''Godhead'' was
Lowlife
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's third album, released in 1990 in
Scotland on Nightshift Records, an
independent music record label. The LP had been recorded at Pet Sounds Studios in
Glasgow, Scotland. Prior to the recording of the album, original guitarist Stuart Everest had been asked to leave the group by the other band members, and was replaced by Hamish McIntosh.
LTM Recordings reissued much of the band's entire back catalogue on
CD, and released ''Godhead'' in August 2006, with five
bonus tracks taken from the band's unreleased "Black Sessions"
demo album.
The album received critical acclaim, but not a significant amount of mainstream attention. Martin Aston, of ''
Music Week'' said of the album: "Lowlife's Godhead takes us back to that classic case of a band who never reap enough acclaim because they won't play the game, but they deserve serious attention" The Catalogue gave the album 4 stars, stating: "Lowlife cast aside past references and perceptions with the most evocatively impressive music. It would be unforgivable if this album remains totally unnoticed"
Track listing
All tracks were written by Will Heggie, Craig Lorentson, Hamish McIntosh and Grant McDowall
#"In Thankful Hands" - 3:43
#"Where I Lay, I'll Lie" - 3:52
#"Marjory's Dream" - 3:19
#"I Don't Talk to Me" - 3:05
#"Drowning Leaves" - 2:18
#"Bittersweet" - 4:12
#"River of Woe" - 3:01
#"I the Cheated" - 3:25
#"Missing the Kick" - 3:45
#"Forever Filthy" - 3:43
#"Neverending Shroud" 4:05
Bonus Tracks on 2006 CD Reissue (from "The Black Sessions" demos):
#"The Beggar's Burning Bush" – 3:41
#"Moved to Tears" – 3:54
#"Acrid Tongue" – 2:43
#"River of Woe" – 3:35
#"Where I Lay, I'll Lie" – 4:15
Personnel
;Lowlife
*Craig Lorentson -
vocals
*Hamish McIntosh (credited as "Fuel") -
guitar, co-lead vocals on "In Thankful Hands"
*
Will Heggie
Will Heggie is a Scottish musician. He co-founded Cocteau Twins in 1979 with Robin Guthrie, and served as the bassist for them until 1983. Immediately after departing Cocteau Twins, he helped form Lowlife
A low-life (or lowlife) is a term ...
-
bass guitar
*Grant McDowall -
drums
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;Additional personnel
*Paul Baggy - additional
keyboards
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and
programming
*Steve Swinney -
artwork
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*Ted Blakeway -
production
*Brian Guthrie -
management
*Pierre Vale - digital
remastering
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(2006 reissue)
References
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Lowlife (band) albums
1989 albums