Let the Snakes Crinkle Their Heads to Death is the fifth album by British

United Kingdom

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 alternative rock

Alternative rock

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 band Felt

Felt (band)

Felt were a 1980s British alternative rock band led by Lawrence, whose surname was never listed in any credits or press; the band's name was inspired by Tom Verlaine's emphasis of the word "felt" in the Television song "Venus"...

, released in 1986. Their first album for Creation Records

Creation Records

Creation Records was a British independent record label headed by Alan McGee. Along with Dick Green and Joe Foster, McGee founded Creation in 1983. The label lasted until its demise in 1999. The name came from the 1960s band The Creation , whom McGee greatly admired. McGee, Green and Foster were...

, it is composed of short instrumentals in different styles and is less than nineteen minutes in length. The band photo on the cover was replaced on reissues by a cropped version.

Track listing

All songs written by Lawrence

Lawrence Hayward

Lawrence Hayward , known simply as Lawrence, his surname never used in credits or press, is best known as the singer, songwriter and guitarist of British indie band Felt.-Felt:...

, except where noted.

1. "Song for William S. Harvey" – 2:44
2. "Ancient City Where I Lived" – 1:31
3. "The Seventeenth Century" – 2:11
4. "The Palace" – 1:52
5. "Indian Scriptures" – 1:35
6. "The Nazca Plain" – 1:27
7. "Jewel Sky" – 1:01
8. "Viking Dress" – 2:50
9. "Voyage to Illumination" (Duffy
   Martin Duffy (musician)
   Martin Duffy is an English keyboardist who originally played in Felt and currently plays with Primal Scream.-Career:Duffy was born in Birmingham and grew up in Rednal in the south of the city, attending St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School in King's Norton, and growing up listening to Two Tone, punk,...
   
   ) – 1:21
10. "Sapphire Mansions" (Lawrence/Duffy) – 2:27

Personnel

• Lawrence
  Lawrence Hayward
  Lawrence Hayward , known simply as Lawrence, his surname never used in credits or press, is best known as the singer, songwriter and guitarist of British indie band Felt.-Felt:...
  
   - Guitar
  Guitar
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• Martin Duffy
  Martin Duffy (musician)
  Martin Duffy is an English keyboardist who originally played in Felt and currently plays with Primal Scream.-Career:Duffy was born in Birmingham and grew up in Rednal in the south of the city, attending St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School in King's Norton, and growing up listening to Two Tone, punk,...
  
   - Hammond organ
  Hammond organ
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  , electric piano
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• Marco Thomas - bass
  Bass guitar
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• Gary Ainge - drums
  Drum kit
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  , bongos
  Bongo drum
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