Love Is Hell (Kitchens of Distinction album)

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Love Is Hell
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1989
Recorded1988
Studio Berry Street Studio, Clerkenwell, London
Genre Shoegaze, dream pop
Length39:12
Label One Little Indian
Producer Kitchens of Distinction
Kitchens of Distinction chronology
Love Is Hell
(1989)
Strange Free World
(1991)
Singles from Love Is Hell
  1. "Prize"
    Released: October 1988
  2. "The 3rd Time We Opened the Capsule"
    Released: May 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
NME 8/10 [2]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Love Is Hell is the debut album by British alternative rock band Kitchens of Distinction. [5] It was released in April 1989 by One Little Indian Records in the UK and A&M Records in the US. While the album earned KOD comparisons to bands like Echo & the Bunnymen and the Chameleons, the guitar soundscapes created by Julian Swales and the passionate lyrics and vocal delivery from Patrick Fitzgerald gave Kitchens of Distinction their own signature sound. The album also maintains a punkier sound than to be featured on the band's later albums. The 1993 CD edition of the album includes the band's 1989 Elephantine EP as 4 bonus tracks. [1]

Contents

The album takes its title from the last line in "Hammer", a song about love gone wrong. [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kitchens of Distinction; all lyrics by Patrick Fitzgerald

No.TitleLength
1."In a Cave"4:34
2."Time to Groan"3:56
3."Shiver"5:19
4."Prize"5:26
5."The 3rd Time We Opened the Capsule"3:19
6."Her Last Day in Bed"4:32
7."Courage, Mother"2:50
8."Mainly Mornings"3:14
9."Hammer"6:02
1993 edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
10."Elephantine"3:20
11."Margaret's Injection"4:33
12."The 1001st Fault"4:07
13."Anvil Dub"5:17

Singles

Personnel

Kitchens of Distinction

with:

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References

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  2. Williams, Simon (27 May 1989). "Menu Masters". NME . p. 37.
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  6. Allmusic - Kitchens of Distinction "Hammer" song review