Bubblegum Perfume

Bubblegum Perfume
Compilation album by
Felt
ReleasedApril 1990
GenresIndie pop, jangle pop
LabelCreation
ProducersJohn Leckie, Robin Guthrie, Joe Foster, Mayo Thompson, John Rivers
Felt chronology
Me and a Monkey on the Moon
(1989)		 Bubblegum Perfume
(1990)		 Absolute Classic Masterpieces
(1992)
Reissue
2011 Reissue Cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[1]
The GuardianStarStarStar[2]
Melody Maker(favourable)[3]
Record CollectorStarStarStarStar[4]
SelectStarStarStar[5]

Bubblegum Perfume is the second compilation album by English alternative rock band Felt, released in 1990. It collects tracks from the band's singles and albums recorded for Creation Records between 1986 and 1988. Tracks 5, 8, 13, 16 and 19 are instrumental.

In a review for Melody Maker, Bob Stanley described the album as "an excellent Felt primer for the uninitiated."[3]

In 2011 Bubblegum Perfume was reissued by Cherry Red with three changes to the track listing: track 12 was replaced by "Tuesday's Secret", track 14 by "Female Star", and track 15 by the instrumental "Fire Circle".[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lawrence, except where noted.

1990 Creation track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Original releaseLength
1."I Will Die with My Head in Flames"Lawrence, Gary Ainge"Rain of Crystal Spires" single (1986)1:32
2."Stained-Glass Windows in the Sky" Poem of the River (1987)1:56
3."I Didn't Mean to Hurt You" "Ballad of the Band" single (1986)2:34
4."Space Blues" "Space Blues" single (1988)2:23
5."Autumn"Martin Duffy"The Final Resting of the Ark" single (1987)1:50
6."Be Still"Dennis Wilson, Stephen Kalinich"Space Blues"3:13
7."There's No Such Thing as Victory" "The Final Resting of the Ark"2:17
8."Magellan"Duffy"Ballad of the Band"1:56
9."The Final Resting of the Ark" "The Final Resting of the Ark"2:39
10."Sandman's on the Rise Again" "Rain of Crystal Spires"1:48
11."Don't Die on My Doorstep" The Pictorial Jackson Review (1988)2:17
12."A Wave Crashed on Rocks" Forever Breathes the Lonely Word (1986)2:51
13."Book of Swords"Duffy, AingeTrain Above the City (1988)2:18
14."Declaration" Poem of the River1:43
15."Gather Up Your Wings And Fly" Forever Breathes the Lonely Word3:53
16."The Darkest Ending" The Pictorial Jackson Review3:02
17."Bitter End" The Pictorial Jackson Review2:33
18."Rain of Crystal Spires" Forever Breathes the Lonely Word3:54
19."Voyage to Illumination"DuffyLet the Snakes Crinkle Their Heads to Death (1986)1:18
20."Ballad of the Band" "Ballad of the Band"2:48
2011 Cherry Red reissue alternate track listing
No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
12."Tuesday's Secret""Space Blues"2:32
14."Female Star""Space Blues"2:08
15."Fire Circle""The Final Resting of the Ark"1:55

Personnel

Felt
with

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ Hann, Michael (3 November 2011), "Felt: Bubblegum Perfume – review", The Guardian
  3. 1 2 Stanley, Bob (30 June 1990), "Scents & Sensibility", Melody Maker, archived from the original on 4 March 2016{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ Kennedy, Jake (August 2011), "Felt - Bubblegum Perfume", Record Collector
  5. ↑ Linehan, Graham (August 1990), "Mixed Emotions", Select
  6. ↑ "Felt - Bubblegum Perfume", Discogs, 5 October 2023
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