Permanent Sleep

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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

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

Track listing

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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

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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

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Lowlife
Technical
  • Keith Mitchell – production

References

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  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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