1984-10-26
The Strange Idols Pattern And Other Short Stories
Felt
By Maeve C.
John Leckie produced The Strange Idols Pattern and Other Short Stories, Felt’s third album, and Record Collector’s review notes how his production puts Lawrence’s vocals at the front. The ten tracks last under 28 minutes, and three of them, “Sempiternal Darkness”, “Imprint” and “Crucifix Heaven”, are instrumentals.
“Sunlight Bathed the Golden Glow” had appeared as a single in July 1984, in a version different from the one heard here. The same review hears pop immediacy across the record and picks out “Dismantled King Is Off the Throne”, alongside that single, as songs that sound like potential hits.
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Rights-holder metadata (℗ 2018 Cherry Red Records, remastered edition) gives original release date October 26, 1984.Corroborates 26 October 1984 (infobox) on Cherry Red; Felt's third album; producer John Leckie; single “Sunlight Bathed the Golden Glow” July 1984, album version differs; ten tracks, 27:53; tracks 2, 4 and 7 instrumental.
MusicBrainz: earliest release event GB 1984-10-26.
Review: Leckie's production puts Lawrence's vocals at the front; album the early pinnacle for pop immediacy; “Dismantled King Is Off the Throne” and the single sound like potential top-tenners.