ReleasedAugust 1986[1]
RecordedJune–July 1986
StudioPalladium Studios, Edinburgh
GenrePost-punk, dream pop, gothic rock
LabelNightshift
ProducerKeith Mitchell, Lowlife
Lowlife chronology
Rain
(1985) 		Permanent Sleep
(1986) 		Diminuendo
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Permanent Sleep is the debut studio album by Scottish post-punk band Lowlife. It was released in 1986 in Scotland by the independent music record label Nightshift Records.[1]

Background

Permanent Sleep was recorded at Palladium Studios in Edinburgh, Scotland during June–July 1986.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lowlife (Craig Lorentson, Stuart Everest, Will Heggie and Grant McDowall).

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Coward's Way"3:54
2."As It Happens"5:04
3."Mother Tongue"3:14
4."Wild Swan"4:40
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Permanent Sleep"4:00
2."A Year Past July"3:37
3."The Betting and Gaming Act 1964"3:36
4."Do We Party"4:34
2006 CD reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
9."Sometime: Something" (from Rain EP)4:34
10."Reflections of I" (from Rain EP)4:05
11."Gallery of Shame" (from Rain EP)5:17
12."Sense of Fondness" (from Rain EP)4:25
13."Hail Ye" (from Rain EP)3:15
14."Again and Again" (from Rain EP)4:04
15."From Side to Side (Version)"4:11

Reissue

The 2006 reissue by LTM Recordings was augmented by seven bonus tracks: the six-song EP Rain (1985) and a slightly different version of the track "From Side to Side", taken from the band's 1987 Diminuendo album.

Personnel

Lowlife
Technical
  • Keith Mitchell – production

References

  1. ^ a b Guthrie, Brian. "Lowlife Band Biography". LTM Recordings. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  2. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Permanent Sleep + Rain – Lowlife : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. AllRovi. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
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