Let the Snakes Crinkle Their Heads to Death

Let the Snakes Crinkle Their Heads to Death
Studio album by Felt
Released	June 1986
Genre	Alternative rock, indie pop
Length	18:59
Label	Creation
Felt chronology
Ignite the Seven Cannons (1985) Let the Snakes Crinkle Their Heads to Death (1986) Forever Breathes the Lonely Word (1986)
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2003 Reissue Cover

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Let the Snakes Crinkle Their Heads to Death is the fifth album by English alternative rock band Felt, released in 1986.

Their first album for Creation Records, it is composed of short instrumentals in different styles and is less than nineteen minutes in length. The original album cover featured a photo of the band which was replaced on reissues by a cropped version.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Lawrence, except where noted.

1. "Song for William S. Harvey" – 2:44
2. "Ancient City Where I Lived" – 1:31
3. "The Seventeenth Century" – 2:11
4. "The Palace" – 1:52
5. "Indian Scriptures" – 1:35
6. "The Nazca Plain" – 1:27
7. "Jewel Sky" – 1:01
8. "Viking Dress" – 2:50
9. "Voyage to Illumination" (Duffy) – 1:21
10. "Sapphire Mansions" (Lawrence/Duffy) – 2:27

Personnel

• Lawrence – guitar
• Martin Duffy – Hammond organ, electric piano
• Marco Thomas – bass
• Gary Ainge – drums, bongos

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