Cherry Knowle

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Cherry Knowle
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Studio album by
Released1989
Studio Beamont Street
Genre Hardcore punk [1]
Length35:07
Label Meantime [2]
Leatherface chronology
Cherry Knowle
(1989)
Fill Your Boots
(1990)

Cherry Knowle is the first full-length album by the English punk band Leatherface. [1] The album is named after Cherry Knowle Hospital in Ryhope, Sunderland, and the album's cover reflects the hospital's Victorian origins. [3] It was recorded at Beaumont Street Studios. [4]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Trouser Press called the album a "fine hardcore" record, writing that the "seeds of Leatherface’s later work are there in the debut’s 'Colorado Joe/Leningrad Vlad,' 'Discipline' and 'Cabbage Case.'" [1]

Track listing

  1. "Colorado Joe/Leningrad Vlad" - 3:07
  2. "Animal Day" - 2:11
  3. "This Land" - 2:39
  4. "Ghetto" - 1:57
  5. "Discipline" - 3:10
  6. "Postwar Product of a Fat Man's Wallet" - 3:15
  7. "Cabbage Case" - 3:04
  8. "Right Reverend" - 2:08
  9. "Alright Jack" - 2:31
  10. "Sublime" - 4:20
  11. "Smile (You're In a Free and Pleasant Land)" - 2:59
  12. "Goulash" - 1:44
  13. "Heaven" - 2:02

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References

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  2. "Razor Blades And Aspirin: 1990-1993 - Record Collector Magazine". recordcollectormag.com.
  3. McMahon, James (6 November 2015). "Melancholia and raw pain: the sad end of Leatherface" via www.theguardian.com.
  4. "Live at the Wharf". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 25 January 1990. p. 3.
  5. Cherry Knowle at AllMusic
  6. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 135.