| Feeding the Flame | ||||
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | Spaceward Studios | |||
| Genre | Post-punk, gothic rock | |||
| Length | 44:26 (LP) 66:07 (CD) | |||
| Label | Midnight Music | |||
| Producer | Nick Ralph, Steve Burgess | |||
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Feeding the Flame is the second studio album by English post-punk band Sad Lovers & Giants. It was released in 1983 on the band's record label, Midnight Music. A CD reissue with 4 bonus tracks was released in 1988.
Original vinyl issue
All lyrics are written by Garce; all music is composed by Simon Allard and Tristan Garel-Funk, except as noted
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Big Tracks Little Tracks" | Cliff Silver, David Wood, Nigel Pollard, Allard, Garel-Funk | 3:32 |
| 2. | "On Another Day" | 4:57 | |
| 3. | "Sleep (Is For Everyone)" | 5:08 | |
| 4. | "Vendetta" | 4:37 | |
| 5. | "Man of Straw" | 4:36 |
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Strange Orchard" | Wood, Allard | 6:09 |
| 2. | "Burning Beaches" | Silver, Wood, Pollard, Garel-Funk | 4:30 |
| 3. | "Your Skin and Mine" | Pollard, Allard, Garel-Funk | 5:19 |
| 4. | "In Flux" | 5:38 |
CD Reissue
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Imagination" | 6:24 |
| 2. | "Cow Boys" | 5:34 |
| 3. | "3 Lines" | 3:13 |
| 4. | "Big Tracks Little Tracks" | 3:31 |
| 5. | "On Another Day" | 5:01 |
| 6. | "Sleep (Is For Everyone)" | 5:04 |
| 7. | "Vendetta" | 4:37 |
| 8. | "Man of Straw" | 6:18 |
| 9. | "Close To The Sea" | 4:44 |
| 10. | "Strange Orchard" | 6:11 |
| 11. | "Burning Beaches" | 4:30 |
| 12. | "Your Skin and Mine" | 5:21 |
| 13. | "In Flux" | 5:57 |
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Record Collector |  [2] |
Trouser Press classified the album as "distressing". [3]
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