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.
| Bubblegum Perfume | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | April 1990 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop, jangle pop | |||
| Label | Creation | |||
| Producer | John Leckie, Robin Guthrie, Joe Foster, Mayo Thompson, John Rivers | |||
| Felt chronology | ||||
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| Reissue | ||||
 2011 Reissue Cover | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Guardian |  [2] |
| Melody Maker | (favourable)[3] |
| Record Collector | [4] |
| Select |   [5] |
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
editAll tracks are written by Lawrence, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Will Die with My Head in Flames" | 1:32 |
| 2. | "Stained-Glass Windows in the Sky" | 1:56 |
| 3. | "I Didn't Mean to Hurt You" | 2:34 |
| 4. | "Space Blues" | 2:23 |
| 5. | "Autumn" | 1:50 |
| 6. | "Be Still" | 3:13 |
| 7. | "There's No Such Thing as Victory" | 2:17 |
| 8. | "Magellan" | 1:56 |
| 9. | "The Final Resting of the Ark" | 2:39 |
| 10. | "Sandman's on the Rise Again" | 1:48 |
| 11. | "Don't Die on My Doorstep" | 2:17 |
| 12. | "A Wave Crashed on Rocks" | 2:51 |
| 13. | "Book of Swords" | 2:18 |
| 14. | "Declaration" | 1:43 |
| 15. | "Gather Up Your Wings And Fly" | 3:53 |
| 16. | "The Darkest Ending" | 3:02 |
| 17. | "Bitter End" | 2:33 |
| 18. | "Rain of Crystal Spires" | 3:54 |
| 19. | "Voyage to Illumination" | 1:18 |
| 20. | "Ballad of the Band" | 2:48 |
Personnel
edit- Felt
- Lawrence
- Martin Duffy
- Marco Thomas
- Mick Bund
- Gary Ainge
- with
- Tony Willé
- Neil Scott
- Rose McDowell
- Richard Thomas
- Francis Sweeney
- Philip King
- Mick Travis
References
edit- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Hann, Michael (3 November 2011), "Felt: Bubblegum Perfume – review", The Guardian
- ^ a b 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) - ^ Kennedy, Jake (August 2011), "Felt - Bubblegum Perfume", Record Collector
- ^ Linehan, Graham (August 1990), "Mixed Emotions", Select
- ^ "Felt - Bubblegum Perfume", Discogs, 5 October 2023
