Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven

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Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven
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Studio album by
Love and Rockets
Released11 October 1985
Recorded Woodbine Studios
in the town of
Leamington Spa
in Warwickshire,
England
Genre Post-punk
Length42:30
Label Beggars Banquet
Producer John A. Rivers, Love and Rockets
Love and Rockets chronology
Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven
(1985)		 Express
(1986)
Singles from Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven
  1. "If There's a Heaven Above"
    Released: 13 September 1985

Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven is the debut studio album by English rock band Love and Rockets. It was released on 11 October 1985, through record label Beggars Banquet. Seventh Dream was preceded by the non-album single "Ball of Confusion" on 17 May 1985, [1] and the album's first proper single "If There's a Heaven Above" on 13 September 1985. [2]

Contents

The album was remastered in October 1999 and reissued in the year 2000 with six bonus tracks (four B-sides and two alternate mixes) and new album cover artwork.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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AllMusic wrote, "Though the years have deadened its impact somewhat, there is still a visceral thrill to be drawn from replaying the first Love and Rockets album, a sense of the first step taken towards a brave new world", calling the album "as profound an experience as any of the lauded trips of the original psychedelic era." [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Love and Rockets (Daniel Ash, David J, Kevin Haskins), except where noted

Side A
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."If There's a Heaven Above"Ash, J4:57
2."A Private Future"Ash5:06
3."The Dog-End of a Day Gone By"J7:38
4."The Game"Ash5:09
Side B
No.TitleLyricsLength
5."Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven"Ash, J6:37
6."Haunted When the Minutes Drag"Ash, J8:03
7."Saudade" 5:00
2000 CD reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
8."Ball of Confusion" (UK 12" Mix) Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong 7:20
9."Inside the Outside" 4:22
10."If There's a Heaven Above" (UK 12" Mix) 7:00
11."God and Mr. Smith" 4:49
12."Haunted When the Minutes Drag" (USA Mix) 4:32
13."If There's a Heaven Above" (Canada Mix) 4:26

Personnel

Love and Rockets
Additional personnel
Technical

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References

  1. ↑ "Love and Rockets - 1985-05-17 - Ball of Confusion" . Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Love and Rockets - 1985-09-13 - If There's a Heaven Above" . Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 Thompson, Dave. "Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven – Love and Rockets : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved 26 November 2015.
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