The Crestfallen

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The Crestfallen
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EP by
Released2 November 1992
RecordedJune–July 1992, at Academy Studios, Yorkshire
Genre Death-doom [1]
Length33:26
Label Peaceville Records
Producer Anathema
Anathema chronology
The Crestfallen
(1992)
Serenades
(1993)
Singles from The Crestfallen
  1. "They Die"
    Released: 1992 [1]
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The Crestfallen is a demo EP by the British rock band Anathema.

Contents

Release

It was the first official release in Anathema's discography. "They Die" was not included on the vinyl version. [3]

In 1994, The Futurist Label included all of the tracks as part of the band's first album Serenades . The following year, Peaceville released the EP as a double CD with Serenades . [4] In 2001, it was re-issued together with Pentecost III on one disc.

Orchestral versions of "Crestfallen", "They Die" and "Everwake" were recorded for the 2011 compilation Falling Deeper .

Track listing

All lyrics written by White (except track 4, lyrics written by D. Cavanagh), all music written by Anathema.

No.TitleLength
1."...And I Lust"5:47
2."The Sweet Suffering"6:42
3."Everwake"2:41
4."Crestfallen"10:17
5."They Die"7:59
Total length:33:26

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Additional personnel

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