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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia: WikiProject_Albums -->
{{more citations needed|date=May 2016}}
| Name = Permanent Sleep
{{Infobox album
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| Type = studio
| Artist = [[Lowlife (band)|Lowlife]]
| name = Permanent Sleep
| Cover = PermanentSleep.jpg
| type = studio
| artist = [[Lowlife (band)|Lowlife]]
| Released = 1986
| cover = PermanentSleep.jpg
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| Recorded = June–July 1986 at Palladium Studios, [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]]
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| alt =
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| Genre = [[Post-punk]], [[dream pop]], |[[gothic rock]]
| released = August 1986<ref name="Lowlife Band Biography">{{cite web|url=http://www.ltmrecordings.com/lowlifebio.html|title=Lowlife Band Biography|accessdate=2017-04-10|first=Brian|last=Guthrie|publisher=LTM Recordings}}</ref>
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| Label = Nightshift
| Producer = Keith Mitchell, Lowlife
| recorded = June–July 1986
| venue =
| Last album = ''Rain''<br/>(1985)
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| studio = Palladium Studios, Edinburgh
| This album = '''''Permanent Sleep'''''<br/>(1986)
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| genre = [[Post-punk]], [[dream pop]], [[gothic rock]]
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| Next album = ''[[Diminuendo (album)|Diminuendo]]''<br/>(1987)
| length =
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| label = Nightshift
| producer = Keith Mitchell, Lowlife
| prev_title = Rain
| prev_year = 1985
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| next_title = [[Diminuendo (album)|Diminuendo]]
| next_year = 1987
}}
}}
{{album ratings
{{music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = favourable<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/permanent-sleep-rain-mw0000344775 |title=''Permanent Sleep + Rain'' – Lowlife : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic |last=Raggett |first=Ned |authorlink=Ned Raggett |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[AllRovi]] |accessdate=29 April 2013}}</ref>
| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/permanent-sleep-rain-mw0000344775 |title=''Permanent Sleep + Rain'' – Lowlife : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic |last=Raggett |first=Ned |work=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[AllRovi]] |accessdate=29 April 2013}}</ref>
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'''''Permanent Sleep''''' is the debut studio album by [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[post-punk]] band [[Lowlife (band)|Lowlife]]. It was released in 1986 by record label Nightshift.
'''''Permanent Sleep''''' is the debut studio album by [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[post-punk]] band [[Lowlife (band)|Lowlife]]. It was released in 1986 in [[Scotland]] by the [[independent music]] [[record label]] Nightshift Records.<ref name="Lowlife Band Biography" />


== Background ==
== Background ==
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''Permanent Sleep'' was recorded at Palladium Studios in [[Edinburgh]], Scotland during June–July 1986.

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''Permanent Sleep'' was recorded at Palladium Studios in [[Edinburgh]], Scotland during June-July 1986


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
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{{track listing
| headline = Side A
| headline = Side A
| all_writing = Lowlife (Craig Lorentson, Stuart Everest, Will Heggie, Grant McDowall)
| all_writing = Lowlife (Craig Lorentson, Stuart Everest, Will Heggie and Grant McDowall)
| title1 = Coward's Way
| title1 = Coward's Way
| length1 = 3:54
| length1 = 3:54
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}}
{{track listing
{{track listing
| collapsed = yes
| headline = 2006 CD reissue bonus tracks
| headline = 2006 CD reissue bonus tracks
| title9 = Sometime: Something
| title9 = Sometime: Something
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== Reissue ==
== Reissue ==
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The 2006 reissue by [[LTM Recordings]] was augmented by seven bonus tracks: the six-song [[Extended play|EP]] ''Rain'' (1985) and a slightly different version of the track "From Side to Side", taken from the band's 1987 ''[[Diminuendo (album)|Diminuendo]]'' album.

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The 2006 reissue by [[LTM Recordings]] was augmented by seven bonus tracks: the six-song [[Extended play|EP]] ''Rain'' (1985) and a slightly different version of a track taken from the band's 1987 ''[[Diminuendo (album)|Diminuendo]]'' album, "From Side to Side".


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
; Lowlife
; Lowlife


* Craig Lorentson – vocals, [[record producer|production]]
* [[Craig Lorentson]] – vocals, [[record producer|production]]
* Stuart Everest – guitar, production
* Stuart Everest – guitar, production
* [[Will Heggie]] – bass guitar, production
* [[Will Heggie]] – bass guitar, production
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* {{Discogs release|373906}}
* {{Discogs release|373906}}
* [http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=lowlife Trouser Press summary of ''Permanent Sleep'']
* [http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=lowlife Trouser Press summary of ''Permanent Sleep'']

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[[Category:Lowlife (band) albums]]
[[Category:Lowlife (band) albums]]

Latest revision as of 17:30, 14 August 2024

Permanent Sleep
Studio album by
Lowlife
ReleasedAugust 1986[1]
RecordedJune–July 1986
StudioPalladium Studios, Edinburgh
GenrePost-punk, dream pop, gothic rock
LabelNightshift
ProducerKeith Mitchell, Lowlife
Lowlife chronology
Rain
(1985) 		Permanent Sleep
(1986) 		Diminuendo
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Permanent Sleep is the debut studio album by Scottish post-punk band Lowlife. It was released in 1986 in Scotland by the independent music record label Nightshift Records.[1]

Background

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Permanent Sleep was recorded at Palladium Studios in Edinburgh, Scotland during June–July 1986.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Lowlife (Craig Lorentson, Stuart Everest, Will Heggie and Grant McDowall)

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Coward's Way"3:54
2."As It Happens"5:04
3."Mother Tongue"3:14
4."Wild Swan"4:40
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Permanent Sleep"4:00
2."A Year Past July"3:37
3."The Betting and Gaming Act 1964"3:36
4."Do We Party"4:34
2006 CD reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
9."Sometime: Something" (from Rain EP)4:34
10."Reflections of I" (from Rain EP)4:05
11."Gallery of Shame" (from Rain EP)5:17
12."Sense of Fondness" (from Rain EP)4:25
13."Hail Ye" (from Rain EP)3:15
14."Again and Again" (from Rain EP)4:04
15."From Side to Side (Version)"4:11

Reissue

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The 2006 reissue by LTM Recordings was augmented by seven bonus tracks: the six-song EP Rain (1985) and a slightly different version of the track "From Side to Side", taken from the band's 1987 Diminuendo album.

Personnel

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Lowlife
Technical
  • Keith Mitchell – production

References

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  1. ^ a b Guthrie, Brian. "Lowlife Band Biography". LTM Recordings. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  2. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Permanent Sleep + Rain – Lowlife : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. AllRovi. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
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