Feeding the Flame

Feeding the Flame
Feeding the Flame
Studio album by Sad Lovers & Giants
Released	1983
Recorded	Spaceward Studios
Genre	Post-punk, gothic rock
Length	44:26 (LP); 66:07 (CD)
Label	Midnight Music
Producer	Nick Ralph, Steve Burgess
Sad Lovers & Giants chronology

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.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Big Tracks Little Tracks"	Cliff Silver, David Wood, Nigel Pollard, Allard, Garel-Funk	3:32
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.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Strange Orchard"	Wood, Allard	6:09
2.	"Burning Beaches"	Silver, Wood, Pollard, Garel-Funk	4:30
3.	"Your Skin and Mine"	Pollard, Allard, Garel-Funk	5:19
4.	"In Flux"		5:38

CD Reissue

No.	Title	Length
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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Record Collector	^[2]

Trouser Press classified the album as "distressing".^[3]

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

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

External links

Feeding the Flame at Discogs (list of releases)

[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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