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Pale Saints – The Comforts Of Madness
Tracklist
| 1 | Way The World Is | 2:40 | |
| 2 | You Tear The World In Two | 3:01 | |
| 3 | Sea Of Sound | 5:51 | |
| 4 | True Coming Dream | 2:29 | |
| 5 | Little Hammer | 2:17 | |
| 6 | Insubstantial | 4:15 | |
| 7 | A Deep Sleep For Steven | 3:43 | |
| 8 | Language Of Flowers | 2:54 | |
| 9 | Fell From The Sun | 4:45 | |
| 10 | Sight Of You | 5:37 | |
| 11 | Time Thief | 3:27 |
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- Produced At – Blackwing Studios
- Engineered At – Blackwing Studios
- Glass Mastered At – Nimbus
- Designed At – v23
Credits
- Art Direction, Design – Vaughan Oliver
- Band – Chris Cooper (4), Graeme Naysmith, Ian Masters
- Design [Design Assistance] – Chris Bigg (2)
- Engineer – Al Clay* (tracks: 4, 6 to 8, 11), John Fryer (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 9, 10)
- Engineer [Assistant] – Tim Davis (3) (tracks: 4, 6 to 8, 11)
- Instruments – Pale Saints
- Management [Manipulated By] – Richard Hermitage
- Photography By [Cat] – Sarah Tucker
- Photography By [Group] – Bleddyn Butcher
- Producer – Gil Norton (tracks: 4, 6 to 8, 11), John Fryer (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 9, 10)
- Written-By – Pale Saints (tracks: 1 to 8, 10, 11)
Notes
℗ & © 1990
Tracks 1 to 3, 5, 9, 10: produced and engineered at Blackwing Studios.
Track 9 originally recorded by Opal.
Copyright Control
Made in England
Thanks to: Ashley Horner, Mr. Heslop, Robert Lee, Jeff Craft, Mrs. Burniston, all at 4AD, Henry, Richard Formby, Mike Stout, Edsel Auctioneer.
Tracks 1 to 3, 5, 9, 10: produced and engineered at Blackwing Studios.
Track 9 originally recorded by Opal.
Copyright Control
Made in England
Thanks to: Ashley Horner, Mr. Heslop, Robert Lee, Jeff Craft, Mrs. Burniston, all at 4AD, Henry, Richard Formby, Mike Stout, Edsel Auctioneer.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Printed): 5 014436 000225
- Barcode (Scanned): 5014436000225
- Matrix / Runout: CAD 0002 CD · MASTERED BY NIMBUS
Other Versions (5 of 28)View All
| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited | The Comforts Of Madness (LP, Album) | 4AD | cad 0002 | UK | 1990 | ||
Recently Edited | The Comforts Of Madness (LP, Album) | 4AD | cad 0002 | Belgium | 1990 | ||
Recently Edited | The Comforts Of Madness (CD, Album) | 4AD | cad 0002 cd | Belgium | 1990 | ||
Recently Edited | The Comforts Of Madness (Cassette, Album) | 4AD | CAD C 0002 | UK | 1990 | ||
New Submission | The Comforts Of Madness (LP, Album) | 4AD, Rough Trade | L1-343, RTD 140 | Germany | 1990 |
Recommendations
Reviews
Oh man what an album. Glad to see via the comments it’s not a lost gem as many have taken it to their hearts. It is however definitely underrated. I love some of the changes in the songs from sounding quite sinister to something altogether more uplifting in a space of a few seconds. A very unusual and original sounding album whilst taking influence from its day from noisy shoegaze to jangly Manchester. A wonderful achievement. Still one of my favourites in my collection.
This is the first release for 4AD in 1990, yet the catalogue nr. starts with CAD0002.
Does anyone know, what happened to (AD)0001 or why this is nr. 2 in 1990?
Does anyone know, what happened to (AD)0001 or why this is nr. 2 in 1990?
Edited 2 years ago
I think this album's somewhat unsung nature comes from the fact that it's slightly miscategorized. Rather than your normal shoegaze fare it's more along the lines of something a Wedding Present/Black Tambourine/Sarah Records type jangly twee pop band wouldve done after getting their chamomile tea spiked with some LSD. Whichever way you slice it it's a rainy day classic.
speaking of classic : dreamy and creative exuberance silently psychedelic *****
To this day, "The Comforts of Madness" remains one of my favorite albums. There are shoegaze bands who sold more records, who got more press in NME & Melody Maker, and who are more frequently cited as influences on contemporary bands, but let's not sell the Pale Saints short. You would be hard pressed to find a more cohesive shoegaze album from start to finish. A treasure of the 4AD catalog!