Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven
Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven is the debut studio album by English alternative rock band Love and Rockets, released in 1985 on Beggar's Banquet.
Background
Although the previous band that all three members had been a part of, Bauhaus, is recognized as one of the first gothic rock bands, Love and Rockets started with a rather psychedelic sound, and a clear glam rock influence.
Release history
The album's original UK LP, Canada LP, UK CD, and US CD all featured slightly different tracklists. In 2001, the album was remastered and expanded to include additional single mixes and b-sides, many of which had appeared on various versions of the original album. The USA mix of "Ball of Confusion" could not be fit on the CD, and was thus appended to the expanded remaster of Love and Rockets' second album, Express.
The Canadian LP release also included "Ball of Confusion". The UK CD release included the US mix of "Ball of Confusion" and "God and Mr. Smith" (mislabeled as the "Mars Mix"), and replaced "If There's a Heaven Above" with the "Canada Mix" of the same song. The US CD release included "God and Mr. Smith" and "Inside the Outside", and replaced "The Dog-End of a Day Gone By" with a remix of the song (which was not included on the 2001 reissue).
Track listing
Original UK LP release
| 1. |
"If There's a Heaven Above" |
4:57 |
| 2. |
"A Private Future" |
5:06 |
| 3. |
"The Dog-End of a Day Gone By" |
7:38 |
| 4. |
"The Game" |
5:09 |
| 5. |
"Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven" |
6:37 |
| 6. |
"Haunted When the Minutes Drag" |
8:03 |
| 7. |
"Saudade" |
5:00 |
1985 CD RCA release
| 1. |
"God & Mr. Smith" |
4:48 |
| 2. |
"A Private Future" |
5:05 |
| 3. |
"Dog-End of a Day Gone By (Remix)" |
7:16 |
| 4. |
"The Game" |
5:02 |
| 5. |
"If There's a Heaven Above" |
4:55 |
| 6. |
"Inside the Outside" |
4:25 |
| 7. |
"Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven" |
6:35 |
| 8. |
"Haunted When the Minutes Drag" |
7:59 |
| 9. |
"Saudade" |
4:55 |
2001 CD reissue
| 1. |
"If There's a Heaven Above" |
4:57 |
| 2. |
"A Private Future" |
5:06 |
| 3. |
"The Dog-End of a Day Gone By" |
7:38 |
| 4. |
"The Game" |
5:09 |
| 5. |
"Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven" |
6:37 |
| 6. |
"Haunted When the Minutes Drag" |
8:03 |
| 7. |
"Saudade" |
5:00 |
| 8. |
"Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today) (12" UK Mix)" |
7:20 |
| 9. |
"Inside the Outside" |
4:22 |
| 10. |
"If There's a Heaven Above (12" UK Mix)" |
7:00 |
| 11. |
"God and Mr. Smith" |
4:49 |
| 12. |
"Haunted When the Minutes Drag (USA Mix)" |
4:32 |
| 13. |
"If There's a Heaven Above (Canada Mix)" |
4:26 |
Reception
Allmusic gave the album three out of five stars, writing that "Though the years have deadened its impact somewhat, there is still a visceral thrill to be drawn from replaying the first Love and Rockets album, a sense of the first step taken towards a brave new world", calling the album "as profound an experience as any of the lauded trips of the original psychedelic era."[1]
In popular culture
"Haunted When the Minutes Drag" was used in the 1988 film She's Having a Baby.
Personnel
- Daniel Ash – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- David J – vocals, bass, keyboards, electric guitar on "Saudade"
- Kevin Haskins – drums and keyboards
- John A. Rivers – additional keyboards, string arrangements on "Saudade"
References
External links
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| Studio albums |
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| Compilation albums |
Sorted! The Best of Love and Rockets
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| Live albums |
So Alive
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| Videos |
The Haunted Fishtank
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| Singles |
" Ball of Confusion" · "If There's a Heaven Above" · "Kundalini Express" · "Yin and Yang (The Flowerpot Man)" · "The Light" · "All in My Mind" · "No New Tale to Tell" · "Mirror People" · "Lazy" · "Motorcycle" · " So Alive" · "Rock & Roll Babylon" · "No Big Deal" · "This Heaven" · "Body and Soul" · "The Glittering Darkness" · "Fever" · "Sweet Lover Hangover" · "Resurrection Hex" · "Holy Fool" · "RIP 20 C." |
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