Absolute Classic Masterpieces Volume II

Compilation album by Felt

Released

April 1993

Genre

Alternative rock, indie pop

Length

1:10:45

Label

Creation Records

Producer

Joe Foster, John Leckie, John Rivers, Mayo Thompson, Robin Guthrie

Felt chronology

Absolute Classic Masterpieces
(1992)

Absolute Classic Masterpieces Volume II
(1993)

Stains on a Decade
(2003)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Select	^[2]

Absolute Classic Masterpieces Volume II is the fourth compilation album by English alternative rock band Felt, released in 1993. It collects tracks from the band's singles and albums recorded for Creation Records between 1986 and 1988. The album comprises two CDs; the first contains single tracks only and the second contains album tracks. Tracks 3 and 7 of the first disc are instrumental, as are tracks 1-4 and 13-16 of the second disc.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Lawrence, except where noted.

Single Tracks
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ballad Of The Band"	2:49
2.	"I Didn't Mean To Hurt You"	2:32
3.	"Magellan" (Duffy)	1:56
4.	"I Will Die With My Head In Flames" (Lawrence/Ainge)	1:33
5.	"Sandman's On The Rise Again"	1:50
6.	"The Final Resting Of The Ark"	2:40
7.	"Autumn" (Duffy)	1:52
8.	"There's No Such Thing As Victory"	2:18
9.	"Space Blues"	2:25
10.	"Be Still" (D. Wilson/S. Kalinich)	3:15

LP Tracks
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Song For William S. Harvey"	2:43
2.	"Indian Scriptures"	1:33
3.	"Jewel Sky"	1:00
4.	"Voyage To Illumination" (Duffy)	1:19
5.	"Grey Streets"	3:45
6.	"A Wave Crashed On Rocks"	2:49
7.	"Hours Of Darkness Have Changed My Mind"	4:48
8.	"She Lives By The Castle"	6:17
9.	"Stained-Glass Windows In The Sky"	2:06
10.	"Dark Red Birds"	4:19
11.	"Bitter End"	2:35
12.	"Don't Die On My Doorstep"	2:19
13.	"The Darkest Ending" (Duffy)	3:04
14.	"Train Above The City" (Duffy/Ainge)	3:03
15.	"On Weegee's Sidewalk" (Duffy/Ainge)	3:38
16.	"Run Chico Run" (Duffy/Ainge)	2:19

Personnel

Lawrence – vocals, guitar
Martin Duffy – organ, piano, backing vocals, synthesizer
Gary Ainge – drums, bongos
Marco Thomas – bass, guitar
John Rivers – backing vocals
Neil Scott – guitar
Richard Thomas – saxophone, cymbal
Robin Guthrie – bass
Francis Sweeney – viola, violin
Rose McDowell – vocals
Tony Willé – guitar
Mick Bund – bass

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ Cavanagh, David (January 1994), "Felt: Absolute Classic Masterpieces Vol 2", Select

Felt

Lawrence Gary Ainge Maurice Deebank Martin Duffy Nick Gilbert Mick Lloyd Marco Thomas Mick Bund

Studio albums	Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty The Splendour of Fear The Strange Idols Pattern and Other Short Stories Ignite the Seven Cannons Let the Snakes Crinkle Their Heads to Death Forever Breathes the Lonely Word Poem of the River The Pictorial Jackson Review Train Above the City Me and a Monkey on the Moon

Compilation albums	Gold Mine Trash Bubblegum Perfume Absolute Classic Masterpieces Absolute Classic Masterpieces Volume II Stains on a Decade

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