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1983 studio album by Sad Lovers & Giants
Feeding the Flame
Studio album by Sad Lovers & Giants
Released1983
RecordedSpaceward Studios
GenrePost-punk, gothic rock
Length44:26 (LP)
66:07 (CD)
LabelMidnight Music
ProducerNick Ralph, Steve Burgess
Sad Lovers & Giants chronology
Epic Garden Music
(1982) 		Feeding the Flame
(1983) 		Total Sound
(1986)

Feeding the Flame is the second studio album by English post-punk band Sad Lovers & Giants. It was released in 1983 on the band's record label, Midnight Music. A CD reissue with 4 bonus tracks was released in 1988.

Track listing

Original vinyl issue

All lyrics are written by Garce; all music is composed by Simon Allard and Tristan Garel-Funk, except as noted

Side A
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Big Tracks Little Tracks"Cliff Silver, David Wood, Nigel Pollard, Allard, Garel-Funk3:32
2."On Another Day" 4:57
3."Sleep (Is For Everyone)" 5:08
4."Vendetta" 4:37
5."Man of Straw" 4:36
Side B
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Strange Orchard"Wood, Allard6:09
2."Burning Beaches"Silver, Wood, Pollard, Garel-Funk4:30
3."Your Skin and Mine"Pollard, Allard, Garel-Funk5:19
4."In Flux" 5:38

CD Reissue

No.TitleLength
1."Imagination"6:24
2."Cow Boys"5:34
3."3 Lines"3:13
4."Big Tracks Little Tracks"3:31
5."On Another Day"5:01
6."Sleep (Is For Everyone)"5:04
7."Vendetta"4:37
8."Man of Straw"6:18
9."Close To The Sea"4:44
10."Strange Orchard"6:11
11."Burning Beaches"4:30
12."Your Skin and Mine"5:21
13."In Flux"5:57

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Record Collector

Trouser Press classified the album as "distressing".

Personnel

  • Garce – vocals
  • Cliff Silver – bass guitar, keyboards
  • Tristan Garel-Funk – guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • David Wood – keyboards, saxophone, percussion
  • Nigel Pollard – drums, percussion
Technical
  • Nick Ralph – production
  • Steve Burgess – production
  • Joe Bull – engineering
  • Trev Wright – sleeve layout (label lettering)
  • Jonz – mastering (vinyl cutting)
  • Andrée Jenni – album cover photography

References

  1. Ogg, Alex. "Feeding the Flame – Sad Lovers and Giants : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. AllRovi. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  2. Shirley, Ian. "Feeding The Flame –Sad Lovers & Giants |". recordcollectormag.com. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  3. Green, Jim. "trouserpress.com :: Sad Lovers and Giants". trouserpress.com. Retrieved 14 February 2013.

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